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ArticleArchives of toxicology2015

MPTP's pathway of toxicity indicates central role of transcription factor SP1.

Alexandra Maertens, Thomas Luechtefeld, Andre Kleensang, Thomas Hartung

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4 authors.

Alexandra MaertensCenter for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Thomas Luechtefeld
Andre Kleensang
Thomas Hartung

Funding

Traning Program in Environmental Health SciencesT32ES007141 · NIEHS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Marsha Wills-Karp · 1985 to 2026
$22.2M
Mapping the Human Toxome by Systems ToxicologyR01ES020750 · NIEHS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HARTUNG, THOMAS · 2011 to 2015
$6.0M
Developmental neurotoxicity pathways for high throughput testing by metabolomicsU01FD004230 · FDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HARTUNG, THOMAS · 2011 to 2012
$815k
FDA HHS U01 FD 004230FDA HHS U01 FD004230NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES 020750NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES020750NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deriving a Pathway of Toxicity from transcriptomic data remains a challenging task. We explore the use of weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA) to extract an initial network from a small microarray study of MPTP toxicity in mice. Five modules were statistically significant; each module was analyzed for gene signatures in the Chemical and Genetic Perturbation subset of the Molecular Signatures Database as well as for over-represented transcription factor binding sites and WGCNA clustered probes by function and captured pathways relevant to neurodegenerative disorders. The resulting network was analyzed for transcription factor candidates, which were narrowed down via text-mining for relevance to the disease model, and then combined with the large-scale interaction FANTOM4 database to generate a genetic regulatory network. Modules were enriched for transcription factors relevant to Parkinson's disease. Transcription factors significantly improved the number of genes that could be connected in a given component. For each module, the transcription factor that had, by far, the highest number of interactions was SP1, and it also had substantial experimental evidence of interactions. This analysis both captures much of the known biology of MPTP toxicity and suggests several candidates for further study. Furthermore, the analysis strongly suggests that SP1 plays a central role in coordinating the cellular response to MPTP toxicity.

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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineAnimalsGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroarray AnalysisMPTP PoisoningSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription Factors1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridineSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription Factors

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PMID25851821
PMCPMC4415653

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