Keqin Liu1, Dominik Beck2,3, Julie A I Thoms2, Liang Liu1, Weiling Zhao1, John E Pimanda2,3,4, Xiaobo Zhou1. 1. Department of Radiology, Center for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. 2. Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia. 3. Centre for Health Technologies and School of Software, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia. 4. Department of Haematology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Abstract
MOTIVATION: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in the regulation of diverse biological functions. The number of newly identified lncRNAs has increased dramatically in recent years but their expression and function have not yet been described from most diseases. To elucidate lncRNA function in human disease, we have developed a novel network based method (NLCFA) integrating correlations between lncRNA, protein coding genes and noncoding miRNAs. We have also integrated target gene associations and protein-protein interactions and designed our model to provide information on the combined influence of mRNAs, lncRNAs and miRNAs on cellular signal transduction networks. RESULTS: We have generated lncRNA expression profiles from the CD34+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) from patients with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and healthy donors. We report, for the first time, aberrantly expressed lncRNAs in MDS and further prioritize biologically relevant lncRNAs using the NLCFA. Taken together, our data suggests that aberrant levels of specific lncRNAs are intimately involved in network modules that control multiple cancer-associated signalling pathways and cellular processes. Importantly, our method can be applied to prioritize aberrantly expressed lncRNAs for functional validation in other diseases and biological contexts. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The method is implemented in R language and Matlab. CONTACT: xizhou@wakehealth.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
MOTIVATION: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in the regulation of diverse biological functions. The number of newly identified lncRNAs has increased dramatically in recent years but their expression and function have not yet been described from most diseases. To elucidate lncRNA function in human disease, we have developed a novel network based method (NLCFA) integrating correlations between lncRNA, protein coding genes and noncoding miRNAs. We have also integrated target gene associations and protein-protein interactions and designed our model to provide information on the combined influence of mRNAs, lncRNAs and miRNAs on cellular signal transduction networks. RESULTS: We have generated lncRNA expression profiles from the CD34+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) from patients with Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and healthy donors. We report, for the first time, aberrantly expressed lncRNAs in MDS and further prioritize biologically relevant lncRNAs using the NLCFA. Taken together, our data suggests that aberrant levels of specific lncRNAs are intimately involved in network modules that control multiple cancer-associated signalling pathways and cellular processes. Importantly, our method can be applied to prioritize aberrantly expressed lncRNAs for functional validation in other diseases and biological contexts. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The method is implemented in R language and Matlab. CONTACT: xizhou@wakehealth.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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