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Comprehensive analysis and functional characteristics of differential expression of N6-methyladenosine methylation modification in the whole transcriptome of rheumatoid arthritis

ABSTRACT: High-throughput sequencing combined with methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP-seq) and RNA sequencing were used to assess whole-transcriptome m6A modifications in the synovium of patients with RA. The relationship between m6A-modified target genes and RA inflammation and macrophages was determined. The expression of the m6A-modified significant transcript-enriched inflammatory signaling pathway was assessed through animal experiments.Differentially expressed m6A genes were correlated with macrophage activation involved in immune response, vascular endothelium, MAPK signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and other inflammatory processes. Furthermore, combined analysis with m6A-seq and RNA-seq revealed 120 genes with significant changes in both m6A modification and mRNA expression.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE213842 | GEO | 2023/03/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Unbiased studies using different genome-wide methods have identified several promising novel biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment response in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, clinical translation has proven difficult. Here, we hypothesized that one reason could be that inflammatory responses in peripheral blood are different from those in the arthritic joint. Methods: We performed meta-analysis of gene expression microarray data from synovium, whole blood cells (WBC), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and CD4+ T cells from patients with RA and healthy control in order to identify overlapping pathways, predicted upstream regulators and potential biomarkers. We also analyzed single cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from peripheral blood and whole joints from a mouse model of antigen-induced arthritis. Results: Analyses of two profiling data sets from synovium from RA patients and healthy controls all showed significant activation of pathways of known pathogenic relevance, such as Th1 pathway, role of NFAT in regulation of the immune response, dendritic cell maturation, iCOS-iCOSL signaling in T helper cells, Fc? receptor-mediated phagocytosis, interferon signaling, Cdc42 signaling, and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-mediated apoptosis. The most activated upstream regulators included TNF, an important drug target, as well as IFN-gamma and CD40LG, all of which are known to play important pathogenic roles in RA. The differentially expressed genes from synovium included several potential biomarkers, such as CCL5, CCL13, CCL18, CX3CL1, CXCL6, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL13, IL15, IL32, IL1RN, SPP1, and TNFSF11. By contrast, microarray studies of WBC, PBMC and CD4 + T cells showed variable pathways and limited pathway overlap with synovium. Similarly, scRNA-seq data from a mouse model of arthritis did not support that inflammatory responses in peripheral blood reflect those in the arthritic joints. These data showed pathway overlap between mouse joint cells and synovium from patients with RA, but not with cells in peripheral blood. Conclusions: Our findings indicate a dichotomy between gene expression changes, pathways, upstream regulators and biomarkers in synovium and cell types in peripheral blood, which complicates identification of biomarkers in blood.

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Comprehensive analysis and functional characteristics of differential expression of N6-methyladenosine methylation modification in the whole transcriptome of rheumatoid arthritis

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