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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2019

Co-expression Networks Identify DHX15 RNA Helicase as a B Cell Regulatory Factor.

Thiago Detanico, Richard Virgen-Slane, Seth Steen-Fuentes, Wai W Lin, Antje Rhode-Kurnow, Elizabeth Chappell, Ricardo G Correa, Michael J DiCandido, M Lamine Mbow, Jun Li and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thiago DetanicoInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Richard Virgen-SlaneInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Seth Steen-FuentesInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Wai W LinInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Antje Rhode-KurnowInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Elizabeth ChappellInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Ricardo G CorreaInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Michael J DiCandidoDepartment of Immunology & Respiratory Disease Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States.
M Lamine MbowDepartment of Immunology & Respiratory Disease Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States.
Jun LiDepartment of Immunology & Respiratory Disease Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, United States.
Carl F WareInfectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Discovery Institute · USSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USBoehringer Ingelheim (United States) · US

Funding

Virology CoreP01CA177322 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SUN, REN · 2014 to 2018
$8.7M
HVEM-BTLA system in InflammationR01AI067890 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI WARE, CARL F · 2007 to 2016
$4.3M
Rheumatic Diseases Research Training GrantT32AR064194 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GARY S FIRESTEIN, Monica Guma · 2013 to 2026
$3.8M
HVEM-BTLA Pathway in LymphomaR01CA164679 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI WARE, CARL F · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA177322NCI NIH HHS R01 CA164679NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI067890NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR064194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide co-expression analysis is often used for annotating novel gene functions from high-dimensional data. Here, we developed an R package with a Shiny visualization app that creates immuno-networks from RNAseq data using a combination of Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA), xCell immune cell signatures, and Bayesian Network Learning. Using a large publicly available RNAseq dataset we generated a Gene Module-Immune Cell (GMIC) network that predicted causal relationships between DEAH-box RNA helicase (DHX)15 and genes associated with humoral immunity, suggesting that DHX15 may regulate B cell fate. Deletion of DHX15 in mouse B cells led to impaired lymphocyte development, reduced peripheral B cell numbers, and dysregulated expression of genes linked to antibody-mediated immune responses similar to the genes predicted by the GMIC network. Moreover, antigen immunization of mice demonstrated that optimal primary IgG1 responses required DHX15. Intrinsic expression of DHX15 was necessary for proliferation and survival of activated of B cells. Altogether, these results support the use of co-expression networks to elucidate fundamental biological processes.

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BiomarkersImmunomodulationAnimalsBiopsyB-LymphocytesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksMiceRNA HelicasesBiomarkersDhx15 protein, mouseRNA HelicasesantibodiesBayesian networkB cellDHX15RNA helicaseWGCNA

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PMID31921164
PMCPMC6915936
OpenAlexW2991158454

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