Systems biology approach to late-onset Alzheimer's disease genome-wide association study identifies novel candidate genes validated using brain expression data and Caenorhabditis elegans experiments.
Alzheimers Dement
; 13(10): 1133-1142, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We sought to determine whether a systems biology approach may identify novel late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) loci.METHODS:
We performed gene-wide association analyses and integrated results with human protein-protein interaction data using network analyses. We performed functional validation on novel genes using a transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans Aß proteotoxicity model and evaluated novel genes using brain expression data from people with LOAD and other neurodegenerative conditions.RESULTS:
We identified 13 novel candidate LOAD genes outside chromosome 19. Of those, RNA interference knockdowns of the C. elegans orthologs of UBC, NDUFS3, EGR1, and ATP5H were associated with Aß toxicity, and NDUFS3, SLC25A11, ATP5H, and APP were differentially expressed in the temporal cortex.DISCUSSION:
Network analyses identified novel LOAD candidate genes. We demonstrated a functional role for four of these in a C. elegans model and found enrichment of differentially expressed genes in the temporal cortex.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Lobo Temporal
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Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Biologia de Sistemas
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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article