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ArticleBiomolecules & biomedicine2025

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Yue Tan, Yujing Wang, Qin Zhu, Yan Xue, Xuhao Ji, Zhenkun Li, Jiawen Shen, Chengming Sun, Shiqi Ren, Chenlin Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Biomolecules & biomedicine, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yue TanResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Yujing WangDepartment of rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Qin ZhuDepartments of Orthopedics, The 3rd People's Hospital of Dalian Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yan XueResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Xuhao JiResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Zhenkun LiResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jiawen ShenResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Chengming SunResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Shiqi RenResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China; Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Chenlin ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Qidong Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nantong, China.
Jianfeng ChenDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Jiangsu CM Clinical Innovation Center of Degenerative Bone & Joint Disease, Wuxi TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is recognized as the most prevalent bone disease worldwide. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is one of the most common RNA modifications influencing the progression of various disorders; however, its specific role in PMOP remains unexplored. This study aims to investigate the expression profiles of m6A-related genes and their impact on the prognosis of PMOP patients. We utilized the GSE56815 expression analysis dataset obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and extracted m6A-related genes for further examination. Our analysis revealed that m6A-related genes exhibited differential expression between PMOP patients and healthy controls. We employed consensus clustering to identify subgroups within the PMOP cohort and conducted immunological analyses on these clusters. Additionally, we intersected the clusters to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and analyzed potential diagnostic markers for PMOP using support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE), LASSO, and random forest (RF) algorithms, which were subsequently validated in the GSE56116 dataset. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was employed to assess the diagnostic significance of these markers. Furthermore, quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed to validate the expression of the identified genes. In the GSE56815 dataset, we identified three subtypes associated with m6A modifications, leading to the identification of 302 shared DEGs among these subtypes. Gene ontology (GO) analysis indicated that the DEGs were predominantly enriched in nuclear specks, the nuclear envelope, and nucleocytoplasmic transport processes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis further revealed that DEGs were primarily associated with endocytosis and nucleocytoplasmic transport pathways. Through the application of SVM, LASSO, and RF algorithms, we identified three potential diagnostic markers: TUBB, CLTA, and FBXL5, which demonstrated promising diagnostic capabilities when tested against an independent dataset. qPCR validation confirmed significant expression differences of these genes between the control and PMOP groups. The genetic markers identified in this study hold potential for accurately predicting the risk of PMOP in patients. The findings contribute to understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms of CLTA, TUBB, and FBXL5 in PMOP and may facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies and improved monitoring of the disease.

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F-Box ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalAdenosineBiomarkersFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansROC CurveAdenosineBiomarkersF-Box ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsN-methyladenosine

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PMID40791155
PMCPMC12505522

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