PMID- 31966050 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231113 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Effects of hub genes on the clinicopathological and prognostic features of lung adenocarcinoma. PG - 1203-1214 LID - 10.3892/ol.2019.11193 [doi] AB - Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a common malignancy; however, the majority of its underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. In the present study, weighted gene co-expression network analysis was applied to construct gene co-expression networks for the GSE19804 dataset, in order to screen hub genes associated with the pathogenesis of LUAD. In addition, with the aid of the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, pathway enrichment analyses were performed on the genes in the selected module. Using the GSE40791 dataset and The Cancer Genome Atlas database, the hub genes were identified. It was discovered that the turquoise module was the most significant module associated with the tumor stage of LUAD. After performing functional enrichment analyses, it was indicated that the turquoise module was mainly enriched in signal transduction. Additionally, at the transcriptional and translational level, nine hub genes were identified and validated: Carbonic anhydrase 4 (CA4), platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM1), DnaJ member B4 (DNAJB4), advanced glycosylation end-product specific receptor (AGER), GTPase, IMAP family member 6 (GIMAP6), chromosome 10 open reading frame 54 (C10orf54), dedicator of cytokinesis 4 (DOCK4), Golgi membrane protein 1 (GOLM1) and platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 1b catalytic subunit 3 (PAFAH1B3). CA4, PECAM1, DNAJB4, AGER, GIMAP6, C10orf54 and DOCK4 were expressed at lower levels in the tumor samples, whereas GOLM1 and PAFAH1B3 were highly expressed in tumor samples. In addition, all hub genes were associated with prognosis. In conclusion, one module and nine genes were recognized to be associated with the tumor stage of LUAD. These findings may enhance the understanding of the progression and prognosis of LUAD. CI - Copyright: (c) Yu et al. FAU - Yu, Dong-Hu AU - Yu DH AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. AD - Department of Biological Repositories, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Jing-Yu AU - Huang JY AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Xiao-Ping AU - Liu XP AD - Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Ruan, Xiao-Lan AU - Ruan XL AD - Department of Hematology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Chen AU - Chen C AD - Department of Biological Repositories, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. AD - Human Genetics Resource Preservation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Hu, Wei-Dong AU - Hu WD AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Sheng AU - Li S AD - Department of Biological Repositories, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. AD - Human Genetics Resource Preservation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191209 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC6956410 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gene Expression Omnibus OT - The Cancer Genome Atlas OT - clinical prognosis OT - hub genes OT - lung adenocarcinoma OT - weighted gene co-expression network analysis EDAT- 2020/01/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/23 06:01 PMCR- 2019/12/09 CRDT- 2020/01/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-11193 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2019.11193 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2020 Feb;19(2):1203-1214. doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.11193. Epub 2019 Dec 9.