Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis

Numerous chemical compounds are distributed around the world and may affect the homeostasis of the endocrine system by disrupting the normal functions of hormone receptors. Although the risks associated with these compounds have been evaluated by acute toxicity testing in mammalian models, the chron...

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Main Authors: Yasunari Matsuzaka, Yoshihiro Uesawa
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00065/full
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description Numerous chemical compounds are distributed around the world and may affect the homeostasis of the endocrine system by disrupting the normal functions of hormone receptors. Although the risks associated with these compounds have been evaluated by acute toxicity testing in mammalian models, the chronic toxicity of many chemicals remains due to high cost of the compounds and the testing, etc. However, computational approaches may be promising alternatives and reduce these evaluations. Recently, deep learning (DL) has been shown to be promising prediction models with high accuracy for recognition of images, speech, signals, and videos since it greatly benefits from large datasets. Recently, a novel DL-based technique called DeepSnap was developed to conduct QSAR analysis using three-dimensional images of chemical structures. It can be used to predict the potential toxicity of many different chemicals to various receptors without extraction of descriptors. DeepSnap has been shown to have a very high capacity in tests using Tox21 quantitative qHTP datasets. Numerous parameters must be adjusted to use the DeepSnap method but they have not been optimized. In this study, the effects of these parameters on the performance of the DL prediction model were evaluated in terms of the loss in validation as an indicator for evaluating the performance of the DL using the toxicity information in the Tox21 qHTP database. The relations of the parameters of DeepSnap such as (1) number of molecules per SDF split into (2) zoom factor percentage, (3) atom size for van der waals percentage, (4) bond radius, (5) minimum bond distance, and (6) bond tolerance, with the validation loss following quadratic function curves, which suggests that optimal thresholds exist to attain the best performance with these prediction models. Using the parameter values set with the best performance, the prediction model of chemical compounds for CAR agonist was built using 64 images, at 105° angle, with AUC of 0.791. Thus, based on these parameters, the proposed DeepSnap-DL approach will be highly reliable and beneficial to establish models to assess the risk associated with various chemicals.
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spelling doaj.art-df77122c4cd1437cb591bfe21ba2f55e2022-12-22T02:03:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852019-03-01710.3389/fbioe.2019.00065427670Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) AnalysisYasunari MatsuzakaYoshihiro UesawaNumerous chemical compounds are distributed around the world and may affect the homeostasis of the endocrine system by disrupting the normal functions of hormone receptors. Although the risks associated with these compounds have been evaluated by acute toxicity testing in mammalian models, the chronic toxicity of many chemicals remains due to high cost of the compounds and the testing, etc. However, computational approaches may be promising alternatives and reduce these evaluations. Recently, deep learning (DL) has been shown to be promising prediction models with high accuracy for recognition of images, speech, signals, and videos since it greatly benefits from large datasets. Recently, a novel DL-based technique called DeepSnap was developed to conduct QSAR analysis using three-dimensional images of chemical structures. It can be used to predict the potential toxicity of many different chemicals to various receptors without extraction of descriptors. DeepSnap has been shown to have a very high capacity in tests using Tox21 quantitative qHTP datasets. Numerous parameters must be adjusted to use the DeepSnap method but they have not been optimized. In this study, the effects of these parameters on the performance of the DL prediction model were evaluated in terms of the loss in validation as an indicator for evaluating the performance of the DL using the toxicity information in the Tox21 qHTP database. The relations of the parameters of DeepSnap such as (1) number of molecules per SDF split into (2) zoom factor percentage, (3) atom size for van der waals percentage, (4) bond radius, (5) minimum bond distance, and (6) bond tolerance, with the validation loss following quadratic function curves, which suggests that optimal thresholds exist to attain the best performance with these prediction models. Using the parameter values set with the best performance, the prediction model of chemical compounds for CAR agonist was built using 64 images, at 105° angle, with AUC of 0.791. Thus, based on these parameters, the proposed DeepSnap-DL approach will be highly reliable and beneficial to establish models to assess the risk associated with various chemicals.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00065/fullchemical structureconstitutive androgen receptorDeep SnapTox21deep learningQSAR
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Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
chemical structure
constitutive androgen receptor
Deep Snap
Tox21
deep learning
QSAR
title Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
title_full Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
title_fullStr Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
title_short Optimization of a Deep-Learning Method Based on the Classification of Images Generated by Parameterized Deep Snap a Novel Molecular-Image-Input Technique for Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis
title_sort optimization of a deep learning method based on the classification of images generated by parameterized deep snap a novel molecular image input technique for quantitative structure activity relationship qsar analysis
topic chemical structure
constitutive androgen receptor
Deep Snap
Tox21
deep learning
QSAR
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00065/full
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