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ArticleBiochemical genetics2023

Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis of mRNA Expression Profiles of Mice to Explore the Key Genes Involved in Crim1 Mutation-Induced Congenital Cataracts.

Ziran Zhang, Fanke Meng, Jing Zhou, Zhihan Zhang, Xiaotian Liang, Meijun Meng, Guoguo Yi, Min Fu

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Ziran Zhang *The Second Clinical Medicine School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fanke Meng *Emergency Department, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Industrial Avenue, Haizhu District, No. 253, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China.
Jing Zhou *The Second Clinical Medicine School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhihan Zhang *The Second Clinical Medicine School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaotian Liang *The Second Clinical Medicine School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Meijun Meng *The Second Clinical Medicine School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guoguo YiSixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Yuancun, Tianhe District, 26 Er Heng Road, Guangzhou, 510655, Guangdong, China. yigg@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Min FuZhuJiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Industrial Avenue, Haizhu District, No. 253, Guangzhou, 510280, Guangdong, China. min_fu1212@163.com.
Southern Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Crim1 has been implicated in cataracts in mice and is of great importance in the development of the eye in both humans and mice. Therefore, we aimed to clarify how Crim1 mutations affect lens development and the molecular mechanism of cataracts in mice through comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. The microarray chip was downloaded from the GEO database to obtain the gene expression profile data set. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened using the limma package. GO and KEGG analyses of DEGs were performed using the DAVID database. Then, we established the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network in Cytoscape. Next, we used MCODE to analyze the data. We obtained 750 DEGs in total, including 407 upregulated DEGs and 343 downregulated DEGs. GO analysis showed that the DEGs were mainly related to biological processes, such as apoptosis, cell translation and the immune system. KEGG analysis showed that the enriched functions and pathways were related to the processing and presentation of ribosomes, lysosomes, and antigens. We identified 18 HUB genes, among which four core genes, C1qa, C1qb, C1qc, and Cd74, were closely related to congenital cataracts induced by Crim1 mutation. This study reveals the molecular pathogenesis of congenital cataracts induced by Crim1, and this information is expected to facilitate clinical genetic testing, molecular diagnosis, prognosis, and individualized chemotherapy for congenital cataracts (CC).

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CataractGene Expression ProfilingAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein ReceptorsComputational BiologyGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMutationRNA, MessengerBone Morphogenetic Protein ReceptorsCrim1 protein, mouseRNA, MessengerBioinformatic analysisCongenital cataractCrim1Differentially expressed genes

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