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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection | Research article

Identification of pathogenic genes and transcription factors in respiratory syncytial virus

Authors: Lei Li, Yong An Ni, Zhenfeng Song, Zhi Yi, Fang Wang

Published in: BMC Pediatrics | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children, especially bronchiolitis. Our study aimed to identify the key genes and upstream transcription factors in RSV.

Methods

To screen for RSV pathogenic genes, an integrated analysis was performed using the RSV microarray dataset in GEO. Functional annotation and potential pathways for differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were further explored by GO and KEGG enrichment analysis. We constructed the RSV-specific transcriptional regulatory network to identify key transcription factors for DEGs in RSV.

Results

From three GEO datasets, we identified 1059 DEGs (493 up-regulated and 566 down-regulated genes, FDR < 0.05 and |Combined.ES| > 0.8) between RSV patients and normal controls. GO and KEGG analysis revealed that ‘response to virus’ (FDR = 7.13E-15), ‘mitochondrion’ (FDR = 1.39E-14) and ‘Asthma’ (FDR = 1.28E-06) were significantly enriched pathways for DEGs. The expression of IFI27, IFI44, IFITM3, FCER1A, and ISG15 were shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of RSV.

Conclusions

We concluded that IFI27, IFI44, IFITM3, FCER1A, and ISG15 may play a role in RSV. Our finding may contribute to the development of new potential biomarkers, reveal the underlying pathogenesis and also identify novel therapeutic targets for RSV.
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Metadata
Title
Identification of pathogenic genes and transcription factors in respiratory syncytial virus
Authors
Lei Li
Yong An Ni
Zhenfeng Song
Zhi Yi
Fang Wang
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Pediatrics / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02480-4

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