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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Diagnostic gene signatures and aberrant pathway activation based on m6A methylation regulators in rheumatoid arthritis.

Qishun Geng, Xiaoxue Cao, Danping Fan, Xiaofeng Gu, Qian Zhang, Mengxiao Zhang, Zheng Wang, Tingting Deng, Cheng Xiao

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qishun GengChina-Japan Friendship Hospital (Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaoxue CaoChina-Japan Friendship Hospital (Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Danping FanBeijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiaofeng GuBiotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qian ZhangBiotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mengxiao ZhangInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zheng WangLaboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Tingting DengInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Cheng XiaoChina-Japan Friendship Hospital (Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
China-Japan Friendship Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease (AD) characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, bone erosion and progressive joint destruction. This research aimed to elucidate the potential roles and molecular mechanisms of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation regulators in RA. Methods: An array of tissues from 233 RA and 126 control samples was profiled and integrated for mRNA expression analysis. Following quality control and normalization, the cohort was split into training and validation sets. Five distinct machine learning feature selection methods were applied to the training set and validated in validation sets. Results: Among the six models, the LASSO_λ-1se model not only performed better in the validation sets but also exhibited more stringent performance. Two m6A methylation regulators were identified as significant biomarkers by consensus feature selection from all four methods. IGF2BP3 and YTHDC2, which are differentially expressed in patients with RA and controls, were used to predict RA diagnosis with high accuracy. In addition, IGF2BP3 showed higher importance, which can regulate the G2/M transition to promote RA-FLS proliferation and affect M1 macrophage polarization. Conclusion: This consensus of multiple machine learning approaches identified two m6A methylation regulators that could distinguish patients with RA from controls. These m6A methylation regulators and their target genes may provide insight into RA pathogenesis and reveal novel disease regulators and putative drug targets.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesAdenosineConsensusHumansMethylationAdenosinecell cycleIGF2BP3M1 macrophagesN6-methyladenosinerheumatoid arthritis

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