Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.

H5N1 virus (H5N1V) is highly contagious among birds and it was first detected in humans in 1997 during a poultry outbreak in Hong Kong. As the mechanism of its pathogenesis inside the host is still lacking, in this in-silico study we hypothesized that H5N1V might create miRNAs, which could target th...

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Main Authors: Fatima Noor, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Muhammad Rizwan Javed, Jen-Tsung Chen, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Mohammad K Okla, Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud, Yasmeen A Alwasel, Wahidah H Al-Qahtani, Huda Alshaya, Ghulam Yasin, Sidra Aslam
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
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author Fatima Noor
Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
Muhammad Rizwan Javed
Jen-Tsung Chen
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Mohammad K Okla
Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud
Yasmeen A Alwasel
Wahidah H Al-Qahtani
Huda Alshaya
Ghulam Yasin
Sidra Aslam
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Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
Muhammad Rizwan Javed
Jen-Tsung Chen
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Mohammad K Okla
Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud
Yasmeen A Alwasel
Wahidah H Al-Qahtani
Huda Alshaya
Ghulam Yasin
Sidra Aslam
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description H5N1 virus (H5N1V) is highly contagious among birds and it was first detected in humans in 1997 during a poultry outbreak in Hong Kong. As the mechanism of its pathogenesis inside the host is still lacking, in this in-silico study we hypothesized that H5N1V might create miRNAs, which could target the genes associated with host cellular regulatory pathways, thus provide persistent refuge to the virus. Using bioinformatics approaches, several H5N1V produced putative miRNAs as well as the host genes targeted by these miRNAs were found. Functional enrichment analysis of targeted genes revealed their involvement in many biological pathways that facilitate their host pathogenesis. Eventually, the microarray dataset (GSE28166) was analyzed to validate the altered expression level of target genes and found the genes involved in protein binding and adaptive immune responses. This study presents novel miRNAs and their targeted genes, which upon experimental validation could facilitate in developing new therapeutics against H5N1V infection.
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spelling doaj-art-8d6eb762a2db432497efae777a1ded952025-08-20T02:26:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175e026390110.1371/journal.pone.0263901Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.Fatima NoorMuhammad Hamzah SaleemMuhammad Rizwan JavedJen-Tsung ChenUsman Ali AshfaqMohammad K OklaMostafa A Abdel-MaksoudYasmeen A AlwaselWahidah H Al-QahtaniHuda AlshayaGhulam YasinSidra AslamH5N1 virus (H5N1V) is highly contagious among birds and it was first detected in humans in 1997 during a poultry outbreak in Hong Kong. As the mechanism of its pathogenesis inside the host is still lacking, in this in-silico study we hypothesized that H5N1V might create miRNAs, which could target the genes associated with host cellular regulatory pathways, thus provide persistent refuge to the virus. Using bioinformatics approaches, several H5N1V produced putative miRNAs as well as the host genes targeted by these miRNAs were found. Functional enrichment analysis of targeted genes revealed their involvement in many biological pathways that facilitate their host pathogenesis. Eventually, the microarray dataset (GSE28166) was analyzed to validate the altered expression level of target genes and found the genes involved in protein binding and adaptive immune responses. This study presents novel miRNAs and their targeted genes, which upon experimental validation could facilitate in developing new therapeutics against H5N1V infection.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263901&type=printable
spellingShingle Fatima Noor
Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
Muhammad Rizwan Javed
Jen-Tsung Chen
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Mohammad K Okla
Mostafa A Abdel-Maksoud
Yasmeen A Alwasel
Wahidah H Al-Qahtani
Huda Alshaya
Ghulam Yasin
Sidra Aslam
Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
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title Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
title_full Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
title_fullStr Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
title_full_unstemmed Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
title_short Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding.
title_sort comprehensive computational analysis reveals h5n1 influenza virus encoded mirnas and host specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263901&type=printable
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