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ArticleBioData mining2025

XGBoost-enhanced ensemble model using discriminative hybrid features for the prediction of sumoylation sites.

Salman Khan, Sumaiya Noor, Tahir Javed, Afshan Naseem, Fahad Aslam, Salman A AlQahtani, Nijad Ahmad

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Salman KhanNew Emerging Technologies and 5G Network and Beyond Research Chair, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sumaiya NoorBusiness and Management Sciences Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Tahir JavedDepartment of Computer Science, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Afshan NaseemInstitute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, 21030, Malaysia.
Fahad AslamInstitute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, 21030, Malaysia.
Salman A AlQahtaniNew Emerging Technologies and 5G Network and Beyond Research Chair, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nijad AhmadDepartment of Computer Science, Khurasan University Jalalabad, Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Nijad@khurasan.edu.af.

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Abstract

Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are essential for regulating protein localization and stability, significantly affecting gene expression, biological functions, and genome replication. Among these, sumoylation a PTM that attaches a chemical group to protein sequences-plays a critical role in protein function. Identifying sumoylation sites is particularly important due to their links to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. This study introduces XGBoost-Sumo, a robust model to predict sumoylation sites by integrating protein structure and sequence data. The model utilizes a transformer-based attention mechanism to encode peptides and extract evolutionary features through the PsePSSM-DWT approach. By fusing word embeddings with evolutionary descriptors, it applies the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) algorithm for optimal feature selection and uses eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) for classification. XGBoost-Sumo achieved an impressive accuracy of 99.68% on benchmark datasets using 10-fold cross-validation and 96.08% on independent samples. This marks a significant improvement, outperforming existing models by 10.31% on training data and 2.74% on independent tests. The model's reliability and high performance make it a valuable resource for researchers, with strong potential for applications in pharmaceutical development.

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Post-translation modificationPseudo position-specific score matrixSHAPSumoylationXGBoost

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PMID39901279
PMCPMC11792219

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