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ArticleMethods and protocols2020

Investigating the Role of Telomere and Telomerase Associated Genes and Proteins in Endometrial Cancer.

Alice Bradfield, Lucy Button, Josephine Drury, Daniel C Green, Christopher J Hill, Dharani K Hapangama

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Article in Methods and protocols, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alice BradfieldDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZX, UK.
Lucy ButtonFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 7ZX, UK.
Josephine DruryDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3831-4569
Daniel C GreenInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
Christopher J HillDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZX, UK.
Dharani K HapangamaDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0270-0150
University of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/P020941/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the commonest gynaecological malignancy. Current prognostic markers are inadequate to accurately predict patient survival, necessitating novel prognostic markers, to improve treatment strategies. Telomerase has a unique role within the endometrium, whilst aberrant telomerase activity is a hallmark of many cancers. The aim of the current in silico study is to investigate the role of telomere and telomerase associated genes and proteins (TTAGPs) in EC to identify potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets. Analysis of RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in EC (568 TTAGPs out of 3467) and ascertained DEGs associated with histological subtypes, higher grade endometrioid tumours and late stage EC. Functional analysis demonstrated that DEGs were predominantly involved in cell cycle regulation, while the survival analysis identified 69 DEGs associated with prognosis. The protein-protein interaction network constructed facilitated the identification of hub genes, enriched transcription factor binding sites and drugs that may target the network. Thus, our in silico methods distinguished many critical genes associated with telomere maintenance that were previously unknown to contribute to EC carcinogenesis and prognosis, including

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bioinformatics analysisendometrial cancerprognosisTCGAtelomerasetelomeretranscriptome

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PMID32899298
PMCPMC7565490
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