DeepAc4C: a convolutional neural network model with hybrid features composed of physicochemical patterns and distributed representation information for identification of N4-acetylcytidine in mRNA.

Journal: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
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Abstract

MOTIVATION: N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) is the only acetylation modification that has been characterized in eukaryotic RNA, and is correlated with various human diseases. Laboratory identification of ac4C is complicated by factors, such as sample hydrolysis and high cost. Unfortunately, existing computational methods to identify ac4C do not achieve satisfactory performance.

Authors

  • Chao Wang
    College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China.
  • Ying Ju
    School of Information Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
  • Quan Zou
  • Chen Lin
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.