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Characterization of Functionally Associated miRNAs in Glioblastoma and their Engineering into Artificial Clusters for Gene Therapy
Published on: October 4, 2019
Multidimensional analysis reveals gene expression, cell interactions, and signaling networks in glioma and
Meiyi Wang1, Jie Yu2, Dongfang Ge3
1Department of General Practice, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, No. 82, Zhongshan Road, Harbin City, 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Background:
This study employs a comprehensive approach using Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), protein-protein interaction networks, gene co-expression networks, gene interaction networks, and centrality analysis to explore genetic and network interactions related to glioma and Alzheimer's disease.
Methods:
Through detailed analysis of glioma single-cell data, we found that gene expression patterns are closely related to cell types and states. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and dimensionality reduction techniques like UMAP and t-SNE reveal cell population heterogeneity and potential subgroups. This research also involved building machine learning models to classify glioma and assessing their performances, as well as a model that can best classify each type..
Results:
We investigated these cell interaction networks along with NRG signaling networks for glioma to discern cell-cell communication and signaling events. The SPP1 signaling pathway and gene expression analysis further triage the specific genes mediating the interactive role in glioma cells.
Conclusion:
This study presented a comprehensive view of gene expression, cell cell interactions and signaling networks in glioma, which might be a crucial piece to understand glioma complexity and usher in new therapeutic strategies across medical divisions.
