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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2020

Development of predicitve models to distinguish metals from non-metal toxicants, and individual metal from one another.

Zongtao Yu, Yuanyuan Fu, Junmei Ai, Jicai Zhang, Gang Huang, Youping Deng

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. State of the Art of Genomic Technology in Toxicology: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Zongtao YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Taihe Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China.
Yuanyuan FuBioinformatics Core, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Junmei AiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Jicai ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shiyan Taihe Hospital, College of Biomedical Engineering, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, Hubei, China.
Gang HuangShanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201318, China. huangg@sumhs.edu.cn.
Youping DengBioinformatics Core, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA. dengy@hawaii.edu.
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USHubei University of Medicine · CNRush University Medical Center · USShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

UH Hilo COP A&RP20GM103466 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HELEN C TURNER · 2012 to 2026
$60.3M
The Role of gp120 on Cardiovascular Disease in People Living with HIVU54MD007601 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Benjamin C. Fogelgren · 2017 to 2026
$59.5M
RESEARCH DESIGN AND BIOSTATISTICS COREU54MD007584 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI MOKUAU, NOREEN, SHIRAMIZU, BRUCE T · 2012 to 2018
$21.1M
Small Grants ProgramP30GM114737 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI YANAGIHARA, RICHARD · 2015 to 2022
$8.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103466NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM114737NIH HHS 2U54MD007601NIH HHS 5P30GM114737NIH HHS P20GM103466NIH HHS U54MD007584NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007584NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvaluating the toxicity of chemical mixture and their possible mechanism of action is still a challenge for humans and other organisms. Microarray classifier analysis has shown promise in the toxicogenomic area by identifying biomarkers to predict unknown samples. Our study focuses on identifying gene markers with better sensitivity and specificity, building predictive models to distinguish metals from non-metal toxicants, and individual metal from one another, and furthermore helping understand underlying toxic mechanisms.

resultsBased on an independent dataset test, using only 15 gene markers, we were able to distinguish metals from non-metal toxicants with 100% accuracy. Of these, 6 and 9 genes were commonly down- and up-regulated respectively by most of the metals. 8 out of 15 genes belong to membrane protein coding genes. Function well annotated genes in the list include ADORA2B, ARNT, S100G, and DIO3. Also, a 10-gene marker list was identified that can discriminate an individual metal from one another with 100% accuracy. We could find a specific gene marker for each metal in the 10-gene marker list. Function well annotated genes in this list include GSTM2, HSD11B, AREG, and C8B.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that using a microarray classifier analysis, not only can we create diagnostic classifiers for predicting an exact metal contaminant from a large scale of contaminant pool with high prediction accuracy, but we can also identify valuable biomarkers to help understand the common and underlying toxic mechanisms induced by metals.

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Models, TheoreticalAnimalsDatabases as TopicGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenetic MarkersHumansMetalsRats, Sprague-DawleyGenetic MarkersMetalsBiomarkerClassificationMicroarrayToxic heavy metals

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PMID33272211
PMCPMC7712572
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