A workflow for the creation of regulatory networks integrating miRNAs and lncRNAs associated with exposure to ionizing radiation using open source data and tools

Author:

Freiesleben Sherry,Unverricht-Yeboah Marcus,Gütebier Lea,Waltemath Dagmar,Kriehuber Ralf,Wolkenhauer Olaf

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the modulation of the DNA-damage response (DDR) and upon exposure to ionizing radiation (IR), their expression fluctuates. In this study, we propose a workflow that enables the creation of regulatory networks by integrating transcriptomics data as well as regulatory data in order to better understand the interplay between genes, transcription factors (TFs), miRNAs, and lncRNAs in the cellular response to IR. We preprocessed and analyzed publicly available gene expression profiles and then applied our consensus and integration approach using open source data and tools. To exemplify the benefits of our proposed workflow, we identified a total of 32 differentially expressed transcripts corresponding to 20 unique differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and using these DEGs, we constructed a regulatory network consisting of 106 interactions and 100 nodes (11 DEGs, 78 miRNAs, 1 DEG acting as a TF, and 10 lncRNAs). Overrepresentation analyses (ORAs) furthermore linked our DEGs and miRNAs to annotations pertaining to the DDR and to IR. Our results show that MDM2 and E2F7 function as network hubs, and E2F7, miR-25-3p, let-7a-5p, and miR-497-5p are the four nodes with the highest betweenness centrality. In brief, our workflow, that is based on open source data and tools, and that generates a regulatory network, provides novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms involving miRNAs and lncRNAs in the cellular response to IR.

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

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