GIP-RAG: An Evidence-Grounded Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Interpretable Gene Interaction and Pathway Impact Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.20321v1
• Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:36:26 GMT
• Title: GIP-RAG: An Evidence-Grounded Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Interpretable Gene Interaction and Pathway Impact Analysis
• Abstract summary: GIP-RAG (Gene Interaction Prediction through Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is a computational framework that combines biomedical knowledge graphs with large language models (LLMs) to infer and interpret gene interactions.<n>The framework constructs a unified gene interaction knowledge graph by integrating curated data from KEGG, WikiPathways, SIGNOR, Pathway Commons, and PubChem.<n>GIP-RAG includes a pathway-level functional impact module that simulates propagation of gene perturbations through signaling networks.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Understanding mechanistic relationships among genes and their impacts on biological pathways is essential for elucidating disease mechanisms and advancing precision medicine. Despite the availability of extensive molecular interaction and pathway data in public databases, integrating heterogeneous knowledge sources and enabling interpretable multi-step reasoning across biological networks remain challenging. We present GIP-RAG (Gene Interaction Prediction through Retrieval-Augmented Generation), a computational framework that combines biomedical knowledge graphs with large language models (LLMs) to infer and interpret gene interactions. The framework constructs a unified gene interaction knowledge graph by integrating curated data from KEGG, WikiPathways, SIGNOR, Pathway Commons, and PubChem. Given user-specified genes, a query-driven module retrieves relevant subgraphs, which are incorporated into structured prompts to guide LLM-based stepwise reasoning. This enables identification of direct and indirect regulatory relationships and generation of mechanistic explanations supported by biological evidence. Beyond pairwise interactions, GIP-RAG includes a pathway-level functional impact module that simulates propagation of gene perturbations through signaling networks and evaluates potential pathway state changes. Evaluation across diverse biological scenarios demonstrates that the framework generates consistent, interpretable, and evidence-supported insights into gene regulatory mechanisms. Overall, GIP-RAG provides a general and interpretable approach for integrating knowledge graphs with retrieval-augmented LLMs to support mechanistic reasoning in complex molecular systems.

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