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EM-PLA: environment-aware heterogeneous graph-based multimodal protein-ligand binding affinity prediction.
Zhiqi Xie1, Peng Zhang1, Zipeng Fan1
1College of Intelligence and Computing, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|May 12, 2025
Summary
A new deep learning model, EM-PLA, enhances protein-ligand binding affinity prediction by incorporating environmental factors. This method improves accuracy and generalization for drug discovery applications.
Area of Science:
- Computational chemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Machine learning
Background:
- Accurate protein-ligand binding affinity prediction is crucial for drug discovery.
- Deep learning methods offer a promising computational alternative.
- Existing models often neglect environmental factors influencing binding interactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an environment-aware deep learning method for improved protein-ligand binding affinity prediction.
- To incorporate environmental information from protein and ligand biochemical properties.
- To address limitations of current methods that focus solely on sequence or structure.
Main Methods:
- Proposed EM-PLA, an environment-aware heterogeneous graph neural network (HGT) model.
- Utilized multimodal data, including environmental information.
- Incorporated protein sequence and ligand sequence interaction calculations.
Main Results:
- EM-PLA demonstrated superior performance and generalization capability in benchmark experiments.
- The model effectively improved binding affinity prediction by considering environmental factors.
- Ablation studies, visual analyses, and case studies validated the method's effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- EM-PLA is an effective deep learning method for protein-ligand binding affinity prediction.
- Incorporating environmental information significantly enhances prediction accuracy.
- The method offers valuable insights for future drug discovery applications.
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