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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2018

The arachidonic acid metabolism protein-protein interaction network and its expression pattern in esophageal diseases.

Bingli Wu, Chunying Bai, Zepeng Du, Haiying Zou, Jianyi Wu, Wenming Xie, Pixian Zhang, Liyan Xu, Enmin Li

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bingli WuKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Chunying BaiMolecular Medicine Research Center, School of Medical Science, Chifeng UniversityChifeng 024000, Neimenggu, P. R. China.
Zepeng DuDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityShantou 515041, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Haiying ZouKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Jianyi WuKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Wenming XieNetwork and Information Center, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Pixian ZhangKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Liyan XuKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Enmin LiKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology in High Cancer Incidence Coastal Chaoshan Area of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shantou University Medical CollegeShantou 515041, P. R. China.
Shantou University · CNChifeng University · CNShantou Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arachidonic acid (AA) and its metabolites are involved in the development and progression of inflammation and tumors in various tissues. We investigated the protein-protein interaction network (PPIN) of key enzymes in AA metabolism and their interacting proteins, as well as their expression patterns in different types of esophageal disease, involving esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. PPINs were constructed to illustrate the key enzymes and their interacting proteins along the metabolic cascade. The network also showed key enzymes that could connect or cross-talk with at least one partner protein. The inflammation-related gene RELA (NF-kB) was found to interact with both PLA2G4A and ALOX5. Expression levels of the PPIN proteins, as well as their expression correlations, in different esophageal diseases were analyzed and integrated into the PPIN to illustrate a dynamic change. At least six significant pairs of expression relationships were identified across different esophageal diseases. The expression levels of eight enzymes (ALOX5, ALOX5AP, CYP2C8, CYP4F11, LTA4H, PLA2G4A, CYP2D6, PTGES2) correlated with the survival time of ESCC patients. In summary, we constructed an AA metabolic PPIN to explore AA metabolism-related gene expression patterns in esophageal diseases, showing their dynamic change and potential for therapeutic targeting from inflammation to cancer.

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Arachidonic acid metabolismesophageal cancerprotein-protein interaction network

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PMID29636881
PMCPMC5883132
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