Comprehensive analysis of ferroptosis-related genes reveals potential therapeutic targets in osteoporosis patients: a computational analysis and in vitro experiments.

IF 2.8 3区生物学 Q2 GENETICS & HEREDITY

Frontiers in Genetics Pub Date : 2025-01-10 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fgene.2024.1522809

Sihui Chen, Yi Jiang, Guoqin Xie, Peng Wu, Jinyu Zhu

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Abstract

Background: Ferroptosis-related genes have been reported to play important roles in many diseases, but their molecular mechanisms in osteoporosis have not been elucidated.

Methods: Based on two independent GEO datasets (GSE35956 and GSE35958), and GSE35959 as the validation dataset, we comprehensively elucidated the pathological mechanism of ferroptosis-related genes in osteoporosis by GO analyses, KEGG analyses and a PPI network. Then, We used Western Blot (WB) and Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to verify the expression level of KMT2D, a ferroptosis-related hub gene, in clinical samples. Subsequently, we predicted the upstream miRNA of KMT2D gene and analyzed the mechanism of KMT2D in osteoporosis, the potential prognostic value and its immune invasion of KMT2D in pan-cancer.

Results: This study identified KMT2D and MYCN, TP63, RELA, SOX2, and CDKN1A as key ferroptosis-related genes in osteoporotic cell aging. The independent dataset validated that the expression level of KMT2D was significantly upregulated in osteoporosis samples. The experimental verification results of qPCR and WB indicate that KMT2D is highly expressed in patients with osteoporosis. Further analysis revealed that the hsa-miR-204-5p-KMT2D axis may play an important role in the aging of osteoporotic cells. The analysis of KMT2D reveals that KMT2D may mainly play a role in the aging of osteoporotic cells through epigenetics and the value in pan-cancer.

Conclusion: The study provides a theoretical basis for the treatment of osteoporosis.

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Frontiers in Genetics Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Medicine

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5.50

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8.10%

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3491

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14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Genetics publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on genes and genomes relating to all the domains of life, from humans to plants to livestock and other model organisms. Led by an outstanding Editorial Board of the world’s leading experts, this multidisciplinary, open-access journal is at the forefront of communicating cutting-edge research to researchers, academics, clinicians, policy makers and the public. The study of inheritance and the impact of the genome on various biological processes is well documented. However, the majority of discoveries are still to come. A new era is seeing major developments in the function and variability of the genome, the use of genetic and genomic tools and the analysis of the genetic basis of various biological phenomena.