Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Investigation of a derived adverse outcome pathway (AOP) network for endocrine-mediated perturbations An adverse outcome pathway (AOP) is a compact representation of the available mechanistic information on observed adverse effects upon environmental exposure. Sharing of events across individual AOPs has led to the emergence of AOP networks. Since AOP networks are expected to be functional units of toxicity prediction, there is current interest in their development tailored to specific research question or regulatory problem. To this end, we have developed a detailed workflow to construct a comprehensive endocrine-specific AOP (ED-AOP) network. Connectivity analysis of the ED-AOP network comprising 48 AOPs reveals 7 connected components and 12 isolated AOPs. Subsequently, we apply standard network measures to perform an in-depth analysis of the two largest connected components of the ED-AOP network. Notably, the graph-theoretic analyses led to the identification of important events including points of convergence or divergence in the ED-AOP network. Detailed analysis of the largest component in the ED-AOP network gives insights on the systems-level perturbations caused by endocrine disruption, emergent paths, and stressor-event associations. In sum, the derived ED-AOP network can be used to address the current knowledge gaps in the existing regulatory framework and aid in better risk assessment of environmental chemicals.
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The categories of this paper are: cell
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: communication
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: systems
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: education
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The categories of this paper are: ecology
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: genetics
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The categories of this paper are: zoology
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The categories of this paper are: molecular