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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.

Objective Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the mortal diseases, subjected to study in terms of molecular investigation. In this study, the protein interaction map of this muscle-wasting condition was generated to gain a better knowledge of interactome profile of DMD. Materials & Methods Applying Cytoscape and String Database, the protein-protein interaction network was constructed and the gene ontology of the constructed network was analyzed for biological process, molecular function, and cellular component annotations. Results Among 100 proteins related to DMD, dystrophin, utrophin, caveolin 3, and myogenic differentiation 1 play key roles in DMD network. In addition, the gene ontology analysis showed that regulation processes, kinase activity, and sarcoplasmic reticulum were the highlighted biological processes, molecular function, and cell component enrichments respectively for the proteins related to DMD. Conclusion The central proteins and the enriched ontologies can be suggested as possible prominent agents in DMD; however, the validation studies may be required.