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ArticleHereditas2025

Identification and validation of CDC20 and ITCH as ubiquitination related biomarker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Shulei Sun, Yubao Wang, Jing Feng

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Shulei SunDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yubao WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Jing FengDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China. tmufengjing@163.com.

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Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170097, 81970083, 81570084, 81270144, 30800507the Tianjin Health Research Project TJWJ2023QN004
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Abstract

purposeUbiquitination plays a crucial role in various diseases. This study aims to explore the potential ubiquitination related genes in IPF.

methodsThe gene microarray dataset GSE24206 was obtained from GEO database. Subsequently, through differential expression analysis and molecular signatures database, we obtained 1734 differentially expressed genes and 742 ubiquitination related genes. Through the venn diagram analysis, we obtained 53 differentially expressed ubiquitination related genes. Then, gene-ontology (GO) enrichment analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, protein-protein interactions (PPI) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were applied for the differentially expressed ubiquitination related genes. Finally, the expression of CDC20 and ITCH in IPF patients and cells were validated by qPCR and western blot assay.

resultsA total of 53 differentially expressed ubiquitination related genes (36 up-regulated genes and 17 down-regulated genes) were identified between 17 IPF patients and 6 healthy controls. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis of ubiquitination related genes mainly involved in regulation of protein ubiquitination, regulation of post-translational protein modification and ubiquitin mediated proteolysis. The PPI results demonstrated that these ubiquitination related genes interacted with each other. The GSEA analysis results for some of the hub genes mainly involved epithelial mesenchymal transition, inflammatory response, hypoxia, and apoptosis. The experiment expression level of CDC20 and ITCH in IPF patients and IPF cells were consistent with the bioinformatics analysis results.

conclusionWe identified 53 potential ubiquitination related genes of IPF through bioinformatics analysis. CDC20 and ITCH and other ubiquitination related genes may influence the development of IPF through epithelial mesenchymal transition and inflammatory response. Our research findings provide insights into the mechanisms of fibrosis and may provide evidence for potential therapeutic targets for fibrosis.

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Cdc20 ProteinsIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisRepressor ProteinsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBiomarkersComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyHumansProtein Interaction MapsBiomarkersCDC20 protein, humanCdc20 ProteinsITCH protein, humanRepressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBioinformatics analysisCDC20Gene expression omnibus datasetIPFITCHUbiquitination related genes

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PMID40170095
PMCPMC11959808

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