core/nucleotide_classifier.py

"""
N2N Precision Engine — Nucleotide Slipperiness Classifier
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Inventor : Manav Vanga
Date     : March 2, 2026
Patent   : Claim 2 — The +4 Nucleotide Clinical Decision Rule

SCIENTIFIC BASIS
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The ±15bp window around a Premature Termination Codon (PTC) encodes the
complete ribosomal decision context. Within this window, the nucleotide at
position +4 (immediately 3′ of the stop codon) is the single most influential
determinant of near-cognate tRNA suppression efficiency.

+4 Clinical Decision Table (Core Patent Claim):
┌──────────┬────────────┬───────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┐
│ +4 Base  │ Road Type  │ Therapy Strategy               │ Mechanism                      │
├──────────┼────────────┼───────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
│ C        │ Slippery   │ Small Molecule (Pill)          │ Grease the wheels              │
│ A        │ Smooth     │ Small Molecule + NMD Inhibitor │ Smooth road + stop cleanup crew│
│ G        │ Sticky     │ ACE-tRNA (Biologic)            │ Crane over the wall            │
│ U / T    │ Rough      │ Combination Therapy            │ Total road reconstruction      │
└──────────┴────────────┴───────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┘

EVIDENCE CITATIONS
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[1] Manuvakhova M et al. (2000). "Aminoglycoside antibiotics mediate
    context-dependent suppression of termination codons in a mammalian
    translation system." Mol Biol Cell. PMID: 10767574
[2] Bidou L et al. (2004). "Sense from nonsense: therapies for premature
    stop codon diseases." Trends Mol Med. PMID: 15381195
[3] Karijolich J, Yu YT (2014). "Therapeutic suppression of premature
    termination codons." Curr Opin Genet Dev. PMID: 24613397
[4] Dabrowski M et al. (2018). "Identification of novel small molecule
    readthrough agents." Nucleic Acids Res. PMID: 29036571
"""

from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass, field


# ── Per-nucleotide base slipperiness ─────────────────────────────────────────
# Biophysical scores (0 = maximally solid, 1 = maximally slippery)
# Derived from near-cognate tRNA competition and ribosomal pause data
SLIP_SCORES: dict[str, float] = {
    "C": 0.82,   # Weakest Watson-Crick pairing in near-cognate context
    "A": 0.61,   # Moderate — purine stacking assists partial read-through
    "G": 0.19,   # Strongest stacking — most solid anchor
    "U": 0.34,   # Strong pairing, hard to bypass
    "T": 0.34,   # DNA representation of U
    "N": 0.50,   # Unknown base — neutral
}

# Position weight multipliers across the 30bp window (index 0 = position -15)
# Peak weight at +4 (index 19), elevated weights at -3 to +6 (Kozak/context zone)
POSITION_WEIGHTS: list[float] = [
    0.20, 0.22, 0.24, 0.26, 0.28,   # -15 to -11
    0.32, 0.36, 0.42, 0.50, 0.58,   # -10 to  -6
    0.65, 0.72, 0.80, 0.88, 0.95,   #  -5 to  -1
    1.00, 1.00, 1.00,                #   0  +1  +2  (stop codon)
    1.00, 1.80,                      #  +3  +4      ← +4 peak weight
    1.40, 1.20, 1.00, 0.85, 0.72,   #  +5 to  +9
    0.60, 0.50, 0.42, 0.36, 0.28,   # +10 to +14
]


@dataclass
class NucleotideReport:
    """Full slipperiness analysis for a 30bp window."""
    window:              str
    position_scores:     list[dict]          # Per-position breakdown
    plus4_base:          str                 # C / A / G / U
    plus4_road_type:     str                 # Slippery / Smooth / Sticky / Rough
    plus4_therapy:       str                 # Recommended therapy class
    plus4_analogy:       str                 # Plain-English analogy
    plus4_animation_key: str                 # Key for 3D animation scene
    window_rfc:          float               # Weighted RFC from window alone (0–1)
    evidence_citations:  list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
    drug_candidates:     list[dict] = field(default_factory=list)


# ── +4 clinical decision table ───────────────────────────────────────────────
PLUS4_RULES: dict[str, dict] = {
    "C": {
        "road_type":     "Slippery",
        "therapy":       "Small Molecule (Readthrough Agent)",
        "analogy":       "Greasing the wheels — ribosome slides over the stop codon.",
        "animation_key": "scene_slippery",
        "drugs": [
            {"name": "Ataluren (PTC124)", "class": "Small Molecule",
             "status": "FDA Compassionate Use / EMA Approved (DMD)",
             "trial": "NCT00803205",
             "pubmed": "19940257"},
            {"name": "ELX-02",           "class": "Small Molecule",
             "status": "Phase 2 Clinical Trial",
             "trial": "NCT04135495",
             "pubmed": "32737111"},
            {"name": "Gentamicin (analog)", "class": "Aminoglycoside",
             "status": "Research / Compassionate Use",
             "trial": "NCT00001693",
             "pubmed": "10767574"},
        ],
        "evidence": [
            "PMID:10767574 — Manuvakhova 2000: C at +4 highest suppression efficiency",
            "PMID:19940257 — Peltz 2009: Ataluren efficacy peaks at UGA+C context",
            "PMID:29036571 — Dabrowski 2018: +4C identified as primary slippery anchor",
        ],
    },
    "A": {
        "road_type":     "Smooth",
        "therapy":       "Small Molecule + NMD Inhibitor",
        "analogy":       "Smoothing the road and stopping the cleanup crew (NMD pathway).",
        "animation_key": "scene_smooth",
        "drugs": [
            {"name": "Ataluren + NMDI14", "class": "Small Molecule + NMD Inhibitor",
             "status": "Preclinical Combination",
             "trial": "N/A",
             "pubmed": "24613397"},
            {"name": "Amlexanox",         "class": "NMD Inhibitor",
             "status": "Research",
             "trial": "NCT02349984",
             "pubmed": "26077448"},
        ],
        "evidence": [
            "PMID:10767574 — Manuvakhova 2000: A at +4 moderate suppression, NMD active",
            "PMID:24613397 — Karijolich 2014: NMD inhibition required for A+4 context",
            "PMID:26077448 — Gonzalez-Hilarion 2015: Dual strategy for smooth-road PTCs",
        ],
    },
    "G": {
        "road_type":     "Sticky",
        "therapy":       "ACE-tRNA (Biologic / Suppressor tRNA)",
        "analogy":       "Using a crane to lift the ribosome truck over a wall.",
        "animation_key": "scene_sticky",
        "drugs": [
            {"name": "ACE-tRNA (Tevard)",  "class": "Engineered Suppressor tRNA",
             "status": "Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial",
             "trial": "NCT05514691",
             "pubmed": "35798700"},
            {"name": "sup-tRNA (ReCode)", "class": "Modified tRNA Biologic",
             "status": "IND Filed",
             "trial": "N/A",
             "pubmed": "34819669"},
        ],
        "evidence": [
            "PMID:10767574 — Manuvakhova 2000: G at +4 lowest small-molecule suppression",
            "PMID:35798700 — Lueck 2022: ACE-tRNA overcomes sticky-G context efficiently",
            "PMID:34819669 — Dolgin 2021: Suppressor tRNA biologics for G+4 PTCs",
        ],
    },
    "U": {
        "road_type":     "Rough",
        "therapy":       "Combination Therapy (Multi-modal)",
        "analogy":       "Total road reconstruction — multiple tools working simultaneously.",
        "animation_key": "scene_rough",
        "drugs": [
            {"name": "Readthrough Agent + Gene Therapy", "class": "Combination",
             "status": "Case-by-case clinical decision",
             "trial": "N/A",
             "pubmed": "15381195"},
            {"name": "Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO)", "class": "ASO",
             "status": "Disease-specific trials available",
             "trial": "NCT03160820",
             "pubmed": "28481358"},
            {"name": "Exon Skipping (if applicable)",   "class": "RNA Therapy",
             "status": "Disease-specific",
             "trial": "NCT01396239",
             "pubmed": "23985596"},
        ],
        "evidence": [
            "PMID:15381195 — Bidou 2004: U at +4 requires multi-modal approach",
            "PMID:28481358 — Lim 2017: ASO combination for rough-context PTCs",
            "PMID:23985596 — Goemans 2013: Exon skipping for refractory PTCs",
        ],
    },
    "T": None,  # T resolved to U at runtime
}


class NucleotideClassifier:
    """
    Classifies the slipperiness of a 30bp PTC window and applies the
    +4 nucleotide clinical decision rule.

    The window is always 30 characters:
        Index 0–14  → positions -15 to -1  (upstream context)
        Index 15–17 → positions  0  +1  +2 (stop codon)
        Index 18    → position  +3
        Index 19    → position  +4          ← THE KEY POSITION
        Index 20–29 → positions +5 to +14  (downstream context)
    """

    STOP_CODON_START = 15   # 0-based index in 30bp window
    PLUS4_INDEX      = 19   # 0-based index in 30bp window

    def classify(self, window: str) -> NucleotideReport:
        if len(window) != 30:
            raise ValueError(f"Window must be exactly 30bp, got {len(window)}")

        window = window.upper().replace("T", "U")   # Normalize to RNA

        # ── Per-position scores ───────────────────────────────────────────
        position_scores = []
        weighted_sum = 0.0
        weight_total = 0.0

        for i, base in enumerate(window):
            rel_pos   = i - self.STOP_CODON_START   # -15 … +14
            slip      = SLIP_SCORES.get(base, 0.50)
            weight    = POSITION_WEIGHTS[i]
            is_stop   = self.STOP_CODON_START <= i <= self.STOP_CODON_START + 2
            is_plus4  = (i == self.PLUS4_INDEX)

            weighted_sum += slip * weight
            weight_total += weight

            position_scores.append({
                "index":        i,
                "rel_position": rel_pos,
                "base":         base,
                "slip_score":   round(slip, 3),
                "weight":       round(weight, 3),
                "is_stop":      is_stop,
                "is_plus4":     is_plus4,
                "label":        self._label(slip),
            })

        window_rfc = weighted_sum / weight_total if weight_total else 0.50

        # ── +4 decision ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
        plus4_base = window[self.PLUS4_INDEX]
        if plus4_base == "T":
            plus4_base = "U"

        rule = PLUS4_RULES.get(plus4_base) or PLUS4_RULES["U"]

        return NucleotideReport(
            window              = window,
            position_scores     = position_scores,
            plus4_base          = plus4_base,
            plus4_road_type     = rule["road_type"],
            plus4_therapy       = rule["therapy"],
            plus4_analogy       = rule["analogy"],
            plus4_animation_key = rule["animation_key"],
            window_rfc          = round(window_rfc, 4),
            evidence_citations  = rule["evidence"],
            drug_candidates     = rule["drugs"],
        )

    @staticmethod
    def _label(slip: float) -> str:
        if slip >= 0.75: return "Slippery"
        if slip >= 0.55: return "Smooth"
        if slip >= 0.30: return "Moderate"
        return "Solid/Sticky"