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ArticleBiomolecules2020

Functional Interactomes of Genes Showing Association with Type-2 Diabetes and Its Intermediate Phenotypic Traits Point towards Adipo-Centric Mechanisms in Its Pathophysiology.

Aditya Saxena, Nitin Wahi, Anshul Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Mathur

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Article in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aditya SaxenaDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura 281 406, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0520-6409
Nitin WahiDepartment of Bioinformatics, Pathfinder Research and Training Foundation, Gr. Noida 201 308, India.
Anshul KumarDepartment of Endocrinology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302 004, India.
Sandeep Kumar MathurDepartment of Endocrinology, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302 004, India.
SMS Medical College · INGLA University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathogenic mechanisms causing type 2 diabetes (T2D) are still poorly understood; a greater awareness of its causation can lead to the development of newer and better antidiabetic drugs. In this study, we used a network-based approach to assess the cellular processes associated with protein-protein interaction subnetworks of glycemic traits-HOMA-β and HOMA-IR. Their subnetworks were further analyzed in terms of their overlap with the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in pancreatic, muscle, and adipose tissue in diabetics. We found several DEGs in these tissues showing an overlap with the HOMA-β subnetwork, suggesting a role of these tissues in β-cell failure. Many genes in the HOMA-IR subnetwork too showed an overlap with the HOMA-β subnetwork. For understanding the functional theme of these subnetworks, a pathway-to-pathway complementary network analysis was done, which identified various adipose biology-related pathways, containing genes involved in both insulin secretion and action. In conclusion, network analysis of genes showing an association between T2D and its intermediate phenotypic traits suggests their potential role in beta cell failure. These genes enriched the adipo-centric pathways and were expressed in both pancreatic and adipose tissue and, therefore, might be one of the potential targets for future antidiabetic treatment.

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Adipose TissueDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gene Regulatory NetworksHumansInsulin ResistancePhenotypegenenetworksHOMA-IRHOMA-βtype 2 diabetes

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PMID32294959
PMCPMC7226597
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