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<p>Efficient and accurate identification of functional genes is critical to biological research, yet traditional single-species approaches are often limited by low efficiency. Previously, we established a novel method for identifying key genes using cross-species protein domain features and machine learning. However, the high multiplicity of gene members associated with specific domains creates a substantial workload for subsequent experimental validation. To address this, this study proposes an enhanced approach that integrates EggNOG-based protein sequence annotation with domain analysis. Unannotated sequences are subsequently analyzed for protein domains, generating a comprehensive “direct gene annotation plus domain” hybrid feature matrix. While the hybrid matrix model yielded comparable predictive accuracy, it significantly enhanced feature resolution: the top 50 predicted features were all known motility-related genes or domains. Furthermore, among the top 100 ranked features, 58 are confirmed to be directly related to motility based on experimental evidence. Although strict genus-level control still yielded 51 confirmed features, excessive taxonomic restriction drastically reduces the number of training genomes, which may paradoxically impair identification efficiency. These results demonstrate that the new method effectively reduces the subsequent experimental workload and enables high-throughput identification of functional genes in a single analysis. With accuracy and efficiency far exceeding those of existing single-species identification methods, it provides a highly efficient solution for mining key genes underlying other complex bacterial phenotypes.</p>

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Enhanced identification of key bacterial motility genes via a cross-species genomic hybrid feature machine learning approach

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    2026年6月23日

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  • Peicheng Lu,
  • Qingyi Guo,
  • Leyu Li,
  • Muhammad Zubair,
  • Guomin Han,
  • Ying Chu

摘要

Efficient and accurate identification of functional genes is critical to biological research, yet traditional single-species approaches are often limited by low efficiency. Previously, we established a novel method for identifying key genes using cross-species protein domain features and machine learning. However, the high multiplicity of gene members associated with specific domains creates a substantial workload for subsequent experimental validation. To address this, this study proposes an enhanced approach that integrates EggNOG-based protein sequence annotation with domain analysis. Unannotated sequences are subsequently analyzed for protein domains, generating a comprehensive “direct gene annotation plus domain” hybrid feature matrix. While the hybrid matrix model yielded comparable predictive accuracy, it significantly enhanced feature resolution: the top 50 predicted features were all known motility-related genes or domains. Furthermore, among the top 100 ranked features, 58 are confirmed to be directly related to motility based on experimental evidence. Although strict genus-level control still yielded 51 confirmed features, excessive taxonomic restriction drastically reduces the number of training genomes, which may paradoxically impair identification efficiency. These results demonstrate that the new method effectively reduces the subsequent experimental workload and enables high-throughput identification of functional genes in a single analysis. With accuracy and efficiency far exceeding those of existing single-species identification methods, it provides a highly efficient solution for mining key genes underlying other complex bacterial phenotypes.