Datasets:
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-classification
tags:
- mhc
- peptide
- immunology
- out-of-distribution
- modality-shift
- binding-affinity
- eluted-ligand
size_categories:
- 1M<n<10M
Modality OOD Dataset
Dataset Description
The Modality OOD dataset tests model generalization across different data modalities in peptide-MHC (pMHC) binding prediction. It contains two complementary datasets representing distinct experimental measurement types:
- BA (Binding Affinity): In vitro binding affinity measurements with continuous values
- EL (Eluted Ligand): Mass spectrometry-based eluted ligand data with binary labels
Key Features
- Modality Shift Testing: Evaluates if models trained on one modality (e.g., BA) can generalize to another (e.g., EL)
- Real-World Relevance: Reflects the practical challenge of applying models across different experimental platforms
- Large Scale: Combined 3.85M samples across 130+ HLA alleles
- Single Allele Format: Each sample has one peptide-HLA pair (no multi-allele)
Biological Significance
Why Two Modalities Matter:
Binding Affinity (BA):
- Measures peptide-MHC binding strength in controlled conditions
- Continuous scale (0 = no binding, 1 = strong binding)
- Reflects thermodynamic stability
- Common in immunoinformatics training data
Eluted Ligand (EL):
- Peptides naturally presented on cell surface MHC molecules
- Binary label (1 = naturally presented, 0 = not presented)
- Reflects cellular processing, TAP transport, and MHC loading
- More biologically relevant but harder to obtain
The Modality Gap: Models trained on BA data often fail on EL data (and vice versa) because:
- BA measures binding only, EL captures the full antigen processing pathway
- Different experimental biases and noise profiles
- Label semantics differ (affinity vs. presentation)
This dataset enables testing cross-modality generalization.
Dataset Structure
Files
- ba_s.csv: Binding Affinity dataset (single allele)
- el_s.csv: Eluted Ligand dataset (single allele)
Data Format
Both files share the same schema:
| Column | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| peptide | string | Peptide amino acid sequence (8-15aa) | Yes |
| HLA | string | HLA allele (e.g., HLA-A02:01, HLA-B07:02) | Yes |
| label | float/int | BA: continuous 0-1, EL: binary 0/1 | Yes |
| HLA_sequence | string | HLA pseudo-sequence | Yes |
Dataset Statistics
BA (Binding Affinity)
- Total Samples: 170,470
- Label Type: Continuous (0.0 to 1.0)
- Mean Affinity: 0.2547
- Median Affinity: 0.0847
- Unique HLA Alleles: 111
- Peptide Lengths: 8-14 amino acids (74.3% are 9-mers)
- File Size: 10.61 MB
EL (Eluted Ligand)
- Total Samples: 3,679,405
- Label Type: Binary classification
- Positive Samples: 197,547 (5.4%)
- Negative Samples: 3,481,858 (94.6%)
- Unique HLA Alleles: 130
- Peptide Lengths: 8-15 amino acids (distributed across all lengths)
- File Size: 213.35 MB
Combined Statistics
- Total Samples: 3,849,875
- Unique HLA Coverage: 130+ alleles across HLA-A, B, C
- Modalities: 2 (BA and EL)
- Task Type: Peptide-MHC (PM) binding prediction
Usage
Load with Pandas
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
import pandas as pd
# Download BA dataset
ba_file = hf_hub_download(
repo_id="YYJMAY/modality-ood",
filename="ba_s.csv",
repo_type="dataset"
)
ba_df = pd.read_csv(ba_file)
# Download EL dataset
el_file = hf_hub_download(
repo_id="YYJMAY/modality-ood",
filename="el_s.csv",
repo_type="dataset"
)
el_df = pd.read_csv(el_file)
Use with SPRINT Framework
from sprint.core.dataset_manager import DatasetManager
manager = DatasetManager()
config = {
'hf_repo': 'YYJMAY/modality-ood',
'files': ['ba_s.csv', 'el_s.csv'],
'ba': 'ba_s.csv',
'el': 'el_s.csv'
}
files = manager.get_dataset('modality_ood', config)
ba_file = files['ba']
el_file = files['el']
Example: Cross-Modality Evaluation
import pandas as pd
from your_model import YourModel
# Load data
ba_df = pd.read_csv(ba_file)
el_df = pd.read_csv(el_file)
# Scenario 1: Train on BA, test on EL
model = YourModel()
model.train(ba_df)
el_predictions = model.predict(el_df)
# Scenario 2: Train on EL, test on BA
model = YourModel()
model.train(el_df)
ba_predictions = model.predict(ba_df)
# Evaluate cross-modality generalization
Experimental Design
Recommended Evaluation Scenarios
BA → EL Generalization
- Train on BA (continuous labels)
- Test on EL (binary labels)
- Measures if affinity-based models predict presentation
EL → BA Generalization
- Train on EL (binary labels)
- Test on BA (continuous labels)
- Measures if presentation-based models predict affinity
Mixed Training
- Train on both BA and EL
- Test separately on each
- Measures multi-task learning benefits
Modality-Specific Training
- Train and test on same modality
- Baseline for comparison
Metrics Considerations
- For BA: Use regression metrics (MSE, MAE, Pearson correlation)
- For EL: Use classification metrics (AUC, F1, precision, recall)
- Cross-modal: May need to binarize BA predictions or convert EL to scores
Construction Method
Both datasets were constructed to ensure:
- Single Allele Format: Each sample has exactly one HLA allele
- Quality Control:
- No missing values in required columns
- No duplicate peptide-HLA-label combinations
- Peptide lengths filtered to 8-15 amino acids
- Standardized HLA Format: HLA-A02:01 format (with hyphen prefix)
- Representative Coverage: 130+ HLA alleles across major supertypes
- Balanced Lengths: Both datasets include diverse peptide lengths
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite:
@dataset{modality_ood_2024,
title={Modality OOD Dataset for Peptide-MHC Binding Prediction},
author={SPRINT Framework Contributors},
year={2024},
url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/YYJMAY/modality-ood}
}
Related Datasets
- Allelic OOD: Tests generalization to rare HLA alleles
- Temporal OOD: Tests generalization to new data over time
Notes
- No CDR3 sequences: These datasets are for PM (Peptide-MHC) tasks only, not PMT (Peptide-MHC-TCR)
- Label semantics differ: BA is continuous affinity, EL is binary presentation
- Experimental platforms differ: BA from in vitro assays, EL from mass spectrometry
- Biological processes differ: BA measures binding only, EL captures full pathway
License
MIT License
Contact
For questions or issues, please open an issue on the dataset repository.
Keywords: peptide-MHC binding, immunology, binding affinity, eluted ligand, modality shift, out-of-distribution, generalization, cross-modal learning