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ArticleApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2024

Bioinformatics Research and qRT-PCR Verify Hub Genes and a Transcription Factor-MicroRNA Feedback Network in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Mingli Liu, Hao Li, Zhenxin Huo, Houcong Chen, Xinjian Kang, Baoshan Xu

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Article in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mingli LiuGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Hao LiGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Zhenxin HuoGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Houcong ChenGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Xinjian KangGraduate School, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Baoshan XuDepartment of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, No. 406 Jiefangnan Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, China. baoshanxu99@tmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4407-8745
Tianjin Medical University · CNTianjin Hospital · CN

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Abstract

The present study explores the potentials of bioinformatics analysis to identify hub genes linked to intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and explored the potential molecular mechanism of transcription factor-microRNA regulatory network. Furthermore, the hub genes were identified through quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR). GEO database expression profile datasets for candidate genes (GSE124272) were downloaded. Genes that were differentially expressed (DEGs) were detected utilizing limma technique in the R programming language. Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins and NetworkAnalyst software identified hub genes. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis as well as Gene Ontology annotation of the DEGs were performed using Metascape. Using Bioinformatics data from the TRRUST, StarBase, and TransmiR databases, a TF-miRNA-hub genes network was constructed. qRT-PCR was utilized to confirm the result. As compared to healthy persons, 521 DEGs, comprising 203 down-regulated and 318 up-regulated genes, as well as 7 core genes, were found in people with IDD. Analysis revealed that all seven essential genes were under-expressed. qRT-PCR further confirmed the low expression of these seven important genes. Based on the TRRUST database, 16 TFs that could target five junction genes were then predicted. According to the StarBase database, four miRNAs were linked to crucial genes, while the TransmiR database predicted regulatory connections between four miRNAs and five TFs. The expression of the TP53-(hsa-miR-183-5p)-CCNB1 TF-miRNA-mRNA interaction network was discovered to be correlated with IDD. Throughout this investigation, a network of TF-miRNA-mRNA connections was built for investigation of the probable molecular mechanisms responsible for IDD. The identification of hub genes associated with IDD may reveal promising IDD treatment strategies.

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Computational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksIntervertebral Disc DegenerationMicroRNAsTranscription FactorsDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingHumansReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionMicroRNAsTranscription FactorsFeedback networkHub genesIntervertebral disc degeneration (IDD)MicroRNAqRT-PCRTranscription factor (TF)

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