Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy with varied outcomes. However, the fundamental mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Aim We aimed to identify core differentially co-expressed hub genes and perturbed pathways relevant to the pathogenesis and prog...

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Autores principales: Alice Charwudzi, Ye Meng, Linhui Hu, Chen Ding, Lianfang Pu, Qian Li, Mengling Xu, Zhimin Zhai, Shudao Xiong
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c0442a6e4e49405794b5b2489b441f662021-11-04T15:05:26ZIntegrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma10.7717/peerj.123942167-8359https://doaj.org/article/c0442a6e4e49405794b5b2489b441f662021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://peerj.com/articles/12394.pdfhttps://peerj.com/articles/12394/https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy with varied outcomes. However, the fundamental mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Aim We aimed to identify core differentially co-expressed hub genes and perturbed pathways relevant to the pathogenesis and prognosis of DLBCL. Methods We retrieved the raw gene expression profile and clinical information of GSE12453 from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We used integrated bioinformatics analysis to identify differentially co-expressed genes. The CIBERSORT analysis was also applied to predict tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) in the GSE12453 dataset. We performed survival and ssGSEA (single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis) (for TIICs) analyses and validated the hub genes using GEPIA2 and an independent GSE31312 dataset. Results We identified 46 differentially co-expressed hub genes in the GSE12453 dataset. Gene expression levels and survival analysis found 15 differentially co-expressed core hub genes. The core genes prognostic values and expression levels were further validated in the GEPIA2 database and GSE31312 dataset to be reliable (p < 0.01). The core genes’ main KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway enrichments were Ribosome and Coronavirus disease-COVID-19. High expressions of the 15 core hub genes had prognostic value in DLBCL. The core genes showed significant predictive accuracy in distinguishing DLBCL cases from non-tumor controls, with the area under the curve (AUC) ranging from 0.992 to 1.00. Finally, CIBERSORT analysis on GSE12453 revealed immune cells, including activated memory CD4+ T cells and M0, M1, and M2-macrophages as the infiltrates in the DLBCL microenvironment. Conclusion Our study found differentially co-expressed core hub genes and relevant pathways involved in ribosome and COVID-19 disease that may be potential targets for prognosis and novel therapeutic intervention in DLBCL.Alice CharwudziYe MengLinhui HuChen DingLianfang PuQian LiMengling XuZhimin ZhaiShudao XiongPeerJ Inc.articleDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaIntegrated bioinformatic analysisHub genesRibosomeCOVID-19Immune cellsMedicineRENPeerJ, Vol 9, p e12394 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Integrated bioinformatic analysis
Hub genes
Ribosome
COVID-19
Immune cells
Medicine
R
spellingShingle Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Integrated bioinformatic analysis
Hub genes
Ribosome
COVID-19
Immune cells
Medicine
R
Alice Charwudzi
Ye Meng
Linhui Hu
Chen Ding
Lianfang Pu
Qian Li
Mengling Xu
Zhimin Zhai
Shudao Xiong
Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
description Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy with varied outcomes. However, the fundamental mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Aim We aimed to identify core differentially co-expressed hub genes and perturbed pathways relevant to the pathogenesis and prognosis of DLBCL. Methods We retrieved the raw gene expression profile and clinical information of GSE12453 from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We used integrated bioinformatics analysis to identify differentially co-expressed genes. The CIBERSORT analysis was also applied to predict tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) in the GSE12453 dataset. We performed survival and ssGSEA (single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis) (for TIICs) analyses and validated the hub genes using GEPIA2 and an independent GSE31312 dataset. Results We identified 46 differentially co-expressed hub genes in the GSE12453 dataset. Gene expression levels and survival analysis found 15 differentially co-expressed core hub genes. The core genes prognostic values and expression levels were further validated in the GEPIA2 database and GSE31312 dataset to be reliable (p < 0.01). The core genes’ main KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway enrichments were Ribosome and Coronavirus disease-COVID-19. High expressions of the 15 core hub genes had prognostic value in DLBCL. The core genes showed significant predictive accuracy in distinguishing DLBCL cases from non-tumor controls, with the area under the curve (AUC) ranging from 0.992 to 1.00. Finally, CIBERSORT analysis on GSE12453 revealed immune cells, including activated memory CD4+ T cells and M0, M1, and M2-macrophages as the infiltrates in the DLBCL microenvironment. Conclusion Our study found differentially co-expressed core hub genes and relevant pathways involved in ribosome and COVID-19 disease that may be potential targets for prognosis and novel therapeutic intervention in DLBCL.
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author Alice Charwudzi
Ye Meng
Linhui Hu
Chen Ding
Lianfang Pu
Qian Li
Mengling Xu
Zhimin Zhai
Shudao Xiong
author_facet Alice Charwudzi
Ye Meng
Linhui Hu
Chen Ding
Lianfang Pu
Qian Li
Mengling Xu
Zhimin Zhai
Shudao Xiong
author_sort Alice Charwudzi
title Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_short Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_full Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_fullStr Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_full_unstemmed Integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_sort integrated bioinformatics analysis reveals dynamic candidate genes and signaling pathways involved in the progression and prognosis of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma
publisher PeerJ Inc.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c0442a6e4e49405794b5b2489b441f66
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