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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Machine learning-based analysis of the impact of 5' untranslated region on protein expression.

Linfeng Wang, Sujia Liu, Jia-Xin Huang, Haifeng Zhu, Shuyu Li, Yannan Li, Sen Chen, Jianying Han, Yin Zhu, Jiahao Wu and 8 more

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Linfeng WangSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Sujia LiuMOE Key Laboratory of Bio-Intelligent Manufacturing, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Jia-Xin HuangDepartment of Liver Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Haifeng ZhuSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Shuyu LiSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yannan LiSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Sen ChenSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jianying HanSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yin ZhuSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jiahao WuSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Wentao LiaoSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Hongmei ZhangSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Haiyan ZengSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Shaoting LiSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Shuping ZhaoSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Bingwei WangDepartment of Urology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 446 Xingang Middle Road, Guangzhou 510317, China.
Jiaqi LinMOE Key Laboratory of Bio-Intelligent Manufacturing, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Ji ZengSchool of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, No. 100 Waihuanxi Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8770-3048

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China 32370029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) plays a crucial regulatory role in messenger RNA (mRNA), with modified 5'UTRs extensively utilized in vaccine production, gene therapy, etc. Nevertheless, manually optimizing 5'UTRs may encounter difficulties in balancing the effects of various cis-elements. Consequently, multiple 5'UTR libraries have been created, and machine learning models have been employed to analyze and predict translation efficiency (TE) and protein expression, providing insights into critical regulatory features. On the one hand, these screening libraries, based on TE and mean ribosome load, struggle to accurately quantify protein expression; on the other hand, a precise method for quantifying 5'UTRs necessitates a significantly costlier library. To resolve this dilemma, we constructed a library utilizing firefly luciferase as the reporter to measure accurate protein expression. In addition, we optimized the library construction method by clustering mRNA sequences to reduce redundant data and minimize the size of the dataset. This dual strategy by increasing accuracy and reducing dataset size was found to be effective in predicting the 5'UTRs from the PC3 cell line.

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5' Untranslated RegionsMachine LearningProtein BiosynthesisCell Line, TumorGene LibraryHumansLuciferases, FireflyRNA, Messenger5' Untranslated RegionsLuciferases, FireflyRNA, Messenger

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PMID40923765
PMCPMC12418383

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