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    PPARγ disease gene network and identification of therapeutic targets for prostate cancer

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    Authors
    Venkatachalam, G.
    Kumar, Alan Prem
    Sakharkar, K.
    Thangavel, S.
    Clement, M.
    Sakharkar, M.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Venkatachalam, G. and Kumar, A.P. and Sakharkar, K. and Thangavel, S. and Clement, M. and Sakharkar, M. 2011. PPARγ disease gene network and identification of therapeutic targets for prostate cancer. Journal of Drug Targeting. 19 (9): pp. 781-796.
    Source Title
    Journal of Drug Targeting
    DOI
    10.3109/1061186X.2011.568062
    ISSN
    1061-186X
    School
    School of Biomedical Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50187
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Recently published reports demonstrate the importance of a direct repeat 2 (DR2) as a PPARγ-responsive element in addition to the canonical direct repeat 1 (DR1) Peroxisome proliferator response elements (PPREs). However, a comprehensive and systematic approach to constructing de novo disease-specific gene networks for PPARγ is lacking, especially one that includes PPARγ target genes containing either DR1 or DR2 site within their promoter region. Here, we computationally identified 1154 PPARγ direct target genes and constructed the PPARγ disease gene network, which revealed 138 PPARγ target genes that are associated with 65 unique diseases. The network shows that PPARγ target genes are highly associated with cancer and neurological diseases. Thirty-eight PPARγ direct target genes were found to be involved in prostate cancer and two key (hub) PPARγ direct target genes, PRKCZ and PGK1, were experimentally validated to be repressed upon PPARγ activation by its natural ligand, 15d-PGJ2 in three prostate cancer cell lines. We proposed that PRKCZ and PGK1 could be novel therapeutic targets for prostate cancer. These investigations would not only aid in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which PPARγ regulates disease targets but would also lead to the identification of novel PPARγ gene targets.

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