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- Title
Sensitive quantitative predictions of peptide-MHC binding by a 'Query by Committee' artificial neural network approach.
- Authors
Buus, S; Lauemøller, S L; Worning, P; Kesmir, C; Frimurer, T; Corbet, S; Fomsgaard, A; Hilden, J; Holm, A; Brunak, S
- Abstract
We have generated Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) capable of performing sensitive, quantitative predictions of peptide binding to the MHC class I molecule, HLA-A*0204. We have shown that such quantitative ANN are superior to conventional classification ANN, that have been trained to predict binding vs non-binding peptides. Furthermore, quantitative ANN allowed a straightforward application of a 'Query by Committee' (QBC) principle whereby particularly information-rich peptides could be identified and subsequently tested experimentally. Iterative training based on QBC-selected peptides considerably increased the sensitivity without compromising the efficiency of the prediction. This suggests a general, rational and unbiased approach to the development of high quality predictions of epitopes restricted to this and other HLA molecules. Due to their quantitative nature, such predictions will cover a wide range of MHC-binding affinities of immunological interest, and they can be readily integrated with predictions of other events involved in generating immunogenic epitopes. These predictions have the capacity to perform rapid proteome-wide searches for epitopes. Finally, it is an example of an iterative feedback loop whereby advanced, computational bioinformatics optimize experimental strategy, and vice versa.
- Publication
Tissue antigens, 2003, Vol 62, Issue 5, p378
- ISSN
0001-2815
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00112.x