Discovery of Mitochondrial Modulators Using Target-Aggregated Machine Learning
• A target-agnostic, data-integrated machine learning strategy was developed to overcome data scarcity and enable robust predictive modeling. • Multiple machine learning and deep learning algorithms were systematically evaluated, with XGBoost achieving a top ROC AUC of 0.943. • Virtual screening of a large chemical library identified six novel mitochondrial modulators, all experimentally validated in human cell assays. • A scalable, target-independent framework was established for phenotypic drug discovery in complex biological systems.
Authors
- Wu Su
- Lizhuo Wang
- Fanding Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7220-8693)
- Jiankang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9033-9371)
- Cui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-3774)
- Nana Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-0834)
- JianGang LONG
- Hui Guo
- Sirui Wu
- Le Shi
- Peng Yang
Institutions
- China Mobile (China) (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpha.2026.101579
- Primary Topic
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00