2024
A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus
Li J, Leng L, Pantouris G, Manjula R, Piecychna M, Abriola L, Hu B, Lolis E, Armstrong M, Donnelly S, Bucala R. A small-molecule allele-selective transcriptional inhibitor of the MIF immune susceptibility locus. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2024, 300: 107443. PMID: 38838773, PMCID: PMC11259703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromoter microsatellitesGene expressionMicrosatellite repeat numberMacrophage migration inhibitory factorLength-dependent mannerRNA expression analysisSusceptibility lociFunctional variantsSmall molecule inhibitorsExpression analysisPharmacogenomic developmentRepeat numberMicrosatelliteFunctional interactionsTranscription inhibitorInflammatory gene expressionMIF mRNA expressionCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorTranscriptionGenesProtein expressionMigration inhibitory factorExpressionInhibitory factorExpressing macrophages
2020
Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Chu JH, Zang W, Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Adams T, DeIuliis G, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Schupp JC, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Gibson KF, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Wisniewski SR, Zhang Y, Sciurba FC, Collman RG, Sandhaus R, Herzog EL, Patterson KC, Sauler M, Strange C, Kaminski N. Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Thorax 2020, 76: 134-143. PMID: 33303696, PMCID: PMC10794043, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyGene modulesGene co-expression network analysisDifferential gene expression analysisCo-expression network analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsGene expression patternsPBMC gene expression patternsGene coexpression networksAATD individualsGene expression profilesGene expression analysisBronchoalveolar lavageAugmentation therapyClinical variablesAntitrypsin deficiencyGene expression assaysRNA-seqCoexpression networkGene validationExpression analysisExpression assaysWGCNA modulesExpression patterns