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ArticleNature communications2025

Enhancing peptide identification in metaproteomics through curriculum learning in deep learning.

Shichao Feng, Bailu Zhang, Huan Wang, Yi Xiong, Athena Tian, Xiaohui Yuan, Chongle Pan, Xuan Guo

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Shichao FengDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
Bailu ZhangDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
Huan WangCollege of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yi XiongSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
Athena TianDepartment of Mathematics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Xiaohui YuanDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6897-4563
Chongle PanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. cpan@ou.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-0334
Xuan GuoDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA. xuan.guo@unt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-4482

Funding

Proteomic Stable Isotope Probing as a Novel Approach for Linking Prebiotics with Active Gut MicrobiotaR01AT011618 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA · PI PAN, CHONGLE · 2021 to 2025
$1.8M
A Computational Framework for Protein Identification and Quantification in Metaproteomics Using Data-Independent AcquisitionR15LM013460 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS · PI GUO, XUAN · 2020 to 2020
$361k
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT011618NLM NIH HHS R15 LM013460U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) R01AT011618U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) R15LM013460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metaproteomics offers a powerful window into the active functions of microbial communities, but accurately identifying peptides remains challenging due to the size and incompleteness of protein databases derived from metagenomes. These databases often contain vastly more sequences than those from single organisms, creating a computational bottleneck in peptide-spectrum match (PSM) filtering. Here we present WinnowNet, a deep learning-based method for PSM filtering, available in two versions: one using transformers and the other convolutional neural networks. Both variants are designed to handle the unordered nature of PSM data and are trained using a curriculum learning strategy that moves from simple to complex examples. WinnowNet consistently achieves more true identifications at equivalent false discovery rates compared to leading tools, including Percolator, MS

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Deep LearningPeptidesProteomicsDatabases, ProteinGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMetagenomeNeural Networks, ComputerPeptides

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PMCPMC12508470

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