Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors

Olfactory receptors (ORs) constitute the largest superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). ORs are involved in sensing odorants as well as in other ectopic roles in non-nasal tissues. Matching of an enormous number of the olfactory stimulation repertoire to its counterpart OR through machi...

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Autores principales: Amara Jabeen, Claire A. de March, Hiroaki Matsunami, Shoba Ranganathan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6b3d55e354404b5a8d1d1e509105cf8f2021-11-11T17:01:09ZMachine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors10.3390/ijms2221115461422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/6b3d55e354404b5a8d1d1e509105cf8f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11546https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Olfactory receptors (ORs) constitute the largest superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). ORs are involved in sensing odorants as well as in other ectopic roles in non-nasal tissues. Matching of an enormous number of the olfactory stimulation repertoire to its counterpart OR through machine learning (ML) will enable understanding of olfactory system, receptor characterization, and exploitation of their therapeutic potential. In the current study, we have selected two broadly tuned ectopic human OR proteins, OR1A1 and OR2W1, for expanding their known chemical space by using molecular descriptors. We present a scheme for selecting the optimal features required to train an ML-based model, based on which we selected the random forest (RF) as the best performer. High activity agonist prediction involved screening five databases comprising ~23 M compounds, using the trained RF classifier. To evaluate the effectiveness of the machine learning based virtual screening and check receptor binding site compatibility, we used docking of the top target ligands to carefully develop receptor model structures. Finally, experimental validation of selected compounds with significant docking scores through in vitro assays revealed two high activity novel agonists for OR1A1 and one for OR2W1.Amara JabeenClaire A. de MarchHiroaki MatsunamiShoba RanganathanMDPI AGarticlemachine learningrandom forestmolecular descriptorsvirtual ligand screeningolfactory receptorG protein-coupled receptorsBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11546, p 11546 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic machine learning
random forest
molecular descriptors
virtual ligand screening
olfactory receptor
G protein-coupled receptors
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle machine learning
random forest
molecular descriptors
virtual ligand screening
olfactory receptor
G protein-coupled receptors
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Amara Jabeen
Claire A. de March
Hiroaki Matsunami
Shoba Ranganathan
Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
description Olfactory receptors (ORs) constitute the largest superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). ORs are involved in sensing odorants as well as in other ectopic roles in non-nasal tissues. Matching of an enormous number of the olfactory stimulation repertoire to its counterpart OR through machine learning (ML) will enable understanding of olfactory system, receptor characterization, and exploitation of their therapeutic potential. In the current study, we have selected two broadly tuned ectopic human OR proteins, OR1A1 and OR2W1, for expanding their known chemical space by using molecular descriptors. We present a scheme for selecting the optimal features required to train an ML-based model, based on which we selected the random forest (RF) as the best performer. High activity agonist prediction involved screening five databases comprising ~23 M compounds, using the trained RF classifier. To evaluate the effectiveness of the machine learning based virtual screening and check receptor binding site compatibility, we used docking of the top target ligands to carefully develop receptor model structures. Finally, experimental validation of selected compounds with significant docking scores through in vitro assays revealed two high activity novel agonists for OR1A1 and one for OR2W1.
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author Amara Jabeen
Claire A. de March
Hiroaki Matsunami
Shoba Ranganathan
author_facet Amara Jabeen
Claire A. de March
Hiroaki Matsunami
Shoba Ranganathan
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title Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
title_short Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
title_full Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
title_fullStr Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
title_full_unstemmed Machine Learning Assisted Approach for Finding Novel High Activity Agonists of Human Ectopic Olfactory Receptors
title_sort machine learning assisted approach for finding novel high activity agonists of human ectopic olfactory receptors
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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