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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2015

A network model for angiogenesis in ovarian cancer.

Kimberly Glass, John Quackenbush, Dimitrios Spentzos, Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Guo-Cheng Yuan

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kimberly GlassDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. rekrg@channing.harvard.edu.
John QuackenbushDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. johnq@jimmy.harvard.edu.
Dimitrios SpentzosBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. dspentzo@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Benjamin Haibe-KainsPrincess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada. bhaibeka@uhnresearch.ca.
Guo-Cheng YuanDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. gcyuan@jimmy.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CA

Funding

Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, and BiostatisticsP01HL105339 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI SILVERMAN, EDWIN K · 2011 to 2015
$12.2M
Using Networks to Assign Gene Function in Lung DiseaseR01HL111759 · NHLBI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI QUACKENBUSH, JOHN, SILVERMAN, EDWIN K · 2012 to 2015
$3.4M
Genetic Features of Gender Differences in COPDR01HL089438 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI DEMEO, DAWN L · 2008 to 2011
$3.3M
Integrated models for metastatic phenotype and outcome prediction in osteosarcomaR01CA178908 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SPENTZOS, DIMITRIOS · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL105339NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL089438NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL111759
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe recently identified two robust ovarian cancer subtypes, defined by the expression of genes involved in angiogenesis, with significant differences in clinical outcome. To identify potential regulatory mechanisms that distinguish the subtypes we applied PANDA, a method that uses an integrative approach to model information flow in gene regulatory networks.

resultsWe find distinct differences between networks that are active in the angiogenic and non-angiogenic subtypes, largely defined by a set of key transcription factors that, although previously reported to play a role in angiogenesis, are not strongly differentially-expressed between the subtypes. Our network analysis indicates that these factors are involved in the activation (or repression) of different genes in the two subtypes, resulting in differential expression of their network targets. Mechanisms mediating differences between subtypes include a previously unrecognized pro-angiogenic role for increased genome-wide DNA methylation and complex patterns of combinatorial regulation.

conclusionsThe models we develop require a shift in our interpretation of the driving factors in biological networks away from the genes themselves and toward their interactions. The observed regulatory changes between subtypes suggest therapeutic interventions that may help in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksModels, StatisticalAntineoplastic AgentsData Interpretation, StatisticalEpigenomicsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansNeovascularization, PathologicOvarian NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsTranscription Factors

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