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ArticleVirus genes2025

Unraveling potential gene biomarkers for dengue infection through RNA sequencing.

Jeyanthi Suppiah, Saiful Safuan Md Sani, Safiah Sabrina Hassan, Nur Iman Fasohah Nadzar, Nurul 'Izzah Ibrahim, Ravindran Thayan, Rozainanee Mohd Zain

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Article in Virus genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jeyanthi SuppiahVirology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 40170, Setia Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. jeyanthi@moh.gov.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-2149
Saiful Safuan Md SaniHospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Safiah Sabrina HassanVirology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 40170, Setia Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Nur Iman Fasohah NadzarVirology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 40170, Setia Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Nurul 'Izzah IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ravindran ThayanVirology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 40170, Setia Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Rozainanee Mohd ZainVirology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 40170, Setia Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Funding

Ministry of Health Malaysia Research Grant P42 00500 117 1002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue virus hijacks host cell mechanisms and immune responses in order to replicate efficiently. The interaction between the host and the virus affects the host's gene expression, which remains largely unexplored. This pilot study aimed to profile the host transcriptome as a potential strategy for identifying specific biomarkers for dengue prediction and detection. High-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was employed to generate host transcriptome profiles in 16 dengue patients and 10 healthy controls. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in patients with severe dengue and those with dengue with warning signs compared to healthy individuals. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed to elucidate the functions of upregulated and downregulated genes. Compared to healthy controls, 6466 genes were significantly differentially expressed (p < 0.05) in the dengue with warning signs group and 3082 genes in the severe dengue group, with over half being upregulated. The major KEGG pathways implicated included transport and catabolism (14.4%-16.3%), signal transduction (6.6%-7.3%), global and overview maps (6.7%-7.1%), viral diseases (4.6%-4.8%), and the immune system (4.4%-4.6%). Several genes exhibited consistent and significant upregulation across all dengue patients, regardless of severity: Interferon alpha inducible protein 27 (IFI27), Potassium Channel Tetramerization Domain Containing 14 (KCTD14), Syndecan 1 (SDC1), DCC netrin 1 receptor (DCC), Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1), Marginal zone B and B1 cell-specific protein (MZB1), Nestin (NES), C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), TNF receptor superfamily member 17 (TNFSF17), and TNF receptor superfamily member 13B (TNFRSF13B). Further analysis revealed potential biomarkers for severe dengue prediction, including TNF superfamily member 15 (TNFSF15), Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-2 (SERPINB2), motif chemokine ligand 7 (CCL7), aconitate decarboxylase 1 (ACOD1), Metallothionein 1G (MT1G), and Myosin Light Chain Kinase (MYLK2), which were expressed 3.5 times, 2.9 times, 2.3 times, 2.1 times, 1.7 times, and 1.4 times greater, respectively, than dengue patients exhibiting warning signs. The identification of these host biomarkers through RNA-sequencing holds promising implications and potential to augment existing dengue detection algorithms, contributing significantly to improved diagnostic and prognostic capabilities.

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BiomarkersDengueDengue VirusAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeBiomarkersBiomarkerDengue virusPlateletSevere dengueTranscriptome

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PMID39397194
PMCPMC11787201

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