Network analysis of coronary artery disease risk genes elucidates disease mechanisms and druggable targets

Scientific Reports
Harri LempiäinenJohan L M Björkegren

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over two hundred chromosomal loci that modulate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The genes affected by variants at these loci are largely unknown and an untapped resource to improve our understanding of CAD pathophysiology and identify potential therapeutic targets. Here, we prioritized 68 genes as the most likely causal genes at genome-wide significant loci identified by GWAS of CAD and examined their regulatory roles in 286 metabolic and vascular tissue gene-protein sub-networks ("modules"). The modules and genes within were scored for CAD druggability potential. The scoring enriched for targets of cardiometabolic drugs currently in clinical use and in-depth analysis of the top-scoring modules validated established and revealed novel target tissues, biological processes, and druggable targets. This study provides an unprecedented resource of tissue-defined gene-protein interactions directly affected by genetic variance in CAD risk loci.

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
GSE40231

Methods Mentioned

BETA
RNA-seq
genetic modification

Software Mentioned

igraph
R
COMPASS
SIFT
HGNC
Cytoscape
yFiles
CADD
ENSEMBL
HGNC Multi - symbol Checker

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