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New deep learning framework KEPLA enhances protein-ligand binding prediction

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Researchers have developed KEPLA, a new deep learning framework designed to improve the accuracy of predicting protein-ligand binding affinity, a crucial step in drug discovery. Unlike previous models that relied solely on structural data, KEPLA integrates biochemical knowledge from Gene Ontology and ligand properties. The framework uses two complementary objectives: aligning global representations with knowledge graph relations and employing cross-attention for joint embeddings. Experiments show KEPLA outperforms existing methods on benchmark datasets, and interpretability analyses offer insights into its predictive mechanisms. AI

IMPACT This framework could accelerate drug discovery by improving the accuracy of predicting how well drug candidates bind to target proteins.

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New deep learning framework KEPLA enhances protein-ligand binding prediction

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Han Liu, Keyan Ding, Peilin Chen, Yinwei Wei, Liqiang Nie, Dapeng Wu, Shiqi Wang ·

    KEPLA: A Knowledge-Enhanced Deep Learning Framework for Accurate Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity Prediction

    arXiv:2506.13196v5 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate prediction of protein-ligand binding affinity is critical for drug discovery. While recent deep learning approaches have demonstrated promising results, they often rely solely on structural features of proteins and liga…

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