Abstract
Metabolic status of the cells is important in the expression of the angiogenic phenotype in endothelial cells. Our earlier studies demonstrated the effects of metabolites such as lactate, citrate and lipoxygenase products, on VEGFA-VEGFR2 signaling pathway. Though this link between metabolite status and molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis is becoming evident, it is not clear how it affects genome-level expression in endothelial cells, critical to angiogenesis. In the present study, computational analysis was carried out on the transcriptome data of 4 different datasets where HUVECs were exposed to low and high glucose, both in vitro and in vivo, and the expression of a key enzyme involved in glucose metabolism is altered. The differentially expressed genes belonging to both VEGFA-VEGFR2 signaling pathway, as well as several VEGF signature genes as hub genes were also identified. These findings suggest the metabolite dependence, particularly glucose dependence, of angiogenesis, involving modulation of genome-level expression of angiogenesis- functional genome. This is important in tumor angiogenesis where reprogramming of metabolism is critical.
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Abbreviations
- Acronyms :
-
Expansion
- ADP:
-
Adenosine Di Phosphate
- AMPK:
-
AMP-activated protein kinase
- BAM:
-
Compressed Binary version of Sequence Alignment Map
- BC:
-
Betweenness Centrality
- BP:
-
Biological Processes
- CAM:
-
Cell Adhesion Molecule
- CC:
-
Closeness Centrality
- CNSA:
-
Chinese Nucleotide Sequence Archive
- DAVID:
-
Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery
- DC:
-
Degree Centrality
- DEG:
-
Differentially Expressed Gene
- EC:
-
Endothelial Cell
- ECM:
-
Extra Cellular Matrix
- ENA:
-
European Nucleotide Archive
- ER:
-
Endoplasmic Reticulum
- ERK:
-
Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
- ESCC:
-
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- FC:
-
Fold change
- FDR:
-
False Discovery Rate
- FOXO:
-
Forkhead Box
- FPKM:
-
Fragments Per Kilobase per Million Reads
- FTP:
-
File Transfer Protocol
- GEO:
-
Gene Expression Omnibus
- GO:
-
Gene Ontology
- HDF:
-
Human Dermal Fibroblast
- HDMEC:
-
Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cell
- HIF:
-
Hypoxia Inducing Factor
- HISAT:
-
Hierarchical Indexing for Spliced Alignment of Transcripts
- HUVECs:
-
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
- IRE1:
-
Inositol-Requiring Enzyme 1
- KEGG:
-
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen- Activated Protein Kinase
- MCODE:
-
Molecular Complex Detection
- NOD:
-
Nucleotide-binding and Oligomerization Domain
- PGC-1α:
-
Pparγ Coactivator 1 alpha
- PI3K-Akt:
-
Phosphatidyl-Inositol 3-Kinase- Ak strain Transforming
- PPARγ:
-
Peroxisome Proliferator- Activated Receptor gamma
- PPI:
-
Protein-Protein Interaction
- RIG-I:
-
Retinoic acid-Inducible Gene I
- RNA-seq:
-
RNA-sequencing
- SAM:
-
Sequence Alignment Map
- STRING:
-
Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins
- Wnt:
-
Wingless-related integration site
- Gene Symbol :
-
Gene Name
- ACAT2:
-
Acetyl-CoA Acetyltransferase 2
- ANLN:
-
Anillin Actin Binding Protein
- ASPM:
-
Assembly Factor for Spindle Microtubules
- ATF6:
-
Activating Transcription Factor 6
- C8orf33:
-
Chromosome 8 Open Reading Frame 33
- CALR:
-
Calreticulin
- CCL2:
-
C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
- CCNB1:
-
Cyclin B1
- CCNB2:
-
Cyclin B2
- CEP55:
-
Centrosomal Protein 55
- CTSD:
-
Cathepsin D
- CXCL1:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1
- CXCL10:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10
- CXCL2:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
- CXCL6:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 6
- CXCL8:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 8
- CXCR4:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 4
- DNAJB9:
-
Dnaj Heat Shock Protein Family (Hsp40) Member B9
- FBXO5:
-
F-Box Protein 5
- FGF2:
-
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
- HEK:
-
Human Epidermal Keratinocyte
- HERPUD1:
-
Homocysteine Inducible ER Protein with Ubiquitin Like Domain 1
- HIF:
-
Hypoxia Inducing Factor
- HYOU1:
-
Hypoxia Up-Regulated 1
- ICAM1:
-
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
- IFI6:
-
Interferon Alpha Inducible Protein 6
- IFIH1:
-
Interferon Induced with Helicase C Domain 1
- IFIT3:
-
Interferon Induced Protein with Tetratricopeptide Repeats 3
- IFITM1:
-
Interferon Induced Transmembrane Protein 1
- ISG15:
-
ISG15 Ubiquitin Like Modifier
- LMNB1:
-
Lamin B1
- MDA5:
-
Melanoma Differentiation-Associated protein 5
- MRPS10:
-
Mitochondrial Ribosomal Protein S10
- MX1:
-
MX Dynamin Like GTPase 1
- MYCN:
-
MYCN Proto-Oncogene, bHLH Transcription Factor
- OAS1:
-
2′-5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase 1
- OAS2:
-
2′-5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase 2
- OAS3:
-
2′-5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase 3
- P4HA2:
-
Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase Subunit Alpha 2
- P4HB:
-
Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase Subunit Beta
- PDIA6:
-
Protein Disulfide Isomerase Family A Member 6
- PFKFB3:
-
6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase/Fructose-2,6-Biphosphatase 3
- PTGS1:
-
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 1
- RACGAP1:
-
Rac GTPase Activating Protein 1
- SDF2L1:
-
Stromal Cell Derived Factor 2 Like 1
- SELE:
-
Selectin E
- SLIT2:
-
Slit Guidance Ligand 2
- TGFB2:
-
Transforming Growth Factor Beta 2
- TNFAIP2:
-
TNF Alpha Induced Protein 2
- TPX2:
-
TPX2 Microtubule Nucleation Factor
- TYMP:
-
Thymidine Phosphorylase
- VCAM1:
-
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
- VEGFA:
-
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- VEGFR2:
-
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2
- XAF1:
-
XIAP Associated Factor 1
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the SIUCEB and DBT-BIF support to the Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Kerala, India for providing the necessary facilities and the Campus Computing Facility (CCF) at the Central Laboratory for Instrumentation and Facilitation (CLIF) at the University of Kerala for providing the HPC cluster facility to carry out this research work.
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Conceptualization, P.S. and P.R.S.; methodology, P.S. and P.R.S.; software, P.S.; validation, P.S. and K.R.A.; formal analysis, P.S. and P.R.S; data curation, P.S.; writing—original draft preparation, P.S. and P.R.S..; writing—review and editing, P.S., K.R.A., A.S.N., O.V.O. and P.R.S.; supervision, P.R.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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This research was funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Govt. of Kerala, by way of fellowship to K.R.A. P.R.S was supported by ISCA, Kolkata.
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Sunitha, P., Arya, K.R., Nair, A.S. et al. Metabolite Effect on Angiogenesis: Insights from Transcriptome Analysis. Cell Biochem Biophys 80, 519–536 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-022-01078-0
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