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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2022

Identification of key genes associated with cancer stem cell characteristics in Wilms' tumor based on bioinformatics analysis.

Cheng Su, Jie Zheng, Siyu Chen, Jinwei Tuo, Jinxia Su, Xiuyi Ou, Shaohua Chen, Congjun Wang

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Cheng Su *Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jie Zheng *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Siyu ChenDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jinwei TuoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jinxia SuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Xiuyi OuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Shaohua ChenDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Congjun WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Background: Nephroblastoma, also known as Wilms' tumor (WT), remains one of the major causes of tumor-related deaths worldwide in children. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered to be the main culprits in cancer resistance and disease recurrence, which are reported in multiple types of tumors. However, the research on CSCs in WT is limited. Therefore, our study aimed to identify the key genes related to CSCs in WT to provide new ideas for treating WT. Methods: The RNA-seq and clinical data of WT samples were obtained from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Xena database, which included 120 WT and six para-cancerous tissues. The mRNA stemness index (mRNAsi) based on mRNA expression was calculated to evaluate tumor stem cell characteristics in WT patients. A Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis was performed to explore the clinical characteristics of the mRNAsi in WT. A weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to identify the key modules and genes related to the mRNAsi. A Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis was performed to explore the signaling pathways based on the key genes. The expression levels of the key genes were validated by the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Further, the important upstream genes were identified by DisNor and gene co-expression analyses. Results: The mRNAsi was significantly upregulated in WT (P=7.2e-05) and showed an upward trend in line with the pathological stage. Patients with lower mRNAsi scores had better overall survival (OS) than those with higher mRNAsi scores (P=0.0087). Eleven genes were defined as the key genes associated with the mRNAsi based on our WGCNA analysis [cor.MM (correlation. Module membership) >0.8 and cor.GS (correlation. Gene significance) >0.45] and were closely related to cell proliferation-related signaling pathways (P<0.05). Moreover, using protein interaction analysis, we identified Conclusions: Our study showed that the mRNAsi score was a potential prognostic factors in WT and identified the upstream genes

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Cancer stem cell (CSC)mRNAsiprotein interaction networkweighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA)Wilms’ tumor (WT)

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