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[pLM4ACP: a model for predicting anticancer peptides based on machine learning and protein language models].

Yitong Liu¹, Wenxin Chen¹, Juanjuan Li¹

¹School of Life and Health Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China.

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|August 28, 2025

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This study introduces pLM4ACP, a machine learning model that accurately predicts anticancer peptides (ACPs). This AI-driven approach enhances the discovery of novel ACPs for cancer therapy, overcoming limitations of traditional methods.

Keywords:

anticancer peptides bioinformatics machine learning prediction model protein language models

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Context:

Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with conventional treatments posing risks to organ function.
Anticancer peptides (ACPs) offer a promising alternative due to their specificity and low toxicity.
Current methods for identifying ACPs are laboratory-intensive, costly, and time-consuming.

Purpose:

To develop an efficient and accurate computational model for predicting anticancer peptides (ACPs).
To leverage protein language models and machine learning for accelerated ACP identification.
To overcome the limitations of traditional experimental ACP recognition methods.

Summary:

A novel prediction model, pLM4ACP, was developed using the ProtT5 protein language model for feature extraction and a support vector machine (SVM) for classification.
The pLM4ACP model achieved high performance on an independent test set, with an accuracy of 0.763, F1-score of 0.767, MCC of 0.527, and AUC of 0.827.
This model significantly outperforms existing methods in predicting ACPs.

Impact:

Advances the application of artificial intelligence in the biomedical field for drug discovery.
Promotes the development of precision medicine through enhanced computational approaches.
Facilitates faster and more cost-effective identification of potential anticancer peptide therapeutics.