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Identification of potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple myeloma by bioinformatics analysis.

Li, Z.-R.; Cai, W.-K.; Yang, Q.; Shen, M.-L.; Zhang, H.-Z.; Huang, Q.; Zhao, G.-X.; Chen, K.-Y.; He, G.-H.

2020-06-16 bioinformatics
10.1101/2020.06.16.153676 bioRxiv
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ObjectivesMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play important roles in multiple myeloma (MM) pathogenesis. Previous studies have discovered a group of MM-associated potential biomarkers in MSCs derived from bone marrow (BM-MSCs). However, no study of the bioinformatics analysis was conducted to explore the key genes and pathways of MSCs derived from adipose (AD-MSCs) in MM. The aim of this study was to screen potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets of AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs in MM. MethodsThe gene expression profiles of AD-MSCs (GSE133346) and BM-MSCs (GSE36474) were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Gene Oncology (GO) enrichment, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were performed. ResultsA total of 456 common downregulated DEGs in two datasets were identified and the remaining DEGs in GSE133346 were further identified as specific DEGs of AD-MSCs. Furthermore, a PPI network of common downregulated DEGs was constructed and seven hub genes were identified. Importantly, cell cycle was the most significantly enrichment pathway both in AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs from MM patients. ConclusionWe identified key genes and pathways closely related with MM progression, which may act as potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets of MM.

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