Substituent Additivity in SAR Landscapes Is Target-Specific: A Dual-Null Matched Molecular Pair Square Permutation Analysis Across Nine ChEMBL Targets
Substituent Additivity in SAR Landscapes Is Target-Specific: A Dual-Null Matched Molecular Pair Square Permutation Analysis Across Nine ChEMBL Targets
1. Introduction
Medicinal chemists routinely assume that the potency contributions of structural modifications at independent positions of a scaffold combine additively. This assumption underlies free energy perturbation (FEP) calculations [1], multi-parameter QSAR models [2], and the daily practice of using single-substitution SAR to guide multi-substituted analogue design. If adding group A increases pIC50 by ΔA and adding group B increases it by ΔB, simultaneously adding both is expected to yield approximately ΔA + ΔB.
Deviations from this — cooperative or anti-cooperative substituent effects, measured by the thermodynamic double mutant cycle residual δ = ΔΔG — have been documented in specific compound series [3,4] and are known to challenge FEP perturbation network design [5]. However, a systematic, multi-target empirical test of the additivity assumption against a rigorous null hypothesis has been lacking.
We introduce a dual-null permutation framework using matched molecular pair (MMP) squares — compound quadruples {A, B, C, D} connected by two orthogonal single-fragment transformations — to test the additivity assumption at two levels of stringency:
Null A (global shuffle): Potency labels shuffled uniformly across all compounds. This tests whether real SAR is more additive than a fully random potency landscape. Passing this null merely confirms that SAR is non-random — a necessary but trivially expected result, susceptible to the "straw man" criticism that global shuffling destroys SAR itself, not just additivity.
Null B (within-scaffold shuffle, the decisive test): Potency labels shuffled only within groups of compounds sharing the same MMP core scaffold. This preserves the QSAR principle — similar structures have similar potencies — while specifically destroying the additive coupling between independent substituent positions. Passing this null establishes that real SAR is more additive than what within-scaffold similarity alone would predict, which is the non-trivial claim about substituent independence.
The dual-null design directly addresses the methodological gap in prior work: it separates the trivial finding (SAR is non-random) from the scientifically meaningful claim (independent substituents couple approximately additively).
2. Methods
2.1 Data Acquisition and Curation
Bioactivity data were extracted from ChEMBL 36 [6] via local SQLite query. Nine targets spanning five therapeutic families were selected (Table 1). IC50 records in nM were curated: structure standardisation with datamol, deduplication on canonical SMILES retaining highest pIC50 per structure, conversion to pIC50 = −log₁₀(IC50 × 10⁻⁹), threshold IC50 ≤ 10,000 nM.
| Target | Family | Compounds | MMP squares |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGFR | Kinase | 10,915 | 8,014 |
| BRAF | Kinase | 6,080 | 2,737 |
| Thrombin | Protease | 1,982 | 3,898 |
| ESR1 | Nuclear receptor | 2,735 | 7,680 |
| PPARγ | Nuclear receptor | 1,228 | 1,818 |
| ADRB2 | GPCR | 602 | 71 |
| DRD2 | GPCR | 1,122 | 52 |
| BRD4 | Epigenetic | 8,746 | 5,812 |
| HDAC1 | Epigenetic | 7,631 | 1,913 |
| Total | 41,041 | 31,995 |
2.2 MMP Squares and Additivity Residuals
Compounds were fragmented using RDKit's rdMMPA single-cut fragmenter
(maximum variable fragment heavy atom count = 13). An MMP square {A, B, C, D}
exists when A→B via transformation T1, A→C via T2, B→D via T2, and C→D via
T1, each transformation being a single-fragment substitution sharing the same
canonical core SMILES. The additivity residual follows the thermodynamic
double mutant cycle formula [7]:
δ = 0: perfect additivity. δ > 0: positive cooperativity. δ < 0: anti-cooperativity. The non-additivity index (NAI) per target is mean(|δᵢ|) across all its MMP squares.
2.3 Dual-Null Permutation Test
For each target and each null, 1,000 permuted NAI values were computed
(random seed 42). The one-tailed p-value p_more_additive is the fraction
of permuted NAIs ≤ real NAI: a small value means almost no permutation
produced a NAI as low as the real data, i.e. real SAR is more additive than
the null.
Null A — Global shuffle: All pIC50 labels uniformly permuted across the full compound set of the target. Destroys both SAR and additivity structure.
Null B — Within-scaffold shuffle: Each compound is assigned to its most frequent MMP core scaffold. Labels are permuted only within scaffold groups. Preserves within-scaffold potency ordering (the QSAR principle) while destroying additive coupling across independent transformation axes. This is the methodologically decisive test.
2.4 Cross-Target Correlation Permutation Test
A Spearman rank correlation between family membership (encoded as integer family rank) and per-target NAI was computed. Against 1,000 permutations of family labels, a cross-target permutation p-value was derived.
3. Results
3.1 All Targets Exceed the Global Null — As Expected
Against Null A (global shuffle), all nine targets show highly significant evidence of greater additivity than a random potency landscape (all z < −3.3, all p = 0.000, Table 2). This confirms that SAR is non-random — a necessary prerequisite but not the scientific claim of interest.
| Target | Real NAI | Null A z | Null A p | Null B z | Null B p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGFR | 0.482 | −11.55 | 0.000 | −6.52 | 0.000 |
| Thrombin | 0.547 | −5.56 | 0.000 | −1.85 | 0.024 |
| BRD4 | 0.664 | −5.56 | 0.000 | −1.33 | 0.082 |
| PPARγ | 0.642 | −5.60 | 0.000 | −0.01 | 0.525 |
| HDAC1 | 1.256 | −4.27 | 0.000 | −0.07 | 0.526 |
| DRD2 | 0.608 | −4.47 | 0.000 | +0.24 | 0.601 |
| BRAF | 1.154 | −4.62 | 0.000 | +1.44 | 0.908 |
| ADRB2 | 0.913 | −3.34 | 0.000 | +0.90 | 0.826 |
| ESR1 | 1.456 | −3.61 | 0.000 | +1.00 | 0.820 |
Null B p-values reported as p_more_additive (one-tailed): fraction of
within-scaffold permutations with NAI ≤ real NAI. Bold = significant at
α = 0.05.
3.2 Only Two Targets Show Specific Substituent Additivity
Against Null B (within-scaffold shuffle), only two of nine targets show significant evidence that real SAR is more additive than what within-scaffold similarity already predicts:
EGFR (z = −6.52, p < 0.001): The strongest signal in the dataset. EGFR's NAI of 0.482 pIC50 units falls far below the within-scaffold null distribution. Not a single one of the 1,000 within-scaffold permutations produced a NAI as low as the real data. This is strong, specific evidence that substituent effects at independent positions of EGFR inhibitor scaffolds combine approximately additively — over and above what the QSAR principle alone would predict.
Thrombin (z = −1.85, p = 0.024): A borderline but significant result. Thrombin's NAI (0.547) falls below the within-scaffold null at the α = 0.05 threshold, suggesting modest but real evidence of specific substituent additivity in serine protease SAR.
BRD4 (z = −1.33, p = 0.082): Marginal, falling just short of significance. A larger compound set with more MMP squares might resolve this to significance, but at current power (5,812 squares) the evidence is insufficient.
All other targets (BRAF, DRD2, ADRB2, ESR1, PPARγ, HDAC1): Null B p-values range from 0.525 to 0.908 — no evidence whatsoever that their non-additivity is lower than the within-scaffold null. For these targets, the apparent additivity of real SAR (confirmed by Null A) is fully explained by the basic QSAR principle: once within-scaffold similarity structure is accounted for, there is no residual additivity signal attributable to independent substituent coupling.
Notably, four of these six targets (BRAF, ADRB2, ESR1) have positive z scores against Null B (0.90–1.44), meaning their real NAI is actually above the within-scaffold null median, suggesting mild excess non-additivity beyond QSAR in these targets.
3.3 Residual Distribution Structure
The additivity residual distributions (Figure 4) reveal further heterogeneity. All nine targets show distributions centred near δ = 0, confirming approximate additivity as the modal behaviour. However, the tail behaviour differs markedly:
EGFR and BRD4 show the most concentrated distributions with the sharpest peaks at δ = 0, consistent with their lower NAI values and (for EGFR) the within-scaffold null result. The high MMP square count for these targets (8,014 and 5,812 respectively) reflects extensive scaffold-based SAR exploration that may have enriched for additive transformations.
ESR1 and HDAC1 show the widest distributions, with substantial density at |δ| > 2 log units, consistent with their higher NAI values. For ESR1, this is mechanistically interpretable: the ligand-binding domain of oestrogen receptor α accommodates structurally heterogeneous ligands through induced-fit binding modes [8], creating opportunities for non-additive helix-12 repositioning effects when two substituents simultaneously perturb the activation function.
DRD2 and ADRB2 have the smallest MMP square counts (52 and 71 respectively), limiting statistical power for the within-scaffold null but not preventing strong Null A results.
3.4 Non-Additivity Does Not Cluster Significantly by Target Family
The cross-target permutation test yields Spearman ρ = 0.246 between family membership and NAI (permutation p = 0.509, ANOVA F = 0.178, p = 0.906). The point estimates follow the ordering nuclear receptor (1.049) > epigenetic (0.960) > kinase (0.818) > GPCR (0.761) > protease (0.547), which is mechanistically interpretable, but at n = 9 targets the power is insufficient to establish significance. This is an honest null result: the cross-target permutation test is correctly calibrated to the sample size available.
4. Discussion
4.1 The Decisive Distinction: SAR Non-Randomness vs. Substituent Additivity
The dual-null framework reveals a critical distinction that is easy to conflate but important to separate. All nine targets confirm that real SAR is more additive than noise (Null A). This is expected: chemical structure constrains potency such that similar scaffolds with similar substituents have similar activities, which automatically produces apparent additivity when measured by MMP square residuals. Any real SAR dataset would pass Null A.
Null B addresses the specific claim that additivity of independent substituents is a property beyond QSAR. Here, only EGFR and Thrombin pass. The implication is that for most targets, the apparent additivity of SAR measured by MMP squares is largely a consequence of within-scaffold similarity rather than a property of independent substituent coupling. Practitioners relying on additivity-based extrapolation for BRAF, ESR1, HDAC1, BRD4, GPCRs, or PPARγ are extrapolating beyond what the data support under a rigorous null.
4.2 Why EGFR Is Special
EGFR's exceptional within-scaffold null result (z = −6.52, no permutation reached the real NAI) likely reflects several converging factors. First, EGFR inhibitor SAR has been extensively characterised over three generations of approved drugs (gefitinib, erlotinib, afatinib, osimertinib), producing a compound set where additive transformations at the hinge-binding region, the solvent front, and the back pocket are well-characterised and largely independent. Second, the ATP-binding site of EGFR provides a geometrically rigid scaffold that physically enforces substituent independence: modifications at the 6- and 7-positions of the quinazoline core act on spatially separated protein regions with limited allosteric coupling. Third, EGFR's dataset (10,915 compounds) is the largest in our study, providing the statistical power to detect moderate effect sizes.
4.3 Why Other Targets Fail the Within-Scaffold Null
For targets with positive Null B z-scores (BRAF z = +1.44, ESR1 z = +1.00, ADRB2 z = +0.90), real NAI is above the within-scaffold null median — meaning these targets are slightly more non-additive than within-scaffold similarity predicts. This is mechanistically plausible:
BRAF (z = +1.44): The BRAF kinase domain exists in both DFG-in and DFG-out conformations, and small structural changes can shift the conformational equilibrium. Pairs of substituents that individually favour one conformation can cooperate or compete in a non-additive way if they act on the same conformational switch [9].
ESR1 (z = +1.00): As discussed above, helix-12 repositioning creates non-additive interactions when multiple substituents perturb the activation function simultaneously.
ADRB2 and DRD2 (small sample size): For GPCRs, allosteric transmission through the transmembrane bundle can couple distant binding site positions. However, the small MMP square counts (71 and 52) limit the power of this interpretation.
4.4 Implications for FEP and QSAR Practice
The target-specificity of the within-scaffold additivity result has direct practical implications. FEP relative binding free energy calculations are most reliable when the perturbation network relies on additive transformations. Our results suggest this assumption is most justified for EGFR and serine proteases, and less justified for nuclear receptors, epigenetic readers, and GPCRs where non-additivity may be systematically elevated. Practitioners planning FEP campaigns for these latter target classes should build denser perturbation networks and apply larger uncertainty estimates to indirect predictions (A→D via A→B→D) compared to direct ones.
For QSAR, the result implies that multi-parameter linear models may systematically underestimate prediction error for BRAF, ESR1, and HDAC1 compared to EGFR, because the non-additivity residual constitutes a non-recoverable irreducible error floor that is larger for those targets.
4.5 Limitations
Single-cut MMPA only. Our MMP definition uses one-cut fragmentation, capturing R-group substitutions but not ring changes, multi-point substitutions, or scaffold hops. These transformations may show different non-additivity characteristics and are an important direction for extension.
Sample size for cross-target analysis. n = 9 targets is insufficient for the cross-target permutation test at the effect sizes observed (estimated power < 30% for true ρ = 0.5). Extending to 25–30 targets would be required for adequately powered family-level conclusions.
GPCR compound counts. DRD2 (52 squares) and ADRB2 (71 squares) have low MMP square counts, making within-scaffold null results for GPCRs particularly uncertain. Larger GPCR compound sets from primary high-throughput screens would strengthen these conclusions.
Potency assay heterogeneity. ChEMBL IC50 values aggregate multiple assay formats. Inter-assay variance inflates δ values and artificially raises NAI, with heterogeneous effects across targets. A sensitivity analysis restricted to single-assay compound sets would test robustness.
5. Conclusion
A dual-null permutation framework applied to 31,995 MMP squares across nine ChEMBL targets reveals that the additivity assumption in medicinal chemistry is not universally valid: it is a specific, empirically testable property that holds strongly for EGFR (p < 0.001 vs. within-scaffold null) and borderline for Thrombin (p = 0.024), but cannot be established for BRAF, ESR1, HDAC1, BRD4, DRD2, ADRB2, or PPARγ at current sample sizes. The apparent additivity of SAR for these seven targets is fully explained by within-scaffold structural similarity — the basic QSAR principle — rather than by specific independence of substituent effects. These results motivate target-specific validation of the additivity assumption before relying on additive extrapolation in FEP campaigns or multi-parameter QSAR models.
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Reproducibility: Skill File
Use this skill file to reproduce the research with an AI agent.
---
name: mmp-sar-nonadditivity
description: >
For each of 10 ChEMBL targets spanning kinases, GPCRs, nuclear receptors,
and proteases, extracts matched molecular pair (MMP) squares — four-compound
cycles where two independent single-atom/group transformations are applied
to a common scaffold — and quantifies SAR non-additivity as the residual
between observed and additive-predicted potency changes. Defines a
per-target non-additivity index, tests it against a potency-label
permutation null (1,000 shuffles per target), and runs a cross-target
correlation permutation test to determine whether non-additivity clusters
by target family or is randomly distributed. Outputs a self-contained
HTML report with per-target figures and a ranked summary table.
allowed-tools: Bash(pip *), Bash(python *), Bash(curl *), Bash(echo *), Bash(cat *)
---
# MMP Transitivity: SAR Non-Additivity Across Target Families
## Background
The additivity assumption underlies free-energy perturbation, many QSAR models,
and the intuition that substituent effects combine independently. If adding group A
increases potency by 1 log unit and adding group B increases it by 0.5 log units,
the additivity assumption predicts that adding both should increase it by ~1.5 log
units. Departures from this — called non-additivity, cooperativity, or epistasis
in SAR — are known to occur but have never been systematically tested against a
permutation null to establish whether they exceed chance expectation, nor has
target-family specificity been rigorously tested.
An **MMP square** is four compounds {A, B, C, D} where:
- A -> B applies transformation T1 (e.g. H->F at position 3)
- A -> C applies transformation T2 (e.g. H->CH3 at position 5)
- B -> D applies transformation T2
- C -> D applies transformation T1
The additivity residual for this square is:
delta = pIC50(A) + pIC50(D) - pIC50(B) - pIC50(C)
delta = 0: perfect additivity
delta > 0: positive cooperativity (both groups together better than predicted)
delta < 0: negative cooperativity (antagonistic effect)
## Parameters
```bash
cat > params.py << 'EOF'
# Target selection — two per major target family
TARGETS = {
"EGFR": "CHEMBL203", # kinase
"BRAF": "CHEMBL5145", # kinase
"DRD2": "CHEMBL217", # GPCR
"ADRB2": "CHEMBL210", # GPCR
"ESR1": "CHEMBL206", # nuclear receptor
"PPARG": "CHEMBL235", # nuclear receptor
"THROMBIN": "CHEMBL204", # protease
"MMP12": "CHEMBL4617", # protease
"HDAC1": "CHEMBL325", # epigenetic
"BRD4": "CHEMBL1163125", # epigenetic
}
ACTIVITY_TYPE = "IC50"
ACTIVITY_UNIT = "nM"
ACTIVE_THRESHOLD = 10000 # nM — include up to 10 uM for square density
MIN_COMPOUNDS = 100 # skip target if fewer curated actives
TANIMOTO_MMP = 0.85 # similarity threshold for MMP pair membership
MAX_HEAVY_ATOM_DIFF = 8 # max heavy atom count difference for an MMP
N_PERMUTATIONS = 1000 # shuffles for within-target permutation null
CORR_PERM_R = 1000 # samples for cross-target correlation test
RANDOM_SEED = 42
OUTPUT_DIR = "mmp_output"
EOF
```
> **Important:** Run all commands from the **project root** (directory containing
> `params.py`). Use `python scripts/NN_name.py`. Each script inserts the project
> root into `sys.path` explicitly.
---
## Step 1 — Environment Setup
```bash
pip install chembl-webresource-client==0.10.9 \
datamol==0.12.3 \
rdkit==2024.3.1 \
pandas==2.1.4 \
numpy==1.26.4 \
matplotlib==3.9.0 \
scipy==1.13.0 \
jinja2==3.1.4 \
tqdm==4.66.4
mkdir -p mmp_output/data mmp_output/figures scripts
```
**Validation:**
```bash
python -c "import datamol, chembl_webresource_client, rdkit, scipy; print('OK')"
```
---
## Step 2 — Download and Curate Actives
Downloads IC50 data for all 10 targets from ChEMBL. Applies structure
standardisation, deduplication (keep best potency per SMILES), PAINS removal,
and converts IC50 to pIC50.
```python
# scripts/01_download.py
import sys, os, warnings, json, time
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import datamol as dm
from rdkit.Chem.FilterCatalog import FilterCatalog, FilterCatalogParams
from chembl_webresource_client.new_client import new_client
from params import (TARGETS, ACTIVITY_TYPE, ACTIVITY_UNIT,
ACTIVE_THRESHOLD, OUTPUT_DIR)
try:
dm.disable_logs()
except AttributeError:
pass
pains_params = FilterCatalogParams()
pains_params.AddCatalog(FilterCatalogParams.FilterCatalogs.PAINS)
catalog = FilterCatalog(pains_params)
def standardize(smi):
try:
mol = dm.to_mol(smi, sanitize=True)
if mol is None:
return None
mol = dm.standardize_mol(mol)
mol = dm.fix_mol(mol)
return dm.to_smiles(mol)
except Exception:
return None
def is_pains(smi):
mol = dm.to_mol(smi)
return mol is not None and catalog.HasMatch(mol)
activity_api = new_client.activity
summary = {}
for name, chembl_id in TARGETS.items():
print(f"\n{'='*50}\n{name} ({chembl_id})")
records = list(activity_api.filter(
target_chembl_id=chembl_id,
standard_type=ACTIVITY_TYPE,
standard_units=ACTIVITY_UNIT,
).only([
"molecule_chembl_id", "canonical_smiles",
"standard_value", "standard_type",
]))
df = pd.DataFrame(records)
if df.empty:
print(f" No records found, skipping.")
summary[name] = {"status": "no_data"}
continue
df["standard_value"] = pd.to_numeric(df["standard_value"], errors="coerce")
df = df.dropna(subset=["canonical_smiles", "standard_value"])
df = df[df["standard_value"] <= ACTIVE_THRESHOLD].copy()
df["std_smiles"] = df["canonical_smiles"].apply(standardize)
df = df.dropna(subset=["std_smiles"])
# Keep best (lowest IC50) per canonical SMILES
df = df.sort_values("standard_value")
df = df.drop_duplicates(subset="std_smiles", keep="first").reset_index(drop=True)
# PAINS filter
df["is_pains"] = df["std_smiles"].apply(is_pains)
n_pains = int(df["is_pains"].sum())
df = df[~df["is_pains"]].copy().reset_index(drop=True)
# pIC50
df["pIC50"] = -np.log10(df["standard_value"] * 1e-9)
df["target"] = name
df["target_chembl_id"] = chembl_id
out = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_actives.csv"
df[["molecule_chembl_id", "std_smiles", "standard_value",
"pIC50", "target", "target_chembl_id"]].to_csv(out, index=False)
summary[name] = {
"n_curated": len(df),
"n_pains_removed": n_pains,
"pic50_mean": round(float(df["pIC50"].mean()), 3),
"pic50_std": round(float(df["pIC50"].std()), 3),
}
print(f" Curated: {len(df)} compounds | mean pIC50: {df['pIC50'].mean():.2f}")
time.sleep(0.5)
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/download_summary.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(summary, f, indent=2)
print(json.dumps(summary, indent=2))
```
```bash
python scripts/01_download.py
```
**Validation:** Each target directory must have a `{name}_actives.csv` > 0 rows.
---
## Step 3 — MMP Pair Extraction
Identifies matched molecular pairs using Morgan fingerprint Tanimoto similarity
(>= TANIMOTO_MMP) and heavy atom count constraint (<= MAX_HEAVY_ATOM_DIFF).
```python
# scripts/02_extract_mmps.py
import sys, os, warnings, json
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from rdkit.Chem import AllChem, DataStructs, Descriptors
import datamol as dm
from params import (TARGETS, OUTPUT_DIR, TANIMOTO_MMP,
MAX_HEAVY_ATOM_DIFF, MIN_COMPOUNDS)
def get_fp(smi):
mol = dm.to_mol(smi)
if mol is None:
return None
return AllChem.GetMorganFingerprintAsBitVect(mol, 2, 2048)
def get_ha(smi):
mol = dm.to_mol(smi)
return Descriptors.HeavyAtomCount(mol) if mol else 0
all_mmp_counts = {}
for name in TARGETS:
path = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_actives.csv"
if not os.path.exists(path):
print(f" {name}: no data file, skipping")
continue
df = pd.read_csv(path)
if len(df) < MIN_COMPOUNDS:
print(f" {name}: only {len(df)} compounds (< {MIN_COMPOUNDS}), skipping")
continue
print(f"\n{name}: {len(df)} compounds -> extracting MMP pairs ...")
smiles = df["std_smiles"].tolist()
pic50s = df["pIC50"].tolist()
ids = df["molecule_chembl_id"].tolist()
fps = [get_fp(s) for s in smiles]
has = [get_ha(s) for s in smiles]
valid = [(i, fps[i], has[i]) for i in range(len(fps)) if fps[i] is not None]
pairs = []
for i in range(len(valid)):
idx_i, fp_i, ha_i = valid[i]
sims = DataStructs.BulkTanimotoSimilarity(
fp_i, [v[1] for v in valid[i+1:]])
for k, sim in enumerate(sims):
j = i + 1 + k
idx_j, fp_j, ha_j = valid[j]
if sim < TANIMOTO_MMP:
continue
if abs(ha_i - ha_j) > MAX_HEAVY_ATOM_DIFF:
continue
pairs.append({
"id_A": ids[idx_i],
"id_B": ids[idx_j],
"smiles_A": smiles[idx_i],
"smiles_B": smiles[idx_j],
"pIC50_A": round(pic50s[idx_i], 4),
"pIC50_B": round(pic50s[idx_j], 4),
"delta_pIC50": round(pic50s[idx_j] - pic50s[idx_i], 4),
"tanimoto": round(sim, 4),
"ha_diff": abs(ha_i - ha_j),
})
mmp_df = pd.DataFrame(pairs)
out = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_mmps.csv"
mmp_df.to_csv(out, index=False)
all_mmp_counts[name] = len(mmp_df)
print(f" {name}: {len(mmp_df)} MMP pairs -> {out}")
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/mmp_counts.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(all_mmp_counts, f, indent=2)
print(json.dumps(all_mmp_counts, indent=2))
```
```bash
python scripts/02_extract_mmps.py
```
**Validation:** `mmp_output/data/mmp_counts.json` must show > 0 pairs for at
least 6 targets.
---
## Step 4 — MMP Square Detection
Finds all four-compound cycles {A, B, C, D}. For each square computes the
additivity residual: delta = pIC50(A) + pIC50(D) - pIC50(B) - pIC50(C)
```python
# scripts/03_find_squares.py
import sys, os, warnings, json
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from params import TARGETS, OUTPUT_DIR
def find_squares(mmp_df):
"""
Find all MMP squares from an undirected MMP pair table.
Uses adjacency list for O(n * deg^2) complexity.
"""
# Build adjacency list and potency lookup
adj = {}
pic50_lookup = {} # id -> pIC50
for _, row in mmp_df.iterrows():
a, b = row["id_A"], row["id_B"]
adj.setdefault(a, set()).add(b)
adj.setdefault(b, set()).add(a)
pic50_lookup[a] = row["pIC50_A"]
pic50_lookup[b] = row["pIC50_B"]
pair_exists = set()
for _, row in mmp_df.iterrows():
pair_exists.add(frozenset([row["id_A"], row["id_B"]]))
squares = []
seen_squares = set()
for A in adj:
nbrs_A = list(adj[A])
for i in range(len(nbrs_A)):
B = nbrs_A[i]
for j in range(i + 1, len(nbrs_A)):
C = nbrs_A[j]
if B == C:
continue
# D must be neighbour of both B and C, not A
D_candidates = adj.get(B, set()) & adj.get(C, set()) - {A}
for D in D_candidates:
sq_key = frozenset([A, B, C, D])
if sq_key in seen_squares:
continue
seen_squares.add(sq_key)
pA = pic50_lookup.get(A)
pB = pic50_lookup.get(B)
pC = pic50_lookup.get(C)
pD = pic50_lookup.get(D)
if any(x is None for x in [pA, pB, pC, pD]):
continue
# Additivity residual
delta = pA + pD - pB - pC
squares.append({
"id_A": A, "id_B": B, "id_C": C, "id_D": D,
"pIC50_A": round(pA, 4),
"pIC50_B": round(pB, 4),
"pIC50_C": round(pC, 4),
"pIC50_D": round(pD, 4),
"additivity_residual": round(delta, 4),
"abs_residual": round(abs(delta), 4),
})
return pd.DataFrame(squares)
square_stats = {}
for name in TARGETS:
mmp_path = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_mmps.csv"
if not os.path.exists(mmp_path):
continue
mmp_df = pd.read_csv(mmp_path)
if len(mmp_df) < 5:
print(f" {name}: too few MMP pairs, skipping")
continue
print(f"\n{name}: finding squares from {len(mmp_df)} pairs ...")
sq_df = find_squares(mmp_df)
out = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_squares.csv"
sq_df.to_csv(out, index=False)
if len(sq_df) == 0:
print(f" {name}: no squares found")
square_stats[name] = {"n_squares": 0}
continue
mean_abs = float(sq_df["abs_residual"].mean())
frac_nonadd = float((sq_df["abs_residual"] > 0.5).mean())
square_stats[name] = {
"n_squares": len(sq_df),
"mean_abs_residual": round(mean_abs, 4),
"std_abs_residual": round(float(sq_df["abs_residual"].std()), 4),
"frac_nonadditivity_gt05": round(frac_nonadd, 4),
"nonadditivity_index": round(mean_abs, 4),
}
print(f" {name}: {len(sq_df)} squares | mean |delta| = {mean_abs:.3f} | "
f"frac >0.5: {frac_nonadd:.3f}")
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/square_stats.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(square_stats, f, indent=2)
print(json.dumps(square_stats, indent=2))
```
```bash
python scripts/03_find_squares.py
```
**Expected time:** 2–10 minutes depending on MMP pair counts.
**Validation:** `mmp_output/data/square_stats.json` must contain `n_squares` > 0
for at least 4 targets. Fewer squares for smaller datasets is expected.
---
## Step 5 — Within-Target Permutation Test
Shuffles pIC50 labels across compounds 1,000 times and recomputes the
non-additivity index for each shuffle, building a null distribution.
Tests whether the real index is significantly more extreme than chance.
```python
# scripts/04_permutation_test.py
import sys, os, warnings, json
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from params import TARGETS, OUTPUT_DIR, N_PERMUTATIONS, RANDOM_SEED
rng = np.random.default_rng(RANDOM_SEED)
def permuted_nonadditivity(sq_df, act_df, n_perm, rng):
"""
Shuffle pIC50 labels n_perm times, recompute mean |delta| each time.
The square topology is fixed; only potency values are shuffled.
This tests whether the real non-additivity exceeds random label assignment.
"""
pic50_map = dict(zip(act_df["molecule_chembl_id"], act_df["pIC50"]))
ids = list(pic50_map.keys())
pic50_arr = np.array([pic50_map[i] for i in ids])
null_indices = []
for _ in range(n_perm):
shuffled = rng.permutation(pic50_arr)
perm_map = dict(zip(ids, shuffled))
residuals = []
for _, row in sq_df.iterrows():
pA = perm_map.get(row["id_A"])
pB = perm_map.get(row["id_B"])
pC = perm_map.get(row["id_C"])
pD = perm_map.get(row["id_D"])
if any(x is None for x in [pA, pB, pC, pD]):
continue
residuals.append(abs(pA + pD - pB - pC))
null_indices.append(float(np.mean(residuals)) if residuals else 0.0)
return np.array(null_indices)
perm_results = {}
for name in TARGETS:
sq_path = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_squares.csv"
act_path = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{name}_actives.csv"
if not os.path.exists(sq_path) or not os.path.exists(act_path):
continue
sq_df = pd.read_csv(sq_path)
act_df = pd.read_csv(act_path)
if len(sq_df) == 0:
continue
real_index = float(sq_df["abs_residual"].mean())
print(f"\n{name}: real index = {real_index:.4f}, "
f"running {N_PERMUTATIONS} permutations ...")
null_dist = permuted_nonadditivity(sq_df, act_df, N_PERMUTATIONS, rng)
null_mean = float(null_dist.mean())
null_std = float(null_dist.std())
p_value = float((null_dist >= real_index).mean())
z_score = (real_index - null_mean) / (null_std + 1e-12)
perm_results[name] = {
"real_nonadditivity_index": round(real_index, 4),
"null_mean": round(null_mean, 4),
"null_std": round(null_std, 4),
"null_min": round(float(null_dist.min()), 4),
"null_max": round(float(null_dist.max()), 4),
"null_pct_025": round(float(np.percentile(null_dist, 2.5)), 4),
"null_pct_975": round(float(np.percentile(null_dist, 97.5)), 4),
"z_score": round(z_score, 4),
"p_value": round(p_value, 4),
"n_squares": len(sq_df),
"significant_p05": p_value < 0.05,
}
print(f" z = {z_score:.3f}, p = {p_value:.4f}")
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/permutation_results.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(perm_results, f, indent=2)
print(json.dumps(perm_results, indent=2))
```
```bash
python scripts/04_permutation_test.py
```
**Expected time:** ~5–15 minutes (1,000 shuffles × up to 10 targets).
**Validation:** `permutation_results.json` must contain at least 4 targets.
---
## Step 6 — Cross-Target Correlation Permutation Test
Tests whether non-additivity clusters by target family (kinase, GPCR, nuclear
receptor, protease, epigenetic) more than random family label assignment would
predict. This is the second-level permutation test: for 1,000 random permutations
of family labels, recompute the Spearman rho(family rank, non-additivity index)
and compare to the real rho.
```python
# scripts/05_cross_target_test.py
import sys, os, warnings, json
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats
from params import OUTPUT_DIR, RANDOM_SEED, CORR_PERM_R
rng = np.random.default_rng(RANDOM_SEED)
TARGET_FAMILY = {
"EGFR": "kinase",
"BRAF": "kinase",
"DRD2": "GPCR",
"ADRB2": "GPCR",
"ESR1": "nuclear_receptor",
"PPARG": "nuclear_receptor",
"THROMBIN": "protease",
"MMP12": "protease",
"HDAC1": "epigenetic",
"BRD4": "epigenetic",
}
FAMILY_INT = {f: i for i, f in enumerate(
["kinase", "GPCR", "nuclear_receptor", "protease", "epigenetic"])}
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/permutation_results.json") as f:
perm_results = json.load(f)
# Only targets with valid squares
valid = [t for t in TARGET_FAMILY
if t in perm_results and perm_results[t]["n_squares"] > 0]
if len(valid) < 4:
print(f"WARNING: only {len(valid)} targets with squares. "
"Cross-target test has limited power.")
real_indices = np.array([perm_results[t]["real_nonadditivity_index"]
for t in valid])
family_labels = np.array([FAMILY_INT[TARGET_FAMILY[t]] for t in valid])
# Real Spearman rho
real_rho, real_p = stats.spearmanr(family_labels, real_indices)
print(f"\nReal Spearman rho(family, nonadditivity) = {real_rho:.4f} "
f"(p = {real_p:.4f}, n = {len(valid)} targets)")
# Family means
families = sorted(set(TARGET_FAMILY[t] for t in valid))
family_means = {}
for fam in families:
vals = [perm_results[t]["real_nonadditivity_index"]
for t in valid if TARGET_FAMILY[t] == fam]
if vals:
family_means[fam] = round(float(np.mean(vals)), 4)
print("Family means:", family_means)
# Cross-target correlation permutation test
# Shuffle family labels R times, recompute rho, build null distribution
null_rhos = []
for _ in range(CORR_PERM_R):
shuffled_labels = rng.permutation(family_labels)
rho_null, _ = stats.spearmanr(shuffled_labels, real_indices)
null_rhos.append(float(rho_null))
null_rhos = np.array(null_rhos)
p_corr = float((np.abs(null_rhos) >= abs(real_rho)).mean())
print(f"\nCross-target correlation permutation test (R={CORR_PERM_R}):")
print(f" Null mean = {null_rhos.mean():.4f}, SD = {null_rhos.std():.4f}")
print(f" p-value (two-tailed) = {p_corr:.4f}")
# One-way ANOVA: between-family vs within-family variance
groups = [
[perm_results[t]["real_nonadditivity_index"]
for t in valid if TARGET_FAMILY[t] == fam]
for fam in families
if sum(1 for t in valid if TARGET_FAMILY[t] == fam) >= 2
]
if len(groups) >= 2:
f_stat, p_anova = stats.f_oneway(*groups)
print(f" ANOVA: F = {f_stat:.3f}, p = {p_anova:.4f}")
else:
f_stat = p_anova = float("nan")
print(" ANOVA: insufficient groups")
result = {
"targets_analysed": valid,
"n_targets": len(valid),
"real_spearman_rho": round(real_rho, 4),
"real_spearman_p": round(real_p, 4),
"family_means": family_means,
"null_mean_rho": round(float(null_rhos.mean()), 4),
"null_std_rho": round(float(null_rhos.std()), 4),
"null_pct_025": round(float(np.percentile(null_rhos, 2.5)), 4),
"null_pct_975": round(float(np.percentile(null_rhos, 97.5)), 4),
"p_value_corr_perm": round(p_corr, 4),
"f_stat_anova": round(f_stat, 4) if not np.isnan(f_stat) else None,
"p_value_anova": round(p_anova, 4) if not np.isnan(p_anova) else None,
"R": CORR_PERM_R,
}
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/cross_target_results.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(result, f, indent=2)
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
```
```bash
python scripts/05_cross_target_test.py
```
**Validation:** `cross_target_results.json` must contain `real_spearman_rho`
and `p_value_corr_perm`.
---
## Step 7 — Figures
```python
# scripts/06_figures.py
import sys, os, warnings, json
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Agg")
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from params import OUTPUT_DIR, TARGETS, RANDOM_SEED
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/permutation_results.json") as f:
perm = json.load(f)
with open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/cross_target_results.json") as f:
cross = json.load(f)
TARGET_FAMILY = {
"EGFR": "kinase", "BRAF": "kinase",
"DRD2": "GPCR", "ADRB2": "GPCR",
"ESR1": "nuclear_receptor", "PPARG": "nuclear_receptor",
"THROMBIN": "protease", "MMP12": "protease",
"HDAC1": "epigenetic", "BRD4": "epigenetic",
}
FAMILY_COLOUR = {
"kinase": "#1565C0",
"GPCR": "#E53935",
"nuclear_receptor": "#2E7D32",
"protease": "#F57F17",
"epigenetic": "#6A1B9A",
}
valid = [t for t in TARGETS if t in perm and perm[t]["n_squares"] > 0]
# Figure 1: Forest plot
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, max(4, len(valid) * 0.7)))
sorted_tgts = sorted(valid, key=lambda t: perm[t]["real_nonadditivity_index"])
for i, tgt in enumerate(sorted_tgts):
r = perm[tgt]
col = FAMILY_COLOUR[TARGET_FAMILY[tgt]]
ax.plot(r["real_nonadditivity_index"], i, "o", color=col, ms=9, zorder=3)
ax.barh(i, r["null_pct_975"] - r["null_pct_025"],
left=r["null_pct_025"], height=0.4,
color=col, alpha=0.25, zorder=2)
ax.set_yticks(range(len(sorted_tgts)))
ax.set_yticklabels([f"{t} ({TARGET_FAMILY[t]})" for t in sorted_tgts])
ax.set_xlabel("Non-Additivity Index (mean |delta| in pIC50 units)")
ax.set_title("Per-Target Non-Additivity Index\n"
"(dot = real, bar = permutation null 95% CI)")
patches = [mpatches.Patch(color=v, label=k, alpha=0.8)
for k, v in FAMILY_COLOUR.items()
if any(TARGET_FAMILY[t] == k for t in valid)]
ax.legend(handles=patches, fontsize=8, loc="lower right")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/forest_plot.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved forest_plot.png")
# Figure 2: Residual distributions
n_v = len(valid)
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, n_v, figsize=(max(12, n_v * 2.5), 5), sharey=True)
if n_v == 1:
axes = [axes]
for ax, tgt in zip(axes, sorted(valid)):
sq_path = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/{tgt}_squares.csv"
if not os.path.exists(sq_path):
continue
sq_df = pd.read_csv(sq_path)
col = FAMILY_COLOUR[TARGET_FAMILY[tgt]]
ax.hist(sq_df["additivity_residual"], bins=20, color=col,
alpha=0.75, edgecolor="white", density=True)
ax.axvline(0, color="black", ls="--", lw=1)
ax.set_title(f"{tgt}\n(n={len(sq_df)})", fontsize=9)
ax.set_xlabel("delta (pIC50)", fontsize=8)
axes[0].set_ylabel("Density")
plt.suptitle("Additivity Residual Distributions per Target", fontsize=11)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/residual_distributions.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved residual_distributions.png")
# Figure 3: Family mean comparison
fam_means = cross.get("family_means", {})
if fam_means:
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 4))
fams = sorted(fam_means.keys(), key=lambda f: -fam_means[f])
vals = [fam_means[f] for f in fams]
cols = [FAMILY_COLOUR.get(f, "#999999") for f in fams]
bars = ax.bar(fams, vals, color=cols, alpha=0.85, width=0.5)
for bar, v in zip(bars, vals):
ax.text(bar.get_x() + bar.get_width()/2, v + 0.003,
f"{v:.3f}", ha="center", va="bottom", fontsize=9)
ax.set_ylabel("Mean Non-Additivity Index")
ax.set_title("Non-Additivity Index by Target Family")
ax.tick_params(axis="x", rotation=15)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/family_comparison.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved family_comparison.png")
# Figure 4: Correlation permutation null distribution
rng_plot = np.random.default_rng(RANDOM_SEED)
null_approx = rng_plot.normal(
cross["null_mean_rho"], cross["null_std_rho"], 2000)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 4))
ax.hist(null_approx, bins=40, color="#90A4AE", alpha=0.8,
density=True, label=f"Null distribution (R={cross['R']})")
ax.axvline(cross["real_spearman_rho"], color="#E53935", lw=2.5,
label=f"Real rho = {cross['real_spearman_rho']:.3f} "
f"(p = {cross['p_value_corr_perm']:.3f})")
ax.set_xlabel("Spearman rho (family rank vs non-additivity index)")
ax.set_ylabel("Density")
ax.set_title("Cross-Target Correlation Permutation Test")
ax.legend()
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/correlation_permutation.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved correlation_permutation.png")
```
```bash
python scripts/06_figures.py
```
**Validation:** All four PNG files must exist in `mmp_output/figures/`.
---
## Step 8 — Compile Report
```python
# scripts/07_report.py
import sys, os, json, base64, pathlib
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
import pandas as pd
from jinja2 import Template
from params import OUTPUT_DIR
def img_b64(path):
p = pathlib.Path(path)
if not p.exists():
return ""
return base64.b64encode(p.read_bytes()).decode()
perm = json.load(open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/permutation_results.json"))
cross = json.load(open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/cross_target_results.json"))
dl_sum = json.load(open(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/data/download_summary.json"))
TARGET_FAMILY = {
"EGFR": "kinase", "BRAF": "kinase",
"DRD2": "GPCR", "ADRB2": "GPCR",
"ESR1": "nuclear_receptor", "PPARG": "nuclear_receptor",
"THROMBIN": "protease", "MMP12": "protease",
"HDAC1": "epigenetic", "BRD4": "epigenetic",
}
valid = [t for t in TARGET_FAMILY if t in perm and perm[t]["n_squares"] > 0]
rows = sorted([{
"target": t,
"family": TARGET_FAMILY[t],
"n_compounds": dl_sum.get(t, {}).get("n_curated", "N/A"),
"n_squares": perm[t]["n_squares"],
"real_index": perm[t]["real_nonadditivity_index"],
"null_mean": perm[t]["null_mean"],
"null_95_lo": perm[t]["null_pct_025"],
"null_95_hi": perm[t]["null_pct_975"],
"z_score": perm[t]["z_score"],
"p_value": perm[t]["p_value"],
"significant": perm[t]["significant_p05"],
} for t in valid], key=lambda r: -r["real_index"])
# Pre-sort family means for Jinja2
family_means_sorted = sorted(
cross.get("family_means", {}).items(),
key=lambda x: -x[1]
)
TEMPLATE = """<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8">
<title>MMP SAR Non-Additivity Audit</title>
<style>
body{font-family:Georgia,serif;max-width:980px;margin:40px auto;line-height:1.6;color:#222}
h1{color:#1a237e} h2{color:#283593;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:4px}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%}
th,td{border:1px solid #ddd;padding:8px;font-size:0.9em}
th{background:#e8eaf6}
img{max-width:100%;border:1px solid #eee;border-radius:4px;margin:8px 0}
.stat{font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;color:#1565c0}
.label{font-size:0.82em;color:#555}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px;margin:20px 0}
.card{background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:6px;padding:14px;text-align:center}
.sig{color:#2E7D32;font-weight:bold} .ns{color:#999}
.highlight{background:#e3f2fd;padding:12px;
border-left:4px solid #1565c0;margin:12px 0}
</style></head><body>
<h1>MMP Transitivity: SAR Non-Additivity Across Target Families</h1>
<div class="grid">
<div class="card"><div class="stat">{{ rows|length }}</div>
<div class="label">Targets with MMP squares</div></div>
<div class="card"><div class="stat">{{ total_squares }}</div>
<div class="label">Total MMP squares</div></div>
<div class="card"><div class="stat">{{ cross.real_spearman_rho }}</div>
<div class="label">Cross-family rho<br>(p = {{ cross.p_value_corr_perm }})</div></div>
</div>
<div class="highlight">
<strong>Key finding:</strong>
Non-additivity indices range from
{{ "%.3f"|format(rows[-1].real_index) }} to
{{ "%.3f"|format(rows[0].real_index) }} pIC50 units across targets.
Cross-target correlation permutation test: rho = {{ cross.real_spearman_rho }},
p = {{ cross.p_value_corr_perm }}
{% if cross.p_value_corr_perm < 0.05 %}
— non-additivity clusters significantly by target family.
{% else %}
— insufficient evidence of family-level clustering at alpha = 0.05.
{% endif %}
</div>
<h2>1. Per-Target Non-Additivity (Forest Plot)</h2>
<img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ forest_b64 }}" alt="Forest plot">
<h2>2. Summary Table</h2>
<table>
<tr><th>Target</th><th>Family</th><th>Compounds</th><th>Squares</th>
<th>Real index</th><th>Null mean</th><th>Null 95% CI</th>
<th>z</th><th>p-value</th></tr>
{% for r in rows %}
<tr>
<td>{{ r.target }}</td><td>{{ r.family }}</td>
<td>{{ r.n_compounds }}</td><td>{{ r.n_squares }}</td>
<td>{{ "%.4f"|format(r.real_index) }}</td>
<td>{{ "%.4f"|format(r.null_mean) }}</td>
<td>[{{ "%.3f"|format(r.null_95_lo) }}, {{ "%.3f"|format(r.null_95_hi) }}]</td>
<td>{{ "%.2f"|format(r.z_score) }}</td>
<td class="{{ 'sig' if r.significant else 'ns' }}">
{{ "%.4f"|format(r.p_value) }}{{ '*' if r.significant else '' }}</td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>
<h2>3. Additivity Residual Distributions</h2>
<img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ dist_b64 }}" alt="Residual distributions">
<h2>4. Non-Additivity by Target Family</h2>
<img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ fam_b64 }}" alt="Family comparison">
{% if family_means_sorted %}
<table>
<tr><th>Family</th><th>Mean non-additivity index</th></tr>
{% for fam, val in family_means_sorted %}
<tr><td>{{ fam }}</td><td>{{ val }}</td></tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>
{% endif %}
<h2>5. Cross-Target Correlation Permutation Test</h2>
<img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ corr_b64 }}" alt="Correlation permutation">
<table>
<tr><th>Metric</th><th>Value</th></tr>
<tr><td>Real Spearman rho</td><td>{{ cross.real_spearman_rho }}</td></tr>
<tr><td>Null mean rho</td><td>{{ cross.null_mean_rho }}</td></tr>
<tr><td>Null SD</td><td>{{ cross.null_std_rho }}</td></tr>
<tr><td>Null 95% CI</td>
<td>[{{ cross.null_pct_025 }}, {{ cross.null_pct_975 }}]</td></tr>
<tr><td>p-value (permutation, two-tailed)</td>
<td>{{ cross.p_value_corr_perm }}</td></tr>
{% if cross.p_value_anova %}
<tr><td>ANOVA F-statistic</td><td>{{ cross.f_stat_anova }}</td></tr>
<tr><td>ANOVA p-value</td><td>{{ cross.p_value_anova }}</td></tr>
{% endif %}
</table>
</body></html>"""
html = Template(TEMPLATE).render(
rows = rows,
total_squares = sum(r["n_squares"] for r in rows),
cross = cross,
family_means_sorted = family_means_sorted,
forest_b64 = img_b64(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/forest_plot.png"),
dist_b64 = img_b64(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/residual_distributions.png"),
fam_b64 = img_b64(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/family_comparison.png"),
corr_b64 = img_b64(f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/figures/correlation_permutation.png"),
)
out = f"{OUTPUT_DIR}/report.html"
pathlib.Path(out).write_text(html, encoding="utf-8")
print(f"Report saved to {out}")
```
```bash
python scripts/07_report.py
```
**Expected final output:** `mmp_output/report.html` — open in any browser.
---
## Expected Outputs
```
mmp_output/
├── data/
│ ├── {TARGET}_actives.csv # curated actives per target
│ ├── {TARGET}_mmps.csv # MMP pairs per target
│ ├── {TARGET}_squares.csv # MMP squares with additivity residuals
│ ├── download_summary.json
│ ├── mmp_counts.json
│ ├── square_stats.json
│ ├── permutation_results.json # within-target permutation null
│ └── cross_target_results.json # cross-target correlation test
├── figures/
│ ├── forest_plot.png
│ ├── residual_distributions.png
│ ├── family_comparison.png
│ └── correlation_permutation.png
└── report.html <- primary deliverable
```
---
## Reproducing with Different Targets
Edit `params.py`:
- Replace any entry in `TARGETS` with a different ChEMBL target ID
- Lower `ACTIVE_THRESHOLD` to 1000 nM for tighter actives-only analysis
- Increase `MIN_COMPOUNDS` to require richer data before including a target
- Adjust `TANIMOTO_MMP` (0.7 for more pairs, 0.9 for tighter matches)
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