SCUBA

Stress RNA Processing

Gene co-expression module in Endothelial

CategoryRNA processing & translation
Genes14
Annotation certainty3 of 5
Annotation consistency10 of 14 genes have a known function matching the annotation

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Why this annotation

The top hub genes RBM8A (exon junction complex component), HNRNPF, PTBP1, HNRNPDL, and EWSR1 are all RNA-binding proteins involved in mRNA splicing and post-transcriptional regulation. ELOC (elongin C) participates in transcription elongation and ubiquitin E3 ligase complexes. CACYBP and ZFAND5 are ubiquitin-pathway components. ENY2 is involved in transcription and deubiquitination. ARF4 mediates vesicle trafficking. XBP1 is the master UPR transcription factor, linking this module to ER stress. MAP3K13 is a stress-activated kinase. The module is upregulated in both UC and CD inflammation. The combination of hnRNP splicing factors with XBP1 suggests stress-induced alternative splicing and UPR-coupled RNA processing.

Genes

ARF4, CACYBP, ELOC, ENY2, EWSR1, GNA14, HNRNPDL, HNRNPF, MAP3K13, PTBP1, RBM8A, SERPINB1, XBP1, ZFAND5

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