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 61 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 15
Endothelins 13
IL4-mediated signaling events 9
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 9
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 9
Glypican 2 network 9
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 9
IL23-mediated signaling events 9
VEGFR1 specific signals 9
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 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 15 1164 76 -0.55 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Endothelins 13 1264 96 -0.26 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
IL4-mediated signaling events 9 849 91 -0.59 0.44 1000 -1000 -0.073 -1000
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 9 423 46 -0.43 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 9 423 43 -0.29 0.13 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
Glypican 2 network 9 36 4 -0.02 0 1000 -1000 0 -1000
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 9 193 21 -0.13 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
IL23-mediated signaling events 9 586 60 -0.51 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
VEGFR1 specific signals 9 515 56 -0.15 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 8 296 34 -0.11 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 8 813 97 -0.29 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.049 -1000
IL12-mediated signaling events 7 664 87 -0.38 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
PLK2 and PLK4 events 7 21 3 -0.034 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.004 -1000
Arf6 signaling events 7 480 62 -0.18 0.077 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
amb2 Integrin signaling 7 600 82 -0.11 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
TCR signaling in naïve CD8+ T cells 7 676 93 -0.092 0.099 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Signaling events mediated by VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 7 893 125 -0.14 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 7 57 8 -0.021 0.022 1000 -1000 -0.005 -1000
Osteopontin-mediated events 6 229 38 -0.12 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Signaling events mediated by the Hedgehog family 6 328 52 -0.23 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Ephrin A reverse signaling 6 42 7 0 0.035 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 6 713 105 -0.13 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
HIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha 6 283 45 -0.1 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
IL6-mediated signaling events 6 463 75 -0.23 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 6 449 68 -0.35 0.18 1000 -1000 -0.078 -1000
Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling 6 539 88 -0.18 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.066 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Rods 6 319 52 -0.25 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
LPA4-mediated signaling events 5 63 12 -0.048 0.013 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Nephrin/Neph1 signaling in the kidney podocyte 5 185 34 -0.033 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
a4b1 and a4b7 Integrin signaling 5 26 5 -0.029 0.041 1000 -1000 0.019 -1000
BMP receptor signaling 5 414 81 -0.12 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Glypican 1 network 5 252 48 -0.065 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
IFN-gamma pathway 5 383 68 -0.12 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Nectin adhesion pathway 5 345 63 -0.067 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
ceramide signaling pathway 5 291 49 -0.084 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Syndecan-3-mediated signaling events 5 180 35 -0.13 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Integrins in angiogenesis 5 451 84 -0.14 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Calcium signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 5 163 31 -0.22 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.044 -1000
Nongenotropic Androgen signaling 5 301 52 -0.13 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
IL27-mediated signaling events 5 303 51 -0.2 0.097 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
E-cadherin signaling events 5 28 5 -0.031 0.03 1000 -1000 0.014 -1000
JNK signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 4 71 17 -0.026 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin 4 169 39 -0.055 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PTP1B 4 322 76 -0.13 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
p75(NTR)-mediated signaling 4 559 125 -0.16 0.094 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway 4 179 44 -0.17 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Paxillin-independent events mediated by a4b1 and a4b7 4 155 37 -0.069 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
TRAIL signaling pathway 4 226 48 -0.028 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
IL1-mediated signaling events 4 297 62 -0.12 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor 4 211 52 -0.067 0.096 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
S1P1 pathway 4 156 36 -0.059 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
FAS signaling pathway (CD95) 4 207 47 -0.14 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
EPHB forward signaling 4 373 85 -0.037 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 4 339 74 -0.13 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.059 -1000
Regulation of Telomerase 4 414 102 -0.24 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
BCR signaling pathway 4 428 99 -0.07 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
Syndecan-4-mediated signaling events 4 273 67 -0.13 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
IGF1 pathway 4 269 57 -0.13 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in keratinocytes 4 197 43 -0.074 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Signaling events mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 4 368 78 -0.082 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
Ras signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 4 71 17 -0.033 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.016 -1000
Caspase cascade in apoptosis 3 278 74 -0.084 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.044 -1000
Coregulation of Androgen receptor activity 3 280 76 -0.17 0.075 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
ErbB4 signaling events 3 231 69 -0.048 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Cones 3 134 38 -0.042 0.059 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Signaling events activated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-Met) 3 257 85 -0.22 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling 3 197 61 -0.3 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
mTOR signaling pathway 3 160 53 -0.11 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.037 -1000
Glucocorticoid receptor regulatory network 3 396 114 -0.23 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.055 -1000
Ceramide signaling pathway 3 295 76 -0.13 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Reelin signaling pathway 3 185 56 -0.033 0.084 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Ephrin B reverse signaling 3 187 48 -0.033 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-gamma and p38-delta 3 56 15 -0.079 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by PI3K 3 225 58 -0.076 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta 3 162 44 -0.049 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Canonical Wnt signaling pathway 3 172 51 -0.35 0.09 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Wnt signaling 3 27 7 -0.023 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
LPA receptor mediated events 3 389 102 -0.12 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.064 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in the nascent adherens junction 3 280 76 -0.094 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.062 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by STAT5 3 77 22 -0.071 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Insulin Pathway 3 246 74 -0.065 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 3 311 86 -0.14 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
Neurotrophic factor-mediated Trk receptor signaling 3 412 120 -0.14 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.05 -1000
FOXM1 transcription factor network 3 184 51 -0.038 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling events 2 188 65 -0.14 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.066 -1000
Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 2 394 136 -0.15 0.15 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) pathway 2 59 28 -0.017 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway 2 67 26 -0.029 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Syndecan-2-mediated signaling events 2 163 69 -0.083 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Hedgehog signaling events mediated by Gli proteins 2 173 65 -0.035 0.082 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Arf6 downstream pathway 2 114 43 -0.044 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
EPO signaling pathway 2 142 55 -0.067 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
PLK1 signaling events 2 225 85 -0.14 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class III 2 102 40 -0.073 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 2 200 82 -0.087 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.063 -1000
TCGA08_p53 2 18 7 -0.011 0.03 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
FoxO family signaling 2 184 64 -0.25 0.082 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Retinoic acid receptors-mediated signaling 2 147 58 -0.12 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.038 -1000
Paxillin-dependent events mediated by a4b1 2 78 36 -0.045 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Atypical NF-kappaB pathway 2 77 31 -0.027 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Regulation of p38-alpha and p38-beta 2 138 54 -0.047 0.09 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
TCGA08_rtk_signaling 2 52 26 -0.025 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events 2 172 73 -0.044 0.056 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
S1P3 pathway 2 90 42 -0.063 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis regulation of HIF-1-alpha 2 67 33 -0.12 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
PDGFR-beta signaling pathway 2 235 97 -0.057 0.083 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PRL 2 85 34 -0.08 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
Class IB PI3K non-lipid kinase events 2 6 3 -0.03 0.03 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Alternative NF-kappaB pathway 2 32 13 -0.007 0.048 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 1 29 23 -0.049 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Canonical NF-kappaB pathway 1 45 39 -0.019 0.087 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class II 1 90 75 -0.049 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
BARD1 signaling events 1 77 57 -0.073 0.089 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) in neuronal migration and development 1 77 54 -0.054 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Aurora A signaling 1 74 60 -0.06 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Aurora C signaling 1 7 7 0 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.003 -1000
Insulin-mediated glucose transport 1 43 32 0 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Role of Calcineurin-dependent NFAT signaling in lymphocytes 1 120 83 -0.03 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class I 1 141 104 -0.055 0.094 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Effects of Botulinum toxin 1 42 26 -0.03 0.063 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Arf6 trafficking events 1 103 71 -0.039 0.041 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
p38 MAPK signaling pathway 1 86 44 -0.02 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Regulation of Androgen receptor activity 1 138 70 -0.12 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Aurora B signaling 1 129 67 -0.019 0.08 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Circadian rhythm pathway 0 17 22 -0.015 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events mediated by Akt 0 60 68 -0.042 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
S1P5 pathway 0 6 17 -0.027 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.004 -1000
Sumoylation by RanBP2 regulates transcriptional repression 0 10 27 0 0.089 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Rapid glucocorticoid signaling 0 19 20 -0.007 0.043 1000 -1000 -0.001 -1000
S1P4 pathway 0 19 25 0 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
Arf1 pathway 0 35 54 -0.001 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Total 494 31703 7203 -14 8.3 131000 -131000 -3.9 -131000
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