Breast Invasive Carcinoma: PARADIGM pathway analysis of mRNA expression and copy number data
Maintained by TCGA GDAC Team (Broad Institute/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School)
- Overview
+ Introduction
- Summary

There were 50 significant pathways identified in this analysis.

Table 1.  Get Full Table Top 10 out of 131 pathways in order of significance.

Pathway.Name Avg.Num.Perturbations
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 96
Signaling events mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 93
Endothelins 77
IGF1 pathway 73
Osteopontin-mediated events 70
FOXM1 transcription factor network 70
IL4-mediated signaling events 69
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 66
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 64
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 63
- Results

The following list describes the columns found in Table 2.

  • Pathway.Name = Full pathway name of curated PARADIGM pathway

  • Avg.Num.Perturbations = Average number of samples with perturbations across the pathway concepts determined by a background permutation model (>2 standard deviations away from the permuted distribution)

  • Total.Perturbations = Total number of perturbed concepts across all samples (>2 standard deviations away from the permuted distribution)

  • Num.Entities = Number of concepts that belong to the pathway

  • Min.Mean.Truth = Minimum IPL for concepts in the pathway among real samples

  • Max.Mean.Truth = Maximum IPL for concepts in the pathway among real samples

  • Min.Mean.Within = Minimum IPL for concepts in the pathway among null samples using "within permutation" (values are permuted across genes)

  • Max.Mean.Within = Maximum IPL for concepts in the pathway among null samples using "within permutation" (values are permuted across genes)

  • Min.Mean.Any = Minimum IPL for concepts in the pathway among null samples using "any permutation" (values are permuted across samples and genes)

  • Max.Mean.Any = Maximum IPL for concepts in the pathway among null samples using "any permutation" (values are permuted across samples and genes).

Table 2.  Get Full Table This summary table provides a report of cancer type specific pathway perturbations. Click on the links in the first column to display more detailed results for each pathway.

Pathway.Name Avg.Num.Perturbations Total.Perturbations Num.Entities Min.Mean.Truth Max.Mean.Truth Min.Mean.Within Max.Mean.Within Min.Mean.Any Max.Mean.Within.1
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 96 7934 82 -0.16 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Signaling events mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 93 7276 78 -0.31 0.13 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Endothelins 77 7431 96 -0.18 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
IGF1 pathway 73 4169 57 -0.079 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Osteopontin-mediated events 70 2670 38 -0.14 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.015 -1000
FOXM1 transcription factor network 70 3588 51 -0.44 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.055 -1000
IL4-mediated signaling events 69 6346 91 -0.53 0.43 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 66 5722 86 -0.22 0.21 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 64 1361 21 -0.072 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.003 -1000
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 63 4295 68 -0.35 0.15 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 57 1956 34 -0.13 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Glucocorticoid receptor regulatory network 57 6608 114 -0.39 0.19 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 56 4289 76 -0.18 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Signaling events mediated by the Hedgehog family 53 2797 52 -0.096 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 49 5164 105 -0.11 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 49 4827 97 -0.098 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
Wnt signaling 49 344 7 -0.067 0.03 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
IL12-mediated signaling events 47 4122 87 -0.26 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
FAS signaling pathway (CD95) 47 2211 47 -0.1 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 46 3458 74 -0.095 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
IL23-mediated signaling events 46 2766 60 -0.2 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway 45 1171 26 -0.067 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.048 -1000
TCR signaling in naïve CD8+ T cells 45 4220 93 -0.072 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
IL27-mediated signaling events 44 2248 51 -0.2 0.099 1000 -1000 -0.048 -1000
Nongenotropic Androgen signaling 43 2271 52 -0.12 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
IL6-mediated signaling events 42 3154 75 -0.14 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
LPA receptor mediated events 40 4086 102 -0.077 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.057 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-gamma and p38-delta 39 590 15 -0.056 0.033 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Syndecan-4-mediated signaling events 39 2670 67 -0.061 0.087 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in keratinocytes 39 1714 43 -0.062 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Ephrin B reverse signaling 36 1731 48 -0.12 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
Arf6 signaling events 35 2217 62 -0.069 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in the nascent adherens junction 35 2712 76 -0.082 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by PI3K 34 2013 58 -0.23 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
E-cadherin signaling events 34 173 5 -0.011 0.028 1000 -1000 0.021 -1000
ErbB4 signaling events 33 2318 69 -0.1 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
TCGA08_p53 33 234 7 -0.028 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
Canonical Wnt signaling pathway 33 1695 51 -0.15 0.09 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Coregulation of Androgen receptor activity 31 2360 76 -0.15 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
PLK2 and PLK4 events 31 93 3 -0.013 0.03 1000 -1000 0.002 -1000
Syndecan-2-mediated signaling events 31 2158 69 -0.019 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PTP1B 31 2423 76 -0.091 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Integrins in angiogenesis 30 2577 84 -0.12 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin 29 1133 39 -0.074 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
amb2 Integrin signaling 29 2401 82 -0.049 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Reelin signaling pathway 28 1575 56 -0.068 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 28 231 8 -0.011 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Caspase cascade in apoptosis 27 2058 74 -0.066 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 27 3797 136 -0.19 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Rods 27 1405 52 -0.064 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
BMP receptor signaling 26 2184 81 -0.11 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Nectin adhesion pathway 26 1663 63 -0.047 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
mTOR signaling pathway 25 1371 53 -0.068 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
BCR signaling pathway 25 2521 99 -0.1 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Aurora B signaling 25 1706 67 -0.062 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
IL1-mediated signaling events 24 1530 62 -0.028 0.075 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway 23 1054 44 -0.14 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
IFN-gamma pathway 23 1602 68 -0.061 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
HIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha 23 1038 45 -0.041 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Arf6 downstream pathway 22 961 43 -0.047 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Ceramide signaling pathway 22 1680 76 -0.069 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Cones 21 816 38 -0.023 0.051 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling 21 1303 61 -0.2 0.071 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Glypican 1 network 21 1041 48 -0.025 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
PLK1 signaling events 21 1837 85 -0.074 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
S1P1 pathway 21 775 36 -0.034 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Insulin Pathway 21 1580 74 -0.063 0.081 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 20 958 46 -0.2 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.055 -1000
TRAIL signaling pathway 20 983 48 -0.022 0.037 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
ceramide signaling pathway 20 991 49 -0.057 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Calcium signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 20 644 31 -0.035 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events 20 1499 73 -0.061 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
VEGFR1 specific signals 20 1175 56 -0.028 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
EPHB forward signaling 19 1699 85 -0.047 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
PDGFR-beta signaling pathway 19 1917 97 -0.065 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling events 18 1198 65 -0.045 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.079 -1000
RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor 18 949 52 -0.057 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Ras signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 18 306 17 -0.002 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
EPO signaling pathway 17 970 55 -0.11 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Syndecan-3-mediated signaling events 17 607 35 -0.031 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Regulation of Telomerase 17 1754 102 -0.15 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.044 -1000
Aurora A signaling 16 979 60 -0.007 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
p75(NTR)-mediated signaling 16 2022 125 -0.045 0.086 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) in neuronal migration and development 15 824 54 -0.035 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 15 660 43 -0.1 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
S1P3 pathway 15 636 42 -0.016 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
S1P4 pathway 15 399 25 -0.009 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
LPA4-mediated signaling events 14 176 12 -0.029 0.021 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Hedgehog signaling events mediated by Gli proteins 14 954 65 -0.022 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Atypical NF-kappaB pathway 14 453 31 -0.017 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
Signaling events mediated by VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 14 1753 125 -0.025 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Regulation of Androgen receptor activity 14 1036 70 -0.14 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) pathway 13 383 28 -0.009 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
S1P5 pathway 13 236 17 -0.001 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Retinoic acid receptors-mediated signaling 13 786 58 -0.071 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta 13 576 44 -0.055 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Regulation of p38-alpha and p38-beta 13 711 54 -0.018 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Glypican 2 network 13 54 4 0 0.014 1000 -1000 0 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by STAT5 13 291 22 -0.024 0.037 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Neurotrophic factor-mediated Trk receptor signaling 13 1602 120 -0.077 0.09 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
p38 MAPK signaling pathway 13 584 44 -0.051 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.013 -1000
Signaling events activated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-Met) 12 1102 85 -0.14 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
FoxO family signaling 12 807 64 -0.092 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Nephrin/Neph1 signaling in the kidney podocyte 11 374 34 -0.039 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Paxillin-independent events mediated by a4b1 and a4b7 11 413 37 -0.024 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
TCGA08_rtk_signaling 11 292 26 -0.026 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling 11 1054 88 -0.063 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
BARD1 signaling events 10 582 57 -0.048 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class III 10 411 40 -0.064 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Role of Calcineurin-dependent NFAT signaling in lymphocytes 10 844 83 -0.057 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Paxillin-dependent events mediated by a4b1 10 379 36 -0.061 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Effects of Botulinum toxin 10 273 26 -0.062 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.001 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PRL 10 357 34 -0.038 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class II 9 691 75 -0.089 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
a4b1 and a4b7 Integrin signaling 9 49 5 0.021 0.042 1000 -1000 0.024 -1000
Class IB PI3K non-lipid kinase events 9 27 3 -0.026 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis regulation of HIF-1-alpha 8 279 33 -0.015 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
JNK signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 7 122 17 -0.01 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events mediated by Akt 7 529 68 -0.053 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 6 139 23 0 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Ephrin A reverse signaling 6 44 7 0 0.042 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Insulin-mediated glucose transport 6 211 32 0 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
Canonical NF-kappaB pathway 5 195 39 0 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Arf6 trafficking events 5 406 71 -0.041 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Alternative NF-kappaB pathway 5 77 13 0 0.082 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Circadian rhythm pathway 4 101 22 -0.01 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Aurora C signaling 3 22 7 0 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.006 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class I 3 365 104 -0.047 0.081 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Arf1 pathway 3 196 54 -0.001 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Rapid glucocorticoid signaling 2 55 20 -0.001 0.044 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Sumoylation by RanBP2 regulates transcriptional repression 0 18 27 0 0.081 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Total 3452 212603 7203 -11 8 131000 -131000 -3.2 -131000
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