Contrastive pre-training and 3D convolution neural network for RNA and small molecule binding affinity prediction

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press..

MOTIVATION: The diverse structures and functions inherent in RNAs present a wealth of potential drug targets. Some small molecules are anticipated to serve as leading compounds, providing guidance for the development of novel RNA-targeted therapeutics. Consequently, the determination of RNA-small molecule binding affinity is a critical undertaking in the landscape of RNA-targeted drug discovery and development. Nevertheless, to date, only one computational method for RNA-small molecule binding affinity prediction has been proposed. The prediction of RNA-small molecule binding affinity remains a significant challenge. The development of a computational model is deemed essential to effectively extract relevant features and predict RNA-small molecule binding affinity accurately.

RESULTS: In this study, we introduced RLaffinity, a novel deep learning model designed for the prediction of RNA-small molecule binding affinity based on 3D structures. RLaffinity integrated information from RNA pockets and small molecules, utilizing a 3D convolutional neural network (3D-CNN) coupled with a contrastive learning-based self-supervised pre-training model. To the best of our knowledge, RLaffinity was the first deep learning based method for the prediction of RNA-small molecule binding affinity. Our experimental results exhibited RLaffinity's superior performance compared to baseline methods, revealed by all metrics. The efficacy of RLaffinity underscores the capability of 3D-CNN to accurately extract both global pocket information and local neighbor nucleotide information within RNAs. Notably, the integration of a self-supervised pre-training model significantly enhanced predictive performance. Ultimately, RLaffinity was also proved as a potential tool for RNA-targeted drugs virtual screening.

AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: https://github.com/SaisaiSun/RLaffinity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) - 40(2024), 4 vom: 29. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Saisai [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
Journal Article
RNA

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/bioinformatics/btae155

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369972708