Identification of Significant Pathways Induced by PAX5 Haploinsufficiency Based on Protein-Protein Interaction Networks and Cluster Analysis in Raji Cell Line

Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017:5326370. doi: 10.1155/2017/5326370. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

Abstract

PAX5 encodes a transcription factor essential for B-cell differentiation, and PAX5 haploinsufficiency is involved in tumorigenesis. There were few studies on how PAX5 haploinsufficiency regulated genes expression to promote tumorigenesis. In this study, we constructed the cell model of PAX5 haploinsufficiency using gene editing technology in Raji cells, detected differentially expressed genes in PAX5 haploinsufficiency Raji cells, and used protein-protein interaction networks and cluster analysis to comprehensively investigate the cellular pathways involved in PAX5 haploinsufficiency. The clusters of gene transcription, inflammatory and immune response, and cancer pathways were identified as three important pathways associated with PAX5 haploinsufficiency in Raji cells. These changes hinted that the mechanism of PAX5 haploinsufficiency promoting tumorigenesis may be related to genomic instability, immune tolerance, and tumor pathways.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Computational Biology
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Genomic Instability
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Haploinsufficiency*
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Inflammation
  • Mutation
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • PAX5 Transcription Factor / genetics*
  • Protein Interaction Mapping*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • PAX5 Transcription Factor
  • PAX5 protein, human