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pdCSM-GPCR: predicting potent GPCR ligands with graph-based signatures.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Velloso, João Paulo L 

Abstract

MOTIVATION: G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can selectively bind to many types of ligands, ranging from light-sensitive compounds, ions, hormones, pheromones and neurotransmitters, modulating cell physiology. Considering their role in many essential cellular processes, they are one of the most targeted protein families, with over a third of all approved drugs modulating GPCR signalling. Despite this, the large diversity of receptors and their multipass transmembrane architectures make the identification and development of novel specific, and safe GPCR ligands a challenge. While computational approaches have the potential to assist GPCR drug development, they have presented limited performance and generalization capabilities. Here, we explored the use of graph-based signatures to develop pdCSM-GPCR, a method capable of rapidly and accurately screening potential GPCR ligands. RESULTS: Bioactivity data (IC50, EC50, Ki and Kd) for individual GPCRs were curated. After curation, we used the data for developing predictive models for 36 major GPCR targets, across 4 classes (A, B, C and F). Our models compose the most comprehensive computational resource for GPCR bioactivity prediction to date. Across stratified 10-fold cross-validation and blind tests, our approach achieved Pearson's correlations of up to 0.89, significantly outperforming previous methods. Interpreting our results, we identified common important features of potent GPCRs ligands, which tend to have bicyclic rings, leading to higher levels of aromaticity. We believe pdCSM-GPCR will be an invaluable tool to assist screening efforts, enriching compound libraries and ranking candidates for further experimental validation. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: pdCSM-GPCR predictive models and datasets used have been made available via a freely accessible and easy-to-use web server at http://biosig.unimelb.edu.au/pdcsm_gpcr/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics Advances online.

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Funder: Newton Fund RCUK-CONFAP


Funder: Victorian Government’s Operational Infrastructure Support Program

Keywords

4613 Theory Of Computation, 31 Biological Sciences, 3404 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences, 46 Information and Computing Sciences, Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD), Bioengineering, Generic health relevance

Journal Title

Bioinform Adv

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Journal ISSN

2635-0041
2635-0041

Volume Title

1

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Sponsorship
Investigator Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (GNT1174405)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (001)
The Medical Research Council (MR/M026302/1)
Wellcome Trust (093167/Z/10/Z)