scholarly journals A catalog of curated breast cancer genes

Author(s):  
Muthiah Bose ◽  
Jan Benada ◽  
Jayashree Vijay Thatte ◽  
Savvas Kinalis ◽  
Bent Ejlertsen ◽  
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Abstract Purpose Decades of research have identified multiple genetic variants associated with breast cancer etiology. However, there is no database that archives breast cancer genes and variants responsible for predisposition. We set out to build a dynamic repository of curated breast cancer genes. Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed and Google Scholar, followed by data extraction and harmonization for downstream analysis. Results Using a subset of 345 studies, we cataloged 652 breast cancer-associated loci across the genome. A majority of these were present in the non-coding region (i.e., intergenic (101) and intronic (345)), whereas only 158 were located within an exon. Using the odds ratio, we identified 429 loci to increase the disease risk and 198 to confer protection against breast cancer, whereas 25 were identified to both increase disease risk and confer protection against breast cancer. Chromosomal ideogram analysis indicated that chromosomes 17 and 19 have the highest density of breast cancer loci. We manually annotated and collated breast cancer genes in which a previous association between rare-monogenic variant and breast cancer has been documented. Finally, network and functional enrichment analysis revealed that steroid metabolism and DNA repair pathways were predominant among breast cancer genes and variants. Conclusions We have built an online interactive catalog of curated breast cancer genes (https://cbcg.dk). This will expedite clinical diagnostics and support the ongoing efforts in managing breast cancer etiology. Moreover, the database will serve as an essential repository when designing new breast cancer multigene panels.

1990 ◽  
Vol 46 (S5) ◽  
pp. 22-39
Author(s):  
Adami Hans-Olov ◽  
Adams Gerald ◽  
Boyle Peter ◽  
Ewertz Marianne ◽  
C. Lee Nancy ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Liu ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Rui Fan ◽  
Xinhua Liu ◽  
Ju Wang

Nicotine, as the major psychoactive component of tobacco, has broad physiological effects within the central nervous system, but our understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying its neuronal effects remains incomplete. In this study, we performed a systematic analysis on a set of nicotine addiction-related genes to explore their characteristics at network levels. We found that NAGenes tended to have a more moderate degree and weaker clustering coefficient and to be less central in the network compared to alcohol addiction-related genes or cancer genes. Further, clustering of these genes resulted in six clusters with themes in synaptic transmission, signal transduction, metabolic process, and apoptosis, which provided an intuitional view on the major molecular functions of the genes. Moreover, functional enrichment analysis revealed that neurodevelopment, neurotransmission activity, and metabolism related biological processes were involved in nicotine addiction. In summary, by analyzing the overall characteristics of the nicotine addiction related genes, this study provided valuable information for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying nicotine addiction.


Author(s):  
Timothy H. Wideman ◽  
Michael J. L. Sullivan ◽  
Shuji Inada ◽  
David McIntyre ◽  
Masayoshi Kumagai ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaochen Lan ◽  
Xiaoling Yu ◽  
Yanna Zhao ◽  
Jinjian Lan ◽  
Wan Li ◽  
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Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease among women. At present, more and more attention has been paid to long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the field of breast cancer research. We aimed to investigate the expression profiles of lncRNAs and construct a prognostic lncRNA for predicting the overall survival (OS) of breast cancer.Methods: The expression profiles of lncRNAs and clinical data with breast cancer were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Differentially expressed lncRNAs were screened out by R package (limma). The survival probability was estimated by the Kaplan‑Meier Test. The Cox Regression Model was performed for univariate and multivariate analysis. The risk score (RS) was established on the basis of the lncRNAs’ expression level (exp) multiplied regression coefficient (β) from the multivariate cox regression analysis with the following formula: RS=exp a1 * β a1 + exp a2 * β a2 +……+ exp an * β an. Functional enrichment analysis was performed by Metascape.Results: A total of 3404 differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified. Among them, CYTOR, MIR4458HG and MAPT-AS1 were significantly associated with the survival of breast cancer. Finally, The RS could predict OS of breast cancer (RS=exp CYTOR * β CYTOR + exp MIR4458HG * β MIR4458HG + exp MAPT-AS1 * β MAPT-AS1). Moreover, it was confirmed that the three-lncRNA signature could be an independent prognostic biomarker for breast cancer (HR=3.040, P=0.000).Conclusions: This study established a three-lncRNA signature, which might be a novel prognostic biomarker for breast cancer.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Qian Du ◽  
Dan Sun ◽  
Ruiying Han ◽  
Mengmeng Teng ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: SQSTM1 (Sequestosome 1, p62) is degraded by activated autophagy and involved in the progression of in various types of cancers. However, the prognostic role and underlying regulation mechanism of SQSTM1 in the progression and development of breast cancer remain unclear.Methods: In this study, 1336 samples with available mRNA data from Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium (METABRIC) database and 27 formalin fixation and paraffin embedding (FFPE) tissue samples from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University were collected to evaluate SQSTM1 expression in mRNA and protein levels. Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression were used for revealing prognostic value in three independent breast cancer independent datasets. Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) database and Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) was used to explore the relationship of SQSTM1 mRNA expression and immune infiltration level in breast cancer. Dysregulation mechanisms of SQSTM1 were also explored including copy number variation (CNV), somatic mutation, epigenetic alterations and other transcription and post-transcription level using multiple datasets. Finally, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was constructed to elucidate functional regulating performance of SQSTM1 in breast cancer.Results: The results showed that mRNA and protein level of SQSTM1 were significantly elevated in breast cancer and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that p62 may act as diagnostic biomarker. Lower expression of SQSTM1 predicted better outcome through multiple datasets. It was also found that SQSTM1 correlated with immune infiltrates in breast cancer. Moreover, CNV and methylation of SQSTM1 DNA was correlated with SQSTM1 dysregulation and act as prognostic factors for breast cancer patients. Yet, somatic mutation status of SQSTM1 didn’t show any prognostic relevance. We also identified diverse transcription factors that directly bound to SQSTM1 DNA and the miRNAs which may regulate SQSTM1 mRNA. Finally, functional enrichment analysis revealed that SQSTM1 is related to cell signal transduction, oxidative stress and autophagy in breast cancer.Conclusion: Our findings revealed that SQSTM1 plays a key role in the progression of breast cancer and might be a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and personalized treatment of breast cancer patients.


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