Introducing BDNF and SNAI1 as the Crucial Targeted Genes by UV Radiation

Vahid Mansouri; Babak Arjmand; Maryam Hamzeloo-Moghadam; Zahra Razzaghi; Mahmood Khodadoost; Mostafa Rezaei Tavirani; Majid Rezaei Tavirani; Alireza Ahmadzadeh

doi:10.34172/jlms.2022.76

Introducing BDNF and SNAI1 as the Crucial Targeted Genes by UV Radiation

J Lasers Med Sci. 2022 Dec 27:13:e76. doi: 10.34172/jlms.2022.76. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Vahid Mansouri¹, Babak Arjmand², Maryam Hamzeloo-Moghadam³, Zahra Razzaghi⁴, Mahmood Khodadoost³, Mostafa Rezaei Tavirani¹, Majid Rezaei Tavirani⁵, Alireza Ahmadzadeh⁶

Affiliations

¹ Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Due to widespread penetration of UV radiation in human life, the biological effect of UV radiation is studied through many investigations in the field of medicine. There are many assessments about UV radiation which are concerned with protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. In the present study, a network analysis associated with the complementary evaluation of UV radiation on human primary melanocytes is presented. Methods: The gene expression profiles of the irradiated human primary melanocytes and the control cells were extracted from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and were evaluated via PPI network analysis and action map assessment. Results: 69 significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were included in the main component of the PPI network. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), SNAI1, and SOCS1 were highlighted as the top dysregulated and hub genes. Results indicate that BDNF and SNAI1 participate in the regulatory unit including the total hubs and top dysregulated genes. Conclusion: Considerable down-regulation of BDNF and up-regulation of SNAI1 as the two critical targeted genes by UV radiation are accompanied by gross alteration in cell functions.

Keywords: Expression change; Gene; Human; Network; UV-radiation.