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TIPs: a deep learning-guided proteogenomic framework to expand the landscape of transposable element-derived antigens
Qian Wu1, Xinyue Zhou1, Qizhen Feng1
1State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Sheng Yushou Center of Cell Biology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Transposable elements (TEs) represent an abundant and important source of HLA-presented antigens, but their immunopeptidomic characterization remains challenging due to the inflated search space. We present TIPs (TE-derived Immunopeptidomic Search), a deep learning-guided proteogenomic framework that integrates de novo sequencing, database refinement, multiple search engines and stringent FDR controls. Across various cell lines and cancer types, TIPs identified 20-fold more TE-derived peptides on average than conventional approaches. It further revealed many recurrent, tumor-specific antigens from TEs, including candidates induced by epigenetic therapy. These findings highlight the potential of TIPs to expand the antigenic landscape beyond canonical sources.
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