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Evaluation of involved proteins in colon adenocarcinoma: an interactome analysis
Reza Valizadeh1, Ayad Bahadorimonfared2, Mostafa Rezaei-Tavirani3
1Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Aim:
Assessment of related genes to colon cancer to introduce crucial ones, was the aim of this research.
Background:
Colon cancer is one of the invasive colorectal diseases. This disease is preventable and manageable if it be diagnosed in early stage. The aggressive tools for its detection imply more investigation for new molecular diagnostic methods.
Methods:
Numbers of 300 genes from String database (SD) are analyzed via constructed Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network by Cytoscape software 3.4.0. Based on centrality parameters the main connected component of network was analyzed and the crucial genes were introduced. Cluster analysis of the network and gene ontology for the nodes of the main cluster revealed more details about the role of the key proteins related to colon cancer disease.
Results:
The constructed network was consisted of 300 genes which among them 68 genes were isolated and the 232 other genes formed the main connected component. Ten crucial genes related to colon adenocarcinoma were introduced that presented in cluster 1. Gene ontology analysis showed that cluster 1 is involved in 226 biological processes which are classified in 25 groups.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, results indicate that the identified key proteins play significant roles in colon adenocarcinoma. It may be possible to introduce a few diagnostic biomarker candidates for colon cancer disease.
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