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

There were 65 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 mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 114
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 111
FOXM1 transcription factor network 86
Wnt signaling 83
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 83
IGF1 pathway 83
Endothelins 82
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 79
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 77
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 75
- 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 mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 114 8909 78 -0.39 0.17 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 111 9126 82 -0.23 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
FOXM1 transcription factor network 86 4424 51 -0.43 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.12 -1000
Wnt signaling 83 584 7 -0.13 -0.011 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 83 1747 21 -0.17 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.049 -1000
IGF1 pathway 83 4786 57 -0.14 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
Endothelins 82 7963 96 -0.24 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.044 -1000
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 79 5392 68 -0.43 0.22 1000 -1000 -0.072 -1000
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 77 5888 76 -0.26 0.025 1000 -1000 -0.048 -1000
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 75 6487 86 -0.2 0.19 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 74 2533 34 -0.19 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 69 558 8 -0.053 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.006 -1000
FAS signaling pathway (CD95) 68 3222 47 -0.16 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
IL6-mediated signaling events 68 5146 75 -0.18 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Glucocorticoid receptor regulatory network 67 7743 114 -0.55 0.28 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
IL4-mediated signaling events 66 6070 91 -0.51 0.39 1000 -1000 -0.12 -1000
TCR signaling in naïve CD8+ T cells 66 6187 93 -0.13 0.071 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
IL12-mediated signaling events 62 5422 87 -0.3 0.029 1000 -1000 -0.083 -1000
IL27-mediated signaling events 62 3181 51 -0.27 0.17 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 61 6012 97 -0.15 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.054 -1000
Arf6 signaling events 60 3728 62 -0.15 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Osteopontin-mediated events 59 2244 38 -0.15 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway 59 1552 26 -0.13 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
IL23-mediated signaling events 58 3498 60 -0.28 0.017 1000 -1000 -0.096 -1000
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 56 5882 105 -0.14 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
Signaling events mediated by the Hedgehog family 53 2776 52 -0.16 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Nongenotropic Androgen signaling 53 2764 52 -0.13 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
PLK2 and PLK4 events 50 150 3 -0.049 0.008 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
E-cadherin signaling events 50 250 5 -0.049 0.011 1000 -1000 -0.007 -1000
BMP receptor signaling 48 3934 81 -0.23 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.067 -1000
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 48 3583 74 -0.14 0.03 1000 -1000 -0.061 -1000
Syndecan-4-mediated signaling events 48 3250 67 -0.079 0.022 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
ErbB4 signaling events 45 3155 69 -0.17 0.099 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Ephrin B reverse signaling 42 2020 48 -0.14 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
LPA receptor mediated events 41 4202 102 -0.13 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
amb2 Integrin signaling 39 3253 82 -0.12 0.023 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
TCGA08_p53 39 277 7 -0.037 0.029 1000 -1000 -0.007 -1000
Caspase cascade in apoptosis 38 2874 74 -0.086 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Syndecan-2-mediated signaling events 38 2639 69 -0.073 0.022 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
Integrins in angiogenesis 38 3232 84 -0.19 0.031 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
BCR signaling pathway 38 3819 99 -0.16 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PTP1B 37 2832 76 -0.15 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by PI3K 37 2166 58 -0.23 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Canonical Wnt signaling pathway 37 1887 51 -0.25 0.098 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Rods 37 1962 52 -0.1 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Calcium signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 36 1140 31 -0.14 0.027 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Ras signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 35 601 17 -0.037 0.013 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
Coregulation of Androgen receptor activity 34 2593 76 -0.19 0.029 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
TRAIL signaling pathway 34 1643 48 -0.049 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
HIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha 34 1552 45 -0.13 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Glypican 2 network 34 138 4 -0.016 0 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin 33 1299 39 -0.14 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.015 -1000
Glypican 1 network 33 1623 48 -0.064 0.017 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
IL1-mediated signaling events 33 2050 62 -0.083 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Class IB PI3K non-lipid kinase events 33 99 3 -0.004 -1000 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-gamma and p38-delta 32 483 15 -0.07 0.014 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling 31 1929 61 -0.22 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
Nectin adhesion pathway 31 1970 63 -0.11 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in the nascent adherens junction 31 2428 76 -0.079 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.057 -1000
Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 30 4123 136 -0.2 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Syndecan-3-mediated signaling events 30 1068 35 -0.099 0.032 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway 29 1283 44 -0.18 0.028 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Regulation of Telomerase 29 3000 102 -0.2 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.07 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Cones 28 1091 38 -0.071 0.025 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events 27 2040 73 -0.089 0.031 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Ceramide signaling pathway 26 2029 76 -0.14 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.015 -1000
Reelin signaling pathway 26 1494 56 -0.09 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by STAT5 26 584 22 -0.072 0.021 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
Insulin Pathway 26 1966 74 -0.16 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in keratinocytes 26 1148 43 -0.077 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Aurora B signaling 26 1760 67 -0.096 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
p75(NTR)-mediated signaling 25 3138 125 -0.13 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
IFN-gamma pathway 25 1756 68 -0.087 0.023 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
Effects of Botulinum toxin 25 674 26 -0.17 0.019 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
TCGA08_rtk_signaling 25 652 26 -0.077 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.007 -1000
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 24 1145 46 -0.2 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor 24 1273 52 -0.12 0.037 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) pathway 23 662 28 -0.081 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
PLK1 signaling events 22 1934 85 -0.1 0.028 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Regulation of Androgen receptor activity 22 1608 70 -0.18 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
S1P1 pathway 21 770 36 -0.062 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Atypical NF-kappaB pathway 21 667 31 -0.073 0.028 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling 21 1849 88 -0.16 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.086 -1000
Arf6 downstream pathway 20 901 43 -0.022 0.019 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 20 883 43 -0.084 0.085 1000 -1000 -0.054 -1000
Aurora A signaling 19 1182 60 -0.037 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
mTOR signaling pathway 19 1054 53 -0.037 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
ceramide signaling pathway 19 935 49 -0.12 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
VEGFR1 specific signals 19 1069 56 -0.034 0.027 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
PDGFR-beta signaling pathway 19 1872 97 -0.081 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) in neuronal migration and development 18 984 54 -0.092 0.031 1000 -1000 -0.058 -1000
ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling events 17 1152 65 -0.06 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
JNK signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 17 294 17 -0.036 0.029 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Hedgehog signaling events mediated by Gli proteins 17 1121 65 -0.051 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
EPHB forward signaling 17 1496 85 -0.038 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
Regulation of p38-alpha and p38-beta 17 947 54 -0.073 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis regulation of HIF-1-alpha 17 590 33 -0.074 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PRL 17 593 34 -0.097 0.026 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
p38 MAPK signaling pathway 17 778 44 -0.079 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
BARD1 signaling events 16 944 57 -0.039 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class III 16 670 40 -0.08 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
Retinoic acid receptors-mediated signaling 16 934 58 -0.086 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.057 -1000
Signaling events mediated by VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 16 2007 125 -0.061 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.068 -1000
S1P3 pathway 16 689 42 -0.081 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Neurotrophic factor-mediated Trk receptor signaling 16 1996 120 -0.12 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Signaling events activated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-Met) 15 1315 85 -0.14 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Paxillin-independent events mediated by a4b1 and a4b7 15 563 37 -0.024 0.028 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Role of Calcineurin-dependent NFAT signaling in lymphocytes 15 1264 83 -0.12 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta 15 693 44 -0.091 0.024 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
EPO signaling pathway 14 798 55 -0.15 0.023 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
LPA4-mediated signaling events 13 164 12 -0.029 0.015 1000 -1000 -0.009 -1000
a4b1 and a4b7 Integrin signaling 13 68 5 -0.007 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.005 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class II 12 951 75 -0.16 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Paxillin-dependent events mediated by a4b1 11 421 36 -0.033 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
Aurora C signaling 10 72 7 -0.007 0.015 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Nephrin/Neph1 signaling in the kidney podocyte 9 338 34 -0.01 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Circadian rhythm pathway 9 198 22 -0.045 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
S1P5 pathway 9 159 17 -0.015 0.018 1000 -1000 -0.015 -1000
FoxO family signaling 9 624 64 -0.12 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Alternative NF-kappaB pathway 9 117 13 0 0.034 1000 -1000 -0.005 -1000
Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 8 184 23 -0.031 0.032 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Canonical NF-kappaB pathway 8 347 39 -0.056 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
Ephrin A reverse signaling 8 59 7 0 0.016 1000 -1000 -0.002 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events mediated by Akt 6 412 68 -0.038 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
S1P4 pathway 6 168 25 -0.015 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Insulin-mediated glucose transport 5 172 32 -0.015 0.033 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class I 5 522 104 -0.033 0.053 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Arf6 trafficking events 5 357 71 -0.021 0.031 1000 -1000 -0.057 -1000
Rapid glucocorticoid signaling 5 118 20 -0.005 0.02 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
Arf1 pathway 3 172 54 -0.001 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
Sumoylation by RanBP2 regulates transcriptional repression 1 39 27 -0.001 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Total 4378 259957 7203 -16 -990 131000 -131000 -4.8 -131000
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