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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction

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Gene Ontology Capsule GAN: an improved architecture for protein function prediction.

Musadaq Mansoor¹, Mohammad Nauman¹, Hafeez Ur Rehman¹

¹National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

Peerj. Computer Science

|September 12, 2022

Summary

Capsule networks outperform convolutional neural networks for predicting protein functions by capturing spatial hierarchies. Gene Ontology Capsule GAN (GOCAPGAN) shows improved accuracy in this crucial area of structural biology.

Keywords:

Capsule networks Deep learning Gene ontology Generative adversarial networks Protein function prediction Transfer learning

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Area of Science:

Structural biology
Computational biology
Machine learning in bioinformatics

Background:

Proteins, essential for life, are amino acid chains folded into 3D structures.
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used for protein function prediction from sequences.
CNNs face limitations in detecting spatial hierarchies due to computation cost and translational invariance.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore capsule networks for protein function prediction, overcoming CNN limitations.
To leverage capsule networks' ability to capture hierarchical spatial information.
To improve the accuracy of predicting protein functions using advanced deep learning models.

Main Methods:

Utilized capsule networks, a deep learning architecture focusing on hierarchical links.
Developed Gene Ontology Capsule GAN (GOCAPGAN) for protein function prediction.
Compared the performance of capsule networks against standard CNNs.

Main Results:

Capsule networks demonstrated improved accuracy in predicting protein functions.
GOCAPGAN achieved an F1 score of 82.6%.
GOCAPGAN obtained a precision score of 90.4% and a recall score of 76.1%.

Conclusions:

Capsule networks offer significant potential for addressing challenges in structural biology.
GOCAPGAN represents an advancement in deep learning for protein function prediction.
The study highlights the advantage of capsule networks in capturing spatial relationships crucial for biological functions.