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While deep learning methods have progressively been implemented for the prediction of PPI sites within proteins, the task of enhancing their predictive performance remains an arduous challenge.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In this paper, we propose a novel PPI site prediction model (DGCPPISP) based on a dynamic graph convolutional neural network and a two-stage transfer learning strategy. Initially, we implement the transfer learning from dual perspectives, namely feature input and model training that serve to supply efficacious prior knowledge for our model. Subsequently, we construct a network designed for the second stage of training, which is built on the foundation of dynamic graph convolution.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>To evaluate its effectiveness, the performance of the DGCPPISP model is scrutinized using two benchmark datasets. The ensuing results demonstrate that DGCPPISP outshines competing methods in terms of performance. Specifically, DGCPPISP surpasses the second-best method, EGRET, by margins of 5.9%, 10.1%, and 13.3% for F1-measure, AUPRC, and MCC metrics respectively on Dset_186_72_PDB164. 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