J Bioenerg Biomembr. 2026 Jul 30;58(1):42. doi: 10.1007/s10863-026-10125-x.
ABSTRACT
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common cardiovascular disorder strongly associated with glutamine metabolism. This study seeks to identify novel glutamine metabolism-related gene markers in CAD. Based on GEO datasets and glutamine metabolism-related genes, hub genes were pinpointed through WGCNA combined with LASSO, SVM-RFE, and random forest algorithms. Immune cell infiltration was estimated with the CIBERSORT algorithm. To confirm the expression and roles of hub genes, ox-LDL-stimulated HUVECs were analyzed in culture. MYBPC3 and TRIM47 emerged as candidate diagnostic signatures for CAD. Associations between MYBPC3/TRIM47 and immune cell infiltration were revealed. Upregulation of MYBPC3 and TRIM47 in CAD was confirmed in both GSE113079 and ox-LDL-treated HUVECs. Knockdown of TRIM47 or MYBPC3 promoted ox-LDL-induced proliferation of HUVECs, alleviated cellular apoptosis, and suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α) as well as M1 macrophage polarization. MYBPC3 and TRIM47 may serve as candidate diagnostic signatures for CAD.
PMID:42530694 | DOI:10.1007/s10863-026-10125-x