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Nicki Skafte Detlefsen¹, Søren Hauberg¹, Wouter Boomsma²

¹Section for Cognitive Systems, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.

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|April 9, 2022

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Choosing effective data representations is crucial for machine learning in biology. This study reveals that considering representation geometry improves biological insights from protein sequences, enhancing interpretability and model performance.

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Bioinformatics

Background:

Data representation significantly impacts information extraction from biological datasets.
Machine learning models can automatically learn data representations, but sensitivity to model choices affects biological interpretations.
Defining meaningful representations for biological data, particularly protein sequences, remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate optimal data representation strategies for protein sequences in machine learning.
To evaluate contemporary practices in transfer learning and interpretable learning for biological data.
To enhance the interpretability of machine learning models for biological sequence analysis.

Main Methods:

Explored representation learning in the contexts of transfer learning and interpretable learning.
Assessed the impact of different machine learning model configurations on data representations.
Incorporated representation geometry into interpretable learning models for protein sequences.

Main Results:

Identified suboptimal performance in several current transfer learning practices for biological data.
Demonstrated that incorporating representation geometry significantly improves model interpretability.
Revealed that geometric considerations enable machine learning models to uncover obscured biological information in protein sequences.

Conclusions:

The choice of data representation is critical for extracting meaningful biological insights using machine learning.
Considering representation geometry is key to improving interpretability and uncovering hidden biological information in protein sequence analysis.
This work offers a pathway to more robust and interpretable machine learning applications in biology.