Protein Interaction Mapping related to Becker Muscular Dystrophy.

OBJECTIVE

Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a neuromuscular disorder which is incurable. In this research protein interaction network of most associated proteins with BMD to provide better clarification of disorder underlying mechanism was investigated.

MATERIALS & METHODS: The related genes to BMD were retrieved via string database and conducted by Cytoscape and the related algorithms. The network centrality analysis was performed based on degree, betweenness, closeness, and stress parameters. Gene ontology and clustering were performed via ClueGO analysis.

RESULTS

DMD as the super-hub as well as other central proteins including UTRN, TTN, DNM2, and RYR1 are important in BMD in terms of interactive features. The impairment of muscular contraction may be vital in BMD disease pathogenesis as it is the highlighted biological process term obtained by ClueGO analysis.

CONCLUSION

DMD targeting may be the main concern for dystrophy clinical approaches. However, the other suggested proteins should be evaluated. Targeting these key proteins are required for treatment goals following extensive validation studies.