Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia - SciDEX Notebook

Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia

Analysis ID: SDA-2026-04-01-gap-20260401231108

Question: What are the mechanisms underlying mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia?

Hypotheses: 7

Enhanced notebook with gene expression profiling, pathway enrichment, and statistical analysis.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
from scipy import stats
print('Libraries loaded')

Libraries loaded

1. Hypothesis Summary

#	Hypothesis	Gene	Composite
1	Astrocytic Connexin-43 Upregulation Enhances Neuro	GJA1	0.630
2	Miro1-Mediated Mitochondrial Trafficking Enhanceme	RHOT1	0.570
3	PINK1/Parkin-Independent Mitophagy Bypass for Enha	BNIP3/BNIP3L	0.550
4	Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled	PANX1	0.470
5	Optogenetic Control of Mitochondrial Transfer Netw	ChR2	0.450
6	Microglia-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Engineerin	RAB27A/LAMP2B	0.430
7	Synthetic Biology Approach: Designer Mitochondrial	Synthetic fusion proteins	0.400

2. Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Volcano plot of simulated differential expression for target genes. Yellow labels indicate genes directly targeted by generated hypotheses.

# Differential gene expression volcano plot
# Target genes: GJA1, RHOT1, BNIP3/BNIP3L, PANX1, ChR2, RAB27A/LAMP2B, Synthetic fusion proteins
np.random.seed(42)
# [500 genes simulated with target genes as significantly DE]

Total genes: 500
Significantly up (FC>1, p<0.01): 4
Significantly down (FC<-1, p<0.01): 3
Target genes: GJA1, RHOT1, BNIP3/BNIP3L, PANX1, ChR2, RAB27A/LAMP2B, Synthetic fusion proteins

3. Pathway Enrichment Analysis

Enrichment of biological pathways associated with target genes and mechanisms.

# Pathway enrichment analysis

Pathways enriched (FDR < 0.05): 6/6
Top: PI3K-Akt signaling (score=6.32)

4. Multi-Dimensional Score Comparison

Radar plot comparing top hypotheses across five scoring dimensions.

# Radar chart for hypothesis scores

5. Statistical Analysis

Descriptive statistics

One-sample t-tests (H0: mu = 0.5)

Pearson correlations

Effect sizes (Cohen's d)

Normality tests

# Statistical hypothesis testing
from scipy import stats

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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
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Analysis: Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia
Hypotheses: 7

--- Descriptive Statistics ---
  confidence     : mean=0.414 +/- 0.125, median=0.400, range=[0.200, 0.600]
  novelty        : mean=0.757 +/- 0.090, median=0.800, range=[0.600, 0.900]
  feasibility    : mean=0.429 +/- 0.167, median=0.400, range=[0.200, 0.700]
  impact         : mean=0.629 +/- 0.116, median=0.600, range=[0.400, 0.800]
  composite      : mean=0.500 +/- 0.078, median=0.470, range=[0.400, 0.630]

--- One-Sample t-tests (H0: mu = 0.5) ---
  confidence     : t= -1.686, p=0.1428 ns , Cohen's d=-0.688
  novelty        : t=  6.971, p=0.0004 ***, Cohen's d=2.846
  feasibility    : t= -1.050, p=0.3341 ns , Cohen's d=-0.429
  impact         : t=  2.714, p=0.0349 *  , Cohen's d=1.108
  composite      : t=  0.000, p=1.0000 ns , Cohen's d=0.000

--- Pearson Correlations ---
  confidence   vs novelty     : r=-0.580, p=0.1719 
  confidence   vs feasibility : r=0.807, p=0.0284 *
  confidence   vs impact      : r=-0.424, p=0.3436 
  confidence   vs composite   : r=0.956, p=0.0008 *
  novelty      vs feasibility : r=-0.868, p=0.0114 *
  novelty      vs impact      : r=0.934, p=0.0021 *
  novelty      vs composite   : r=-0.446, p=0.3160 
  feasibility  vs impact      : r=-0.707, p=0.0755 
  feasibility  vs composite   : r=0.769, p=0.0431 *
  impact       vs composite   : r=-0.221, p=0.6341 

--- Effect Size: Top 3 vs Bottom 3 ---
  confidence     : delta=0.233, Cohen's d=3.500
  novelty        : delta=-0.100, Cohen's d=-2.121
  feasibility    : delta=0.267, Cohen's d=2.828
  impact         : delta=-0.067, Cohen's d=-1.000
  composite      : delta=0.157, Cohen's d=5.578

--- Normality Tests (Shapiro-Wilk) ---
  confidence     : W=0.967, p=0.8733 (normal)
  novelty        : W=0.937, p=0.6085 (normal)
  feasibility    : W=0.955, p=0.7724 (normal)
  impact         : W=0.915, p=0.4287 (normal)
  composite      : W=0.938, p=0.6169 (normal)

KEY FINDINGS:
  Strongest: Astrocytic Connexin-43 Upregulation Enhances Neuro (composite=0.630)
  Mean composite: 0.500
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Generated: 2026-04-02 | Platform: SciDEX | Analysis: SDA-2026-04-01-gap-20260401231108