Transcriptome Network Analysis Reveals Potential Candidate Genes for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Understanding molecular changes in ESCC should improve identification of risk factors with different molecular subtypes and provide potential targets for early detection and therapy. Our study aimed to obtain...

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Published inAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 767 - 773
Main Authors Ma, Zheng, Guo, Wei, Niu, Hui-Jun, Yang, Fan, Wang, Ru-Wen, Jiang, Yao-Guang, Zhao, Yun-Ping
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2012
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
differentially expressed genes
network
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Summary:The esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Understanding molecular changes in ESCC should improve identification of risk factors with different molecular subtypes and provide potential targets for early detection and therapy. Our study aimed to obtain a molecular signature of ESCC through the regulation network based on differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We used the GSE23400 series to identify potential genes related to ESCC. Based on bioinformatics we constructed a regulation network. From the results, we could establish that many transcription factors and pathways closely related with ESCC were linked by our method. STAT1 also arose as a hub node in our transcriptome network, along with some transcription factors like CCNB1, TAP1, RARG and IFITM1 proven to be related with ESCC by previous studies. In conclusion, our regulation network provided information on important genes which might be useful in investigating the complex interacting mechanisms underlying the disease.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201218552489289
ISSN:1513-7368
2476-762X