ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2025
In Silico Analysis of miRNA-Regulated Pathways in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7.
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Abstract
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia and retinal degeneration, caused by an abnormal expansion of the CAG trinucleotide in the coding region of the ATXN7 gene. Currently, in silico analysis is used to explore mechanisms and biological processes through bioinformatics predictions in various neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify candidate human gene targets of four miRNAs (hsa-miR-29a-3p, hsa-miR-132-3p, hsa-miR-25-3p, and hsa-miR-92a-3p) involved in pathways that could play an important role in SCA7 pathogenesis through comprehensive in silico analysis including the prediction of miRNA target genes, Gen Ontology enrichment, identification of core genes in KEGG pathways, transcription factors and validated miRNA target genes with the mouse SCA7 transcriptome data. Our results showed the participation of the following pathways: adherens junction, focal adhesion, neurotrophin signaling, endoplasmic reticulum processing, actin cytoskeleton regulation, RNA transport, and apoptosis and dopaminergic synapse. In conclusion, unlike previous studies, we highlight using a bioinformatics approach the core genes and transcription factors involved in the different biological pathways and which ones are targets for the four miRNAs, which, in addition to being associated with neurodegenerative diseases, are also de-regulated in the plasma of patients with SCA7.
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