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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction

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Balancing Gene Ontology annotation specificity in protein function prediction based on the protein sequence large

Jiangyi Shao^1,2, Shutao Chen¹, Ziwen Wang¹

¹School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.

Genome Research

|April 15, 2026

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We developed ProGO-PSL, a novel graph architecture to address the imbalance between low- and high-specificity Gene Ontology (GO) terms for accurate protein function prediction. This method enhances drug discovery and understanding of biological systems.

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Area of Science:

Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Genomics

Background:

Accurate protein function prediction is crucial for drug discovery and precision medicine.
Gene Ontology (GO) provides a standardized framework, but an imbalance between low- and high-specificity terms hinders comprehensive analysis.
This imbalance creates blind spots in understanding protein function, especially in clinically relevant pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

To present ProGO-PSL, a novel large graph architecture designed to resolve the imbalance between low- and high-specificity GO terms.
To improve the accuracy and completeness of protein function prediction.
To enable a more thorough functional characterization of the proteome.

Main Methods:

ProGO-PSL leverages explicit domain identifiers from InterPro and evolutionary context from Multiple Sequence Alignments.
A powerful imbalance learning framework is employed to fuse these complementary data sources.
The model utilizes a large graph architecture for integrated data analysis.

Main Results:

ProGO-PSL consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods by 5-15% across all specificity levels.
The model demonstrates robust generalization on both benchmark and independent test datasets.
Interpretable representations are generated, clarifying relationships between GO terms of varying specificity.

Conclusions:

ProGO-PSL effectively addresses the challenge of GO term imbalance in protein function prediction.
The approach enables more complete functional characterization of proteins and the proteome.
This work accelerates the identification of therapeutic targets in uncharacterized biological pathways.