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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2023

Identification of Timm13 protein translocase of the mitochondrial inner membrane as a potential mediator of liver fibrosis based on bioinformatics and experimental verification.

Xiaomin Liao, Xianxian Ruan, Xianbin Wu, Zhejun Deng, Shanyu Qin, Haixing Jiang

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Xiaomin Liao *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Xianxian Ruan *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Xianbin WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530000, Guangxi, China.
Zhejun DengDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Shanyu QinDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. qinshanyu@gxmu.edu.cn.
Haixing JiangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. jianghaixing@gxmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2974-2035
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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the association between translocase of the inner mitochondrial membrane 13 (Timm13) and liver fibrosis.

methodsGene expression profiles of GSE167033 were collected from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between liver disease and normal samples were analyzed using GEO2R. Gene Ontology and Enrichment function were performed, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed via the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING), and the hub genes of the PPI network were calculated by MCODE plug-in in Cytoscape. We validated the transcriptional and post-transcriptional expression levels of the top correlated genes using fibrotic animal and cell models. A cell transfection experiment was conducted to silence Timm13 and detect the expression of fibrosis genes and apoptosis genes.

results21,722 genes were analyzed and 178 DEGs were identified by GEO2R analysis. The top 200 DEGs were selected and analyzed in STRING for PPI network analysis. Timm13 was one of the hub genes via the PPI network. We found that the mRNA levels of Timm13 in fibrotic liver tissue decreased (P < 0.05), and the mRNA and protein levels of Timm13 also decreased when hepatocytes were stimulated with transforming growth factor-β1. Silencing Timm13 significantly reduced the expression of profibrogenic genes and apoptosis related genes.

conclusionsThe results showed that Timm13 is closely related to liver fibrosis and silencing Timm13 significantly reduced the expression of profibrogenic genes and apoptosis related genes, which will provide novel ideas and targets for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of liver fibrosis.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsComputational BiologyLiver CirrhosisMitochondrial MembranesRNA, MessengerRNA, MessengerHepatocytesLiver diseaseLiver fibrosisTimm13Translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane

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