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Identifying Novel Psoriatic Disease Drug Targets Using a Genetics-Based Priority Index Pipeline

Identifying Novel Psoriatic Disease Drug Targets Using a Genetics-Based Priority Index Pipeline Background:Despite numerous genome-wide association studies conducted in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, only a small fraction of the identified genes has been therapeutically targeted.Objective:We sought to identify and analyze potential therapeutic targets for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using the priority index (Pi), a genetics-dependent drug target prioritization approach.Methods:Significant genetic variants from GWAS for psoriasis, PsA, and combined psoriatic disease were annotated and run through the Pi pipeline. Potential drug targets were identified based on genomic predictors, annotation predictors, pathway enrichment, and pathway crosstalk.Results:Several gene targets were identified for psoriasis and PsA that demonstrated biological associations to their respective diseases. Some are currently being explored as potential therapeutic targets (i.e. ICAM1, NF-kB, REV3 L, ADRA1B for psoriasis; CCL11 for PsA); others have not yet been investigated (i.e. LNPEP, LCE3 for psoriasis; UBLCP1 for PsA). Additionally, many nodal points of potential intervention were identified as promising therapeutic targets. Of these, some are currently being studied such as TYK2 for psoriasis, and others have yet to be explored (i.e. PPP2CA, YAP1, PI3 K, AKT, FOXO1, RELA, CSF2, IFNGR1, IFNGR2 for psoriasis; GNAQ, PLCB1, GNAI2 for PsA).Conclusion:Through Pi, we identified data-driven candidate therapeutic gene targets and pathways for psoriasis and PsA. Given the sparse PsA specific genetic studies and PsA specific drug targets, this analysis could prove to be particularly valuable in the pipeline for novel psoriatic therapies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis SAGE

Identifying Novel Psoriatic Disease Drug Targets Using a Genetics-Based Priority Index Pipeline

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SAGE
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2475-5303
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2475-5311
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10.1177/24755303211026023
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Background:Despite numerous genome-wide association studies conducted in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, only a small fraction of the identified genes has been therapeutically targeted.Objective:We sought to identify and analyze potential therapeutic targets for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using the priority index (Pi), a genetics-dependent drug target prioritization approach.Methods:Significant genetic variants from GWAS for psoriasis, PsA, and combined psoriatic disease were annotated and run through the Pi pipeline. Potential drug targets were identified based on genomic predictors, annotation predictors, pathway enrichment, and pathway crosstalk.Results:Several gene targets were identified for psoriasis and PsA that demonstrated biological associations to their respective diseases. Some are currently being explored as potential therapeutic targets (i.e. ICAM1, NF-kB, REV3 L, ADRA1B for psoriasis; CCL11 for PsA); others have not yet been investigated (i.e. LNPEP, LCE3 for psoriasis; UBLCP1 for PsA). Additionally, many nodal points of potential intervention were identified as promising therapeutic targets. Of these, some are currently being studied such as TYK2 for psoriasis, and others have yet to be explored (i.e. PPP2CA, YAP1, PI3 K, AKT, FOXO1, RELA, CSF2, IFNGR1, IFNGR2 for psoriasis; GNAQ, PLCB1, GNAI2 for PsA).Conclusion:Through Pi, we identified data-driven candidate therapeutic gene targets and pathways for psoriasis and PsA. Given the sparse PsA specific genetic studies and PsA specific drug targets, this analysis could prove to be particularly valuable in the pipeline for novel psoriatic therapies.

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Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis – SAGE

Published: Oct 1, 2021

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