Deep learning based local feature classification to automatically identify single molecule fluorescence events

Abstract Long-term single-molecule fluorescence measurements are widely used powerful tools to study the conformational dynamics of biomolecules in real time to further elucidate their conformational dynamics. Typically, thousands or even more single-molecule traces are analyzed to provide statistic...

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Main Authors: Shuqi Zhou, Yu Miao, Haoren Qiu, Yuan Yao, Wenjuan Wang, Chunlai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07122-4
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Summary:Abstract Long-term single-molecule fluorescence measurements are widely used powerful tools to study the conformational dynamics of biomolecules in real time to further elucidate their conformational dynamics. Typically, thousands or even more single-molecule traces are analyzed to provide statistically meaningful information, which is labor-intensive and can introduce user bias. Recently, several deep-learning models have been developed to automatically classify single-molecule traces. In this study, we introduce DEBRIS (Deep lEarning Based fRagmentatIon approach for Single-molecule fluorescence event identification), a deep-learning model focusing on classifying local features and capable of automatically identifying steady fluorescence signals and dynamically emerging signals of different patterns. DEBRIS efficiently and accurately identifies both one-color and two-color single-molecule events, including their start and end points. By adjusting user-defined criteria, DEBRIS becomes the pioneer in using a deep learning model to accurately classify four different types of single-molecule fluorescence events using the same trained model, demonstrating its universality and ability to enrich the current toolbox.
ISSN:2399-3642