Deep Learning Prediction of Inflammatory Inducing Protein Coding mRNA in P. gingivalis Released Outer Membrane

Pradeep Kumar Yadalam1, Raghavendra Vamsi Anegundi1, Muthupandian Saravanan2

  • 1Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Insights

This study used deep learning to predict protein-coding mRNA in Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles. Gradient Boosting showed the most balanced performance, indicating its potential for accurate mRNA sequence prediction.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are crucial in periodontitis pathogenesis.
  • Identifying protein-coding mRNA sequences within OMVs is vital for understanding their function.
  • Current methods for mRNA prediction in OMVs require enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate machine learning models for predicting protein-coding mRNA sequences in P. gingivalis OMVs.
  • To compare the performance of Naïve Bayes, Neural Networks, and Gradient Boosting algorithms for this task.
  • To identify the most effective model for accurate and reliable mRNA sequence prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Transcriptomic data from P. gingivalis OMVs were collected and annotated.
  • Machine learning tools, including Orange, were used for data preprocessing and analysis.
  • Naïve Bayes, Neural Networks, and Gradient Boosting models were trained and validated using cross-validation and ROC curves.
  • Model performance was assessed using metrics such as AUC, Classification Accuracy, and F1 Score.

Main Results:

  • Gradient Boosting demonstrated a balanced performance with an AUC of 0.72, Classification Accuracy of 0.41, and F1 Score of 0.32.
  • Neural Networks achieved an AUC of 0.721, Classification Accuracy of 0.391, and F1 Score of 0.314.
  • Naive Bayes showed lower performance with an AUC of 0.701, Classification Accuracy of 0.172, and F1 Score of 0.114.
  • While no significant statistical differences were found, Gradient Boosting offered a more balanced precision-recall relationship.

Conclusions:

  • In silico analysis using machine learning effectively predicted protein-coding mRNA sequences in P. gingivalis OMVs.
  • Gradient Boosting emerged as a promising tool, outperforming Naive Bayes and Neural Networks in achieving balanced predictive performance.
  • The findings suggest Gradient Boosting's potential as a reliable method for identifying protein-coding mRNA sequences in bacterial OMVs.