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Transcription analysis of arabidopsis membrane transporters and hormone pathways during developmental and induced leaf senescence.

A comparative transcriptome analysis for successive stages of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) developmental leaf senescence (NS), darkening-induced senescence of individual leaves attached to the plant (DIS), and senescence in dark-incubated detached leaves (DET) revealed many novel senescence-associated genes with distinct expression profiles. The three senescence processes share a high number of regulated genes, although the overall number of regulated genes during DIS and DET is about 2 times lower than during NS. Consequently, the number of NS-specific genes is much higher than the number of DIS- or DET-specific genes. The expression profiles of transporters (TPs), receptor-like kinases, autophagy genes, and hormone pathways were analyzed in detail. The Arabidopsis TPs and other integral membrane proteins were systematically reclassified based on the Transporter Classification system. Coordinate activation or inactivation of several genes is observed in some TP families in all three or only in individual senescence types, indicating differences in the genetic programs for remobilization of catabolites. Characteristic senescence type-specific differences were also apparent in the expression profiles of (putative) signaling kinases. For eight hormones, the expression of biosynthesis, metabolism, signaling, and (partially) response genes was investigated. In most pathways, novel senescence-associated genes were identified. The expression profiles of hormone homeostasis and signaling genes reveal additional players in the senescence regulatory network.

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Transcriptome-wide association analysis of Alzheimer's disease: construction and clinical validation of transcriptomic risk scores.

Early identification of individuals at high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for disease prevention and intervention. This study aims to develop AD-specific transcriptomic risk scores (TRSs) through multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) and to evaluate its clinical utility in AD diagnosis and risk prediction. Using GWAS summary statistics combined with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) data from 14 tissues, a multi-tissue TWAS approach was applied to identify AD-associated genes. Peripheral blood RNA expression data from the ADNI and GEO databases were used to construct the AD-specific TRSs. The associations of TRSs with AD pathological features and cognitive function were assessed in two independent cohorts. Furthermore, the diagnostic performance, differential diagnostic capability, and risk prediction efficiency of TRSs were evaluated. The TWAS identified 131 genes significantly associated with AD. The TRSs were significantly elevated in patients with AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared to cognitively normal (CN) individuals, and showed significant correlations with AD pathological markers and cognitive performance. When combined with APOE4 status, the TRSs demonstrated robust diagnostic ability for AD and MCI. When combined with age, the TRSs showed good diagnostic performance in distinguishing AD from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (AUC = 0.86). Additionally, the TRSs effectively predicted the risk of progression to AD in non-AD individuals (HR = 1.74). The AD-specific TRSs developed in this study shows promising clinical utility in AD diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and risk prediction, providing valuable translational medical evidence for early screening and precision prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

Humans↗

DARFA: a novel technique for studying differential gene expression and bacterial comparative genomics.

We have developed a powerful method, named differential analysis of restriction fragments amplification (DARFA), which enables researchers to perform comprehensive transcriptome analysis as well as bacterial DNA fingerprinting. The key feature of this novel technique lies within the usage of a type IIS enzyme, Hpy188III, which cleaves cDNA or genomic DNA at a TC/NNGA recognition sequence. Cleavage at this particular site results in the production of a pool of restriction fragments which can be divided into 120 subsets based on the 2-nt 5'-overhang sequence. Each subset of restriction fragments is then selectively amplified by PCR after ligation with a pair of hairpin adaptors containing 2-nt overhangs which are complementary to those in the subset of fragments that are to be analyzed. The results obtained from the analysis of strain-specific and tissue-specific differences using DARFA and further confirmation by DNA sequencing and Northern analysis have demonstrated that the DARFA technique provides a novel tool for expression profiling, as well as bacterial DNA fingerprinting.

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Rescue of imprinted genes by epigenome editing in human cellular models of Prader-Willi syndrome.

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genomic imprinting disorder caused by the loss of function of the paternal chromosome 15q11-13, resulting in a spectrum of symptoms associated with hypothalamic dysfunction. PWS patients lack the expression of paternally expressed genes (PEGs) in the 15q11-13 locus but possess an epigenetically silenced set of these genes in the maternal allele. Thus, activation of these silenced genes can serve as a therapeutic target for PWS. Here, we leverage CRISPR-based epigenome editing system to modulate the DNA methylation status of the PWS imprinting control region (PWS-ICR) in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from PWS patients. Successful demethylation in the PWS-ICR restores the PEG expression from the maternal allele and reorganizes the methylation patterns in other PWS-associated imprinted regions beyond the PWS-ICR. Remarkably, these corrected epigenomic patterns and PEG expression are maintained following the differentiation of these cells into hypothalamic organoids. Finally, the single-cell transcriptomic analysis of epigenome-edited organoids demonstrates a partial restoration of the transcriptomic dysregulation observed in PWS. This study highlights the utility of epigenome editing technology as a therapeutic approach in addressing PWS and potentially other imprinting disorders.

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Characterization of the global profile of genes expressed in cervical epithelium by Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE).

BACKGROUND: Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) is a new technique that allows a detailed and profound quantitative and qualitative knowledge of gene expression profile, without previous knowledge of sequence of analyzed genes. We carried out a modification of SAGE methodology (microSAGE), useful for the analysis of limited quantities of tissue samples, on normal human cervical tissue obtained from a donor without histopathological lesions. Cervical epithelium is constituted mainly by cervical keratinocytes which are the targets of human papilloma virus (HPV), where persistent HPV infection of cervical epithelium is associated with an increase risk for developing cervical carcinomas (CC). RESULTS: We report here a transcriptome analysis of cervical tissue by SAGE, derived from 30,418 sequenced tags that provide a wealth of information about the gene products involved in normal cervical epithelium physiology, as well as genes not previously found in uterine cervix tissue involved in the process of epidermal differentiation. CONCLUSION: This first comprehensive and profound analysis of uterine cervix transcriptome, should be useful for the identification of genes involved in normal cervix uterine function, and candidate genes associated with cervical carcinoma.

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Human prostate epithelial cell-type cDNA libraries and prostate expression patterns.

BACKGROUND: Transcriptome analysis is a powerful approach to uncovering genes responsible for diseases such as prostate cancer. Ideally, one would like to compare the transcriptomes of a cancer cell and its normal counterpart for differences. METHODS: Prostate luminal and basal epithelial cell types were isolated and cell-type-specific cDNA libraries were constructed. Sequence analysis of cDNA clones generated 505 luminal cell genes and 560 basal cell genes. These sequences were deposited in a public database for expression analysis. RESULTS: From these sequences, 119 unique luminal expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were extracted and assembled into a luminal-cell transcriptome set, while 154 basal ESTs were extracted and assembled into a basal-cell set. Interlibrary comparison was performed to determine representation of these sequences in cDNA libraries constructed from prostate tumors, PIN, cell lines. CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis showed that a significant number of epithelial cell genes were not represented in the various transcriptomes of prostate tissues, suggesting that they might be underrepresented in libraries generated from tissue containing multiple cell types. Although both luminal and basal cell types are epithelial, their transcriptomes are more divergent from each other than expected, underscoring their functional difference (secretory vs. nonsecretory). Tumor tissues show different expression of luminal and basal genes, with perhaps a trend towards expression of basal genes in advanced diseases.

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Efficiency and limits of the Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) method: discussions based on first results in bovine trypanotolerance.

Post genomic biotechnologies, such as transcriptome analysis, are now efficient enough to characterize the full complement of genes involved in the expression of specific biological functions. One of them is the Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) technique. SAGE involves the construction of transcript libraries for a quantitative analysis of the entire set of genes expressed or inactivated at particular stages of cellular activation. Bioinformatic comparisons in hosts and pathogens genomic databases allow the identification of several up- and down-regulated genes, ESTs and unknown transcripts directly involved in the host-pathogen immunological interaction mechanisms. Based on the first results obtained during an experimental Trypanosoma congolense infection in trypanotolerant cattle, the efficiency and limits of such a technique, from the data acquisition level to the data analysis level, is discussed in this analysis.

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Protocol to decode the role of transcriptionally active microbes in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients using an RNA-seq-based approach.

The elucidation of the role of microorganisms in human infections has been hindered by difficulties using conventional culture-based techniques. Here, we present a protocol for the investigation of transcriptionally active microbes (TAMs) using an RNA sequencing (RNA-seq)-based approach. We describe the steps for RNA isolation, viral genome sequencing, RNA-seq library preparation, and metatranscriptomic and transcriptomic analysis. This protocol permits a comprehensive evaluation of TAMs' contributions to the differential severity of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on diseases such as COVID-19. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Devi et al.1.

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Validation of breast cancer as a risk factor for anxiety and depression: Insights from Mendelian randomization analysis.

This study employed Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to confirm the association between breast cancer and the risk of anxiety and depression, and to explore the molecular mechanisms by which lipid nanoparticles of ketamine (LNP@Ket) modulate these behaviors in a mouse model of breast cancer. Through single-cell transcriptomic analysis, the study aimed to clarify nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)'s role in the development of anxiety and depression in these mice. Analysis of patient data from genome-wide association study (GWAS) databases supported the link between breast cancer, anxiety, and depression. In vivo experiments demonstrated that treating breast cancer mice with LNP@Ket significantly reduced anxiety and depression behaviors. The synthesis of LNP@Ket and its subsequent analysis highlighted its inhibitory effects on these behaviors. Single-cell transcriptomic sequencing identified key cells and genes affected by LNP@Ket treatment, particularly emphasizing Nrf2. Upregulation of Nrf2 in astrocytes increased the expression of antioxidant enzymes and reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines, alleviating anxiety and depression symptoms by inhibiting neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. This comprehensive study highlights the pivotal role of Nrf2 in the therapeutic efficacy of LNP@Ket for treating anxiety and depression in breast cancer mice.

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Interaction of host gene-gut microbiota in male grading of Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

UNLABELLED: The giant freshwater prawn (GFP; Macrobrachium rosenbergii), a crustacean of high nutritional and economic value, is crucial for aquaculture. During the same growth cycle, male GFPs develop into three distinct forms: small males, orange claw males, and blue claw males. These morphotypes display varying social behaviors, which severely constrain their industrial development. To address this, this study collected male GFP samples at critical developmental time points (100, 110, and 120 days post-hatching) for phenotypic trait measurement and analysis to obtain external morphological data. Through gut microbiota diversity analysis, we identified key gut bacteria (Lactococcus garvieae and Lactobacillus taiwanensis) influencing male morphotype differentiation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed host Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genome pathways and key genes (Wnt-6, CTSB, CTSL, PPAE, and TP53) associated with morphotype differentiation. The interactions among phenotypic traits, gut microbiota, and key genes were systematically studied through association analysis. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis was employed to construct co-expression modules, from which critical gene modules influencing phenotypic variation were identified. Through association network analysis, we established an "Achromobacter-CD-TRINITY_DN93139_c0_g2 (calpain clp-1)" interaction model. Our findings provide novel insights into the genetic enhancement of GFPs and offer guidelines for future research regarding gut symbiotic bacteria and breeding initiatives. IMPORTANCE: Male Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn [GFP]) in the same growth cycle will develop into small males, orange claw males, and blue claw males. This individual heterogeneity in growth significantly impacts the benefits of aquaculture. However, the factors influencing the differentiation of male GFP morphotype remain unclear. This study analyzed the phenotypic data of various GFP levels, the structure of the intestinal microbiota, and the differential genes within the gonadal transcriptome at critical time points of male GFP-level type differentiation. The aim was to explore the potential role of intestinal microbiota and differential genes in this phenomenon. This study offers new insights into the research on the phenomenon of male GFP-level type differentiation.

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AKR7A3 rs1738023 association with susceptibility to female hepatocellular carcinoma and its role in AFB1 metabolism and tumor.

BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer worldwide. In this study, we performed a two-stage exome-chip association analysis and found that the aldo-keto reductase family7 member A3 (AKR7A3) rs1738023 may be a potential susceptibility locus for HCC in females. We aimed to explore its role and mechanism. METHODS: The association between genotype and phenotype was analyzed through GWAS method. The expression of AKR7A3 in cancer tissue and blood analysis by qRT-PCR. The relationship of AKR7A3 and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was also analyzed. The effect of AKR7A3 on the biological behavior of HCC cell line was investigated on proliferation and invasion. The potential mechanism was analyzed by transcriptome analysis and western blot. RESULTS: Through genome-wide association analysis (GWAS), AKR7A3 (rs1738023), KIF2C (rs4342887), and CYP3A5 (rs6977165 and rs4646450) were found to be associated with susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in women. Further expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis showed that only AKR7A3 (rs1738023) was significantly associated with gene expression. The expression of AKR7A3 was significantly lower in HCC than adjacent non-tumorous tissues (P&#x2009;<&#x2009;0.001). The genotype of rs1738023 was significantly associated with AKR7A3 expression (P&#x2009;=&#x2009;0.0085). Rs1738023[C] genotype had a low AKR7A3 expression level and limited detoxification ability of AFB1. Literature data showed that AKR7A3 is involved in the metabolism of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Functional experimental results showed that overexpression of AKR7A3 in the normal liver cell line HL-7702 could significantly reduce AFB1-induced ROS levels and DNA adduct formation, suggesting that it plays a protective role in AFB1 metabolic detoxification. Cell function test showed that overexpression of AKR7A3 inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of HCC cells, and block the cell cycle. Transcriptome sequencing and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that overexpression of AKR7A3 affected the PI3K signaling pathway and led to downregulation of HIF1A and its downstream VEGFA protein expression. The validation results were confirmed in HCC cell lines Huh-7 and SUN-387. CONCLUSION: Overexpression of AKR7A3 contributes to inhibition of HCC progression and reduction of aflatoxin toxicity. AKR7A3 may serve as a potential prognostic and therapeutic target for HCC patients, although further validation is needed.

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EGassembler: online bioinformatics service for large-scale processing, clustering and assembling ESTs and genomic DNA fragments.

Expressed sequence tag (EST) sequencing has proven to be an economically feasible alternative for gene discovery in species lacking a draft genome sequence. Ongoing large-scale EST sequencing projects feel the need for bioinformatics tools to facilitate uniform EST handling. This brings about a renewed importance for a universal tool for processing and functional annotation of large sets of ESTs. EGassembler (http://egassembler.hgc.jp/) is a web server, which provides an automated as well as a user-customized analysis tool for cleaning, repeat masking, vector trimming, organelle masking, clustering and assembling of ESTs and genomic fragments. The web server is publicly available and provides the community a unique all-in-one online application web service for large-scale ESTs and genomic DNA clustering and assembling. Running on a Sun Fire 15K supercomputer, a significantly large volume of data can be processed in a short period of time. The results can be used to functionally annotate genes, to facilitate splice alignment analysis, to link the transcripts to genetic and physical maps, design microarray chips, to perform transcriptome analysis and to map to KEGG metabolic pathways. The service provides an excellent bioinformatics tool to research groups in wet-lab as well as an all-in-one-tool for sequence handling to bioinformatics researchers.

Computational Biology↗

The maternal-to-zygotic transition is a critical window for PFOA-induced disruption of developmental programming.

Early embryogenesis is governed by precisely timed gene regulatory programs that coordinate cell fate specification, tissue patterning, and morphogenesis. The maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) represents a pivotal developmental milestone during which regulatory control shifts from maternally deposited transcripts to activation of the zygotic genome. Disruption of this transition has the potential to alter developmental trajectories with lasting consequences. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmentally persistent contaminants, have been linked to developmental abnormalities, yet their impact on core embryonic gene regulatory networks especially with exposure during MZT is not well understood. Using zebrafish (Danio rerio), a tractable vertebrate model and New Approach Methodology (NAM), we investigated how PFAS exposure during the MZT alters early developmental programming. Embryos were exposed starting at different times before and within the MZT time window and collected at 24&#xa0;h post-fertilization (hpf) for transcriptomic analysis. Targeted qRT-PCR revealed dysregulation of genes controlling transcriptional activation, lineage specification, proliferation, and differentiation. Whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) further identified widespread perturbations in gene networks governing transcriptional regulation, cell signaling, and embryonic morphogenesis. Temporal analysis revealed that exposure beginning at 3.5&#xa0;hpf, followed by 8&#xa0;hpf, corresponding to early zygotic genome activation and near completion of zygotic activation, respectively, resulted in the greatest differential gene expression changes at 24&#xa0;hpf. Consistent with these early gene regulatory perturbations, larvae exposed starting at 8&#xa0;hpf also exhibited altered behavior at 5&#xa0;days post-fertilization. Together, these findings demonstrate that PFAS exposure during MZT disrupts the establishment of embryonic gene regulatory networks, linking environmental toxicant exposure to altered developmental patterning and organismal outcomes. This work underscores the vulnerability of early developmental transitions to environmental perturbation and positions MZT as a critical window of susceptibility during development.

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Combined transcriptome and proteome analysis of Escherichia coli during high cell density culture.

Combined transcriptome and proteome analysis was carried out to understand metabolic and physiological changes of Escherichia coli during the high cell density cultivation (HCDC). The expression of genes of TCA cycle enzymes, NADH dehydrogenase and ATPase, was up-regulated during the exponential fed-batch period and was down-regulated afterward. However, expression of most of the genes involved in glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway was up-regulated at the stationary phase. The expression of most of amino acid biosynthesis genes was down-regulated as cell density increased, which seems to be the major reason for the reduced specific productivity of recombinant proteins during HCDC. The expression of chaperone genes increased with cell density, suggesting that the high cell density condition itself can be stressful to the cells. Severe competition for oxygen at high cell density seemed to make cells use cytochrome bd, which is less efficient but has a high oxygen affinity than cytochrome bo(3). Population cell density itself strongly affected the expression of porin protein genes, especially ompF, and hence the permeability of the outer membrane. Expression of phosphate starvation genes was most strongly up-regulated toward the end of cultivation. It was also found that sigma(E) (rpoE) plays a more important role than sigma(S) (rpoS) at the stationary phase of HCDC. These findings should be invaluable in designing metabolic engineering and fermentation strategies for the production of recombinant proteins and metabolites by HCDC of E. coli.

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Early granuloma formation after aerosol Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is regulated by neutrophils via CXCR3-signaling chemokines.

Among the first cells to invade a site of infection, polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) play an important role in the control of numerous infections. While PMN are considered critical for control of acute infections, their role in chronic infections remains less well understood. Here we report that PMN are essential for accurate early granuloma formation during chronic M. tuberculosis infection without influencing mycobacterial growth restriction. The PMN-mediated regulation of granuloma formation depended on chemokines signaling through CXCR3, in particular MIG, as indicated by immune histochemical analysis of lung sections from C57BL/6 wild-type and CXCR3(-/-) mutant mice and supported by microarray transcriptome analysis. Hence, PMN play a central role in regulating the focal granulomatous response in the lung, and this early granuloma formation can be segregated from long-term protection against pulmonary M. tuberculosis infection.

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Transcriptomic insights into temperature regulation of proliferation and differentiation in skeletal muscle cells of Nibea albiflora.

Myogenesis involves sequential stages of muscle satellite cell activation, myoblast proliferation, differentiation, and fusion into multinucleated myotubes. Teleost muscle exhibits indeterminate growth and is highly sensitive to environmental temperature, yet the underlying mechanisms by which temperature regulate proliferation and differentiation remain poorly understood. In this study, we established a primary skeletal muscle cell culture from the yellow drum (Nibea albiflora), an economically important marine fish, and integrated morphological observations with comparative transcriptomics analysis to characterize cellular and molecular responses at 28&#xa0;&#xb0;C and 20&#xa0;&#xb0;C during both proliferation and differentiation stages. Phenotypic analysis revealed that 28&#xa0;&#xb0;C significantly enhanced both myoblast proliferation and myogenic differentiation ability compared with 20&#xa0;&#xb0;C. Transcriptomic profiling revealed that at 28&#xa0;&#xb0;C, differentiation upregulated extracellular matrix(ECM) organization, calcium signaling, and sarcomere assembly, while proliferation enhanced focal adhesion, growth factor signaling, and lipid metabolism. At 20&#xa0;&#xb0;C, differentiation was characterized by glutathione metabolism, and ferroptosis, while proliferation involved cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction and negative regulation of signal transduction. Core myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs), particularly myogenin, were strongly upregulated at 28&#xa0;&#xb0;C during the differentiation stage, serving as an internal control. Based on these findings, we propose a testable model that elevated temperature coordinates Ca2+-dependent MRF activation with ECM-integrin signaling to drive sarcomere assembly and muscle growth. Key differentially expressed genes (DEGs) regulating myogenesis in N. albiflora were also identified. This study provides a mechanistic framework for temperature adaptation in teleost skeletal muscle and identifies candidate genes for functional validation and marker-assisted selection, as well as a rationale for temperature management strategies to improve aquaculture yield of N. albiflora.

Animals↗

A functional genomics approach toward the understanding of secondary metabolism in plant cells.

Despite the tremendous importance of secondary metabolites for humans as for the plant itself, plant secondary metabolism remains poorly characterized. Here, we present an experimental approach, based on functional genomics, to facilitate gene discovery in plant secondary metabolism. Targeted metabolite analysis was combined with cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism-based transcript profiling of jasmonate-elicited tobacco Bright yellow 2 cells. Transcriptome analysis suggested an extensive jasmonate-mediated genetic reprogramming of metabolism, which correlated well with the observed shifts in the biosynthesis of the metabolites investigated. This method, which in addition to transcriptome data also generates gene tags, in the future might lead to the creation of novel tools for metabolic engineering of medicinal plant systems in general.

Acetates↗

Identifying key palmitoylation-associated genes in endometriosis through genomic data analysis.

BACKGROUND: Palmitoylation, a post-translational lipid modification, has garnered increasing attention for its role in inflammatory processes and tumorigenesis. Emerging evidence suggests a potential association between palmitoylation and inflammatory responses in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. However, the precise mechanistic interplay remains elusive, necessitating further investigation. METHODS: This study integrated transcriptomic analysis and Mendelian randomization (MR) to identify a causal gene set implicated in endometriosis. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were first identified in the training dataset using the limma package in R. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was subsequently performed, leveraging Single Sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA)-derived scores of palmitoylation-related genes (PRGs) as phenotypic traits to identify key modular genes. The intersection of these key modular genes with DEGs yielded a refined gene set. Machine learning algorithms were then applied to further optimize gene selection, followed by external validation, immune infiltration analysis, RNA network construction, and exploration of potential targeted drug candidates. RESULTS: Through a rigorous screening process, VRK1, GALNT12, and RMI1 emerged as key genes associated with palmitoylation, exhibiting significant downregulation in endometriosis samples (P <&#x2009;0.05), indicative of a potential protective role. Immune infiltration analysis further revealed strong correlations between these genes and M2 macrophages as well as resting Natural Killer (NK) cells. Additionally, investigations into the targeted RNA network and drug association profiling provided novel insights, laying the groundwork for future high-quality validation studies. CONCLUSIONS: This study employed a comprehensive analytical framework to identify palmitoylation-associated key genes in endometriosis. The integration of immunoinfiltration analysis, RNA network construction, and drug association profiling offers valuable insights for advancing clinical diagnostics, disease monitoring, and therapeutic development in endometriosis.

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