“…The identified network of ATF3 consists of 50 genes. Among those 17 genes have already been shown to have a significant effect on atherosclerosis either as human CAD GWAS candidate gene (LDLR, PLAUR, RGS1, TRIB1 and TSC22D2) or in engineered mouse models (Ccl7, Edn1, Erg1, Erg2, Gdf15, Il1b, Ldlr, Mmp12, Nr4a1, Nr4a2, Plaur, Rgs1, Serpine1, Sgk1, Trib1, Tsc22d2, Vcam1) [18,22,33,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]. To further elucidate the regulatory capacities and downstream effects of ATF3 on atherosclerosis and CAD relevant genes (e.g., MAFF and LDLR), hierarchical information was implemented in the following step.…”