MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information

Abstract Migraine is considered one of the debilitating primary headache conditions with an estimated worldwide occurrence of approximately 14–15%, contributing highly to factors responsible for global disability. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that plays a crucial role in...

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Main Authors: Nalini Schaduangrat, Phisit Khemawoot, Apisada Jiso, Phasit Charoenkwan, Watshara Shoombuatong
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Apisada Jiso
Phasit Charoenkwan
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description Abstract Migraine is considered one of the debilitating primary headache conditions with an estimated worldwide occurrence of approximately 14–15%, contributing highly to factors responsible for global disability. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of migraines and thus, its inhibition can help relieve migraine symptoms. However, conventional process of CGRP drug development has been laborious and time-consuming with incurred costs exceeding one billion dollars. On the other hand, machine learning (ML)-based approaches that are capable of accurately identifying CGRP inhibitors could greatly facilitate in expediting the discovery of novel CGRP drugs. Therefore, this study proposes a novel and high-accuracy meta-model, namely MetaCGRP, that can precisely identify CGRP inhibitors. To the best of our knowledge, MetaCGRP is the first SMILES-based approach that has been developed to identify CGRP inhibitors without the use of 3D structural information. In brief, we initially employed different molecular representation methods coupled with popular ML algorithms to construct a pool of baseline models. Then, all baseline models were optimized and used to generate multi-view features. Finally, we employed the feature selection method to optimize the multi-view features and determine the best feature subset to enable the construction of the meta-model. Both cross-validation and independent tests indicated that MetaCGRP clearly outperforms several conventional ML classifiers, with accuracies of 0.898 and 0.799 on the training and independent test datasets, respectively. In addition, MetaCGRP in conjunction with molecular docking was utilized to identify five potential natural product candidates from Thai herbal pharmacopoeia and analyze their binding affinity and interactions to CGRP. To facilitate community-wide efforts in expediting the discovery of novel CGRP inhibitors, a user-friendly web server for MetaCGRP is freely available at https://pmlabqsar.pythonanywhere.com/MetaCGRP .
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spelling doaj-art-d47c0c84d1c54b899fafea42fbcfb6eb2025-08-20T02:11:26ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-10-0114111910.1038/s41598-024-75487-xMetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view informationNalini Schaduangrat0Phisit Khemawoot1Apisada Jiso2Phasit Charoenkwan3Watshara Shoombuatong4Center for Research Innovation and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol UniversityChakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityChakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol UniversityModern Management and Information Technology, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai UniversityCenter for Research Innovation and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol UniversityAbstract Migraine is considered one of the debilitating primary headache conditions with an estimated worldwide occurrence of approximately 14–15%, contributing highly to factors responsible for global disability. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of migraines and thus, its inhibition can help relieve migraine symptoms. However, conventional process of CGRP drug development has been laborious and time-consuming with incurred costs exceeding one billion dollars. On the other hand, machine learning (ML)-based approaches that are capable of accurately identifying CGRP inhibitors could greatly facilitate in expediting the discovery of novel CGRP drugs. Therefore, this study proposes a novel and high-accuracy meta-model, namely MetaCGRP, that can precisely identify CGRP inhibitors. To the best of our knowledge, MetaCGRP is the first SMILES-based approach that has been developed to identify CGRP inhibitors without the use of 3D structural information. In brief, we initially employed different molecular representation methods coupled with popular ML algorithms to construct a pool of baseline models. Then, all baseline models were optimized and used to generate multi-view features. Finally, we employed the feature selection method to optimize the multi-view features and determine the best feature subset to enable the construction of the meta-model. Both cross-validation and independent tests indicated that MetaCGRP clearly outperforms several conventional ML classifiers, with accuracies of 0.898 and 0.799 on the training and independent test datasets, respectively. In addition, MetaCGRP in conjunction with molecular docking was utilized to identify five potential natural product candidates from Thai herbal pharmacopoeia and analyze their binding affinity and interactions to CGRP. To facilitate community-wide efforts in expediting the discovery of novel CGRP inhibitors, a user-friendly web server for MetaCGRP is freely available at https://pmlabqsar.pythonanywhere.com/MetaCGRP .https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75487-xCalcitonin gene-related peptideQSARCheminformaticsMachine learningFeature selectionMeta-model
spellingShingle Nalini Schaduangrat
Phisit Khemawoot
Apisada Jiso
Phasit Charoenkwan
Watshara Shoombuatong
MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
Scientific Reports
Calcitonin gene-related peptide
QSAR
Cheminformatics
Machine learning
Feature selection
Meta-model
title MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
title_full MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
title_fullStr MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
title_full_unstemmed MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
title_short MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information
title_sort metacgrp is a high precision meta model for large scale identification of cgrp inhibitors using multi view information
topic Calcitonin gene-related peptide
QSAR
Cheminformatics
Machine learning
Feature selection
Meta-model
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75487-x
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