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PEERJ
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5743
Keywords
Synovium; Rheumatoid arthritis; Interaction network; Gene expression; Enriched pathways; Signaling pathways; Osteoclastogenesis; Osteoclast differentiation
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- IBAB
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India [3/1/3 JRF-2013/HRD-106 (20835)]
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India [BTPR 12422/MED/31/287/2014]
- Department of IT, BT and S&T of the Government of Karnataka
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Background: Osteoclast differentiation in the inflamed synovium of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affected joints leads to the formation of bone lesions. Reconstruction and analysis of protein interaction networks underlying specific disease phenotypes are essential for designing therapeutic interventions. In this study, we have created a network that captures signal flow leading to osteoclast differentiation. Based on transcriptome analysis, we have indicated the potential mechanisms responsible for the phenotype in the RA affected synovium. Method: We collected information on gene expression, pathways and protein interactions related to RA from literature and databases namely Gene Expression Omnibus, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway and STRING. Based on these information, we created a network for the differentiation of osteoclasts. We identified the differentially regulated network genes and reported the signaling that are responsible for the process in the RA affected synovium. Result: Our network reveals the mechanisms underlying the activation of the neutrophil cytosolic factor complex in connection to osteoclastogenesis in RA. Additionally, the study reports the predominance of the canonical pathway of NF-kappa B activation in the diseased synovium. The network also confirms that the upregulation of T cell receptor signaling and downregulation of transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway favor osteoclastogenesis in RA. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive protein-protein interaction network describing RA driven osteoclastogenesis in the synovium. Discussion: This study provides information that can be used to build models of the signal flow involved in the process of osteoclast differentiation. The models can further be used to design therapies to ameliorate bone destruction in the RA affected joints.
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