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Niu X, Xu M, Zhu J, Zhang S, Yang Y. Identification of the immune-associated characteristics and predictive biomarkers of keratoconus based on single-cell RNA-sequencing and bulk RNA-sequencing. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1220646. [PMID: 37965330 PMCID: PMC10641680 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1220646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Background Whether keratoconus (KC) is an inflammatory disease is currently debated. Hence, we aimed to investigate the immune-related features of KC based on single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and bulk RNA sequencing (bulk RNA-seq) data. Methods scRNA-seq data were obtained from the Genome Sequence Archive (GSA), bulk RNA-seq data were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and immune-associated genes(IAGs) were obtained from the ImmPort database. Cell clusters of KC were annotated, and different cell clusters were then selected. The IAG score of each cell was calculated using the AUCell package. Three bulk RNA-seq datasets were merged and used to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs), biological functions, and immune characteristics. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to select the IAG score-related hub genes. Based on scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq analyses, three machine learning algorithms, including random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis, were used to identify potential prognostic markers for KC. A predictive nomogram was developed based on prognostic markers. Results Six cell clusters were identified in KC, and decreased corneal stromal cell-5 (CSC-5) and increased CSC-6 were found in KC. CSC and immune cell clusters had the highest IAG scores. The bulk RNA-seq analysis identified 1362 DEGs (553 upregulated and 809 downregulated) in KC. We found different immune cell populations and differentially expressed cytokines in KC. More than three key IAG score-related modules and 367 genes were identified. By integrating the scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq analyses, 250 IAGs were selected and then incorporated into three machine learning models, and 10 IAGs (CEP112, FYN, IFITM1, IGFBP5, LPIN2, MAP1B, RNASE1, RUNX3, SMIM10, and SRGN) were identified as potential prognostic genes that were significantly associated with cytokine and matrix metalloproteinase(MMP)1-14 expression. Finally, a predictive nomogram was constructed and validated. Conclusion Taken together, our results identified CSCs and immune cell clusters that may play a key role during KC progression by regulating immunological features and maintaining cell stability.
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- Xiaoguang Niu
- Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hanyang Aier Eye Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hanyang Aier Eye Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Pelosi M, Testet E, Le Lay S, Dugail I, Tang X, Mabilleau G, Hamel Y, Madrange M, Blanc T, Odent T, McMullen TPW, Alfò M, Brindley DN, de Lonlay P. Normal human adipose tissue functions and differentiation in patients with biallelic LPIN1 inactivating mutations. J Lipid Res 2017; 58:2348-2364. [PMID: 28986436 PMCID: PMC5711497 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.p075440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Lipin-1 is a Mg2+-dependent phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) that in mice is necessary for normal glycerolipid biosynthesis, controlling adipocyte metabolism, and adipogenic differentiation. Mice carrying inactivating mutations in the Lpin1 gene display the characteristic features of human familial lipodystrophy. Very little is known about the roles of lipin-1 in human adipocyte physiology. Apparently, fat distribution and weight is normal in humans carrying LPIN1 inactivating mutations, but a detailed analysis of adipose tissue appearance and functions in these patients has not been available so far. In this study, we performed a systematic histopathological, biochemical, and gene expression analysis of adipose tissue biopsies from human patients harboring LPIN1 biallelic inactivating mutations and affected by recurrent episodes of severe rhabdomyolysis. We also explored the adipogenic differentiation potential of human mesenchymal cell populations derived from lipin-1 defective patients. White adipose tissue from human LPIN1 mutant patients displayed a dramatic decrease in lipin-1 protein levels and PAP activity, with a concomitant moderate reduction of adipocyte size. Nevertheless, the adipose tissue develops without obvious histological signs of lipodystrophy and with normal qualitative composition of storage lipids. The increased expression of key adipogenic determinants such as SREBP1, PPARG, and PGC1A shows that specific compensatory phenomena can be activated in vivo in human adipocytes with deficiency of functional lipin-1.
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- Michele Pelosi
- Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, Institut Imagine des Maladies Génétiques, Laboratoire de génétique des maladies autoinflammatoires monogéniques, INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes et Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades (Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire-UMR 5200, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- INSERM, UMR1063, Université d'Angers, UBL, Angers, France
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- INSERM, U1166, Equipe 6, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, Institut Imagine des Maladies Génétiques, Laboratoire de génétique des maladies autoinflammatoires monogéniques, INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes et Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades (Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris), Paris, France
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, Institut Imagine des Maladies Génétiques, Laboratoire de génétique des maladies autoinflammatoires monogéniques, INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes et Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades (Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris), Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades-Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades-Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Signal Transduction Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre de Référence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, Institut Imagine des Maladies Génétiques, Laboratoire de génétique des maladies autoinflammatoires monogéniques, INSERM UMR1163, Université Paris Descartes et Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades (Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris), Paris, France
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Michot C, Hubert L, Romero NB, Gouda A, Mamoune A, Mathew S, Kirk E, Viollet L, Rahman S, Bekri S, Peters H, McGill J, Glamuzina E, Farrar M, von der Hagen M, Alexander IE, Kirmse B, Barth M, Laforet P, Benlian P, Munnich A, JeanPierre M, Elpeleg O, Pines O, Delahodde A, de Keyzer Y, de Lonlay P. Study of LPIN1, LPIN2 and LPIN3 in rhabdomyolysis and exercise-induced myalgia. J Inherit Metab Dis 2012; 35:1119-28. [PMID: 22481384 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-012-9461-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recessive LPIN1 mutations were identified as a cause of severe rhabdomyolysis in pediatric patients. The human lipin family includes two other closely related members, lipin-2 and 3, which share strong homology and similar activity. The study aimed to determine the involvement of the LPIN family genes in a cohort of pediatric and adult patients (n = 171) presenting with muscular symptoms, ranging from severe (CK >10 000 UI/L) or moderate (CK <10 000 UI/L) rhabdomyolysis (n = 141) to exercise-induced myalgia (n = 30), and to report the clinical findings in patients harboring mutations. METHODS Coding regions of LPIN1, LPIN2 and LPIN3 genes were sequenced using genomic or complementary DNAs. RESULTS Eighteen patients harbored two LPIN1 mutations, including a frequent intragenic deletion. All presented with severe episodes of rhabdomyolysis, starting before age 6 years except two (8 and 42 years). Few patients also suffered from permanent muscle symptoms, including the eldest ones (≥ 40 years). Around 3/4 of muscle biopsies showed accumulation of lipid droplets. At least 40% of heterozygous relatives presented muscular myalgia. Nine heterozygous SNPs in LPIN family genes were identified in milder phenotypes (mild rhabdomyolysis or myalgia). These variants were non-functional in yeast complementation assay based on respiratory activity, except the LPIN3-P24L variant. CONCLUSION LPIN1-related myolysis constitutes a major cause of early-onset rhabdomyolysis and occasionally in adults. Heterozygous LPIN1 mutations may cause mild muscular symptoms. No major defects of LPIN2 or LPIN3 genes were associated with muscular manifestations.
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- Caroline Michot
- Paris Descartes University, INSERM U781 and Reference Center of Metabolic Diseases, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
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Tang WC, Yap MKH, Yip SP. A review of current approaches to identifying human genes involved in myopia. Clin Exp Optom 2008; 91:4-22. [PMID: 18045248 DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The prevalence of myopia is high in many parts of the world, particularly among the Orientals such as Chinese and Japanese. Like other complex diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, myopia is likely to be caused by both genetic and environmental factors, and possibly their interactions. Owing to multiple genes with small effects, genetic heterogeneity and phenotypic complexity, the study of the genetics of myopia poses a complex challenge. This paper reviews the current approaches to the genetic analysis of complex diseases and how these can be applied to the identification of genes that predispose humans to myopia. These approaches include parametric linkage analysis, non-parametric linkage analysis like allele-sharing methods and genetic association studies. Basic concepts, advantages and disadvantages of these approaches are discussed and explained using examples from the literature on myopia. Microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms are common genetic markers in the human genome and are indispensable tools for gene mapping. High throughput genotyping of millions of such markers has become feasible and efficient with recent technological advances. In turn, this makes the identification of myopia susceptibility genes a reality.
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- Wing Chun Tang
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Aulchenko YS, Pullen J, Kloosterman WP, Yazdanpanah M, Hofman A, Vaessen N, Snijders PJLM, Zubakov D, Mackay I, Olavesen M, Sidhu B, Smith VE, Carey A, Berezikov E, Uitterlinden AG, Plasterk RHA, Oostra BA, van Duijn CM. LPIN2 is associated with type 2 diabetes, glucose metabolism, and body composition. Diabetes 2007; 56:3020-6. [PMID: 17804763 DOI: 10.2337/db07-0338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the type 2 diabetes gene located at chromosome 18p11. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We investigated the region in a young genetically isolated population by genotyping 34 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 78 case subjects and 101 control subjects. Two SNPs were selected and followed up in two cohorts. The first cohort came from a general Dutch population. In this cohort, association with type 2 diabetes was investigated using 616 type 2 diabetic case subjects and 2,890 control subjects; association with oral glucose tolerance test data was performed in 361 normoglycemic people. Association with fat distribution was studied in the second replication cohort, consisting of 836 people from the genetically isolated population. RESULTS At the initial step, we found that the common C allele of SNP rs3745012 was associated with type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 2.01, P = 0.03). This SNP is located at the 3' untranslated region of the LPIN2 gene, which is a plausible candidate for type 2 diabetes and obesity. In the cohort from the general Dutch population, we demonstrated that rs3745012 interacts with BMI in determination of type 2 diabetes: whereas in subjects with high BMI, the common C allele is associated with type 2 diabetes, the same allele exhibits a neutral or protective effect in lean subjects (P = 0.05 overall effect, P = 0.02 interaction). Most remarkably, rs3745012 strongly affected composite insulin sensitivity index (P = 0.006 for overall effect, P = 0.004 for interaction). In the second replication cohort, we found that the allele C of rs3745012 increases trunk-to-legs fat mass ratio (P = 0.001) and may affect other fat-related measurements. CONCLUSIONS rs3745012 SNP of the LPIN2 gene is associated with type 2 diabetes and fat distribution.
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- Yurii S Aulchenko
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Majava M, Bishop PN, Hägg P, Scott PG, Rice A, Inglehearn C, Hammond CJ, Spector TD, Ala-Kokko L, Männikkö M. Novel mutations in the small leucine-rich repeat protein/proteoglycan (SLRP) genes in high myopia. Hum Mutat 2007; 28:336-44. [PMID: 17117407 DOI: 10.1002/humu.20444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The importance of the genetic component in high myopia has been well established in population and family studies, but only a few candidate genes have been explored to date. The extracellular matrix small leucine-rich repeat proteins/proteoglycans (SLRPs) regulate collagen fibril diameter and spacing. Given their role in extracellular matrix assembly and expression in the eye, they are likely to regulate its shape and size. Analysis of 85 English and 40 Finnish subjects with high myopia (refractive error of -6 diopters [D] or greater) resulted in 23 sequence variations in four SLRP genes, LUM, FMOD, PRELP, and OPTC. We observed higher number of variations in OPTC in English patients than in controls (p=0.042), and a possibly protective variation in LUM (c.893-105G>A) with p-value of 0.0043. Two intronic variations, six nonsynonymous and one synonymous amino acid changes, were not found in any of the nonmyopic controls. Five changes were detected in opticin, Thr177Arg, Arg229His, Arg325Trp, Gly329Ser, and Arg330His, and all but one (Arg229His) were shown to cosegregate with high myopia in families with incomplete penetrance. A homology model for opticin revealed that Arg229His and Arg325Trp are likely to disrupt the protein structure, and PolyPhen analysis suggested that Thr177Arg, Arg325Trp, and Gly329Ser changes may be damaging. A Leu199Pro change in lumican and Gly147Asp and Arg324Thr variations in fibromodulin are located in the highly conserved leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains. This study provides new insight into the genetics of high myopia, suggesting that sequence variations in the SLRP genes expressed in the eye may be among the genetic risk factors underlying the pathogenesis of high myopia.
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- Marja Majava
- Collagen Research Unit, Biocenter and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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