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IDBSpred: An intrinsically disordered binding site predictor using machine learning and protein language model.

Drew Jones¹, Yinghao Wu²

¹College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University.

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We developed IDBSpred, a new computational method to predict binding sites for intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) on structured partners. This tool uses protein language models and machine learning to identify key residues involved in IDP interactions.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Computational Biology
Structural Biology

Background:

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are crucial for cellular functions via interactions with structured proteins.
Predicting IDP binding sites on structured partners is a significant challenge in molecular biology.

Purpose of the Study:

To present IDBSpred, a novel sequence-based computational method for predicting residue-level IDP-binding sites on structured proteins.
To leverage protein language models and machine learning for enhanced prediction accuracy.

Main Methods:

Utilized the DIBS database containing over 700 non-redundant IDP-protein complexes for training and testing.
Employed the ESM-2 protein language model to generate residue-level embeddings for structured protein sequences.
Applied a multilayer perceptron classifier for binary prediction of binding versus non-binding residues.

Main Results:

IDBSpred achieved an ROC AUC of 0.87 and an average precision of 0.61.
IDP-binding sites are characterized by enrichment of aromatic (Trp, Tyr, Phe) and certain charged/polar residues, with depletion of Ala.
Predicted binding sites largely matched experimentally defined interfaces in structural case studies.

Conclusions:

Protein language model embeddings combined with machine learning effectively capture sequence features for IDP recognition.
IDBSpred offers a practical framework for analyzing IDP-mediated interfaces and identifying therapeutic targets.