FuzzyClusTeR: a web server for analysis of tandem and diffuse DNA repeat clusters with application to telomeric-like repeats

This paper introduces FuzzyClusTeR, a web server designed to identify, visualize, and analyze both classical tandem and "diffuse" (fuzzy) DNA repeat clusters in genomic sequences, demonstrating its utility by revealing non-random, potentially functional telomeric-like repeat patterns in the human T2T-CHM13 genome.

Aksenova, A. Y., Zhuk, A. S., Lada, A. G. + 3 more2026-03-23💻 bioinformatics

Learning gene interactions from tabular gene expression data using Graph Neural Networks

The paper introduces REGEN, a Graph Neural Network framework that simultaneously reconstructs latent gene interaction networks and predicts patient outcomes from bulk transcriptomic data, demonstrating superior performance across multiple cancer types and providing practical guidelines for applying GNNs to gene network discovery.

Boulougouri, M., Nallapareddy, M. V., Vandergheynst, P.2026-03-23💻 bioinformatics

A harmonized benchmarking framework for implementation-aware evaluation of 46 polygenic risk score tools across binary and continuous phenotypes

This study introduces a harmonized, implementation-aware benchmarking framework that evaluates 46 polygenic risk score tools across diverse phenotypes and model configurations, revealing that no single method is universally optimal and that performance is significantly influenced by a combination of statistical, computational, and practical implementation factors.

Muneeb, M., Ascher, D.2026-03-23💻 bioinformatics

Novel 4D tensor decomposition-based approach integrating tri-omics profiling data can identify functionally relevant gene clusters

This study presents a novel 4D tensor decomposition approach that successfully integrates transcriptome, translatome, and proteome data to identify functionally relevant gene clusters and distinct regulatory mechanisms, such as ribosome stacking and translational buffering, underlying cell fate transitions during amino acid starvation.

Taguchi, Y.-h., Turki, T.2026-03-21💻 bioinformatics

Long-read metagenomic sequencing reveals novel lineages and functional diversity in urban soil microbiome

By applying long-read metagenomic sequencing to urban soil samples from two major Chinese cities, this study reconstructed thousands of novel microbial species and uncovered extensive functional diversity, including thousands of biosynthetic gene clusters and millions of small protein families, thereby significantly expanding our understanding of urban soil microbiomes and their implications for public health.

Duan, Y., Cusco, A., Zhang, Y. + 8 more2026-03-21💻 bioinformatics

Dingent: An Easily Deployable Database Retrieval and Integration Agent framework

This paper introduces Dingent, a novel and easily deployable framework that bridges the gap in existing solutions by providing a configurable, web-based agent system for natural language data retrieval and integration across diverse sources, demonstrating its versatility through successful applications in multiple scenarios and potential for fields like earth sciences.

Kong, D., Bei, S., Wu, Y. + 2 more2026-03-20💻 bioinformatics

RNAGAN: Train One and Get Four, Multipurpose Human RNA-Seq Analysis Tool with Enhanced Interpretability and Small Data Size Capability

RNAGAN is a multipurpose AI tool based on a generative adversarial network that leverages large-scale human transcriptomic data to enable patient stratification, marker analysis, pseudo-data generation, and feature vectorization with enhanced interpretability and small-sample capability through a single training procedure.

HOU, Z., Lee, V. H.-F., Kwong, D. L.-W. + 3 more2026-03-20💻 bioinformatics