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ArticleMediators of inflammation2025

TMOD2 and DOCK4 as Novel Gut Microbiota-Associated Biomarkers for Colorectal Adenoma: Integrated Transcriptomic Analysis and Therapeutic Target Identification.

Chuang Liu, Li Wang, Jianguo Huai, Song He, Qiang Su, Qiuming Min, Zhenxiang An

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Chuang LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Li WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Jianguo HuaiDepartment of Pathology, Wuhu No. 1 People's Hospital, Wuhu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-0531
Song HeDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Qiang SuGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1331-0881
Qiuming MinDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Zhenxiang AnDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5112-9608

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal adenomas (CRA) represent critical precursors to colorectal cancer (CRC), yet reliable transcriptomic biomarkers for early detection and therapeutic targeting remain limited. Integration of gut microbiota (GM) genetics with transcriptomics offers a novel approach to identify disease-associated molecular signatures. We sought to identify GM-associated molecular signatures that could serve as early intervention targets. We integrated transcriptomic data with Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to establish causal relationships between GM and CRA development. Machine learning algorithms identified robust biomarkers, which we validated through expression analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to construct predictive nomogram models. Comprehensive molecular characterization included Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), immune profiling, and regulatory network analysis. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis further validated biomarker expression patterns across distinct cell populations in the tumor microenvironment. We discovered 12 GM species with significant causal relationships to CRA risk. Two biomarkers, TMOD2 and DOCK4, emerged as powerful predictive indicators with strong correlation (

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AdenomaColorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeBiomarkers, TumorGene Expression ProfilingHumansROC CurveTranscriptomeBiomarkers, Tumorbiomarker discoverycolorectal adenomagut microbiomeimmune infiltrationmolecular targetssingle-cell RNA sequencingtranscriptomics

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PMCPMC12688639

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