Molecular Network Analyses Implicate Death-Associated Protein Kinase 3 (DAPK3) as a Key Factor in Colitis-Associated Dysplasia Progression
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Huey-Miin | |
dc.contributor.author | MacDonald, Justin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-10T16:43:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-10T16:43:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-23 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a progressive disorder that elevates the risk of colon cancer development through a colitis-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence. Gene expression profiling of colitis-associated lesions obtained from patients with varied extents of UC can be mined to define molecular panels associated with colon cancer development. Methods: Differential gene expression profiles of 3 UC clinical subtypes and healthy controls were developed for the GSE47908 microarray data set of healthy controls, left-sided colitis, pancolitis, and colitis-associated dysplasia (CAD) using limma R. Results: A gene ontology enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) revealed a shift in the transcriptome landscape as UC progressed from left-sided colitis to pancolitis to CAD, from being immune-centric to being cytoskeleton-dependent. Hippo signaling (via Yes-associated protein [YAP]) and Ephrin receptor signaling were the top canonical pathways progressively altered in concert with the pathogenic progression of UC. A molecular interaction network analysis of DEGs in left-sided colitis, pancolitis, and CAD revealed 1 pairwise line, or edge, that was topologically important to the network structure. This edge was found to be highly enriched in actin-based processes, and death-associated protein kinase 3 (DAPK3) was a critical member and sole protein kinase member of this network. Death-associated protein kinase 3 is a regulator of actin-cytoskeleton reorganization that controls proliferation and apoptosis. Differential correlation analyses revealed a negative correlation for DAPK3-YAP in healthy controls that flipped to positive in left-sided colitis. With UC progression to CAD, the DAPK3-YAP correlation grew progressively more positive. Conclusion: In summary, DAPK3 was identified as a candidate gene involved in UC progression to dysplasia. | en_US |
dc.description.grantingagency | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Huey-Miin Chen, PhD, Justin A MacDonald, PhD, Molecular Network Analyses Implicate Death-Associated Protein Kinase 3 (DAPK3) as a Key Factor in Colitis-Associated Dysplasia Progression, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2022;, izac098, https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izac098 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izac098 | en_US |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | MOP-97931 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/114717 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43807 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | en_US |
dc.publisher.faculty | Cumming School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.publisher.hasversion | acceptedVersion | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en_US |
dc.publisher.policy | https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies | en_US |
dc.subject | colon cancer | en_US |
dc.subject | death-associated protein kinase | en_US |
dc.subject | zipper-interacting protein kinase | en_US |
dc.subject | differential-gene expression | en_US |
dc.subject | ulcerative colitis | en_US |
dc.subject | dysplasia | en_US |
dc.title | Molecular Network Analyses Implicate Death-Associated Protein Kinase 3 (DAPK3) as a Key Factor in Colitis-Associated Dysplasia Progression | en_US |
dc.type | journal article | en_US |
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ucalgary.scholar.level | Faculty | en_US |
ucalgary.scholar.level | Graduate | en_US |