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Huang Z, Zhang C, Sun M, Ma A, Chen L, Jiang W, Xu M, Bai X, Zhou J, Zhang W, Tang S. Proteomic analysis illustrates the potential involvement of motor proteins in cleft palate development. Sci Rep 2024; 14:21868. [PMID: 39300178 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-73036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Cleft palate (CP) is a congenital condition characterized by a complex etiology and limited diagnostic and therapeutic options. In this study, we delved into the molecular mechanisms associated with retinoic acid (RA)-induced CP in Kun Ming mice. Proteomic analysis of control and RA-induced CP samples at embryonic day 15.5 revealed 25 upregulated and 19 downregulated proteins. Further analysis identified these differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) as being involved in extracellular matrix organization, actin cytoskeleton, and myosin complex. Moreover, these DEPs were found to be enriched in pathways related to motor protein activity and extracellular matrix-receptor interaction. Protein-protein interaction network analysis identified 10 hub proteins, including motor proteins and ECM-related proteins, which exhibited higher expression levels in CP compared to control tissues. These findings provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying CP and highlight potential targets for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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- Zijian Huang
- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Central South University Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
- Plastic Surgery Institute of Shantou University Medical College, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
- Shantou Plastic Surgery Clinical Research Center, DongXiaBei Road, Shantou, 515000, Guangdong, China.
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Lecaudey LA, Singh P, Sturmbauer C, Duenser A, Gessl W, Ahi EP. Transcriptomics unravels molecular players shaping dorsal lip hypertrophy in the vacuum cleaner cichlid, Gnathochromis permaxillaris. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:506. [PMID: 34225643 PMCID: PMC8256507 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07775-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Teleosts display a spectacular diversity of craniofacial adaptations that often mediates ecological specializations. A considerable amount of research has revealed molecular players underlying skeletal craniofacial morphologies, but less is known about soft craniofacial phenotypes. Here we focus on an example of lip hypertrophy in the benthivorous Lake Tangnayika cichlid, Gnathochromis permaxillaris, considered to be a morphological adaptation to extract invertebrates out of the uppermost layer of mud bottom. We investigate the molecular and regulatory basis of lip hypertrophy in G. permaxillaris using a comparative transcriptomic approach. RESULTS We identified a gene regulatory network involved in tissue overgrowth and cellular hypertrophy, potentially associated with the formation of a locally restricted hypertrophic lip in a teleost fish species. Of particular interest were the increased expression level of apoda and fhl2, as well as reduced expression of cyp1a, gimap8, lama5 and rasal3, in the hypertrophic lip region which have been implicated in lip formation in other vertebrates. Among the predicted upstream transcription factors, we found reduced expression of foxp1 in the hypertrophic lip region, which is known to act as repressor of cell growth and proliferation, and its function has been associated with hypertrophy of upper lip in human. CONCLUSION Our results provide a genetic foundation for future studies of molecular players shaping soft and exaggerated, but locally restricted, craniofacial morphological changes in fish and perhaps across vertebrates. In the future, we advocate integrating gene regulatory networks of various craniofacial phenotypes to understand how they collectively govern trophic and behavioural adaptations.
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- Laurène Alicia Lecaudey
- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Chen C, Guo Q, Shi J, Jiao X, Lv K, Liu X, Jiang Y, Hui X, Song T. Genetic variants of MGMT, RHPN2, and FAM49A contributed to susceptibility of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in a Chinese population. J Oral Pathol Med 2018; 47:796-801. [PMID: 29949196 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of underlying genetic factors in the pathogenesis of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (NSOC) remains poorly understood. Although genomewide association studies (GWASs) of NSOC have successfully identified a large number of novel genetic risk loci, association results of replication studies are inconsistent across different populations. METHODS Six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs7922405 at 10q26.3, rs73039426 at 19q13.11, rs7552 at 2p24.2, rs1788160 at 8q22.2, rs9381107 at 6p24.3, and rs17095681 at 10q25.3) were analyzed for an association with NSOC in 1062 participants of Chinese descent (596 patients and 466 controls). We applied the multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method to detect potential gene-gene (G × G) interactions in the six SNPs. RESULTS The genotype or allele frequencies of SNPs rs7922405, rs73039426, and rs7552 showed significant differences between the controls and patients with NSOC, whereas no association was shown between three SNPs (rs1788160, rs17095681, and rs9381107) and NSOC. MDR analysis did not reveal significant G × G interactions for susceptibility to NSOC. CONCLUSION We confirmed that three genes (rs7922405 of MGMT, rs73039426 of RHPN2, and rs7552 of FAM49A) may contribute to NSOC in Chinese populations. MGMT and RHPN2 are associated with NSOC, which is herein demonstrated for the first time.
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- Chunyu Chen
- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Scientific Research Management Office, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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