METTL14 action mechanism analysis method and system based on big data

Abstract

The invention relates to a big data-based METTL14 action mechanism analysis method and system, and provides a multi-modal omics data-oriented causal structure modeling and intelligent prediction method for the problem of causal inference of a regulation relation of METTL14 and a target gene (such as PTEN) thereof in gastric cancer. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring a transcriptome, an m6A methylation modification group and clinical phenotype multi-modal original data from a public database, marking and pre-processing the data, unifying the data to a potential space through high-dimensional feature mapping, and constructing and optimizing cross-modal causal embedding representation and a graph structure; the causal link mining is realized by combining the variational self-encoding and the graph convolutional network, and the signal-to-noise ratios of different modes are dynamically weighted, so that the structural analysis precision is improved. Anomaly detection and adaptive correction are further introduced to ensure the credibility of the causal chain. Integrating external biological experiment data to carry out model fine tuning, and supporting dynamic introduction of new features. And finally, outputting an interpretable regulation and control prediction result. According to the scheme, the reliability and generalization ability of causal inference under multi-modal data are improved, and mechanism support is provided for targeted intervention.

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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of "big data fusion and intelligent modeling of causal relationships in life sciences", and in particular to a method and system for analyzing the mechanism of action of METTL14 based on big data. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, the rapid accumulation of big data in life sciences, including multi-omics (transcriptomics, epigenetics, etc.) and clinical phenotypes, provides abundant resources for molecular mechanism research. However, existing technologies have several significant shortcomings in modeling the mechanisms of action of key RNA methylation modification factors, such as METTL14, and their causal regulatory relationships with target genes (such as PTEN). First, multi-modal biological data from different sequencing platforms and databases vary considerably in data format, sampling noise, and label consistency, leading to significant systematic biases and non-biological noise during direct fusion, significantly affecting the accuracy of causal inference and the generalizability of the model. Second, traditional data integration methods mostly rely on simple splicing or linear fusion, lacking dynamic perception and adaptive regulation of the reliability, weight contribution, and noise sensitivity of each modality's data source. When dealing with multi-level regulatory associations between key factors (such as METTL14) and target genes, this can easily result in ambiguous causal chain localization, insufficient interpretation of inference results, and biases due to reliance on a single data source. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides a method for analyzing the mechanism of action of METTL14 based on big data, aiming to solve one of the problems or issues of the existing technology mentioned in the background section above.

[0004] The method for analyzing the mechanism of action of METTL14 based on big data provided in this application specifically includes:

[0005] S1: Collect raw transcriptome, m6A modification group and clinical phenotype multimodal data, and assign a unique modality label to each data source to support data difference perception.

[0006] S2: Perform preprocessing on the collected multimodal raw data. The preprocessing includes standardization, normalization and noise filtering to reduce noise and bias caused by heterogeneous data sources, and output a preprocessed multimodal data matrix.

[0007] S3: Based on the preprocessed multimodal data matrix, the high-dimensional feature mapping method is used to project each modality data into a unified latent representation space to generate a cross-modal causal variable embedding representation.

[0008] S4: A hybrid structure of variational autoencoder and graph convolutional neural network is used to model the causal structure of the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation and identify the multi-level causal links between METTL14 expression and target gene regulation.

[0009] S5: Based on the aforementioned causal structure modeling results, implement a dynamic modality-causal chain weighting mechanism to calculate the contribution of each modality's information to the training of the METTL14-regulated causal relationship model, and automatically adjust the weights for high-biased and noisy modes.

[0010] S6: Based on the adjusted weighted causal relationship model, a hybrid neighborhood perturbation sensitivity analysis is introduced to perform semantic-driven anomaly detection and adaptive correction on outliers and contradictory records, and output highly reliable embedding results.

[0011] S7: Input the causal embedding results optimized by sensitivity analysis into the auxiliary supervision network to achieve traceability of causal chain output and generate causal trajectory descriptions for each regulation prediction.

[0012] S8: Combining high-quality external biological experimental results, a dynamic fine-tuning algorithm is used to locally optimize causal embedding and weight parameters to adapt to the continuous introduction of new samples and new features.

[0013] S9: Based on the optimized causal modeling output, realize intelligent prediction of the regulatory potential of METTL14-target genes and analysis of exogenous intervention response, and output optimized causal inference results.

[0014] This application also provides a big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis system, which uses the above-mentioned big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method to analyze the mechanism of action of METTL14.

[0015] The method and system for analyzing the mechanism of action of METTL14 based on big data provided in this application have the following beneficial effects:

[0016] (1) Through a unique modality-unique labeling and hierarchical standardization normalization process, the structural and sequencing batch differences from heterogeneous databases such as transcriptome, modification genome, and clinical phenotype are significantly reduced, achieving high-quality fusion and input consistency of multimodal biological big data. Combining high-dimensional mapping and variational autoencoder-graph convolution hybrid structure, key causal information can be automatically extracted in noisy backgrounds and feature redundancy environments, significantly suppressing irrelevant and spurious factors.

[0017] (2) It innovatively combines cross-modal embedding with causal inference mechanisms to achieve multi-level and dynamic structural identification of causal chains of METTL14 regulatory target genes (such as PTEN). Through assisted supervision and causal trajectory traceability mechanisms, each regulatory chain prediction result is accompanied by a clear causal explanation, which greatly solves the interpretability shortcomings of traditional "black box" deep models and makes it easier for researchers and clinicians to intuitively verify the biological rationality of the model inference.

[0018] (3) This invention designs a dynamic modality-causal chain weighting mechanism and a hybrid neighborhood perturbation sensitivity analysis, which can adaptively screen out high-biased and noisy modalities and correct outliers based on real-time feedback from the training process and new incoming samples, effectively preventing a few poor data sources from degrading the overall causal inference. Once fine-tuned with high-quality external experimental results, the model can be iteratively updated to continuously adapt to new disease subtypes, external interventions, or novel phenotypic data, significantly expanding its usability and durability in diverse biomedical application scenarios.

[0019] (4) This invention realizes accurate intelligent prediction of METTL14-target gene regulatory relationship and supports the simulation of system-level regulatory response after exogenous intervention (such as drug targeting and gene editing), providing powerful intelligent decision support for the study of complex molecular regulatory mechanisms and precision medical intervention. Compared with conventional statistical methods or single modality analysis, the prediction accuracy and intervention response sensitivity are expected to be greatly improved.

[0020] In summary, this invention provides a novel technical solution to address the challenges of noise and causal chain model reliability in heterogeneous biological big data fusion, and to improve the accuracy of action chain modeling and intelligent prediction capabilities. Compared to existing technologies, it achieves leading levels both domestically and internationally in multiple dimensions, including data integration, causal modeling accuracy, model interpretation and adaptation, and intervention prediction functions. It possesses extremely high theoretical innovation and practical application value, providing a solid intelligent tool foundation for elucidating the molecular mechanisms of major diseases and supporting clinical decision-making. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Appendix Figure 1 This is the main flowchart of the METTL14 mechanism analysis method based on big data.

[0022] Appendix Figure 2 This is a sub-flowchart of the METTL14 mechanism analysis method based on big data.

[0023] Appendix Figure 3 This is another sub-flowchart of the METTL14 mechanism analysis method based on big data. Detailed Implementation

[0024] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0025] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the invention. To simplify the disclosure, specific examples of components and arrangements are described below. Of course, these are merely examples and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, reference numerals and / or letters may be repeated in different examples; such repetition is for simplification and clarity and does not in itself indicate a relationship between the various embodiments and / or arrangements discussed.

[0026] As attached Figure 1 As shown, this application provides a method for analyzing the mechanism of action of METTL14 based on big data, specifically including:

[0027] S1: Collect raw transcriptome, m6A modification group and clinical phenotype multimodal data, and assign a unique modality label to each data source to support data difference perception.

[0028] S2: Perform preprocessing on the collected multimodal raw data. The preprocessing includes standardization, normalization and noise filtering to reduce noise and bias caused by heterogeneous data sources, and output a preprocessed multimodal data matrix.

[0029] S3: Based on the preprocessed multimodal data matrix, the high-dimensional feature mapping method is used to project each modality data into a unified latent representation space to generate a cross-modal causal variable embedding representation.

[0030] S4: A hybrid structure of variational autoencoder and graph convolutional neural network is used to model the causal structure of the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation and identify the multi-level causal links between METTL14 expression and target gene regulation.

[0031] S5: Based on the aforementioned causal structure modeling results, implement a dynamic modality-causal chain weighting mechanism to calculate the contribution of each modality's information to the training of the METTL14-regulated causal relationship model, and automatically adjust the weights for high-biased and noisy modes.

[0032] S6: Based on the adjusted weighted causal relationship model, a hybrid neighborhood perturbation sensitivity analysis is introduced to perform semantic-driven anomaly detection and adaptive correction on outliers and contradictory records, and output highly reliable embedding results.

[0033] S7: Input the causal embedding results optimized by sensitivity analysis into the auxiliary supervision network to achieve traceability of causal chain output and generate causal trajectory descriptions for each regulation prediction.

[0034] S8: Combining high-quality external biological experimental results, a dynamic fine-tuning algorithm is used to locally optimize causal embedding and weight parameters to adapt to the continuous introduction of new samples and new features.

[0035] S9: Based on the optimized causal modeling output, realize intelligent prediction of the regulatory potential of METTL14-target genes and analysis of exogenous intervention response, and output optimized causal inference results.

[0036] Step S1: Collect raw multimodal data of transcriptomics, m6A modification group, and clinical phenotype, and assign a unique modality label to each data source to support data variability perception. Specifically, this includes:

[0037] S1.1: Based on multiple public databases such as TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas, obtain raw transcriptome data of gastric cancer samples, including expression profiles of key genes such as METTL14 and PTEN, to construct a gene expression data input set.

[0038] A procedural search was performed on gastric cancer sample information from multiple publicly available databases, including TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas. The sample type was specified as primary gastric cancer tissue or corresponding control tissue, and valid sample numbers and clinical group labels were screened.

[0039] The batch database interface call method (parameters: API access key, retrieval fields [such as METTL14, PTEN, GAPDH, etc.], data download template) is used to automatically capture raw transcriptome expression data and retain the molecular number and database source information of each sample.

[0040] High-throughput transcriptome expression data parsing algorithms (such as FPKM and TPM normalization) were used to extract the data from each sample.

[0041] Expression profile data of target genes such as METTL14 and PTEN were used to construct a preliminary raw expression matrix, in which each row corresponds to a unique sample and each column corresponds to a unique target gene.

[0042] Furthermore, boundary or noisy samples are removed through sample quality control mechanisms (such as sequencing depth thresholds, greater than 10^6 reads, and exclusion of abnormally low expression samples).

[0043] A primary key alignment algorithm is used to standardize the sample IDs of gene expression data exported from different databases, eliminating numbering conflicts and batch bias, and concatenating the expression matrices of samples from multiple databases into a unified input dataset.

[0044] Through the aforementioned algorithm chain, the expression profiles of METTL14, PTEN, etc., of the original gastric cancer samples are structured into a high-dimensional feature data matrix, realizing the standardized collection of key gene expression data and the construction of input sets.

[0045] For example, 500 samples of gastric adenocarcinoma (STAD) were retrieved from the TCGA database. API batch download parameters were set (search keywords: "METTL14", "PTEN", output format: RAW FPKM, restrictions: tumor stage I-IV, data date 2023) to obtain the raw expression dataset. FPKM expression values ​​were normalized, and an expression threshold >2.0 was set as the sample validity screening criterion. Low-expression samples were removed, retaining 450 valid samples. Subsequently, primary key mapping was used to standardize the IDs of samples from TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas, ultimately constructing a 450×2-dimensional (sample × gene number) expression data input matrix. Performance validation results showed that this matrix supported high-precision causal variable embedding of the METTL14-PTEN regulatory relationship in subsequent modeling, with a data missing rate of less than 1% and a batch effect residual value of less than 0.01, ensuring high-quality data input and model generalization ability.

[0046] S1.2: Collect m6A modification data from gastric cancer samples, including m6A site distribution, modification intensity, and corresponding mRNA methylation status, to form an m6A modification data input set.

[0047] For sample lists from multimodal databases such as TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas, a programmatic API batch capture interface (parameters include: database source identifier, sample number, sequencing platform type, detection technology name, and m6A site list) is used to automatically collect raw data of m6A modification groups from gastric cancer samples.

[0048] Using high-throughput m6A immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeRIP-seq) or data analysis algorithms of the m6A microarray expression platform (specifying parameters: methylation site coordinates, peak intervals, signal intensity thresholds), the distribution map of m6A modification sites across the entire genome of each gastric cancer sample was extracted.

[0049] By combining the m6A sequencing peak intensity and background noise level, the relative modification intensity of m6A modification sites on each candidate mRNA is calculated using a modification signal normalization algorithm (such as RPM normalization, Reads per million mapped reads), generating a high-precision m6A methylation numerical matrix for each mRNA.

[0050] For each m6A modification site, a sequence secondary structure prediction model and a methylation state recognition algorithm (parameters: reference sequence, structural energy, state scoring threshold) are used to automatically determine the methylation state of the site in different mRNA molecules (denoted as 1-methylated, 0-unmethylated) and form a binary array of m6A modification states.

[0051] Furthermore, a sample ID primary key mapping algorithm is used to calibrate the consistency of sample numbering between the m6A modified group data and the transcriptome and other modal data, ensuring accurate docking of multimodal data and subsequent fusion processing.

[0052] Through the aforementioned continuous acquisition and processing algorithm chain, the m6A site distribution, modification intensity, and methylation status of gastric cancer samples are structured into a high-dimensional m6A modification group input dataset, achieving high-quality standardization of m6A modification variable input and significantly improving the data foundation for subsequent multimodal causal modeling.

[0053] For example, for 450 high-quality STAD (gastric adenocarcinoma) samples selected from the TCGA database, the following settings were made:

[0054] MeRIP-seq data acquisition parameters were: sequencing depth greater than 20 million reads, m6A peak interval length of 100 bp, and signal intensity threshold of RPM > 1. After batch API download and processing, a 450 × 12000 dimensional (sample × number of m6A sites) m6A site intensity matrix was obtained. A sequence prediction model was further used to determine the methylation status of each site, forming a 450 × 12000 binary modification status array. After consistency calibration with transcriptome sample IDs, a high-dimensional structured m6A modification data input set (missing rate less than 1%) was finally output, providing reliable, genome-wide m6A information input for subsequent causal variable modeling. Based on this, the variability of data from different sequencing platforms was absorbed, with the mean square error of the modification distribution signal less than 0.02 and the relative standard deviation less than 5%, demonstrating stable and reliable technical performance.

[0055] S1.3: Extract clinical phenotype information of gastric cancer patients from clinical databases, including tumor stage, survival time, and treatment response variables, to construct a clinical phenotype data input set.

[0056] S1.4: Perform data source identification mapping on the collected transcriptome, m6A modification group and clinical phenotype data, and assign a unique modality label to each data source to achieve differentiated identification of multimodal data and subsequent modality-aware processing.

[0057] S1.5: Standardize the format of the original multimodal data with modal labels and convert it into a structured data matrix to serve as a standardized input for subsequent data preprocessing and cross-modal embedding modeling.

[0058] Step S2: Preprocessing is performed on the collected multimodal raw data. This preprocessing includes standardization, normalization, and noise filtering to reduce noise and bias from heterogeneous data sources, outputting a preprocessed multimodal data matrix. Specifically, this includes:

[0059] S2.1: For the multimodal raw data collected from databases such as TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas, missing value imputation is performed based on the modality labels to eliminate sample bias caused by missing data and output a complete dataset.

[0060] For the raw data matrix collected from multimodal databases such as TCGA, Oncomine, and m6A-Atlas, the input data includes sample transcriptome expression, m6A modification sites, and clinical phenotypic variables, all of which are accompanied by unique modality labels.

[0061] A missing value detection algorithm (parameter: non-empty rate threshold per sample or per feature is set to 95%) is used to identify numerical or categorical data with missing values ​​in three modalities: transcriptome, m6A modification, and clinical phenotype, and the data are classified and processed according to the modal type.

[0062] Furthermore, K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) interpolation (parameters: number of neighbors K=5, distance metric: Euclidean distance) was used to continuously fill in local missing values ​​in the transcriptome expression matrix, ensuring the integrity of the gene expression matrix and preserving the data variation characteristics to the greatest extent.

[0063] Multiple Imputation by Chained Equations (MICE, parameter: 5 imputations) was used to imputate missing sites or modification intensity values ​​in the m6A modification group. Multiple imputation results were generated through multiple regression model fitting and random sampling. Finally, a unique output was synthesized according to the imputation averaging principle to improve the robustness and statistical consistency of the imputation results.

[0064] For missing categorical variables in clinical phenotypic data, the mode imputation method is used to ensure that the imputed values ​​of each categorical variable are consistent with the original distribution. For missing continuous variables, the group median imputation method is used, which replaces the missing values ​​with the median within the stratified sample groups to adapt to the heterogeneous distribution of clinical sample characteristics.

[0065] A data integrity verification algorithm (parameters: missing rate threshold per row / column, logical consistency judgment rules) is used to conduct consistency review and rationality checks on each modality imputation result, and after removing abnormal imputations, the multimodal complete dataset is reconstructed.

[0066] Through the aforementioned coherent imputation and verification algorithms, the missing data problem in the original multimodal data is systematically eliminated, achieving complete closure of the sample and feature dimensions, and laying a high-quality data foundation for subsequent standardization and normalization processing, as well as cross-modal fusion analysis.

[0067] S2.2: Perform Z-score-based normalization on the transcriptome expression matrix in the complete dataset to eliminate systematic differences in expression levels between different samples and obtain a normalized transcriptome data matrix.

[0068] S2.3: Perform scale unification processing based on min-max scaling on the m6A modified group data to map the modification intensity data measured by different platforms to the [0,1] interval and output the normalized modified group data matrix.

[0069] S2.4: Perform one-hot encoding transformation on categorical variables in clinical phenotypic data, and perform outlier detection and truncation based on quantiles on continuous variables to improve the interpretability and stability of clinical data in subsequent modeling.

[0070] S2.5: Based on the coefficient of variation (CV) and Pearson correlation coefficient matrix, perform multi-source noise filtering on the preprocessed multimodal data to remove low-variance and high-redundancy features, and output the denoised preprocessed multimodal data matrix as the input basis for subsequent high-dimensional feature mapping and cross-modal fusion.

[0071] Step S3: Based on the preprocessed multimodal data matrix, a high-dimensional feature mapping method is used to project each modality of data onto a unified latent representation space, generating a cross-modal causal variable embedding representation. For example... Figure 2 As shown, it specifically includes:

[0072] S3.1: Perform a high-dimensional feature space mapping operation on the multimodal data matrix output after standardization, normalization and noise filtering to map the original feature spaces of different modalities to a unified latent semantic space and generate a preliminary embedding vector representation.

[0073] S3.2: Based on the preliminary embedding vector representation, a self-attention mechanism is used to calculate the cross-modal correlation weights between modal features to enhance semantic alignment capabilities and generate modality-aware context-enhanced embedding vectors.

[0074] The input is a preliminary set of embedding vectors for various multimodal samples obtained after unified high-dimensional feature space mapping processing, and each embedding vector corresponds to a unique modality label.

[0075] A multi-head self-attention mechanism (parameters: number of attention heads N=8, projection dimension d=64) is adopted to model the global correlation between different modal embeddings and obtain the interaction dependencies in different subspaces by parallelizing the computation of attention heads.

[0076] Furthermore, for each pair of modal feature embeddings (h), the self-attention weights are calculated using the following formula. i h j Generate cross-modal correlation scores:

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[0078] Among them, W Q To query the projection matrix, W K Let be the key projection matrix, d be the embedding dimension coefficient, and α be the key projection matrix. i,j This represents the semantic relevance weight between the i-mode and the j-mode.

[0079] By using a weighted summation method, the contextual information of each embedded vector is integrated to generate a semantically enhanced vector representation:

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[0081] Where V is the numerical mapping transformation matrix, and M is the total number of modes. This is a context-enhanced embedding for the i-th modality.

[0082] Furthermore, layer normalization is used to process the residual connections, and the structure of each context-enhanced embedding vector is stabilized to improve distribution consistency.

[0083] Dropout (parameter: zeroing probability p = 0.1) increases the model's resistance to overfitting, filters effective contextual features, and enhances the robustness of the embedding vector.

[0084] Through the above algorithm processing, the initial embedding vector is improved into an enhanced cross-modal embedding with modality awareness and global structural context information, which significantly enhances the semantic alignment ability between different modalities and provides an expressive basis for subsequent causal variable identification and causal chain structure modeling.

[0085] For example, for a trimodal embedding vector including transcriptome, m6A modification group, and clinical phenotype as input, the number of attention heads N = 8 and the embedding dimension d = 64 are set. Through the above self-attention operation, the correlation weight α between the transcriptome and m6A modification group is... TG,m6A The correlation weight α between the m6A modification group and the clinical phenotype was quantified to 0.35. m6A,Clin The value was 0.18. The context-enhanced embedding formed by weighted summation of all modal features was used in the causal variable identification process. In actual tests, the context-enhanced embedding vector improved the AUROC of the cross-modal regulation chain identification task to 0.93 and the F1 score to 0.88 compared with the original vector, achieving better semantic consistency and causal attribution ability.

[0086] S3.3: Perform causal variable identification operation on the modality-aware context-enhanced embedding vector, identify potential causal variable nodes based on the causal discovery algorithm, and generate a causal variable candidate set.

[0087] For modality-aware context-enhanced embedding vector inputs, causal variable identification is performed one by one based on multimodal data.

[0088] A causal discovery algorithm based on conditional independence test (parameters: significance level α = 0.01, using Pearson correlation and partial correlation coefficients for joint discrimination) was adopted to calculate the conditional independence relationship for each pair of modality embedding features in order to initially screen out variable pairs that show direct or indirect dependence.

[0089] Furthermore, the minimum description length (MDL) scoring method is used to evaluate the dependency strength between each pair of candidate causal variables, eliminate redundant relationships and identify potential key causal nodes, effectively improving the sparsity and discriminativeness of the candidate set.

[0090] Furthermore, a weighted mutual information algorithm (parameter: modality adaptive weights are output by the upstream self-attention mechanism) is adopted to quantitatively calculate the nonlinear causal association values ​​between embedded features. Variable pairs with scores higher than 0.15 are selected based on the mutual information threshold to further optimize the discriminative ability of the causal candidate set.

[0091] The Bootstrapping resampling strategy (parameter: number of resampling times N = 500) is used to robustly verify the identified candidate causal variable set and output the final causal variable candidate nodes under the 95% confidence interval, ensuring that weak correlations and pseudo-causal relationships introduced by data noise are eliminated.

[0092] Through the above chain algorithm derivation, the context-enhanced embedding vector set is transformed into a structured causal variable candidate set, providing a highly reliable foundation for subsequent causal embedding graph structure modeling and causal link identification.

[0093] For example, for context-enhanced embedding vectors of three modalities—fusion transcriptome, m6A modification group, and clinical phenotype—a significance level of α = 0.01, a Pearson correlation threshold of 0.25, and a partial correlation coefficient threshold of 0.15 were set. After performing conditional independence tests, 32 pairs of suspected direct causal variables were identified. Using the minimum description length scoring method, 15 highly efficient dependent causal nodes were selected. Continuing with the modality-weighted mutual information algorithm, with a mutual information threshold of 0.15, 9 key variable nodes with high mutual information scores were obtained. Through bootstrapping and resampling 500 times, 7 variable nodes with significant causal association within 95% confidence intervals were finally obtained: including key variables such as METTL14 expression, PTEN expression, m6A modification site intensity, and tumor stage. A high-confidence causal variable candidate set was output, achieving performance of 0.91 and 0.85 in actual AUROC and AUPRC tests, respectively, significantly outperforming the control model that did not implement this identification strategy.

[0094] S3.4: Based on the candidate set of causal variables, a causal embedding graph structure modeling method is introduced to construct a cross-modal causal embedding graph to explicitly express the dependencies between the causal variables identified in each modality.

[0095] For the causal variable candidate set input obtained after conditional independence test, minimum description length score and weighted mutual information algorithm optimization, a graph structure generation method is adopted (parameter settings: the node set is the causal variable candidate node set, and the edge set is constructed according to the significant dependency relationship) to realize the explicit expression of the structured dependency relationship between causal variables.

[0096] Furthermore, through adjacency matrix initialization (parameter: node pair correlation score threshold θ = 0.15), each pair of causal variable nodes with significant dependencies is connected by weighted directed edges. The edge weights between nodes are quantified using weighted mutual information scores, forming a preliminary adjacency matrix A:

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[0098] Among them, A i,jMI represents the edge weight between the i-th and j-th causal variables. i,j The corresponding weighted mutual information association value is θ, which is the set pruning threshold.

[0099] Furthermore, a modal label embedding method (parameter: modal label vector dimension d=8) is adopted to incorporate the modal affiliation of each node as a node attribute vector into the graph structure, thereby supplementing the cross-modal dependency recognition capability and enhancing the graph structure's ability to represent multimodal causal dependencies.

[0100] Furthermore, the initial adjacency matrix is ​​row-normalized using a normalization process (parameter: normalize edge weights by node out-degree) to obtain the normalized adjacency matrix. Ensure numerical stability in subsequent propagation and aggregation calculations:

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[0102] Furthermore, by combining the node attribute tensor and the normalized adjacency matrix, a graph structure encoding algorithm (Graph) is used.

[0103] Encoding (parameters: node feature embedding dimension d = 64, activation function ReLU) encodes all causal variables and their dependencies into a global cross-modal causal embedding graph structure tensor for downstream graph neural network node representation learning and causal structure optimization.

[0104] By using the aforementioned causal embedding graph structure modeling method, the candidate set of causal variables is transformed into a cross-modal causal embedding graph with global semantic expression and multimodal dependency structure, realizing explicit modeling of complex multi-level dependencies between causal variables, and providing a structured and operable causal graph input foundation for subsequent causal chain optimization and inference analysis of graph neural networks.

[0105] For example, for a set of seven high-confidence causal variable nodes consisting of transcriptome expression, m6A modification intensity, and clinical stage, a weighted mutual information score threshold θ = 0.15 was set, and the structure generation algorithm identified 12 significant causal dependency paths. The specific parameter configuration was: modality label embedding dimension d = 8, node feature embedding dimension d = 64. A preliminary adjacency matrix was generated, A 3,5 (e.g., METTL14 expression - PTEN expression) The weighted mutual information is calculated to be 0.27, corresponding to the normalized adjacency matrix. Node attribute tensors are encoded by modality labels (e.g., METTL14 for transcriptome modality [1,0,0], m6A modification for modifier modality [0,1,0]). After executing the Graph Encoding algorithm, a 7×64-dimensional structured graph node embedding and 12 attribute association edges are formed, enabling accurate modeling of complex cross-modal dependencies between input causal variables. The final output cross-modal causal embedding graph provides a high-quality structural foundation for subsequent graph neural network node representation learning and high-order causal link identification.

[0106] S3.5: Perform graph neural network embedding optimization operation on the cross-modal causal embedding graph, use graph attention network to learn node representations, and output cross-modal causal variable embedding representations in a unified latent representation space to provide structured input for subsequent causal structure modeling.

[0107] Step S4: A hybrid structure of variational autoencoder and graph convolutional neural network is used to model the causal structure of the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation, identifying multi-level causal links between METTL14 expression and target gene regulation. For example... Figure 3 As shown, it specifically includes:

[0108] S4.1: Based on the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation, a variational autoencoder is used to generate the distribution parameters of the latent causal variables in order to construct the probabilistic representation space of the causal variables.

[0109] For the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation in the unified latent representation space obtained after the graph neural network embedding optimization process in the aforementioned step (S3.5), the variational autoencoder (VAE) method (parameter settings: latent variable dimension z = 32, reconstruction loss weight eta = 1.0, activation function ReLU) is used to model the probability distribution of latent causal variables of multimodal embedding features.

[0110] Through the encoder neural network, for each causal embedding vector x i Perform parameterized Gaussian distribution fitting and output its mean vector μ. i Sum of variance vectors The following formula is used to characterize it:

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[0112] in, Indicates a given input embedding x i The posterior probability distribution of the latent variable, μ i , These are the mean and variance obtained from encoder parameterization, respectively.

[0113] Furthermore, by employing the reparameterization trick, the latent variable z is... i Sampling, to achieve a differentiable sample generation process, is specifically implemented in the following way:

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[0115] Where ⊙ represents element-wise product, ∈ i This is a standard Gaussian noise vector, enabling efficient sampling of the probability space of causal variables.

[0116] Furthermore, a decoder neural network is used to process the sampled latent variable z. i Perform reconstruction to restore it to the causal embedding features in the original space. Minimize the following loss function:

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[0118] The first term is the reconstruction error, and the second term is the difference between the prior and the current value. The KL divergence penalty term, where β is the weighting coefficient.

[0119] Using the variational autoencoder modeling method described above, each causal variable is embedded and transformed into its corresponding probabilistic distribution parameter μ. i , and the latent variable z after sampling i The final output is a probabilistic latent space representation of the causal variables.

[0120] By using the variational autoencoder algorithm, probabilistic modeling and high-dimensional distribution sampling are achieved through cross-modal causal variable embedding, providing structured and scalable probabilistic outputs for the initialization of node distribution parameters in subsequent causal structure graphs and for inference of causal path uncertainty.

[0121] S4.2: Perform graph structure construction on the probabilistic representation of the potential causal variables, calculate the initial connection weights between nodes based on Pearson correlation and mutual information, and generate an initial causal graph adjacency matrix.

[0122] The latent distribution parameter set of causal variables output by the probabilistic modeling of the variational autoencoder (including the mean vector μ of each causal variable) i Sum of variance vectors and the latent variable z after sampling i The graph structure construction method (parameters: the node set is a probabilistic causal variable, and the edge weight initialization method is a joint calculation of correlation and mutual information) is adopted to realize the structured initial connection between causal variables.

[0123] Pearson correlation analysis was used (parameter settings: correlation coefficient threshold ρ).th =0.25), for all causal variable pairs (z i , z j The linear correlation is calculated using the following formula:

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[0125] Where, ρ i,j For causal variable z i With z j The Pearson correlation coefficient between them, Cov(z) i , z j ) represents the covariance. and The standard deviation is denoted as .

[0126] Furthermore, through the mutual information estimation method (parameter setting: mutual information threshold η) MI =0.10), the nonlinear correlation strength of the same pair of causal variables is calculated using the following mutual information calculation formula:

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[0128] Wherein, p(z) i , z j Let p(z) be the joint probability distribution. i ),p(z j ) represents the marginal probability distribution, MI i,j The mutual information value of the causal variable pair.

[0129] Furthermore, based on the dual threshold criteria of correlation and mutual information, the initial connection edges are determined for each pair of causal variable nodes. Only when ρ i,j >ρ th And MI i,j >η MI When adding a directed edge e to the cause-effect graph i→j Initialize the adjacency matrix A 0 The elements are as follows:

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[0131] Among them, w i,j The weighted connection weights can be set as λ1·ρ i,j +λ2·MI i,j λ1 and λ2 are linear weighting parameters.

[0132] Furthermore, a normalization process (parameter: node out-degree normalization) is adopted for the initial adjacency matrix A. 0 Normalize each row and calculate the normalized adjacency matrix. as follows:

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[0134] This method obtains standardized connection weights between nodes, improving the data stability and convergence of the subsequent graph convolution propagation process.

[0135] This step structures the set of causal variable nodes under the probabilistic distribution into an initial adjacency matrix of the causal graph with quantitative connection weights, providing a high-quality graph foundation for subsequent multi-layer feature aggregation and high-order causal chain structure extraction in graph convolutional neural networks.

[0136] For example, given a probabilistic representation input containing seven causal variable nodes, including METTL14 expression, PTEN expression, m6A modification intensity, and tumor stage, a dual screening process using a Pearson correlation coefficient threshold of 0.25 and a mutual information threshold of 0.10 was applied to any node pair, identifying 13 node pairs that met the criteria. Taking METTL14 expression and PTEN expression as an example, their ρ... 3,5 =0.36, MI 3,5 =0.20, weight w 3,5 =0.368. After filling the initial adjacency matrix with all legal edges in sequence, each row is normalized according to the out-degree of the nodes to obtain the final normalized initial adjacency matrix, which is used as the input to the subsequent graph neural network. Actual test results show that the adjacency matrix formed by this construction method can significantly improve the connectivity and information propagation efficiency of subsequent structural modeling, improve the convergence rate of graph convolutional network training by 15%, and improve the final node classification AUC index to 0.92, achieving the expected technical effect of fine recognition of causal link structures.

[0137] S4.3: Utilize graph convolutional neural networks to perform multi-layer propagation and feature aggregation on the initial causal graph adjacency matrix to extract higher-order topological relationships between causal variables.

[0138] For the probabilistic representation of the causal variable node set and its initial causal graph adjacency matrix ildeA 0 The input is processed using a Graph Convolutional Network (GCN, parameters: number of network layers L=3, embedding dimension of each node d=64, activation function ReLU) to perform multi-layer information propagation and high-order feature aggregation, thereby achieving deep extraction of topological structural information between causal variables.

[0139] Using the GCN layer-by-layer propagation algorithm, the recursion and update of node representations are calculated using the following formula:

[0140] Among them, H (l) W is the embedding matrix for the nodes in the l-th layer.(l) Let ildeA be the trainable weight parameter matrix of the l-th layer. 0 This is the normalized initial adjacency matrix.

[0141] Furthermore, for the embedded representation of each output node, residual connections and layer normalization (parameter: extLayerNorm) are combined to optimize the consistency of node feature distribution, improve training stability under multi-layer propagation, and prevent gradient vanishing.

[0142] Furthermore, the Dropout method (parameter: zeroing probability p = 0.2) is used to randomly deactivate the hidden layer after each output, thereby improving the generalization ability and robustness of the feature learning process.

[0143] The high-dimensional node feature vectors output by the graph convolution process provide a highly expressive input basis for downstream causal chain directionality inference and pathway weight estimation, enabling the effective extraction of the potentially complex structure of the METTL14-regulated causal link.

[0144] For example, with a normalized adjacency matrix input including 7 nodes such as METTL14 expression, PTEN expression, m6A modification intensity, and tumor stage, the GCN is set to 3 layers with a single-layer node embedding dimension of 64, using ReLU activation function and a dropout probability of 0.2. The normalized adjacency matrix is ​​then used as an input. 0 The initial node features are input, and a multi-layer GCN propagation is performed to output a high-dimensional embedding sequence H for each node. (1) H (2) H (3) The final node embedding is obtained by feature concatenation to obtain H. * The dimension is 7×192. In this scenario, GCN node aggregation improves the expressive power of causal variables in multi-layer topological relationships, and the average Euclidean distance between nodes converges to within 0.12. Subsequent iterations based on H... * By performing causal chain inference, the accuracy of link identification is improved by 9% compared with the unused GCN structure, and the information of complex cross-modal causal pathways can be effectively extracted and expressed.

[0145] S4.4: Based on the high-order topological features of graph convolution output, an attention mechanism is used to calculate the dynamic connection strength between causal nodes, thereby optimizing the sparsity and interpretability of the causal graph adjacency matrix.

[0146] S4.5: Perform causal direction inference on the optimized causal graph adjacency matrix, and combine causal discovery algorithms (such as PC algorithm or NOTEARS) to identify the directed causal link between METTL14 expression and target gene regulation.

[0147] S4.6: Construct a causal reasoning graph based on the identified directed causal links, and output a structured causal network representation that includes node causal directions, path weights, and confidence levels.

[0148] Step S5: Based on the aforementioned causal structure modeling results, implement a dynamic modality-causal chain weighting mechanism to calculate the contribution of each modality's information to the training of the METTL14-regulated causal relationship model, and automatically adjust the weights of high-biased and noisy modes. Specifically, this includes:

[0149] S5.1: For each modal embedding feature output from the causal structure modeling, calculate its local influence factor on the model output based on gradient sensitivity analysis, so as to quantify the contribution of each modal information in the current training stage.

[0150] S5.2: Based on the aforementioned influencing factors, a dynamic weighted normalization algorithm is used to perform weight allocation on each modality embedding vector to generate a modality-causal chain weighted matrix, thereby enhancing the dominant expression of high signal-to-noise ratio modes.

[0151] The multimodal embedding features output from causal structure modeling and their corresponding model output influencing factor data are used as input objects.

[0152] A dynamic weighted normalization algorithm (parameter settings: dynamic weight learning rate α = 0.02, normalization benchmark method is total normalization) is adopted, and the weight allocation operation is performed with reference to the influence factor of each modality embedding vector.

[0153] Furthermore, by embedding the vector h of each mode m m Collect its corresponding impact factor s m The following weighting formula is used:

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[0155] Among them, w m For the dynamic normalized weights of the m-th mode, s m Let M be the total number of modes and α be the learning rate that adjusts the normalization sensitivity. This weighting method enhances the dominant expression of high signal-to-noise ratio modal features through softmax normalization.

[0156] Furthermore, for all modal embedding vectors h1, h2, ..., h M Multiply by the corresponding weights w1, w2, ..., w M We obtain weighted embedding:

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[0158] Then, all weighted embedding vectors are concatenated or summed along the feature dimension to generate the final modality-causal chain weighted matrix H.w :

[0159] or

[0160] S5.3: Perform sparsification on the modality-causal chain weighted matrix and use L1 regularization to remove low-contribution modal channels in order to optimize the model parameter distribution and improve computational efficiency.

[0161] The modality-causal chain weighting matrix generated in the previous sub-step As input to this step, modal weight sparsification is performed to optimize the model parameter distribution and improve computational efficiency.

[0162] L1 regularization algorithm is used (parameter: regularization coefficient λ) L1 =0.005), for the weighted embedding matrix Sparse constraints are applied to the modal weights to construct the following loss function: in, To model the principal loss for causality, w m Let M be the weighted component of the m-mode, where M is the total number of modes.

[0163] Furthermore, gradient backpropagation is performed (parameters: Adam optimizer, learning rate 1×10⁻⁶). -4 ) for w m Gradient updates are performed to promote sparsity in the weights of low-contribution modes. The following gradient descent formula is used: Where η1 is the weight update step size, This represents the gradient of the loss function with respect to the weights.

[0164] Furthermore, a sparsity threshold ε = 0.03 is set for the absolute value of the weights |w m Modal components with contributions less than a threshold are nullified and removed to optimize sparsity in low-contribution modal channels. The following pruning criteria are used:

[0165] Furthermore, for the eliminated modal channel, the corresponding embedded component h m Perform zeroing to generate a sparsed weighted embedding matrix.

[0166] The sparsification process described above effectively removes low-contribution modes from the original weighted embedding matrix, thereby enhancing the model's ability to express dominant features.

[0167] By using the L1 regularized sparsification algorithm, the modal embedding results that have been weighted and normalized in the previous step are transformed into sparse weighted embedding data with prominent advantages and simple structure, thereby achieving parameter optimization distribution and improving computational efficiency in the causal chain modeling stage.

[0168] For example, the input consists of three modality embedding matrices: transcriptome, m6A modification group, and clinical phenotype. Their normalized weights are w m1 =0.315, w m2 =0.410, w m3 =0.275. After L1 regularization training, the weight of the clinical phenotype modality decreased to w due to insufficient contribution. m3 =0.029, triggering the pruning criterion, automatically set to zero. The final output is the sparsed weighted embedding matrix. The model incorporates only features from the transcriptome and m6A-modified groups, reducing the dimensionality from 1×192 to 1×128. In this sparsified scenario, model training time is reduced by 22%, the main pathway regulation score is improved by 6.5%, and the interference of low-noise redundant features on main pathway identification is effectively suppressed. The causal chain identification performance is significantly enhanced, and it has better generalization ability.

[0169] S5.4: Based on the weighted and optimized embedding vectors, the causal chain structure graph is reconstructed using the graph attention mechanism to generate a weighted causal graph representation, thereby improving the model's ability to identify key regulatory paths.

[0170] S5.5: Perform a causal effect stability assessment on the weighted causal graph representation, and use the causal effect variance analysis method to detect the convergence of the model after modal weight adjustment, so as to ensure the interpretability and generalization ability of causal modeling.

[0171] Step S6: Based on the adjusted weighted causal relationship model, a hybrid neighborhood perturbation sensitivity analysis is introduced to perform semantic-driven anomaly detection and adaptive correction on outliers and contradictory records, outputting highly reliable embedding results. Specifically, this includes:

[0172] S6.1: Perform a neighborhood perturbation generation operation on the adjusted weighted causal relationship model, and construct a local neighborhood topology based on the causal variable embedding vector to identify the local perturbation response patterns of potential anomalies.

[0173] S6.2: Based on the local perturbation response mode, an anomaly detection algorithm based on Mahalanobis distance is used to preliminarily identify anomalous samples in each modal data in order to quantify their perturbation influence on the causal embedding structure.

[0174] The input objects are the set of causal variable embedding vectors output by the adjusted weighted causal relationship model and its local topology generated based on neighborhood perturbation.

[0175] A Mahalanobis distance anomaly detection algorithm (parameter: covariance matrix Σ is calculated from a weighted causal embedding sample set) is employed to perform multidimensional distance measurement on each modality embedding sample in the local neighborhood. This is achieved by calculating the distance x for each embedding sample. i Mahalanobis distance d between the embedding mean vector μ and the embedding mean vector μ M (x i The formula is as follows:

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[0177] Where x i Let μ be the sample embedding vector, μ be the mean of the neighborhood embeddings, and Σ be the covariance matrix of the embedded samples.

[0178] Furthermore, the anomaly detection threshold τ is used. M Embedded samples whose Mahalanobis distance exceeds a threshold are identified as outliers. The outlier criteria are as follows:

[0179] Abnormal sample determination x i :d M (x i )>τ M

[0180] Furthermore, the distribution frequency of all modal anomaly samples in the causal embedding topology is statistically analyzed, and the modal type and local perturbation mode corresponding to the anomaly points are recorded.

[0181] For example, in a trimodal embedding analysis scenario, the input neighborhood embedding sample set contains local embedding vectors for the transcriptome, m6A modification group, and clinical phenotype, totaling 120 samples, each with 64 dimensions. The Mahalanobis distance algorithm is used, and the embedding mean vector μ and covariance matrix Σ are statistically calculated from all samples. For each embedding sample x... i Calculate its Mahalanobis distance d M (x i ), and set the anomaly detection threshold τ. M =2.0. In actual testing, 8 samples were found to satisfy d. M (x i The sample size is greater than 2.0, which includes 5 clinical phenotype modal samples, 2 transcriptomic modal samples and 1 m6A modification group sample.

[0182] S6.3: Perform semantic consistency analysis on the identified abnormal samples, and judge their logical consistency in cross-modal context based on the multimodal semantic alignment mechanism to determine whether they are contradictory records.

[0183] S6.4: Based on the semantic consistency analysis results, an adaptive correction mechanism based on Bayesian inference is used to reconstruct the abnormal samples to generate a corrected embedding vector that conforms to the causal embedding space distribution characteristics.

[0184] S6.5: The adaptively corrected embedded vector is fused with the original weighted causal relationship model, and the correlation strength between causal variables is recalculated through graph attention mechanism to output a high-confidence causal embedding result.

[0185] Step S7: The causal embedding result optimized by sensitivity analysis is input into the auxiliary supervision network to achieve traceability of the causal chain output and generate a causal trajectory description for each regulatory prediction. Specifically, this includes:

[0186] S7.1: The causal embedding results optimized by the mixed neighborhood perturbation sensitivity analysis are structured and encapsulated to form a causal variable map node representation. The causal variable map node representation includes the embedding vector of the multi-level regulatory relationship between METTL14 and the target gene (such as PTEN), which serves as the input to the auxiliary supervision network.

[0187] S7.2: Based on the causal variable graph node representation, a causal inference graph network is constructed using a graph attention mechanism. The causal weights between nodes are dynamically modeled to generate a causal chain path weight matrix, which is used to quantify the path contribution of METTL14 to the regulation of target gene expression.

[0188] S7.3: Perform normalization processing on the causal chain path weight matrix, and perform path consistency verification in combination with the prior knowledge base of known biological pathways to generate a causal chain topology graph with path consistency correction, which serves as the basic structure for interpretability output.

[0189] The input objects are the causal chain path weight matrix output from step S7.2 and the prior knowledge base of known biological pathways from external sources. The former reflects the quantitative weight of the multi-level causal regulatory pathways of METTL14 and target genes (such as PTEN), while the latter includes standard biological pathway structure information on signal transduction and regulatory networks from databases such as KEGG and Reactome.

[0190] The min-max scaling method is used to calculate the weights w of all paths in the causal chain path weight matrix. ij A normalization transformation is performed to ensure consistency in the weight scale across different causal paths. The normalization calculation formula is as follows:

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[0192] Among them, w ij w represents the original weight value for any path. minand w max These are the minimum and maximum weight values ​​in the causal chain path weight matrix, respectively. This represents the normalized path weights.

[0193] Furthermore, a biological pathway consistency test algorithm (parameter: pathway consistency threshold γ = 0.7) is used to compare the normalized weight matrix with prior knowledge of biological pathways to examine whether the node order and biological relationship type of each path in the causal chain are highly consistent with the standard biological pathway. Cosine similarity is used to evaluate the consistency between the normalized causal chain path and the standard pathway path; the calculation formula is as follows:

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[0195] Where p is the normalized causal chain path weight vector, q is the weight vector of the homologous biological pathway, and sim is the path consistency score.

[0196] Furthermore, based on the consistency comparison results, a weight adjustment algorithm (parameter: adjustment factor β = 0.5) is applied to paths with consistency below the γ threshold, using the following adjustment formula:

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[0198] Where, q ij The weights or node existence strength in the standard path. The path weights are after consistency correction. The weight matrix is ​​then normalized again to eliminate scale drift.

[0199] Through consistency correction and normalization, the corrected path weight matrix is ​​mapped to a standard causal chain topology graph structure. The connections between nodes are confirmed based on the consistency relationship of biological pathways. The connection attributes include the corrected weight, directionality, and consistency confidence, forming a highly interpretable causal chain topology graph output.

[0200] Through the normalization and path consistency verification algorithms described above, the causal chain path weight matrix output in the previous step is transformed into a causal chain topology graph with a clear structure that conforms to the laws of biological pathways, providing a standardized and traceable network structure for downstream causal path tracing and mechanism explanation.

[0201] For example, the input causal chain path weight matrix is ​​a 5×5 symmetric matrix, with the original weight range being [0.82, 3.65]. Let w... min =0.82,w max = 3.65. After processing using the max-min normalization formula, the typical path weight is normalized to... The METTL14-PTEN pathway from the KEGG database, a gastric cancer-related regulatory pathway, was selected as a control. Cosine similarity was calculated using a normalized weight vector, yielding a sim = 0.78, which is higher than the consistency threshold γ = 0.7, requiring no correction. For pathways with a sim = 0.51, a correction factor β = 0.5 and the control pathway weight q were applied. ij =0.88 is corrected to get After normalization, topological mapping is performed. This step outputs a structured causal chain topological graph, in which each edge contains traceable weights, consistency scores, and standard biological pathway mapping relationships, significantly improving the accuracy and standardization of the explanation of regulatory mechanisms.

[0202] S7.4: Based on the aforementioned causal chain topology, a path tracing algorithm is used to backtrack the causal path for each predicted regulatory event, generating a causal trajectory description text containing key nodes, direction of action, and regulatory intensity. The causal trajectory description text is output in a structured text format and supports downstream analysis calls.

[0203] S7.5: Bind and encapsulate the causal trajectory description text with the model prediction results to generate a regulatory prediction output data package with causal explanation, which can be called by the subsequent intervention response analysis module and supports a visual interface to display the causal path and regulatory mechanism.

[0204] Step S8: Combining high-quality external biological experimental results, a dynamic fine-tuning algorithm is used to locally optimize the causal embedding and weight parameters to adapt to the continuous introduction of new samples and features. Specifically, this includes:

[0205] S8.1: Feature extraction and structured encoding of high-quality biological experimental data from MeRIP, dual-luciferase reporter system and mRNA half-life determination to obtain a standardized experimental validation sample set that can be embedded in model training.

[0206] S8.2: Based on the extracted standardized experimental validation sample set, an incremental fine-tuning algorithm is used to locally update the parameters of the trained causal embedding module to enhance the model's ability to specifically identify METTL14-PTEN regulatory sites.

[0207] S8.3: Calculate the gradient sensitivity of each modal feature embedding during the current fine-tuning process to identify key embedding dimensions that significantly affect the model output, and construct a dynamic parameter freezing strategy accordingly to prevent irrelevant features from interfering with model stability.

[0208] For the causal embedding model parameters and structure optimized by previous incremental fine-tuning, input a standardized experimental validation sample set with structured encoding to trigger this step. Using the backpropagation gradient calculation method, for each modal feature embedding dimension in the model, with the loss function of the fine-tuning stage (such as mean squared error loss) as the target, the gradient sensitivity of the model output to each embedding dimension parameter is calculated sequentially to obtain the gradient sensitivity vector at the dimension level.

[0209] Furthermore, by using a normalization method (parameter: L2 norm normalization), the absolute gradient values ​​of each feature dimension are transformed into relative sensitivity distributions, enabling quantitative comparison of sensitivity indices between different modalities and different feature dimensions.

[0210] Furthermore, a significance threshold screening algorithm (parameter: sensitivity significance threshold θ = 90 percentile) is used to automatically extract key embedding dimensions that have a significant impact on the model output results and mark them as high-sensitivity feature sets that the model needs to focus on.

[0211] Furthermore, a dynamic parameter freezing strategy (parameter: freezing threshold λ) is adopted to dynamically set the embedding parameters of feature dimensions with low sensitivity or unrelated to standard biological mechanisms to a frozen state that does not participate in reverse updates. The parameter update weights are assigned zero according to the freezing threshold to achieve dynamic suppression of non-critical features.

[0212] Through the above chain derivation, the constraint weights of frozen and unfrozen parameters are fine-tuned using the L1 / L2 regularization optimization method, further balancing the model's stability and adaptability, and suppressing the interference of irrelevant features on the overall model output.

[0213] By employing gradient sensitivity analysis and a dynamic freezing mechanism, the feature parameters in the fine-tuning stage are managed hierarchically according to their contribution, thereby improving the model's stability and interpretability when multimodal heterogeneous features are introduced.

[0214] For example, for a set of incrementally fine-tuned causal embedding models containing three major modalities—transcriptome, modulatory group, and clinical phenotype—10 sets of MeRIP scientific experiments and 5 sets of real-time supplementary clinical staging samples were input. Using a PyTorch-based automatic differentiation engine, the gradient of the loss function (aiming to improve the regulation prediction accuracy to over 95%) was calculated for each parameter across the 384 dimensions of the last layer of embedding features, obtaining the normalized sensitivity vector. Among the 384 embedding features, the gradients |g| at dimensions 99, 145, and 308 were calculated. kDimensions with a significance threshold greater than the 90th percentile for all dimensions (θ = 0.017) are automatically labeled as high-sensitivity dimensions. Based on a freeze threshold (λ = 0.01), the system freezes the embedding parameter weights of the remaining 278 dimensions with normalized sensitivity below λ, preventing them from participating in current and subsequent fine-tuning backpropagation. This prevents noise from novel clinical features during fine-tuning from affecting the original regulatory mechanism modeling capability. L2 regularization is used to fine-tune the weight distribution between frozen and unfrozen parameter groups, converging the perturbation values ​​of irrelevant features to 0. During output, only high-sensitivity embedding dimensions participate in model training and updates. Ultimately, when introducing new samples, the mean squared error of the regulatory mechanism prediction decreases by 8%, and the specificity increases to over 97%, effectively improving the model's stability and biological interpretability.

[0215] S8.4: Based on the dynamic parameter freezing strategy, perform local reprojection of the embedding space to generate causal variable embedding representations that adapt to the new sample distribution, so as to maintain the modeling consistency of the model for the m6A modification dependency regulation mechanism.

[0216] S8.5: Perform weight rebalancing optimization on the causal variable embedding representation after local reprojection to improve the interpretability output quality of the causal chain when introducing new feature dimensions, and ensure the accuracy and traceability of the prediction of external intervention response.

[0217] Step S9: Based on the optimized causal modeling output, intelligent prediction of the regulatory potential of METTL14-target genes and analysis of exogenous intervention responses are achieved, outputting optimized causal inference results. Specifically, this includes:

[0218] S9.1: Based on the causal modeling embedding results after fusion optimization, a multilayer perceptron network is used to perform nonlinear mapping on the regulatory relationship between METTL14 and target genes (such as PTEN) to generate a target gene regulatory potential score.

[0219] S9.2: Perform threshold determination and classification decision on the regulatory potential score of the target gene, and divide it into high, medium and low regulatory potential levels based on the preset regulatory intensity threshold, so as to achieve qualitative identification of the regulatory effect of METTL14.

[0220] S9.3: Based on the input of exogenous intervention variables (such as drug concentration and m6A modified enzyme expression level) into the causal inference model, the state of the regulatory network under the intervention is dynamically simulated to predict the intervention response trend.

[0221] S9.4: Perform causal trajectory backtracking analysis on the intervention response prediction results, extract the causal contribution path of key regulatory nodes based on the auxiliary monitoring signals embedded in the model, and generate a traceable explanation of the regulatory mechanism.

[0222] S9.5: The causal trajectory explanation results are structured and encoded to generate a semantically readable causal chain description text, which is then bound and stored with the original experimental data and model input parameters to support subsequent mechanism verification and model iterative optimization.

[0223] For those skilled in the art, various other corresponding changes and modifications can be made based on the technical solutions and concepts described above, and all such changes and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the claims of this invention.

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A big data-based METTL14 mechanism analysis method, specifically comprising: S1: Collecting transcriptome, m6A modification group and clinical phenotype multi-modal original data, and assigning a unique modal label to each data source; S2: Preprocessing the collected multi-modal original data, outputting a preprocessed multi-modal data matrix; S3: Based on the preprocessed multi-modal data matrix, using a high-dimensional feature mapping method to project each modal data to a unified latent representation space, generating a cross-modal causal variable embedding representation; S4: Modeling the causal structure of the cross-modal causal variable embedding representation, identifying the multi-level causal link between METTL14 expression and target gene regulation; S5: According to the results of the foregoing causal structure modeling, implementing a dynamic modal-cause chain weighting mechanism, calculating the contribution of each modal information to the METTL14 regulation causal relationship model training, and automatically performing weight adjustment on high-biased modal; S6: Based on the adjusted weighted causal relationship model, introducing mixed neighborhood disturbance sensitivity analysis, performing semantic-driven anomaly detection and adaptive correction on abnormal points and contradictory records, and outputting high-confidence embedding results. 2.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 1, wherein , The step S6 further comprises: S7: Inputting the causal embedding results optimized by sensitivity analysis into an auxiliary supervision network to realize the output traceability of the causal chain and generate a causal trajectory explanation for each regulation prediction; S8: Combining external biological experimental results, using a dynamic fine-tuning algorithm to locally optimize the causal embedding and weight parameters; S9: Based on the optimized causal modeling output, realizing intelligent prediction of METTL14-target gene regulation potential and exogenous intervention response analysis, and outputting the optimized causal inference results. 3.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 2, wherein , The preprocessing of the collected multi-modal original data in step S2 includes standardization, normalization and noise filtering. 4.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 1, wherein , In step S1: Collecting transcriptome data from multiple tissue samples, including mRNA expression level and non-coding RNA expression information; Collecting m6A modification group data, including METTL14 related modification site distribution and modification intensity; Collecting clinical phenotype data, including patient age, gender, disease stage, and treatment response clinical information. 5.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 1, wherein , The step S3 specifically comprises: Using a high-dimensional feature mapping method to project data of different modalities into a unified latent semantic space; training a modal-specific embedding network for each modality; constructing a cross-modal alignment loss function in the unified latent space to enhance the semantic consistency between different modalities; fusing embedding vectors of different modalities to generate a cross-modal causal variable embedding representation for subsequent causal modeling; and verifying the cross-modal alignment effect by visualizing the latent space distribution to ensure the distribution consistency of different modal data in the embedding space. 6.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 1, wherein , The step S4 specifically comprises: A causal embedding network based on a variational autoencoder is constructed; a graph convolutional neural network structure is designed to input the gene regulatory network as a graph structure to capture the topological relationship between METTL14 and target genes; a variational autoencoder and a graph convolutional network are hybrid modeled to construct a causal reasoning module to identify the multi-level causal link of METTL14 regulation on target genes; an attention mechanism is introduced to enhance the identification ability of key regulatory paths; and a causal structure diagram is output to show the direct and indirect regulatory relationship between METTL14 and target genes. 7.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 5, wherein The high-dimensional feature mapping method is one of a variational autoencoder and a graph convolutional network, and realizes multi-layer nonlinear projection of different modal data to a unified latent representation space. 8.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 2, wherein, The final output of the optimized causal inference result includes regulation chain visualization, reliability evaluation, abnormal incidence statistics, and model iteration optimization suggestions. 9.The big data-based METTL14 mechanism of action analysis method of claim 4, wherein, The batch database interface calling method is adopted to realize automatic capture of transcriptome raw expression data, and the molecular number and attribution database source information of each sample are retained.

10. A big data-based METTL14 action mechanism analysis system, which analyzes the METTL14 action mechanism by using the big data-based METTL14 action mechanism analysis method according to any one of claims 1-9.

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