scholarly journals Functional enrichment of alternative splicing events with NEASE reveals insights into tissue identity and diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakaria Louadi ◽  
Maria L. Elkjaer ◽  
Melissa Klug ◽  
Chit Tong Lio ◽  
Amit Fenn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Gene Regulation ◽  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Functional Enrichment ◽  
Molecular Processes ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Pathways Analysis ◽  
Alternative Splicing Events

AbstractAlternative splicing (AS) is an important aspect of gene regulation. Nevertheless, its role in molecular processes and pathobiology is far from understood. A roadblock is that tools for the functional analysis of AS-set events are lacking. To mitigate this, we developed NEASE, a tool integrating pathways with structural annotations of protein-protein interactions to functionally characterize AS events. We show in four application cases how NEASE can identify pathways contributing to tissue identity and cell type development, and how it highlights splicing-related biomarkers. With a unique view on AS, NEASE generates unique and meaningful biological insights complementary to classical pathways analysis.

scholarly journals Functional enrichment of alternative splicing events with NEASE reveals insights into tissue identity and diseases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakaria Louadi ◽  
Maria Louise Elkjaer ◽  
Melissa Klug ◽  
Chit Tong Lio ◽  
Amit Fenn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Gene Regulation ◽  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Functional Enrichment ◽  
Molecular Processes ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Domain Interactions ◽  
Pathways Analysis ◽  
Alternative Splicing Events

Alternative splicing (AS) is an important aspect of gene regulation. Nevertheless, its role in molecular processes and pathobiology is far from understood. A roadblock is that tools for the functional analysis of AS-set events are lacking. To mitigate this, we developed NEASE, a tool integrating pathways with protein-protein and domain-domain interactions to functionally characterize AS events. We show in four application cases how NEASE can identify pathways contributing to tissue identity and cell type development, and how it highlights splicing-related biomarkers. With a unique view on AS, NEASE generates unique and meaningful biological insights complementary to classical pathways analysis.

scholarly journals The functional impact of alternative splicing in cancer

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Climente-González ◽  
Eduard Porta-Pardo ◽  
Adam Godzik ◽  
Eduardo Eyras
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Somatic Mutations ◽  
Protein Domain ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Functional Impact ◽  
Functional Consequences ◽  
Functional Transformations

SummaryAlternative splicing changes are frequently observed in cancer and are starting to be recognized as important signatures for tumor progression and therapy. However, their functional impact and relevance to tumorigenesis remains mostly unknown. We carried out a systematic analysis to characterize the potential functional consequences of alternative splicing changes in thousands of tumor samples. This analysis revealed that a subset of alternative splicing changes affect protein domain families that are frequently mutated in tumors and potentially disrupt protein protein interactions in cancer-related pathways. Moreover, there was a negative correlation between the number of these alternative splicing changes in a sample and the number of somatic mutations in drivers. We propose that a subset of the alternative splicing changes observed in tumors may represent independent oncogenic processes that could be relevant to explain the functional transformations in cancer and some of them could potentially be considered alternative splicing drivers (AS-drivers).

scholarly journals Transcriptomic Analysis Revealed an Emerging Role of Alternative Splicing in Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1108
Author(s):  
Dina Hesham ◽  
Shahenda El-Naggar
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Wnt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Enrichment Analysis ◽  
Functional Enrichment Analysis ◽  
Functional Enrichment ◽  
Embryonal Tumor ◽  
Alternative Splicing Events ◽  
Regulation Of Cell Cycle

Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) is an aggressive and rare pediatric embryonal brain tumor. Amplification of C19MC microRNA cluster and expression of LIN28 are distinctive features of ETMR. Despite the increasing efforts to decipher ETMR, the biology remains poorly understood. To date, the role of aberrant alternative splicing in ETMR has not been thoroughly investigated. In the current study, a comprehensive analysis was performed on published unprocessed RNA-seq reads of tissue-matched ETMR and fetal controls datasets. Gene expression was quantified in samples using Kallisto/sleuth pipeline. For the alternative splicing analysis, STAR, SplAdder and rMATS were used. Functional enrichment analysis was subsequently performed using Metascape. The expression analysis identified a total of 3622 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between ETMR and fetal controls while 1627 genes showed differential alternative splicing patterns. Interestingly, genes with significant alternative splicing events in ETMR were identified to be involved in signaling pathways such as ErbB, mTOR and MAPK pathways as well as ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, cell cycle and autophagy. Moreover, up-regulated DEGs with alternative splicing events were involved in important biological processes including nuclear transport, regulation of cell cycle and regulation of Wnt signaling pathway. These findings highlight the role of aberrant alternative splicing in shaping the ETMR tumor landscape, and the identified pathways constitute potential therapeutic targets.

scholarly journals LIM Factor Lhx3 Contributes to the Specification of Motor Neuron and Interneuron Identity through Cell-Type-Specific Protein-Protein Interactions

Cell ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua P. Thaler ◽  
Soo-Kyung Lee ◽  
Linda W. Jurata ◽  
Gordon N. Gill ◽  
Samuel L. Pfaff
Keyword(s):  
Motor Neuron ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Cell Type Specific

scholarly journals Network Pharmacology study on the mechanism of MKA Polyherbal Formulation in combating Respiratory Diseases

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-391
Author(s):  
T Poongodi ◽  
◽  
TH Nazeema ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Functional Enrichment ◽  
Network Pharmacology ◽  
Ppi Network ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Egfr Inhibition ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
Polyherbal Formulation

The Multi-targeted action of Polyherbal formulation is responsible for enhanced therapeutic efficacy in combating various diseases. But, understanding the mode of action of herbal medicine remains a challenge because of its complex metabolomics. Network pharmacology-based approach enables to explore the mechanism of action of polyherbal formulation in biological system. In present investigation, we have explored the molecular mechanism of action of the Polyherbal formulation MKA comprising of three botanicals Mimusops elengi L., Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn. and Artemisia vulgaris L. in treating respiratory diseases by network pharmacology-based approach. The protein targets were mined from Binding database for the bioactive present in MKA. The disease associated targets were identified using Open target Platform. Based on ligand-target interactions, it was interpreted that MKA could alleviate the symptoms of respiratory disease by multiple mechanisms like EGFR inhibition by Quercetin and Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside, KDR inhibition by Quercetin, STAT-3 inhibition by β-sitosterol- β-Dglucoside, TRPV1 inhibition by phytol acetate, etc. The Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using STRING database. KEGG pathway based functional enrichment was also predicted for the PPI network. It was found that multiple ligand-target interactions and protein-protein interactions is responsible for pharmacological activity of MKA in respiratory diseases.

scholarly journals Chimeric GPCRs mimic distinct signaling pathways and modulate microglia responses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rouven Schulz ◽  
Medina Korkut-Demirbaş ◽  
Gloria Colombo ◽  
Sandra Siegert
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Signal Transmission ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Β2 Adrenergic Receptor ◽  
Neuronal Signal ◽  
And Function

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate multiple processes ranging from cell growth and immune responses to neuronal signal transmission. However, ligands for many GPCRs remain unknown, suffer from off-target effects or have poor bioavailability. Additional challenges exist to dissect cell type-specific responses when the same GPCR is expressed on different cells within the body. Here, we overcome these limitations by engineering DREADD-based GPCR chimeras that selectively bind their agonist clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) and mimic a GPCR-of-interest. We show that the chimeric DREADD-β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR/ADRB2) triggers comparable responses to levalbuterol on second messenger and kinase activity, post-translational modifications, and protein-protein interactions. Moreover, we successfully recapitulate β2AR-mediated filopodia formation in microglia, a β2AR-expressing immune cell that can drive inflammation in the nervous system. To further dissect microglial inflammation, we compared DREADD-β2AR with two additionally designed DREADD-based chimeras mimicking GPR65 and GPR109A/HCAR2, both enriched in microglia. DREADD-β2AR and DREADD-GPR65 modulate the inflammatory response with a similar profile as endogenously expressed β2AR, while DREADD-GPR109A had no impact. Our DREADD-based approach allows investigation of cell type-dependent signaling pathways and function without known endogenous ligands.

scholarly journals Alternative splicing of the Wnt trafficking protein, Wntless and its effects on protein-protein interactions

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Petko ◽  
Mathura Thileepan ◽  
Molly Sargen ◽  
Victor Canfield ◽  
Robert Levenson
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Splicing ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions
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