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ArticleIET systems biology2016

Signalling pathway impact analysis based on the strength of interaction between genes.

Zhenshen Bao, Xianbin Li, Xiangzhen Zan, Liangzhong Shen, Runnian Ma, Wenbin Liu

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Article in IET systems biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zhenshen BaoDepartment of Physics and Electronic information engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Xianbin LiDepartment of Physics and Electronic information engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Xiangzhen ZanCollege of Information engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Liangzhong ShenCollege of Information engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Runnian MaTelecommunication Engineering Institute, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
Wenbin LiuDepartment of Physics and Electronic information engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. wbliu6910@126.com.

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Abstract

Signalling pathway analysis is a popular approach that is used to identify significant cancer-related pathways based on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from biological experiments. The main advantage of signalling pathway analysis lies in the fact that it assesses both the number of DEGs and the propagation of signal perturbation in signalling pathways. However, this method simplifies the interactions between genes by categorising them only as activation (+1) and suppression (-1), which does not encompass the range of interactions in real pathways, where interaction strength between genes may vary. In this study, the authors used newly developed signalling pathway impact analysis (SPIA) methods, SPIA based on Pearson correlation coefficient (PSPIA), and mutual information (MSPIA), to measure the interaction strength between pairs of genes. In analyses of a colorectal cancer dataset, a lung cancer dataset, and a pancreatic cancer dataset, PSPIA and MSPIA identified more candidate cancer-related pathways than were identified by SPIA. Generally, MSPIA performed better than PSPIA.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksSignal TransductionColorectal NeoplasmsComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsPancreatic Neoplasms

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