Oncogenic Network and Hub Genes for Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma Utilizing WGCNA利用WGCNA分析NK/T细胞淋巴瘤的致癌网络和Hub基因4.137
Front Oncol . 2020 Mar 5;10:223. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00223. eCollection 2020.
Abstract
Natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) is a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with aggressive progression and poor prognosis. The molecular mechanisms of NKTCL have not been well-studied. Herein, we revealed the lymphoma-associated dysregulated genes and signaling pathways or biological processes in NKTCL. We characterized that the extracellular matrix (ECM) receptor interaction pathway and T-cell receptor signaling pathway were the main dysregulated pathways in NKTCL by Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and pathway enrichment analysis. By using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), the gene co-expression network of NKTCL (SRP049695) was constructed, and hub genes (LMO3, GRB14) were identified. In addition, another Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset (GSE69406) was used to validate these hub genes. Furthermore, these hub genes were identified and validated by survival analysis (GSE90597). These results provided novel insights into the pathogenesis of NKTCL. Of particular interest, LMO3 and GRB14 might be potential oncoproteins and biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of NKTCL.
Keywords: GRB14; LMO3; co-expression network; natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL); weight gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA).
通过R包Cluster Profiler对DEG进行了GO(BP)和KEGG的富集分析。GO的结果显示上调的DEGs显著富集在胞外结构组织,循环系统过程,血液循环,细胞外基质(ECM)组织等功能(图1B),而下调的DEGs则显著富集在T细胞活化,淋巴细胞分化,造血调节,细胞粘附,髓样细胞分化等功能(图1C)。 KEGG结果显示,上调的DEGs富集在核糖体,ECM-受体相互作用和细胞粘附分子(CAMs)等通路(图1D),而下调的DEGs富集到T细胞受体信号,趋化因子信号,和FoxO信号等通路(图1E)。
图1.转录组概况和差异基因功能
图2.GSEA结果
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总之,文章用了一套SRA数据分析了NKTCL的差异基因及其功能,并利用互作网络分析得到了一些核心基因,为NKTCL诊断和治疗提供了潜在的生物标志物。
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