Journal article
EDdb: A web resource for eating disorder and its application to identify an extended adipocytokine signaling pathway related to eating disorder
Science China Life Sciences, Vol.56(12), pp.1086-1096
2013
Abstract
Eating disorder is a group of physiological and psychological disorders affecting approximately 1% of the female population worldwide. Although the genetic epidemiology of eating disorder is becoming increasingly clear with accumulated studies, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Recently, integration of various high-throughput data expanded the range of candidate genes and started to generate hypotheses for understanding potential pathogenesis in complex diseases. This article presents EDdb (Eating Disorder database), the first evidence-based gene resource for eating disorder. Fifty-nine experimentally validated genes from the literature in relation to eating disorder were collected as the core dataset. Another four datasets with 2824 candidate genes across 601 genome regions were expanded based on the core dataset using different criteria (e.g., protein-protein interactions, shared cytobands, and related complex diseases). Based on human protein-protein interaction data, we reconstructed a potential molecular sub-network related to eating disorder. Furthermore, with an integrative pathway enrichment analysis of genes in EDdb, we identified an extended adipocytokine signaling pathway in eating disorder. Three genes in EDdb (ADIPO (adiponectin), TNF (tumor necrosis factor) and NR3C1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1)) link the KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) "adipocytokine signaling pathway" with the BioCarta "visceral fat deposits and the metabolic syndrome" pathway to form a joint pathway. In total, the joint pathway contains 43 genes, among which 39 genes are related to eating disorder. As the first comprehensive gene resource for eating disorder, EDdb (http://eddb.cbi.pku.edu.cn) enables the exploration of gene-disease relationships and cross-talk mechanisms between related disorders. Through pathway statistical studies, we revealed that abnormal body weight caused by eating disorder and obesity may both be related to dysregulation of the novel joint pathway of adipocytokine signaling. In addition, this joint pathway may be the common pathway for body weight regulation in complex human diseases related to unhealthy lifestyle. © 2013 The Author(s).
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- Title
- EDdb: A web resource for eating disorder and its application to identify an extended adipocytokine signaling pathway related to eating disorder
- Authors
- Min Zhao (Author) - Peking University, ChinaX M Li (Author) - Peking University, ChinaH Qu (Author) - Peking University, China
- Publication details
- Science China Life Sciences, Vol.56(12), pp.1086-1096
- Publisher
- Zhongguo Kexue Zazhishe [Science China Press]
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11427-013-4573-2
- ISSN
- 1674-7305
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com. Reproduced here with permission
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448725902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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