Semantically linking in silico cancer models

Multiscale models are commonplace in cancer modeling, where individual models acting on different biological scales are combined within a single, cohesive modeling framework. However, model composition gives rise to challenges in understanding interfaces and interactions between them. Based on specific domain expertise, typically these computational models are developed by separate research groups using different methodologies, programming languages, and parameters. This paper introduces a graph-based model for semantically linking computational cancer models via domain graphs that can help us better understand and explore combinations of models spanning multiple biological scales. We take the data model encoded by TumorML, an XML-based markup language for storing cancer models in online repositories, and transpose its model description elements into a graph-based representation. By taking such an approach, we can link domain models, such as controlled vocabularies, taxonomic schemes, and ontologies, with cancer model descriptions to better understand and explore relationships between models. The union of these graphs creates a connected property graph that links cancer models by categorizations, by computational compatibility, and by semantic interoperability, yielding a framework in which opportunities for exploration and discovery of combinations of models become possible.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cancer informatics - 13(2014), Suppl 1 vom: 24., Seite 133-43

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Johnson, David [VerfasserIn]
Connor, Anthony J [VerfasserIn]
McKeever, Steve [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhihui [VerfasserIn]
Deisboeck, Thomas S [VerfasserIn]
Quaiser, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Shochat, Eliezer [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

In silico oncology
Journal Article
Model exploration
Neo4j
Property graphs
Tumor modeling

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Date Completed 18.12.2014

Date Revised 29.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4137/CIN.S13895

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM244694028