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ArticleBMC medical genomics2021

Hub microRNAs and genes in the development of atrial fibrillation identified by weighted gene co-expression network analysis.

Qiang Qu, Jin-Yu Sun, Zhen-Ye Zhang, Yue Su, Shan-Shan Li, Feng Li, Ru-Xing Wang

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Article in BMC medical genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Qiang Qu *Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Jin-Yu Sun *Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Zhen-Ye Zhang *Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Yue SuDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Shan-Shan LiDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Feng LiDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China.
Ru-Xing WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 299, Qingyang Road, Wuxi, 214023, China. ruxingw@aliyun.com.
Wuxi People's Hospital · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Co-expression network may contribute to better understanding molecular interaction patterns underlying cellular processes. To explore microRNAs (miRNAs) expression patterns correlated with AF, we performed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) based on the dataset GSE28954. Thereafter, we predicted target genes using experimentally verified databases (ENOCRI, miRTarBase, and Tarbase), and overlapped genes with differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from GSE79768 were identified as key genes. Integrated analysis of association between hub miRNAs and key genes was conducted to screen hub genes. In general, we identified 3 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) and 320 DEGs, predominantly enriched in inflammation-related functional items. Two significant modules (red and blue) and hub miRNAs (hsa-miR-146b-5p and hsa-miR-378a-5p), which highly correlated with AF-related phenotype, were detected by WGCNA. By overlapping the DEGs and predicted target genes, 38 genes were screened out. Finally, 9 genes (i.e. ATP13A3, BMP2, CXCL1, GABPA, LIF, MAP3K8, NPY1R, S100A12, SLC16A2) located at the core region in the miRNA-gene interaction network were identified as hub genes. In conclusion, our study identified 2 hub miRNAs and 9 hub genes, which may improve the understanding of molecular mechanisms and help to reveal potential therapeutic targets against AF.

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Gene ExpressionGene Regulatory NetworksAtrial FibrillationFemaleHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedMicroRNAsAtrial fibrillationHub genesHub microRNAsInflammationWeighted gene co-expression network analysis

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PMID34781940
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