EpiGePT: a pretrained transformer-based language model for context-specific human epigenomics
2024
Zijing Gao | Qiao Liu | Wanwen Zeng | Rui Jiang | Wing Hung Wong
Abstract The inherent similarities between natural language and biological sequences have inspired the use of large language models in genomics, but current models struggle to incorporate chromatin interactions or predict in unseen cellular contexts. To address this, we propose EpiGePT, a transformer-based model designed for predicting context-specific human epigenomic signals. By incorporating transcription factor activities and 3D genome interactions, EpiGePT outperforms existing methods in epigenomic signal prediction tasks, especially in cell-type-specific long-range interaction predictions and genetic variant impacts, advancing our understanding of gene regulation. A free online prediction service is available at http://health.tsinghua.edu.cn/epigept .
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