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ArticleCurrent medical science2021

Identification of Prognostic Genes for Colon Cancer through Gene Co-expression Network Analysis.

Dan-Wen Wang, Zhang-Shuo Yang, Jian Xu, Li-Jie Yang, Tie-Cheng Yang, Hua-Qiao Wang, Mao-Hui Feng, Fei Su

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Dan-Wen Wang *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Zhang-Shuo Yang *Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behavior of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Jian Xu *Department of Pathology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Li-Jie YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Tie-Cheng YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Hua-Qiao WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Mao-Hui FengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. fengmh5690@163.com.
Fei SuDepartment of Oncology, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China. sufei19881216@163.com.
Hubei Cancer Hospital · CNWuhan University · CNFirst Hospital of Lanzhou University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveThe present study was aimed to identify novel key genes, prognostic biomarkers and molecular pathways implicated in tumorigenesis of colon cancer.

methodsThe microarray data GSE41328 containing 10 colon cancer samples and 10 adjacent normal tissues was analyzed to identify 4763 differentially expressed genes. Meanwhile, another microarray data GSE17536 was performed for weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA).

resultsIn present study, 12 co-expressed gene modules associated with tumor progression were identified for further studies. The red module showed the highest association with pathological stage by Pearson's correlation analysis. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that genes in red module focused on cell division, cell proliferation, cell cycle and metabolic related pathway. Then, a total of 26 key hub genes were identified, and GEPIA database was subsequently selected for validation. Holliday junction-recognizing protein (HJURP) and cell division cycle 25 homolog C (CDC25C) were identified as effective prognosis biomarkers, which were all detrimental to prognosis. Gene set enrichment analyses (GSEA) found the two hub genes were enriched in "oocyte meiosis", "oocyte maturation that are progesterone-mediated", "p53 signaling pathway", and "cell cycle". Furthermore, the immunohistochemistry and western blotting showed that HJURP was highly expressed in colon cancer tissue.

conclusionHJURP was identified as a key gene associated with colon cancer progression and prognosis by WGCNA, which might influence the prognosis by regulating cell cycle pathways.

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Biomarkers, TumorCase-Control Studiescdc25 PhosphatasesColonic NeoplasmsComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionBiomarkers, TumorCDC25C protein, humancdc25 PhosphatasesDNA-Binding ProteinsHJURP protein, humanbiomarkerscolon cancerpathological stageprognosisweighted gene co-expression network analysis

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