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ArticleBriefings in bioinformatics2025

Generative prediction of real-world prevalent SARS-CoV-2 mutation with in silico virus evolution.

Xudong Liu, Zhiwei Nie, Haorui Si, Xurui Shen, Yutian Liu, Xiansong Huang, Tianyi Dong, Fan Xu, Zhixiang Ren, Peng Zhou and 1 more

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Article in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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11 authors.

Xudong LiuSchool of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhiwei NieSchool of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University, Shenzhen, China.
Haorui SiGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xurui ShenGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Yutian LiuPengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Xiansong HuangPengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Tianyi DongGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Fan XuPengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Zhixiang RenPengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Peng ZhouGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jie ChenSchool of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University, Shenzhen, China.

Funding

AI for Science (AI4S)-Preferred Program, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, ChinaGuangdong S&T Program 2024B0101010003Natural Science Foundation of China 32071459Natural Science Foundation of China 61972217Natural Science Foundation of China 62006133Natural Science Foundation of China 62176249Natural Science Foundation of China 62271465Self-Supporting Program of Guangzhou Laboratory SRPG22-001Shenzhen Medical Research Funds in China B2302037Young Scientists Program of Guangzhou Laboratory QNPG23-07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Predicting the mutation prevalence trends of emerging viruses in the real world is an efficient means to update vaccines or drugs in advance. It is crucial to develop a computational method for the prediction of real-world prevalent SARS-CoV-2 mutations considering the impact of multiple selective pressures within and between hosts. Here, a deep-learning generative framework for real-world prevalent SARS-CoV-2 mutation prediction, named ViralForesight, is developed on top of protein language models and in silico virus evolution. Through the paradigm of host-to-herd in silico virus evolution, ViralForesight reproduced previous real-world prevalent SARS-CoV-2 mutations for multiple lineages with superior performance. More importantly, ViralForesight correctly predicted the future prevalent mutations that dominated the COVID-19 pandemic in the real world more than half a year in advance with in vitro experimental validation. Overall, ViralForesight demonstrates a proactive approach to the prevention of emerging viral infections, accelerating the process of discovering future prevalent mutations with the power of generative deep learning.

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COVID-19Evolution, MolecularMutationSARS-CoV-2Computational BiologyComputer SimulationDeep LearningHumansgenerative deep learningin silico virus evolutionmutation predictionprotein language model

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PMID40532108
PMCPMC12204194

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