Kidney Renal Clear Cell 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 60 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
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 14
Endothelins 13
IL4-mediated signaling events 9
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 9
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 9
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 9
IL23-mediated signaling events 9
VEGFR1 specific signals 9
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 8
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 8
- 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
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 14 1139 76 -0.55 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Endothelins 13 1250 96 -0.26 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.047 -1000
IL4-mediated signaling events 9 828 91 -0.58 0.44 1000 -1000 -0.081 -1000
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 9 439 46 -0.43 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 9 400 43 -0.29 0.14 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 9 191 21 -0.13 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
IL23-mediated signaling events 9 581 60 -0.51 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
VEGFR1 specific signals 9 522 56 -0.15 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 8 293 34 -0.11 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 8 834 97 -0.29 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
Glypican 2 network 8 33 4 -0.015 0 1000 -1000 0 -1000
IL12-mediated signaling events 7 657 87 -0.38 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
PLK2 and PLK4 events 7 21 3 -0.036 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.001 -1000
Arf6 signaling events 7 468 62 -0.18 0.078 1000 -1000 -0.006 -1000
amb2 Integrin signaling 7 596 82 -0.11 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
TCR signaling in naïve CD8+ T cells 7 659 93 -0.093 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
Signaling events mediated by VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 7 921 125 -0.15 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 7 489 68 -0.35 0.18 1000 -1000 -0.067 -1000
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 7 57 8 -0.024 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.005 -1000
Osteopontin-mediated events 6 241 38 -0.12 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
Signaling events mediated by the Hedgehog family 6 354 52 -0.23 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 6 633 105 -0.13 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
HIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha 6 287 45 -0.099 0.075 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
IL6-mediated signaling events 6 483 75 -0.24 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling 6 531 88 -0.18 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.065 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Rods 6 318 52 -0.26 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
LPA4-mediated signaling events 5 62 12 -0.048 0.013 1000 -1000 -0.013 -1000
Nephrin/Neph1 signaling in the kidney podocyte 5 193 34 -0.033 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
a4b1 and a4b7 Integrin signaling 5 26 5 -0.03 0.04 1000 -1000 0.021 -1000
Glypican 1 network 5 248 48 -0.067 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
IFN-gamma pathway 5 390 68 -0.12 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Nectin adhesion pathway 5 331 63 -0.065 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
TRAIL signaling pathway 5 245 48 -0.03 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
ceramide signaling pathway 5 285 49 -0.082 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Syndecan-3-mediated signaling events 5 175 35 -0.13 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Integrins in angiogenesis 5 447 84 -0.13 0.075 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Calcium signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 5 160 31 -0.21 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Nongenotropic Androgen signaling 5 290 52 -0.13 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
IL27-mediated signaling events 5 303 51 -0.2 0.098 1000 -1000 -0.062 -1000
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 5 402 74 -0.13 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.054 -1000
E-cadherin signaling events 5 25 5 -0.024 0.03 1000 -1000 0.016 -1000
Caspase cascade in apoptosis 4 318 74 -0.082 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Ephrin A reverse signaling 4 28 7 0 0.035 1000 -1000 0 -1000
JNK signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 4 73 17 -0.028 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin 4 171 39 -0.057 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PTP1B 4 330 76 -0.13 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
p75(NTR)-mediated signaling 4 523 125 -0.17 0.093 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
BMP receptor signaling 4 389 81 -0.12 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Paxillin-independent events mediated by a4b1 and a4b7 4 161 37 -0.069 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
IL1-mediated signaling events 4 257 62 -0.11 0.094 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor 4 210 52 -0.069 0.093 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
S1P1 pathway 4 160 36 -0.061 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
FAS signaling pathway (CD95) 4 211 47 -0.13 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-gamma and p38-delta 4 60 15 -0.08 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
EPHB forward signaling 4 413 85 -0.037 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
BCR signaling pathway 4 402 99 -0.074 0.096 1000 -1000 -0.066 -1000
IGF1 pathway 4 266 57 -0.14 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in keratinocytes 4 202 43 -0.07 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Signaling events mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 4 348 78 -0.085 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.047 -1000
Ras signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 4 76 17 -0.035 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.013 -1000
ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling events 3 222 65 -0.14 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.061 -1000
Coregulation of Androgen receptor activity 3 272 76 -0.17 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
ErbB4 signaling events 3 218 69 -0.049 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Cones 3 132 38 -0.043 0.059 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Signaling events activated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-Met) 3 260 85 -0.21 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling 3 194 61 -0.3 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Arf6 downstream pathway 3 131 43 -0.046 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway 3 168 44 -0.17 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
mTOR signaling pathway 3 172 53 -0.12 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Glucocorticoid receptor regulatory network 3 382 114 -0.23 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Ceramide signaling pathway 3 297 76 -0.13 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Ephrin B reverse signaling 3 188 48 -0.033 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Paxillin-dependent events mediated by a4b1 3 117 36 -0.045 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by PI3K 3 221 58 -0.078 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta 3 152 44 -0.051 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Canonical Wnt signaling pathway 3 165 51 -0.35 0.093 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
Wnt signaling 3 27 7 -0.024 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
LPA receptor mediated events 3 354 102 -0.12 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.072 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in the nascent adherens junction 3 263 76 -0.093 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.061 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by STAT5 3 78 22 -0.068 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Regulation of Telomerase 3 403 102 -0.24 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
Syndecan-4-mediated signaling events 3 267 67 -0.13 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Insulin Pathway 3 260 74 -0.063 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 3 325 86 -0.14 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.054 -1000
Neurotrophic factor-mediated Trk receptor signaling 3 396 120 -0.14 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
FOXM1 transcription factor network 3 177 51 -0.034 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 2 386 136 -0.15 0.15 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) pathway 2 61 28 -0.018 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway 2 69 26 -0.026 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Syndecan-2-mediated signaling events 2 152 69 -0.084 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Hedgehog signaling events mediated by Gli proteins 2 165 65 -0.033 0.086 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
EPO signaling pathway 2 160 55 -0.067 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
PLK1 signaling events 2 208 85 -0.14 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class III 2 99 40 -0.075 0.071 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Reelin signaling pathway 2 167 56 -0.041 0.083 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 2 191 82 -0.089 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.064 -1000
TCGA08_p53 2 15 7 -0.006 0.029 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
FoxO family signaling 2 185 64 -0.25 0.083 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Retinoic acid receptors-mediated signaling 2 152 58 -0.12 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Atypical NF-kappaB pathway 2 64 31 -0.028 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Regulation of p38-alpha and p38-beta 2 140 54 -0.048 0.089 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
TCGA08_rtk_signaling 2 52 26 -0.026 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events 2 169 73 -0.049 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Arf6 trafficking events 2 147 71 -0.039 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
S1P3 pathway 2 85 42 -0.065 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis regulation of HIF-1-alpha 2 80 33 -0.12 0.071 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
PDGFR-beta signaling pathway 2 222 97 -0.065 0.086 1000 -1000 -0.049 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PRL 2 95 34 -0.081 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
Class IB PI3K non-lipid kinase events 2 6 3 -0.03 0.03 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Alternative NF-kappaB pathway 2 34 13 -0.016 0.048 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 1 34 23 -0.047 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Canonical NF-kappaB pathway 1 44 39 -0.021 0.087 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class II 1 88 75 -0.05 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
BARD1 signaling events 1 81 57 -0.074 0.09 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) in neuronal migration and development 1 70 54 -0.055 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Aurora A signaling 1 70 60 -0.055 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Insulin-mediated glucose transport 1 43 32 0 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Role of Calcineurin-dependent NFAT signaling in lymphocytes 1 119 83 -0.031 0.078 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class I 1 143 104 -0.054 0.093 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Effects of Botulinum toxin 1 39 26 -0.026 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
p38 MAPK signaling pathway 1 86 44 -0.02 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Regulation of Androgen receptor activity 1 137 70 -0.12 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Aurora B signaling 1 118 67 -0.02 0.085 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Circadian rhythm pathway 0 16 22 -0.015 0.077 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Aurora C signaling 0 5 7 -0.001 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.005 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events mediated by Akt 0 63 68 -0.042 0.078 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
S1P5 pathway 0 6 17 -0.027 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
Sumoylation by RanBP2 regulates transcriptional repression 0 11 27 0 0.088 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Rapid glucocorticoid signaling 0 19 20 -0.007 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
S1P4 pathway 0 18 25 0 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Arf1 pathway 0 37 54 -0.001 0.078 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Total 493 31597 7203 -14 8.3 131000 -131000 -3.9 -131000
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