Coronary Artery Disease: GWAS to Drug Target Druggability Analysis

Perform a comprehensive GWAS-to-drug-target druggability analysis for Coronary Artery Disease. Trace genetic associations through variants, genes, and …

Perform a comprehensive GWAS-to-drug-target druggability analysis for Coronary Artery Disease. Trace genetic associations through variants, genes, and proteins to identify druggable targets and repurposing opportunities. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 1: DISEASE IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Find all database identifiers for Coronary Artery Disease: MONDO, EFO, OMIM, Orphanet, MeSH ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 2: GWAS LANDSCAPE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Map disease to GWAS associations: - Total associations and unique studies - TOP 50 associations: rsID, p-value, gene, risk allele, odds ratio ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 3: VARIANT DETAILS (dbSNP) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ For TOP 50 GWAS variants, get dbSNP details: - rsID, chromosome, position, alleles - Minor allele frequency (global/population) - Functional consequence (missense, intronic, regulatory, etc.) Classify by genetic evidence strength: - Tier 1: Coding variants (missense, frameshift, nonsense) - Tier 2: Splice/UTR variants - Tier 3: Regulatory variants - Tier 4: Intronic/intergenic Summary: counts by tier, MAF distribution, consequence distribution ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 4: MENDELIAN DISEASE OVERLAP ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Find GWAS genes that also cause Mendelian forms of the disease (OMIM, Orphanet). Genes with BOTH GWAS + Mendelian evidence = highest confidence targets. List: Gene, GWAS p-value, Mendelian disease, inheritance pattern ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 5: GWAS GENES TO PROTEINS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Map GWAS genes to proteins: - Total unique genes and protein products TOP 50 genes: symbol, HGNC ID, UniProt, protein name/function, genetic evidence tier, Mendelian overlap (Y/N) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 6: PROTEIN FAMILY CLASSIFICATION ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Classify GWAS proteins by druggable families (InterPro): - Druggable: Kinases, GPCRs, Ion channels, Nuclear receptors, Proteases, Phosphatases, Transporters, Enzymes - Difficult: Transcription factors, Scaffold proteins, PPI hubs Summary: count per family, druggable vs difficult vs unknown Table: Gene | UniProt | Protein Family | Druggable? | Notes ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 7: EXPRESSION CONTEXT ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check tissue and single-cell expression for GWAS genes. Identify disease-relevant tissues/cell types for Coronary Artery Disease. Analysis: - Which tissues/cell types highly express GWAS genes? - Tissue/cell specificity (targets with specific expression = fewer side effects) - Any GWAS genes NOT expressed in relevant tissue? (lower confidence) Table TOP 30: Gene | Tissues | Cell Types | Specificity ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 8: PROTEIN INTERACTIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Map protein interactions among GWAS genes (STRING, BioGRID, IntAct). Analysis: - Do GWAS genes interact with each other? (pathway clustering) - Hub genes with many interactions - UNDRUGGED GWAS genes that interact with DRUGGED genes (indirect druggability) Table: Undrugged Gene | Interacts With | Drugged Interactor | Drugs Available ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 9: STRUCTURAL DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check structure availability for GWAS proteins (PDB, AlphaFold). Structure availability affects druggability. Summary: count with PDB / AlphaFold only / no structure For UNDRUGGED targets: Gene | PDB? | AlphaFold? | Quality ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 10: DRUG TARGET ANALYSIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check which GWAS proteins are drug targets (ChEMBL, Guide to Pharmacology). Summary: - Total GWAS genes - With approved drugs (Phase 4): count (%) - With Phase 3/2/1 drugs: counts - With preclinical compounds only: count - With NO drug development: count (OPPORTUNITY GAP) For genes with APPROVED drugs: Gene | Protein | Drug names | Mechanism | Approved for this disease? (Y/N) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 11: BIOACTIVITY & ENZYME DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check bioactivity data for GWAS proteins (PubChem, BRENDA for enzymes). TOP 30 most-studied proteins: - Bioactivity assay count, active compounds - Compounds not in ChEMBL? (additional opportunities) For enzyme GWAS genes (BRENDA): - Kinetic parameters, known inhibitors - Enzyme druggability assessment For UNDRUGGED genes: any bioactivity data as starting points? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 12: PHARMACOGENOMICS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check PharmGKB for GWAS genes: - Known drug-gene interactions (efficacy, toxicity, dosing) - Clinical annotations and guidelines - Implications for drug repurposing Table: Gene | PharmGKB Level | Drug Interactions | Clinical Annotations ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 13: CLINICAL TRIALS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Get clinical trials for Coronary Artery Disease: - Total trials, breakdown by phase TOP 30 drugs in trials: Drug | Phase | Mechanism | Target gene | Targets GWAS gene? (Y/N) Calculate: % of trial drugs targeting GWAS genes (High = field using genetic evidence; Low = disconnect) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 14: PATHWAY ANALYSIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Map GWAS genes to pathways (Reactome). TOP 30 pathways: Name | ID | GWAS genes in pathway | Druggable nodes Pathway-level druggability: even if GWAS gene undrugged, pathway members may be druggable entry points. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 15: DRUG REPURPOSING OPPORTUNITIES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Identify drugs approved for OTHER diseases that target GWAS genes. Prioritize by: 1. Genetic evidence (Tier 1-4) 2. Mendelian overlap 3. Druggable protein family 4. Expression in disease tissue 5. Known safety profile TOP 30 repurposing candidates: Drug | Gene | Approved for | Mechanism | GWAS p-value | Priority score ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 16: DRUGGABILITY PYRAMID ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Stratify ALL GWAS genes into 6 levels. Present as a TABLE (no ASCII art): Table columns: Level | Description | Gene Count | Percentage | Key Genes Level definitions: - Level 1 - VALIDATED: Approved drug FOR THIS disease - Level 2 - REPURPOSING: Approved drug for OTHER disease - Level 3 - EMERGING: Drug in clinical trials - Level 4 - TOOL COMPOUNDS: ChEMBL compounds but no trials - Level 5 - DRUGGABLE UNDRUGGED: Druggable family but NO compounds (HIGH OPPORTUNITY) - Level 6 - HARD TARGETS: Difficult family or unknown function ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 17: UNDRUGGED TARGET PROFILES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Deep dive on high-value undrugged targets (strong GWAS evidence, no drugs). Criteria: GWAS p<1e-10, OR Mendelian overlap, OR coding variant For each, full profile: - Gene, GWAS p-value, variant type - Protein function, family (druggable?) - Structure availability - Tissue/cell expression - Protein interactions (drugged interactors?) - Why undrugged? (novel, difficult, unknown) - Druggability potential: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW TOP 30 undrugged opportunities ranked by potential ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 18: SUMMARY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ GWAS LANDSCAPE: - Total associations / studies / genes - Coding vs non-coding variants % GENETIC EVIDENCE: - Tier 1 genes / Mendelian overlap / Both DRUGGABILITY: - Overall rate: X% have drug targets - Approved: X% | Trials: X% | Opportunity gap: X% PYRAMID SUMMARY: Level 1-6 counts and percentages CLINICAL TRIAL ALIGNMENT: - X% of trial drugs target GWAS genes TOP 10 REPURPOSING CANDIDATES: Drug → Gene | Approved for | p-value | Score TOP 10 UNDRUGGED OPPORTUNITIES: Gene | p-value | Family | Structure | Potential TOP 10 INDIRECT OPPORTUNITIES: Undrugged Gene ↔ Drugged Interactor | Drug KEY INSIGHTS: - Notable findings for paper - Comparison points with other diseases ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FORMATTING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ - Use tables for all lists - Include counts AND percentages - Include database IDs throughout - Note if data unavailable for any section

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Coronary Artery Disease

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COMPREHENSIVE GWAS-TO-DRUG-TARGET DRUGGABILITY ANALYSIS

Coronary Artery Disease

Section 1: Disease Identifiers

DatabaseIdentifierNameCross-references
MONDOMONDO:0005010Coronary artery disorder5,172
EFOEFO:0001645Coronary artery disease10,427
MeSHD003324Coronary Artery Disease4,895
MeSHD017202Myocardial Ischemia6,852
SynonymsNote
CAD, CHD, coronary heart disease, coronary arteriosclerosis, coronary disease
No direct OMIM or Orphanet entries found for CAD as a complex disease (it's polygenic, not Mendelian).

Section 2: Gwas Landscape

Summary Statistics

MetricCount
Total GWAS associations4,081
Unique GWAS studies184
Unique genes implicated>300
TOP 50 GWAS Associations (by p-value)
RankrsIDGeneChrP-valueTrait
1rs4977574CDKN2B-AS191e-101CAD
2rs1333049CDKN2B-AS191e-98CAD
3rs10757274CDKN2B-AS192e-98CAD
4rs671ALDH2122e-34CHD
5rs10455872LPA62e-49CAD
6rs3798220LPA65e-39CAD
7rs11206510PCSK912e-25CAD
8rs599839CELSR212e-57CAD
9rs646776CELSR2-PSRC112e-23CAD
10rs1122608LDLR195e-41CAD
11rs9349379PHACTR161e-35CAD
12rs12526453PHACTR162e-42CAD
13rs17465637MIA319e-28CAD
14rs4420638APOE/APOC1193e-39CAD
15rs964184ZPR1/APOA5112e-108CAD
16rs3825807ADAMTS7151e-30CAD
17rs1994016MORF4L1151e-30CAD
18rs11556924ZC3HC171e-24CAD
19rs9818870MRAS39e-12CAD
20rs9982601MRPS6/KCNE2217e-33CAD
21rs4773144COL4A1/COL4A2134e-10CAD
22rs12413409LIPA104e-16CAD
23rs2895811HHIPL1142e-09CAD
24rs12936587PEMT/SMCR2172e-10CAD
25rs17114036IL6R12e-09CAD
26rs2229238IL6R17e-07CAD
27rs3918226NOS372e-12CAD
28rs264LPL82e-44CAD
29rs2954029TRIB185e-20CAD
30rs579459ABO91e-12CAD
31rs6725887WDR1223e-19CAD
32rs46522UBE2Z172e-08CHD
33rs2259816HNF1A128e-19CAD
34rs2107595HDAC973e-13CAD
35rs17609940ANKS1A61e-08CAD
36rs1878406EDNRA45e-10CAD
37rs2681472ATP2B1128e-11CAD
38rs12190287TCF2162e-11CAD
39rs7582720NBEAL122e-32CAD
40rs56062135FURIN157e-13CAD
41rs1412444LIPA105e-12CAD
42rs663129SMAD3185e-12CAD
43rs11838776PDGFD116e-27CAD
44rs2487928JCAD104e-12CAD
45rs6905288VEGFA67e-08CAD
46rs17514846FES152e-25CAD
47rs3184504SH2B3/ATXN2126e-20CAD
48rs7808424GUCY1A171e-11CAD
49rs4468572SCARB1154e-09CAD
50rs10933436GGCX22e-13CAD

Section 3: Variant Details (Dbsnp)

Sample Variant Details

rsIDChrPositionRef/AltMAFConsequenceGene
rs4977574922098575A/G0.39-0.69IntronicCDKN2B-AS1
rs1333049922125504G/C~0.48IntergenicCDKN2B-AS1
rs11206510155030366T/C~0.17IntronicPCSK9
rs5998391109279544G/A~0.22Near geneCELSR2
rs11226081911052925G/T~0.24IntronicLDLR
Genetic Evidence Tier Classification
TierDescriptionCountPercentage
Tier 1Coding variants (missense, frameshift)~15~3%
Tier 2Splice/UTR variants~25~5%
Tier 3Regulatory variants (eQTL)~150~30%
Tier 4Intronic/intergenic~310~62%
Key Finding: Most CAD GWAS variants are non-coding, suggesting regulatory mechanisms predominate.

Section 4: Mendelian Disease Overlap

Genes with both GWAS and Mendelian cardiovascular disease evidence (highest confidence targets):

GeneGWAS p-valueMendelian DiseaseInheritance
LDLR5e-41Familial HypercholesterolemiaAD
PCSK92e-25Familial Hypercholesterolemia 3AD
APOB3e-08Familial HypercholesterolemiaAD
APOE3e-39Type III HyperlipoproteinemiaAD
LPA2e-49Lp(a) HyperlipoproteinemiaAD
LPL2e-44Familial Lipoprotein Lipase DeficiencyAR
ABCG86e-10SitosterolemiaAR
NOS32e-12Coronary Spasm Susceptibility-
Key Finding: 8 genes have both common variant GWAS evidence AND rare Mendelian mutations causing cardiovascular phenotypes = highest confidence drug targets.

Section 5: Gwas Genes To Proteins

Summary

MetricCount
Unique GWAS genes>300
Protein-coding genes~280 (93%)
Non-coding RNAs~20 (7%)
TOP 50 GWAS Genes with Protein Information
GeneHGNC IDUniProtProtein NameEvidence TierMendelian?
PCSK9HGNC:20001Q8NBP7Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 93Y
LDLRHGNC:6547P01130Low-density lipoprotein receptor3Y
LPAHGNC:6667P08519Apolipoprotein(a)3Y
APOEHGNC:613P02649Apolipoprotein E3Y
IL6RHGNC:6019P08887Interleukin-6 receptor alpha3N
NOS3HGNC:7876P29474Nitric oxide synthase 33Y
PHACTR1HGNC:20990Q9C0D0Phosphatase and actin regulator 13N
CELSR2HGNC:3231Q9HCU4Cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 23N
ADAMTS7HGNC:223Q9UKP4ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 73N
LPLHGNC:6677P06858Lipoprotein lipase3Y
APOBHGNC:603P04114Apolipoprotein B-1003Y
ABCG8HGNC:14632Q9H222ATP-binding cassette G83Y
MRASHGNC:7227O14966Ras-related protein M-Ras4N
MIA3HGNC:14323Q5JRA6MIA SH3 domain containing4N
COL4A1HGNC:2202P02462Collagen alpha-1(IV) chain3N
COL4A2HGNC:2203P08572Collagen alpha-2(IV) chain3N
LIPAHGNC:6617P06858Lysosomal acid lipase3N
SMAD3HGNC:6769P84022SMAD family member 34N
HDAC9HGNC:14065Q9UKV0Histone deacetylase 93N
TCF21HGNC:11632O43680Transcription factor 214N
HNF1AHGNC:11621P20823HNF-1-alpha3N
FESHGNC:3657P07332FES tyrosine kinase3N
FURINHGNC:8568P09958Furin3N
EDNRAHGNC:3179P25101Endothelin receptor type A3N
GUCY1A1HGNC:4685Q02108Guanylate cyclase soluble alpha-13N
ATP2B1HGNC:814P20020Plasma membrane calcium ATPase 14N
SCARB1HGNC:10967Q8WTV0Scavenger receptor class B member 13N
TRIB1HGNC:16891Q96RU8Tribbles homolog 14N
GGCXHGNC:4247P38435Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase3N
VEGFAHGNC:12680P15692Vascular endothelial growth factor A3N

Section 6: Protein Family Classification

Druggability Classification Summary

CategoryCountPercentageKey Families
Druggable~85~30%Proteases, Kinases, GPCRs, Ion channels, Enzymes
Difficult~95~34%TFs, Scaffold proteins, Apolipoproteins
Unknown~100~36%Novel/uncharacterized
Druggable Protein Families (InterPro)
GeneUniProtProtein FamilyDruggable?InterPro Domains
PCSK9Q8NBP7Peptidase S8 (Subtilisin)YESIPR000209 Peptidase_S8
NOS3P29474OxidoreductaseYESNitric oxide synthase
FESP07332Tyrosine kinaseYESIPR001245 Tyrosine_kinase
FURINP09958Peptidase S8 (Subtilisin)YESIPR000209 Peptidase_S8
EDNRAP25101GPCRYESEndothelin receptor
GUCY1A1Q02108CyclaseYESGuanylate cyclase
HDAC9Q9UKV0Histone deacetylaseYESDeacetylase domain
LPLP06858LipaseYESLipase domain
LIPAP06858LipaseYESAcid lipase
LDLRP01130ReceptorModerateLDL receptor family
ADAMTS7Q9UKP4MetalloproteaseYESIPR001590 ADAM
LPAP08519Protease/KringleModerateIPR000001 Kringle
APOEP02649ApolipoproteinDifficultIPR000074 ApoA_E
TCF21O43680Transcription factorDifficultbHLH
SMAD3P84022Transcription factorDifficultMH1/MH2 domains
PHACTR1Q9C0D0Scaffold proteinDifficultPP1-binding
CELSR2Q9HCU4Adhesion GPCRModerateEGF-like repeats

Section 7: Expression Context

Disease-Relevant Tissues for CAD

  • Primary: Liver, Heart, Vascular endothelium, Smooth muscle
  • Secondary: Adipose tissue, Macrophages, Platelets

Expression Analysis (Bgee)

GeneExpression PatternMax ScoreDisease-Relevant Expression
PCSK9Ubiquitous91.35High in liver
LDLRUbiquitous99.53High in liver, heart
LPABroad90.86Liver-specific
APOEUbiquitous99.93High in liver, brain
IL6RUbiquitous96.23Immune cells, hepatocytes
NOS3Ubiquitous96.16High in endothelium
PHACTR1--Vascular smooth muscle
CELSR2--Brain, liver
ADAMTS7--Vascular smooth muscle
LPL--Adipose, heart, muscle
Key Finding: Most CAD GWAS genes are highly expressed in liver (lipid metabolism) or vascular tissue (endothelium, smooth muscle).

Section 8: Protein Interactions

Key Protein Interaction Hubs (STRING)

ProteinInteraction CountKey Interactors
PCSK9 (Q8NBP7)2,840LDLR, APOB, APOE, EGFR
LDLR (P01130)763PCSK9, APOB, APOE, RAP
APOE (P02649)HighAPOA1, APOB, LPL, LDLR, LRP1
IL6RHighIL6, GP130, JAK1, STAT3
NOS3HighCAV1, AKT1, HSP90, Calmodulin
Undrugged Genes with Drugged Interactors
Undrugged GeneInteracts WithDrugged InteractorAvailable Drugs
PHACTR1PP1PP1Calyculin A (research)
CELSR2-PCSK9Alirocumab, Evolocumab
TCF21-HDACsHDAC inhibitors
JCAD---
ADAMTS7---

Section 9: Structural Data

Structure Availability Summary

CategoryCountPercentage
With PDB structures~120~43%
AlphaFold only~140~50%
No structure~20~7%
Key Target Structures
GeneUniProtPDB CountBest ResolutionNotes
PCSK9Q8NBP7621.27 ÅExcellent, many inhibitor complexes
LDLRP01130361.26 ÅGood coverage
LPAP08519161.07 ÅKringle domains
APOEP02649291.40 ÅN-terminal domain
IL6RP08887102.40 ÅExtracellular domain
NOS3P29474951.73 ÅExcellent, many inhibitor complexes
Key Finding: PCSK9 and NOS3 have extensive structural data with co-crystal structures of inhibitors, making them excellent drug discovery targets.

Section 10: Drug Target Analysis

Summary

CategoryCountPercentage
Total GWAS genes~300100%
With approved drugs (Phase 4)~4515%
With Phase 3/2/1 drugs~3010%
With preclinical compounds~6020%
NO drug development~16555%
GWAS Genes with APPROVED Drugs
GeneProteinDrug NamesMechanismApproved for CAD?
PCSK9Q8NBP7Alirocumab (Praluent), Evolocumab (Repatha)mAb inhibitorYES
NOS3P29474Chlorzoxazone, (Tilarginine Phase 3)Activator/InhibitorIndirect
LPLP06858OrlistatLipase inhibitorNo (obesity)
IL6RP08887Tocilizumab, SarilumabmAb inhibitorNo (RA/COVID)
LDLRP01130Nilotinib (indirect)Kinase inhibitorNo (CML)
HMGCR-Statins (atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, etc.)Enzyme inhibitorYES
CETP-Anacetrapib (Phase 3)InhibitorNo (discontinued)
Approved Drugs Targeting PCSK9 (Validated CAD Target)
DrugTypePhaseIndications
AlirocumabAntibody4 (Approved)Hypercholesterolemia, CAD, Cardiovascular disease
EvolocumabAntibody4 (Approved)Hypercholesterolemia, CAD, MI, Stroke
InclisiransiRNA4 (Approved)Hypercholesterolemia

Section 11: Bioactivity & Enzyme Data

Bioactivity Data (ChEMBL/PubChem)

ProteinChEMBL ActivitiesPubChem ActivitiesActive Compounds
PCSK91,1417>100
LDLR728101>50
NOS3HighHigh>200
FURINModerateModerate~30
BRENDA Enzyme Data
Enzyme GeneEC NumberKnown InhibitorsKm Values
PCSK93.4.21.-Peptide inhibitors, mAbs-
NOS31.14.13.39L-NAME, 7-nitroindazoleL-Arg: ~2 µM
LPL3.1.1.34OrlistatVariable
LIPA3.1.1.13--
FURIN3.4.21.75Dec-RVKR-CMK-

Section 12: Pharmacogenomics

PharmGKB Clinical Annotations for CAD (47 total)

GeneVariantDrug InteractionLevelType
CYP2C19*1/*17Clopidogrel3Toxicity (bleeding)
CYP2C9*1/*2/*3Clopidogrel4Efficacy
CYP3A4rs2242480Clopidogrel4Efficacy
PON1rs662Clopidogrel4Efficacy/Toxicity
ITGB3rs5918Aspirin4Efficacy
ABCB1rs1045642Atorvastatin3Efficacy/Toxicity
SLCO1B1rs2306283Statins3Toxicity
LPArs10455872Statins3Efficacy
NOS3rs1799983Aspirin, Statins, β-blockers3Toxicity
ACErs1799752ACE inhibitors, Statins3Efficacy
AGTR1rs5186ACE inhibitors3Efficacy/Toxicity
CETPrs708272Statins, Pravastatin3Efficacy
ADRB1rs1801253Catecholamines3Dosage
GRK5MultipleBeta-blockers3Efficacy
ATP2B1rs12817819Antihypertensives3Efficacy
Key Finding: Strong pharmacogenomic evidence for GWAS genes affecting response to standard CAD therapies (statins, clopidogrel, aspirin).

Section 13: Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Summary (MONDO:0005010)

  • Total trials: 5,123+
  • EFO-linked trials: 5,939

Drugs in CAD Clinical Trials (Top 30)

DrugPhaseMechanismTarget GeneGWAS Gene?
Statins (Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, etc.)4HMGCR inhibitorHMGCRYes (indirect)
Alirocumab4PCSK9 inhibitorPCSK9YES
Evolocumab4PCSK9 inhibitorPCSK9YES
Clopidogrel4P2Y12 inhibitorP2RY12Yes
Aspirin4COX inhibitorPTGS1/2Yes
Rivaroxaban4Factor Xa inhibitorF10No
Semaglutide4GLP1R agonistGLP1RNo
Colchicine4Tubulin/NLRP3MultipleIndirect
Ranolazine4Nav1.5 blockerSCN5ANo
Apabetalone3BET inhibitorBRD4No
Inclisiran4PCSK9 siRNAPCSK9YES
% of Trial Drugs Targeting GWAS Genes

~35% of drugs in CAD trials target genes with GWAS evidence (high alignment with genetics).

Section 14: Pathway Analysis

Top Pathways Enriched in GWAS Genes (Reactome)

PathwayIDGWAS GenesDruggable Nodes
LDL clearanceR-HSA-8964038PCSK9, LDLR, APOB, APOEPCSK9, LDLR
Chylomicron metabolismR-HSA-8963888/8964026APOE, LPL, APOBLPL
Lipoprotein remodelingR-HSA-8964041/8964058LPA, APOE, CETPCETP
IL-6 signalingR-HSA-1059683IL6R, JAK, STAT3IL6R, JAK
eNOS activationR-HSA-203615NOS3, AKT, CAV1NOS3
VEGFR2 signalingR-HSA-5218920NOS3, VEGFAVEGFR
MAPK signalingR-HSA-110056/112411MultipleMEK, ERK
TGF-beta signaling-SMAD3, TGFB1ALK5
Nitric oxide signalingR-HSA-392154NOS3, GUCY1A1GUCY1A1
Key Pathways:
  1. Lipid metabolism (LDL clearance, cholesterol transport) - Most drugged
  2. Vascular function (NO signaling, endothelial function)
  3. Inflammation (IL-6, TGF-β)
  4. Coagulation (platelet function)

Section 15: Drug Repurposing Opportunities

TOP 30 Repurposing Candidates

RankDrugTarget GeneApproved ForMechanismGWAS p-valuePriority Score
1TocilizumabIL6RRA, COVID-19IL-6R blocker2e-09★★★★★
2SarilumabIL6RRAIL-6R blocker2e-09★★★★★
3SildenafilPDE5/NOS pathwayED, PAHPDE5 inhibitorindirect★★★★
4RiociguatGUCY1A1PAHsGC stimulator6e-09★★★★
5ColchicineInflammationGoutAnti-inflammatoryindirect★★★★
6MetforminAMPK/metabolismT2DAMPK activatorindirect★★★
7PioglitazonePPARGT2DPPARγ agonistindirect★★★
8OrlistatLPLObesityLipase inhibitor2e-44★★★
9NilotinibMultiple kinasesCMLKinase inhibitorindirect★★
10FenofibratePPARA/lipidsDyslipidemiaPPARα agonistindirect★★★
High-Priority Repurposing: IL-6R Inhibitors for CAD

Rationale:

  • IL6R has strong GWAS evidence (rs17114036, p=2e-09)
  • Mendelian randomization supports causal role
  • Tocilizumab/Sarilumab already approved (RA)
  • Good safety profile established
  • Trials ongoing for cardiovascular indications

Section 16: Druggability Pyramid

LevelDescriptionGene Count%Key Genes
1 - VALIDATEDApproved drug FOR CAD124%PCSK9, HMGCR, P2RY12, PTGS1
2 - REPURPOSINGApproved drug for OTHER disease3311%IL6R, NOS3, LPL, GUCY1A1, HDAC9
3 - EMERGINGDrug in clinical trials258%LPA, CETP, ANGPTL3, APOC3
4 - TOOL COMPOUNDSChEMBL compounds, no trials6020%FURIN, ADAMTS7, FES, EDNRA
5 - DRUGGABLE UNDRUGGEDDruggable family, NO compounds3512%Multiple kinases, proteases
6 - HARD TARGETSDifficult family or unknown13545%CDKN2B-AS1, TCF21, PHACTR1, JCAD
Visual Summary

Section 17: Undrugged Target Profiles

TOP 20 High-Value Undrugged Targets

RankGeneGWAS p-valueProtein FunctionFamilyStructureInteractorsPotential
1ADAMTS71e-30MetalloproteaseProteaseAlphaFoldECM proteinsHIGH
2PHACTR11e-35PP1 regulatorScaffoldAlphaFoldPP1MEDIUM
3LPA2e-49Kringle-containingProtease-likePDBAPOB, fibrinHIGH
4JCAD4e-12Unknown (junctional)NovelAlphaFold-LOW
5TCF212e-11Transcription factorbHLH TFAlphaFoldDNALOW
6COL4A1/A24e-10CollagenStructuralPDBECMLOW
7MRAS9e-12Small GTPaseRas familyPDBRAF, MEKMEDIUM
8MIA39e-28ER proteinNovelAlphaFoldCollagenLOW
9CELSR22e-57Adhesion GPCRGPCR-likePartial-MEDIUM
10HHIPL12e-09Hedgehog-interactingNovelAlphaFoldHH pathwayMEDIUM
Detailed Profile: ADAMTS7 (Highest Opportunity)
AttributeValue
GeneADAMTS7
GWAS p-value1e-30
ProteinQ9UKP4
FunctionMetalloprotease, cleaves COMP
FamilyADAMTS (druggable)
StructureAlphaFold model available
ExpressionVascular smooth muscle
InteractorsECM proteins
Why undruggedNovel target, recent discovery
DruggabilityHIGH - protease, tractable
Detailed Profile: LPA (Emerging Target)
AttributeValue
GeneLPA
GWAS p-value2e-49
ProteinP08519 (Apolipoprotein(a))
FunctionLp(a) component, thrombogenic
FamilyKringle-containing protease-like
StructureMultiple PDB structures
ExpressionLiver-specific
MendelianYes - Lp(a) hyperlipoproteinemia
Why undruggedProtein difficult to target directly
Emerging approachessiRNA (Pelacarsen), ASO therapies
DruggabilityHIGH (RNA therapeutics)

Section 18: Summary

GWAS LANDSCAPE

MetricValue
Total GWAS associations4,081
Unique studies184
Unique genes>300
Coding variants~3%
Non-coding variants~97%
GENETIC EVIDENCE
CategoryCount
Tier 1 genes (coding)~15
Mendelian overlap8
Both Tier 1 + Mendelian5 (LDLR, PCSK9, APOB, APOE, LPA)
DRUGGABILITY
MetricValue
Overall drugged rate23%
Approved drugs (Level 1-2)15%
In clinical trials (Level 3)8%
Opportunity gap (Level 5-6)57%
PYRAMID SUMMARY
LevelCount%
1 - Validated124%
2 - Repurposing3311%
3 - Emerging258%
4 - Tool compounds6020%
5 - Druggable undrugged3512%
6 - Hard targets13545%
CLINICAL TRIAL ALIGNMENT

~35% of CAD clinical trial drugs target GWAS genes (good alignment)


TOP 10 REPURPOSING CANDIDATES

DrugGeneApproved Forp-valueScore
TocilizumabIL6RRA2e-09★★★★★
SarilumabIL6RRA2e-09★★★★★
RiociguatGUCY1A1PAH6e-09★★★★
SildenafilNOS pathwayED/PAHindirect★★★★
ColchicineInflammationGoutindirect★★★★
FenofibrateLipid genesDyslipidemiaindirect★★★
PioglitazoneMetabolismT2Dindirect★★★
OrlistatLPLObesity2e-44★★★
MetforminAMPKT2Dindirect★★★
HDAC inhibitorsHDAC9Cancer3e-13★★
TOP 10 UNDRUGGED OPPORTUNITIES
Genep-valueFamilyStructurePotential
ADAMTS71e-30ProteaseAFHIGH
LPA2e-49KringlePDBHIGH
CELSR22e-57GPCR-likePartialMEDIUM
MRAS9e-12GTPasePDBMEDIUM
HHIPL12e-09NovelAFMEDIUM
FES2e-25KinasePDBMEDIUM
PHACTR11e-35ScaffoldAFLOW
JCAD4e-12NovelAFLOW
TCF212e-11TFAFLOW
MIA39e-28NovelAFLOW
TOP 10 INDIRECT OPPORTUNITIES (via Interactors)
Undrugged GeneDrugged InteractorDrug
CELSR2PCSK9Alirocumab/Evolocumab
MultipleIL6Tocilizumab
APOBPCSK9Alirocumab/Evolocumab
Lipid genesHMGCRStatins
NOS pathwayPDE5Sildenafil
GUCY1A1sGCRiociguat
TCF21HDACsHDAC inhibitors
SMAD3TGFβRALK5 inhibitors
TRIB1MAPK pathwayMEK inhibitors
VEGFAVEGFRBevacizumab

KEY INSIGHTS

  1. PCSK9 Success Story: PCSK9 represents the gold standard for genetics-guided drug discovery - strong GWAS signal, Mendelian validation, and successful therapeutic development (alirocumab, evolocumab).

  2. IL-6R Repurposing Opportunity: Strong genetic evidence supports IL-6R as a CAD target; approved drugs (tocilizumab, sarilumab) available for repurposing trials.

  3. LPA - Next Frontier: Extremely strong GWAS signal (p=2e-49) with Mendelian support; RNA therapeutics (siRNA, ASO) in development.

  4. 9p21 Locus Mystery: The strongest CAD GWAS signal (CDKN2B-AS1) remains mechanistically unclear and undruggable - a major opportunity gap.

5. Lipid Pathway Dominance: Most validated CAD drug targets are in lipid metabolism pathways, consistent with genetic evidence.

6. Vascular Targets Underexplored: Despite GWAS evidence, vascular function genes (PHACTR1, ADAMTS7) lack therapeutic development.

7. High Opportunity Gap: 57% of GWAS genes lack any drug development activity, representing significant opportunity for novel therapeutics.


Analysis Complete

This comprehensive GWAS-to-drug-target druggability analysis for Coronary Artery Disease reveals:

Key Statistics

  • 4,081 GWAS associations from 184 studies implicating >300 genes
  • 8 genes with both GWAS and Mendelian evidence (highest confidence)
  • 23% of GWAS genes have existing drugs
  • 57% opportunity gap (druggable undrugged + hard targets)
  • ~35% clinical trial alignment with GWAS genetics

Top Validated Targets

  • PCSK9 - Gold standard (alirocumab, evolocumab approved for CAD)
  • HMGCR - Statins (most successful CAD drugs)
  • P2RY12 - Clopidogrel (antiplatelet)

Top Repurposing Opportunities

  • IL6R - Tocilizumab/Sarilumab (strong genetic evidence)
  • GUCY1A1 - Riociguat (NO pathway)
  • NOS pathway - Sildenafil

Top Undrugged Opportunities

  • ADAMTS7 - Metalloprotease (HIGH potential)
  • LPA - RNA therapeutics emerging
  • CELSR2 - Adhesion GPCR

Notable Finding

The 9p21 locus (CDKN2B-AS1) shows the strongest CAD association (p<1e-100) but remains mechanistically mysterious and represents the largest unexploited opportunity in CAD genetics.