PRISM-G: an interpretable privacy scoring method for assessing risk in synthetic human genome data

The paper introduces PRISM-G, an interpretable, model-agnostic framework that assesses privacy risks in synthetic human genome data by aggregating proximity, kinship, and trait-linked exposure metrics into a unified 0–100 score, demonstrating that diverse generative models exhibit distinct vulnerability patterns that single similarity metrics fail to capture.

Correa Rojo, A., Moreau, Y., Ertaylan, G.2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Mechanistic insights into CFTR function from molecular dynamics analysis of electrostatic interactions

This study utilizes all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to map the electrostatic interaction networks of human CFTR in both apo and ivacaftor-bound states, revealing how dynamic salt bridges, lipid interactions, and specific ion coordination pathways collectively stabilize the channel's architecture and facilitate its conformational transitions and anion conduction.

ELBAHNSI, A., Mornon, J.-P., Callebaut, I.2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

STRmie-HD enables interruption-aware HTT repeat genotyping and somatic mosaicism profiling across sequencing platforms

STRmie-HD is a novel, alignment-free computational framework that enables high-resolution, interruption-aware genotyping and quantitative somatic mosaicism profiling of HTT repeat expansions across multiple sequencing platforms, offering superior sensitivity for characterizing Huntington's disease pathogenesis compared to conventional tools.

Napoli, A., Liorni, N., Biagini, T. + 8 more2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Computational Design and Atomistic Validation of a High-Affinity VHH Nanobody Targeting the PI/RuvC Interface of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9: A Bivalent Hub Strategy for CRISPR-Cas9 Enhancement

This study presents a fully computational pipeline that successfully designed and atomistically validated a high-affinity VHH nanobody targeting the PI/RuvC interface of SpCas9, establishing a stable, non-inhibitory bivalent hub architecture for recruiting secondary effectors to enhance CRISPR-Cas9 functionality.

Kumar, N., Dalal, D., Sharma, V.2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Visualize, Explore, and Select: A protein Language Model-based Approach Enabling Navigation of Protein Sequence Space for Enzyme Discovery and Mining

This paper introduces SelectZyme, an embedding-guided framework that leverages protein language models to enable unsupervised, hierarchical navigation of vast enzyme sequence spaces, facilitating scalable discovery and prioritization of biocatalysts without relying on fixed sequence identity thresholds or predefined annotations.

Moorhoff, F., Medina-Ortiz, D., Kotnis, A. + 2 more2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Compact longitudinal representations derived from mixed-format lifestyle questionnaires outperform static text-derived features for ALS-versus-control classification

This study demonstrates that in small clinical cohorts, compact longitudinal representations of lifestyle questionnaire data, particularly those capturing temporal changes, significantly outperform static text-derived features for distinguishing ALS patients from controls.

Radlowski Nova, J., Lopez-Carbonero, J. I., Corrochano, S. + 1 more2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Single-cell Transcriptomic Variance Analysis Reveals Intercellular Circadian Desynchrony in the Alzheimer's Affected Human Brain

The authors developed ORPHEUS, a novel analytical method that distinguishes between changes in cellular oscillator amplitude and intercellular synchrony, revealing a dramatic loss of circadian synchrony in excitatory neurons of Alzheimer's disease patients that was previously obscured in bulk tissue analyses.

Hollis, H. C., Veltri, A., Korac, K. + 5 more2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Thirty years of Achromobacter ruhlandii evolution reveal pathways to epidemic lineages

This study utilizes phylogenomics and genome-wide association studies on Danish epidemic strain isolates to reveal that the emergence and persistence of successful *Achromobacter ruhlandii* lineages are driven by extensive horizontal gene transfer, plasmid integration, and the acquisition of adaptive traits like enhanced iron acquisition and antimicrobial resistance.

Gabrielaite, M., Johansen, H. K., Juozapaitis, J. + 2 more2026-03-25💻 bioinformatics

Deconvolution of omics data in Python with Deconomix -- cellular compositions, cell-type specific gene regulation, and background contributions

This paper introduces Deconomix, a comprehensive Python package and graphical user interface that enables the deconvolution of bulk transcriptomics data to infer cellular compositions, optimize gene weights for resolving small or related cell populations, account for background contributions, and estimate cell-type-specific gene regulation.

Mensching-Buhr, M., Sterr, T., Voelkl, D. + 10 more2026-03-24💻 bioinformatics