Classification and specific primer design for accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 using deep learning

Autor: Lopez-Rincon, Alejandro, Tonda, Alberto, Mendoza-Maldonado, Lucero, Mulders, Daphne G J C, Molenkamp, Richard, Perez-Romero, Carmina A, Claassen, Eric, Garssen, Johan, Kraneveld, Aletta D, Afd Pharmacology, Pharmacology
Přispěvatelé: Virology, Utrecht University [Utrecht], Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées (MIA-Paris), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay, Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara 'Dr. Juan I. Menchaca', Erasmus University Medical Center [Rotterdam] (Erasmus MC), Universidad Central de Queretaro (UNICEQ), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam] (VU), Danone Nutricia Research [Utrecht], Afd Pharmacology, Pharmacology, Athena Institute, APH - Global Health
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Computer science
Classification and taxonomy
Science
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Genomics
Computational biology
Machine learning
computer.software_genre
medicine.disease_cause
Convolutional neural network
Genome
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Virus
Article
Set (abstract data type)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Deep Learning
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
[INFO.INFO-LG]Computer Science [cs]/Machine Learning [cs.LG]
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Limit of Detection
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
General
Coronavirus
DNA Primers
Multidisciplinary
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Deep learning
030104 developmental biology
Viral infection
Specific primers
[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology
Medicine
Artificial intelligence
Primer (molecular biology)
[INFO.INFO-BI]Computer Science [cs]/Bioinformatics [q-bio.QM]
business
computer
Classifier (UML)
Zdroj: Scientific Reports, 11(1):947. Nature Publishing Group
Scientific Reports
Lopez-Rincon, A, Tonda, A, Mendoza-Maldonado, L, Mulders, D G J C, Molenkamp, R, Perez-Romero, C A, Claassen, E, Garssen, J & Kraneveld, A D 2021, ' Classification and specific primer design for accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 using deep learning ', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, 947 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80363-5
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2021, 11, pp.947. ⟨10.1038/s41598-020-80363-5⟩
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1. NLM (Medline)
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80363-5
Popis: In this paper, deep learning is coupled with explainable artificial intelligence techniques for the discovery of representative genomic sequences in SARS-CoV-2. A convolutional neural network classifier is first trained on 553 sequences from available repositories, separating the genome of different virus strains from the Coronavirus family with considerable accuracy. The network’s behavior is then analyzed, to discover sequences used by the model to identify SARS-CoV-2, ultimately uncovering sequences exclusive to it. The discovered sequences are first validated on samples from other repositories, and proven able to separate SARS-CoV-2 from different virus strains with near-perfect accuracy. Next, one of the sequences is selected to generate a primer set, and tested against other state-of-the-art primer sets on existing datasets, obtaining competitive results. Finally, the primer is synthesized and tested on patient samples (n=6 previously tested positive), delivering a sensibility similar to routine diagnostic methods, and 100% specificity. In this paper, deep learning is coupled with explainable artificial intelligence techniques for the discovery of representative genomic sequences in SARS-CoV-2. A convolutional neural network classifier is first trained on 553 sequences from NGDC, separating the genome of different virus strains from the Coronavirus family with accuracy 98.73%. The network’s behavior is then analyzed, to discover sequences used by the model to identify SARS-CoV-2, ultimately uncovering sequences exclusive to it. The discovered sequences are validated on samples from NCBI and GISAID, and proven able to separate SARS-CoV-2 from different virus strains with near-perfect accuracy. Next, one of the sequences is selected to generate a primer set, and tested against other state-of-the-art primer sets, obtaining competitive results. Finally, the primer is synthesized and tested on patient samples (n=6 previously tested positive), delivering a sensibility similar to routine diagnostic methods, and 100% specificity. The proposed methodology has a substantial added value over existing methods, as it is able to both identify promising primer sets for a virus from a limited amount of data, and deliver effective results in a minimal amount of time. Considering the possibility of future pandemics, these characteristics are invaluable to promptly create specific detection methods for diagnostics.
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