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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2020

Comprehensive Analysis of Aberrantly Expressed Competitive Endogenous RNA Network and Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.

Zijun Wang, Yijian Li, Yanjun Zhong, Yinhuai Wang, Mou Peng

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zijun WangDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People's Republic of China.
Yijian LiDepartment of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People's Republic of China.
Yanjun ZhongICU Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan, Hunan 410011, People's Republic of China.
Yinhuai WangDepartment of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People's Republic of China.
Mou PengDepartment of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People's Republic of China.
Central South University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLong non-coding RNA (lncRNA) functions as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) and plays an important role in the biological processes underlying tumorigenesis. However, studies describing the function of lncRNA in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PCPG) remain largely unknown. Our study aims to construct a regulatory ceRNA network and explore prognostic biomarkers for PCPG through a comprehensive analysis.

methodsPCPG data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were utilized to obtain differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs), microRNAs (DEmiRNAs), and mRNAs (DEmRNAs). Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to detect prognostic biomarkers and Cytoscape was utilized to construct a regulatory network of ceRNA. Potential lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA axes were inferred by correlation analysis. GO and KEGG pathways were constructed using "clusterProfiler" and "DOSE" R-packages. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was performed to validate differential protein expression levels of genes in the axes. Finally, the GSE19422 dataset and Pan-Cancer data were applied to validate the expression pattern and survival status of mRNAs, respectively.

resultsA total of 334 DElncRNAs, 116 DEmiRNAs, and 3496 DEmRNAs were identified and mainly enriched in hormone secretion, metabolism signaling, metastatic and proliferative pathways. Among these differentially expressed genes, 16 mRNAs, six lncRNAs, and two miRNAs were associated with overall survival of patients with PCPG and sequentially enrolled in the ceRNA network. Two lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory axes were predicted:

conclusionA regulatory lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA network was successfully constructed and 24 prognostic biomarkers were identified for PCPG patients. These findings may contribute toward a better understanding of the biological mechanism of tumorigenesis and enable further evaluation of the prognosis of patients with PCPG.

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ceRNA networkpheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PCPG)prognostic biomarker

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PMCPMC7654541
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