PMID- 31173206 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191213 LR - 20231012 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Aug TI - Identification of critical genes associated with human osteosarcoma metastasis based on integrated gene expression profiling. PG - 915-930 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.10323 [doi] AB - Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone cancer, which often affects teenagers and young adults. The present study aimed to screen for critical genes and microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) involved in osteosarcoma. A total of four microarray datasets (accession numbers GSE32981, GSE21257, GSE14827 and GSE14359) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Following data preprocessing, module analysis was performed to identify the stable modules using the weighted gene co‑expression network analysis (WGCNA) package. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between metastatic samples and non‑metastatic samples were screened, followed by gene co‑expression network construction, and Gene Ontology function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses. Subsequently, prognosis‑associated genes were screened and a miRNA‑target gene regulatory network was constructed. Finally, the data for critical genes were validated. WGCNA analysis identified six modules; blue and yellow modules were significantly positively associated with osteosarcoma metastasis. A total of 1,613 DEGs were screened between primary tissue samples and metastatic samples. Following comparison of the genes in the two (blue and yellow) modules, a total of 166 DEGs were identified (metastatic samples vs. non‑metastatic samples). Functional enrichment analysis demonstrated that these DEGs were mainly involved in 'defense response', 'p53 signaling pathway' and 'lysosome'. By utilizing the clinical information in GSE21257, 10 critical genes associated with osteosarcoma prognosis were obtained, including CTP synthase 2 (CTPS2), tumor protein p53 inducible protein 3 (TP53I3) and solute carrier family 1 member 1 (SLC1A1). In addition, hsa‑miR‑422a and hsa‑miR‑194 were highlighted in the miRNA‑target gene network. Finally, matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP3) and vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGFB) were predicted as critical genes in osteosarcoma metastasis. CTPS2, TP53I3 and SLC1A1 may serve major roles in osteosarcoma development, and hsa‑miR‑422a, hsa‑miR‑194, MMP3 and VEGFB may be associated with osteosarcoma metastasis. FAU - Fan, Hongwu AU - Fan H AD - Department of Orthopedics, China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Lu, Shan AU - Lu S AD - Department of Anesthesiology, China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Shengqun AU - Wang S AD - Department of Orthopedics, China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Shanyong AU - Zhang S AD - Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190603 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (MIRN194 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MIRN422 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (SLC1A1 protein, human) RN - 0 (TP53I3 protein, human) RN - 0 (VEGFB protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) RN - EC 6.3.- (Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases) RN - EC 6.3.4.2 (CTP synthetase) SB - IM MH - Bone Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/mortality/pathology MH - Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases/genetics/metabolism MH - Databases, Genetic MH - Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 3/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Ontology MH - *Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/genetics/metabolism MH - MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Annotation MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Osteosarcoma/*genetics/metabolism/mortality/pathology MH - Protein Interaction Mapping MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Survival Analysis MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC6625205 EDAT- 2019/06/08 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/18 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/03 CRDT- 2019/06/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-20-02-0915 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.10323 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2019 Aug;20(2):915-930. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10323. Epub 2019 Jun 3.