Stomach, liver, and colon cancers are the most common digestive system cancers leading to mortality. Cancer leader genes were identified in the current study as the genes that contribute to tumor initiation and could shed light on the molecular mechanisms in tumorigenesis. An integrated procedure was proposed to identify cancer leader genes based on subcellular location information and cancer-related characteristics considering the effects of nodes on their neighbors in human protein-protein interaction networks. A total of 69, 43, and 64 leader genes were identified for stomach, liver, and colon cancers, respectively. Furthermore, literature reviews and experimental data including protein expression levels and independent datasets from other databases all verified their association with corresponding cancer types. These final leader genes were expected to be used as diagnostic biomarkers and targets for new treatment strategies. The procedure for identifying cancer leader genes could be expanded to open up a window into the mechanisms, early diagnosis, and treatment of other cancer types.
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Nat Commun
January 2025
EMBL Grenoble, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France.
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December 2024
Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
Alternative splicing is essential for the generation of various protein isoforms that are involved in cell differentiation and tissue development. In addition to internal coding exons, alternative splicing affects the exons with translation initiation codons; however, little is known about these exons. Here, we performed a systematic classification of human alternative exons using coding information.
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January 2025
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.
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December 2024
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on bacterial community composition and diversity in the rhizosphere and endosphere of rice at different growth stages. Two treatments, N0 (no N application) and N1 (270 kg N ha), were implemented, with samples collected during the jointing, tasseling, and maturity stages. High-throughput sequencing was used to analyze the structure and composition of bacterial communities associated with Huaidao No.
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November 2024
State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Chemical fumigation can effectively inhibit the occurrence of soil-borne diseases; however, this approach can negatively affect the structure of the soil microbial community. The combination of soil fumigant and organic fertilizer application thus represents a widely adopted strategy in agricultural practice. Traditional Chinese medicine residue (TCMR) is a high-quality organic fertilizer; however, the impact of post-fumigation TCMR application on keystone taxa and their functional traits remains uncertain.
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