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ArticleNature communications2025

DPFunc: accurately predicting protein function via deep learning with domain-guided structure information.

Wenkang Wang, Yunyan Shuai, Min Zeng, Wei Fan, Min Li

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Wenkang WangSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
Yunyan ShuaiSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
Min ZengSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1726-0955
Wei FanNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX39DU, UK.
Min LiSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China. limin@mail.csu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0188-1394

Funding

Education Department of Hunan Province (Hunan Province Education Department) CX20240018National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62225209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Computational methods for predicting protein function are of great significance in understanding biological mechanisms and treating complex diseases. However, existing computational approaches of protein function prediction lack interpretability, making it difficult to understand the relations between protein structures and functions. In this study, we propose a deep learning-based solution, named DPFunc, for accurate protein function prediction with domain-guided structure information. DPFunc can detect significant regions in protein structures and accurately predict corresponding functions under the guidance of domain information. It outperforms current state-of-the-art methods and achieves a significant improvement over existing structure-based methods. Detailed analyses demonstrate that the guidance of domain information contributes to DPFunc for protein function prediction, enabling our method to detect key residues or regions in protein structures, which are closely related to their functions. In summary, DPFunc serves as an effective tool for large-scale protein function prediction, which pushes the border of protein understanding in biological systems.

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Computational BiologyDeep LearningProtein DomainsProteinsAlgorithmsDatabases, ProteinHumansModels, MolecularProtein ConformationStructure-Activity RelationshipProteins

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PMCPMC11697396

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