RNA sequencing data integration reveals an miRNA interactome of osteoarthritis cartilage.
Rodrigo Coutinho de AlmeidaYolande F M RamosAhmed MahfouzWouter den HollanderNico LakenbergEvelyn HoutmanMarcella van HoolwerffEka H E D SuchimanAlejandro Rodríguez RuizP Eline SlagboomHailiang MeiSzymon M KiełbasaRob G H H NelissenMarcel ReindersIngrid MeulenbeltPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2018)
By an integrated approach of miRNA and mRNA sequencing data of OA cartilage, an OA miRNA interactome and related pathways were elucidated. Our functional data demonstrated interacting levels at which miRNA affects expression of genes in the cartilage and exemplified the complexity of functionally validating a network of genes that may be targeted by multiple miRNAs.