PMID- 30902818 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200722 LR - 20200722 IS - 2326-6074 (Electronic) IS - 2326-6066 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 5 DP - 2019 May TI - Performance Evaluation of MHC Class-I Binding Prediction Tools Based on an Experimentally Validated MHC-Peptide Binding Data Set. PG - 719-736 LID - 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-18-0584 [doi] AB - Knowing whether a protein can be processed and the resulting peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is highly important for immunotherapy design. MHC ligands can be predicted by in silico peptide-MHC class-I binding prediction algorithms. However, prediction performance differs considerably, depending on the selected algorithm, MHC class-I type, and peptide length. We evaluated the prediction performance of 13 algorithms based on binding affinity data of 8- to 11-mer peptides derived from the HPV16 E6 and E7 proteins to the most prevalent human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types. Peptides from high to low predicted binding likelihood were synthesized, and their HLA binding was experimentally verified by in vitro competitive binding assays. Based on the actual binding capacity of the peptides, the performance of prediction algorithms was analyzed by calculating receiver operating characteristics (ROC) and the area under the curve (A(ROC)). No algorithm outperformed others, but different algorithms predicted best for particular HLA types and peptide lengths. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of decision thresholds were calculated. Commonly used decision thresholds yielded only 40% sensitivity. To increase sensitivity, optimal thresholds were calculated, validated, and compared. In order to make maximal use of prediction algorithms available online, we developed MHCcombine, a web application that allows simultaneous querying and output combination of up to 13 prediction algorithms. Taken together, we provide here an evaluation of peptide-MHC class-I binding prediction tools and recommendations to increase prediction sensitivity to extend the number of potential epitopes applicable as targets for immunotherapy. CI - (c)2019 American Association for Cancer Research. FAU - Bonsack, Maria AU - Bonsack M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2087-7451 AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Molecular Vaccine Design, partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hoppe, Stephanie AU - Hoppe S AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Molecular Vaccine Design, partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Winter, Jan AU - Winter J AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Tichy, Diana AU - Tichy D AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Biostatistics, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Zeller, Christine AU - Zeller C AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Kupper, Marius D AU - Kupper MD AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Schitter, Eva C AU - Schitter EC AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Blatnik, Renata AU - Blatnik R AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Molecular Vaccine Design, partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Riemer, Angelika B AU - Riemer AB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5865-0714 AD - German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, Heidelberg, Germany. a.riemer@dkfz.de. AD - German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Molecular Vaccine Design, partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190322 PL - United States TA - Cancer Immunol Res JT - Cancer immunology research JID - 101614637 RN - 0 (E6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16) RN - 0 (Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins, Viral) RN - 0 (Papillomavirus E7 Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16) SB - IM EIN - Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 Jul;7(7):1221. PMID: 31262774 MH - *Algorithms MH - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/*metabolism MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Ligands MH - Oncogene Proteins, Viral/*metabolism MH - Papillomavirus E7 Proteins/*metabolism MH - Peptides/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Repressor Proteins/*metabolism EDAT- 2019/03/25 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/23 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/24 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/03/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - 2326-6066.CIR-18-0584 [pii] AID - 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-18-0584 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 May;7(5):719-736. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-18-0584. Epub 2019 Mar 22.