Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhu, Yan, Wang, Shihao, Han, Yong, Lu, Yao, Qiu, Shulan, Jin, Ling, Li, Xiangdong, Zhang, Weixiong
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16664
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866929644309053440
author Zhu, Yan
Wang, Shihao
Han, Yong
Lu, Yao
Qiu, Shulan
Jin, Ling
Li, Xiangdong
Zhang, Weixiong
author_facet Zhu, Yan
Wang, Shihao
Han, Yong
Lu, Yao
Qiu, Shulan
Jin, Ling
Li, Xiangdong
Zhang, Weixiong
contents Air pollution, particularly airborne particulate matter (PM), poses a significant threat to public health globally. It is crucial to comprehend the association between PM-associated toxic components and their cellular targets in humans to understand the mechanisms by which air pollution impacts health and to establish causal relationships between air pollution and public health consequences. Although many studies have explored the impact of PM on human health, the understanding of the association between toxins and the associated targets remain limited. Leveraging cutting-edge deep learning technologies, we developed tipFormer (toxin-protein interaction prediction based on transformer), a novel deep-learning tool for identifying toxic components capable of penetrating human cells and instigating pathogenic biological activities and signaling cascades. Experimental results show that tipFormer effectively captures interactions between proteins and toxic components. It incorporates dual pre-trained language models to encode protein sequences and chemicals. It employs a convolutional encoder to assimilate the sequential attributes of proteins and chemicals. It then introduces a learning module with a cross-attention mechanism to decode and elucidate the multifaceted interactions pivotal for the hotspots binding proteins and chemicals. Experimental results show that tipFormer effectively captures interactions between proteins and toxic components. This approach offers significant value to air quality and toxicology researchers by allowing high-throughput identification and prioritization of hazards. It supports more targeted laboratory studies and field measurements, ultimately enhancing our understanding of how air pollution impacts human health.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2412_16664
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Transformer-based toxin-protein interaction analysis prioritizes airborne particulate matter components with potential adverse health effects
Zhu, Yan
Wang, Shihao
Han, Yong
Lu, Yao
Qiu, Shulan
Jin, Ling
Li, Xiangdong
Zhang, Weixiong
Machine Learning
Biomolecules
Air pollution, particularly airborne particulate matter (PM), poses a significant threat to public health globally. It is crucial to comprehend the association between PM-associated toxic components and their cellular targets in humans to understand the mechanisms by which air pollution impacts health and to establish causal relationships between air pollution and public health consequences. Although many studies have explored the impact of PM on human health, the understanding of the association between toxins and the associated targets remain limited. Leveraging cutting-edge deep learning technologies, we developed tipFormer (toxin-protein interaction prediction based on transformer), a novel deep-learning tool for identifying toxic components capable of penetrating human cells and instigating pathogenic biological activities and signaling cascades. Experimental results show that tipFormer effectively captures interactions between proteins and toxic components. It incorporates dual pre-trained language models to encode protein sequences and chemicals. It employs a convolutional encoder to assimilate the sequential attributes of proteins and chemicals. It then introduces a learning module with a cross-attention mechanism to decode and elucidate the multifaceted interactions pivotal for the hotspots binding proteins and chemicals. Experimental results show that tipFormer effectively captures interactions between proteins and toxic components. This approach offers significant value to air quality and toxicology researchers by allowing high-throughput identification and prioritization of hazards. It supports more targeted laboratory studies and field measurements, ultimately enhancing our understanding of how air pollution impacts human health.
title Transformer-based toxin-protein interaction analysis prioritizes airborne particulate matter components with potential adverse health effects
topic Machine Learning
Biomolecules
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16664