Genome-scale metabolic modeling uncovers cell-type specific signatures associated with APOE variants.
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- [1] § STAR★Methods › Quantification and statistical analysis › Metabolome dataset ↔ Metabolome_Analysis.Rmd, lines 29–53 · score 0.75 · Fatty acid assay, Oxysterol assay, Lipid assay, p180, Bile, Metabolome
- [2] § STAR★Methods › Quantification and statistical analysis › iMAT analysis ↔ iMAT_Model_Generation.m, lines 1–25 · score 0.54 · Human GEM, COBRA, Gurobi, quartile, geTMM, transcriptome
- [3] § STAR★Methods › Quantification and statistical analysis › Reporter metabolite analysis ↔ ReporterMetaboliteAnalysis.m, lines 1–94 · score 0.52 · Human GEM, neighbour, reporter metabolites, interaction, nodes, edge
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- ---
- title: "Metabolomics Analysis"
- output:
- html_document:
- df_print: paged
- ---
- # Libraries
- ```{r}
- library(tidyr)
- library(dplyr)
- library(readxl)
- library(vroom)
- library("Rgraphviz")
- library(pca3d)
- library(openxlsx)
- ```
- # Read metabolomics data and metadata
- ```{r}
- metabolomics<-read.csv("iPSC_APOE__1_Nov_2022.csv")
- #499 metabolites
- metabolomics_meta<-read_xlsx("iPSC_APOE_codebook__1_Nov_2022.xlsx", sheet = 1)
- ```
- # Seperate different assays and calculate LODs
- ```{r}
- metabolomics_ox<- metabolomics_meta %>% group_by(Assay)%>% filter(Assay == "Oxysterol assay")
- metabolom_ox<-metabolomics[,(colnames(metabolomics) %in% metabolomics_ox$metabolite)]
- ox_LOD<-min(metabolom_ox,na.rm = T)/2
- metabolomics_p180<- metabolomics_meta %>% group_by(Assay)%>% filter(Assay == unique(metabolomics_meta$Assay)[2])
- metabolom_p180<-metabolomics[,(colnames(metabolomics) %in% metabolomics_p180$metabolite)]
- p180_LOD<-min(metabolom_p180,na.rm = T)/2
- metabolomics_bile<- metabolomics_meta %>% group_by(Assay)%>% filter(Assay == unique(metabolomics_meta$Assay)[3])
- metabolom_bile<-metabolomics[,(colnames(metabolomics) %in% metabolomics_bile$metabolite)]
- bile_LOD<-min(metabolom_bile,na.rm = T)/2
- metabolomics_fatty<- metabolomics_meta %>% group_by(Assay)%>% filter(Assay == "Fatty acid assay (free)")
- metabolom_fatty<-metabolomics[,(colnames(metabolomics) %in% metabolomics_fatty$metabolite)]
- fatty_LOD<-min(metabolom_fatty,na.rm = T)/2
- metabolomics_lip<- metabolomics_meta %>% group_by(Assay)%>% filter(Assay == "Lipid assay")
- metabolom_lip<-metabolomics[,(colnames(metabolomics) %in% metabolomics_lip$metabolite)]
- lip_LOD<-min(metabolom_lip,na.rm = T)/2
- metabolomics<-data.frame(metabolomics[,1:8], metabolom_ox, metabolom_p180,metabolom_bile,metabolom_fatty,metabolom_lip)
- ```
- # Seperate APOE3 and APOE4 samples
- ```{r}
- ast_ApoE3<- t(metabolomics[grep('^A-3-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- ast_ApoE4<- t(metabolomics[grep('^A-4-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- mic_ApoE3<- t(metabolomics[grep('^M-3-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- mic_ApoE4<- t(metabolomics[grep('^M-4-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- neuron_ApoE3<- t(metabolomics[grep('^N-3-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- neuron_ApoE4<- t(metabolomics[grep('^N-4-', metabolomics$idno),9:507])
- ast_full<-data.frame(ast_ApoE3,ast_ApoE4)
- mic_full<-data.frame(mic_ApoE3,mic_ApoE4)
- neuron_full<-data.frame(neuron_ApoE3,neuron_ApoE4)
- ```
- # Fill NA values with LOD value of each assay. The metabolites that are NA value at more than 30% of the samples were removed.
- 1-19 ox \
- 20-207 p180 \
- 208-227 bile \
- 228-259 fatty \
- 260-499 lip \
- ## Neuron
- ```{r}
- m=1
- neuron_delete<-NULL
- for (i in 1:nrow(neuron_full)){
- na_neuron<-data.frame(is.na(neuron_full[i,]))%>% dplyr::mutate(sum = rowSums(across(where(is.logical))))
- if (na_neuron$sum >2.4){ #30% of all samples
- neuron_delete[m]<-i
- m=m+1}
- else{
- if (i<20){
- neuron_full[i,is.na(neuron_full[i,])]<-ox_LOD
- }
- else if (i>19 && i<208){
- neuron_full[i,is.na(neuron_full[i,])]<-p180_LOD
- }
- else if (i>207 && i<228){
- neuron_full[i,is.na(neuron_full[i,])]<-bile_LOD
- }
- else if (i>227 && i<260){
- neuron_full[i,is.na(neuron_full[i,])]<-fatty_LOD
- }
- else if (i>259 && i<500){
- neuron_full[i,is.na(neuron_full[i,])]<-lip_LOD
- }
- }
- }
- neuron_full<-neuron_full[-neuron_delete,]
- ```
- ## Astrocyte
- ```{r}
- m=1
- ast_delete<-NULL
- for (i in 1:nrow(ast_full)){
- na_ast<-data.frame(is.na(ast_full[i,]))%>% dplyr::mutate(sum = rowSums(across(where(is.logical))))
- if (na_ast$sum >3){
- ast_delete[m]<-i
- m=m+1}
- else{
- if (i<20){
- ast_full[i,is.na(ast_full[i,])]<-ox_LOD
- }
- else if (i>19 && i<208){
- ast_full[i,is.na(ast_full[i,])]<-p180_LOD
- }
- else if (i>207 && i<228){
- ast_full[i,is.na(ast_full[i,])]<-bile_LOD
- }
- else if (i>227 && i<260){
- ast_full[i,is.na(ast_full[i,])]<-fatty_LOD
- }
- else if (i>259 && i<500){
- ast_full[i,is.na(ast_full[i,])]<-lip_LOD
- }
- }
- }
- ast_full<-ast_full[-ast_delete,]
- ```
- ## Microglia
- ```{r}
- m=1
- mic_delete<-NULL
- for (i in 1:nrow(mic_full)){
- na_mic<-data.frame(is.na(mic_full[i,]))%>% dplyr::mutate(sum = rowSums(across(where(is.logical))))
- if (na_mic$sum >3.9){
- mic_delete[m]<-i
- m=m+1}
- else{
- if (i<20){
- mic_full[i,is.na(mic_full[i,])]<-ox_LOD
- }
- else if (i>19 && i<208){
- mic_full[i,is.na(mic_full[i,])]<-p180_LOD
- }
- else if (i>207 && i<228){
- mic_full[i,is.na(mic_full[i,])]<-bile_LOD
- }
- else if (i>227 && i<260){
- mic_full[i,is.na(mic_full[i,])]<-fatty_LOD
- }
- else if (i>259 && i<500){
- mic_full[i,is.na(mic_full[i,])]<-lip_LOD
- }
- }
- }
- mic_full<-mic_full[-mic_delete,]
- ```
- # PCA
- ```{r}
- b<-prcomp(t(log(ast_full,2)),scale. = T)
- gr<-rep(c("APOE3","APOE4"),c(6,4))
- pca2d(b, components = c(1,2),group=gr, show.labels = T)
- b<-prcomp(t(log(mic_full,2)),scale. = T)
- gr<-rep(c("APOE3","APOE4"),c(7,6))
- pca2d(b, components = c(1,2),group=gr, show.labels = T)
- b<-prcomp(t(log(neuron_full,2)),scale. = T)
- gr<-rep(c("APOE3","APOE4"),c(4,4))
- pca2d(b, components = c(1,2),group=gr, show.labels = T)
- ```
- # Distribution Check
- ```{r}
- qqnorm(log(ast_full[2,],2), pch = 1, frame = FALSE)
- qqline(ast_full[2,], col = "steelblue")
- hist(log(as.numeric(ast_full[2,]),2))
- boxplot(log(t(ast_full[1:5,]),2))
- ```
- # Student's T-test with log2 transformed data
- ```{r}
- pval_tt_ast<-apply(log(ast_full,2), 1, function(x) t.test(x[1:6],x[7:10])$p.value)
- pval_tt_ast_fc<-data.frame(apply(ast_full, 1, function(x) mean(x[7:10])/mean(x[1:6])))
- pval_tt_ast_full<-data.frame(metabolite=rownames(ast_full),ttest_pval=pval_tt_ast, Foldchange=pval_tt_ast_fc)
- pval_tt_ast_full<-merge(pval_tt_ast_full, metabolomics_meta, by ="metabolite", all.x = T)
- pval_tt_mic<-apply(log(mic_full,2), 1, function(x) t.test(x[1:7],x[8:13])$p.value)
- pval_tt_mic_fc<-data.frame(apply(mic_full, 1, function(x) mean(x[8:13])/mean(x[1:7])))
- pval_tt_mic_full<-data.frame(metabolite=rownames(mic_full),ttest_pval=pval_tt_mic, Foldchange=pval_tt_mic_fc)
- pval_tt_mic_full<-merge(pval_tt_mic_full, metabolomics_meta, by ="metabolite", all.x = T)
- pval_tt_neuron<-apply(log(neuron_full,2), 1, function(x) t.test(x[1:4],x[5:8])$p.value)
- pval_tt_neuron_fc<-data.frame(apply(neuron_full, 1, function(x) mean(x[5:8])/mean(x[1:4])))
- pval_tt_neuron_full<-data.frame(metabolite=rownames(neuron_full),ttest_pval=pval_tt_neuron, Foldchange=pval_tt_neuron_fc)
- pval_tt_neuron_full<-merge(pval_tt_neuron_full, metabolomics_meta, by ="metabolite", all.x = T)
- ```
- # Print differentially expressed metabolites
- ```{r}
- wb <- createWorkbook("Metabolome_DEA")
- addWorksheet(wb, "Neuron")
- addWorksheet(wb, "Astrocyte")
- addWorksheet(wb, "Microglia")
- writeData(wb,sheet = "Neuron",pval_tt_neuron_full, rowNames = F)
- writeData(wb,sheet = "Astrocyte",pval_tt_ast_full, rowNames = F)
- writeData(wb,sheet = "Microglia",pval_tt_mic_full, rowNames = F)
- saveWorkbook(wb, "metabolome_ttest_results.xlsx", overwrite = TRUE)
- ```
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Overview
- Department of Bioengineering, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
- Genetics and Biochemistry Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract
Metabolic dysregulation is a key feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis, with the APOE ε4 variant (APOE4) representing the strongest genetic risk factor. In this study, we utilized a metabolite-centric approach to investigate how APOE4 reshapes cellular metabolism across brain cell types. Transcriptomic data from isogenic iPSC-derived neurons, astrocytes, and microglia were integrated into a human genome-scale metabolic model to identify genotype-specific alterations. These findings were validated using metabolomics data from the same cell types. In addition to cholesterol and fatty acid dysregulation, we identified alterations in bile acid biosynthesis, folate metabolism, and thyroid hormone metabolism. Similar metabolic signatures were also detected in human postmortem transcriptomic data. Integrating transcriptomic and metabolomic data enhances the understanding of biological mechanisms underlying APOE4-associated metabolic dysregulation in AD.
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Uzuner Odongo, D., Stephenson, R. A., Cheng, L., Yang, L. G., Narayan, P. S., Çakır, T., & Thambisetty, M. (2026). Genome-scale metabolic modeling uncovers cell-type specific signatures associated with APOE variants. iScience, 29(5), 115638. https://
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@article{uzunerodongo202
author = {Uzuner Odongo, Dilara and Stephenson, Roxan A and Cheng, Linling and Yang, Linda G and Narayan, Priyanka S and Çakır, Tunahan and Thambisetty, Madhav},
title = {{Genome-scale metabolic modeling uncovers cell-type specific signatures associated with APOE variants}},
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publisher = {Elsevier},
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pmcid = {PMC13185917}
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