Brain Lower Grade Glioma: 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 31 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
E-cadherin signaling events 6
Ephrin A reverse signaling 5
FOXM1 transcription factor network 5
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 4
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 4
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 4
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 4
IL23-mediated signaling events 4
IL12-mediated signaling events 3
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 3
- 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
E-cadherin signaling events 6 34 5 -0.13 0.038 1000 -1000 0.018 -1000
Ephrin A reverse signaling 5 37 7 -0.1 0.005 1000 -1000 0 -1000
FOXM1 transcription factor network 5 304 51 -0.9 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.087 -1000
Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling 4 447 105 -0.25 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Calcineurin-regulated NFAT-dependent transcription in lymphocytes 4 298 68 -0.51 0.32 1000 -1000 -0.054 -1000
Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction 4 321 74 -0.13 0.077 1000 -1000 -0.063 -1000
TCGA08_retinoblastoma 4 38 8 -0.064 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.004 -1000
IL23-mediated signaling events 4 272 60 -0.66 0.04 1000 -1000 -0.086 -1000
IL12-mediated signaling events 3 297 87 -0.4 0.064 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
Syndecan-1-mediated signaling events 3 134 34 -0.18 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
PLK2 and PLK4 events 3 9 3 -0.026 -1000 1000 -1000 0.001 -1000
Signaling events mediated by the Hedgehog family 3 175 52 -0.12 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Ephrin B reverse signaling 3 155 48 -0.11 0.044 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Endothelins 3 350 96 -0.33 0.047 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
Syndecan-3-mediated signaling events 3 108 35 -0.11 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
Signaling events mediated by VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 3 421 125 -0.11 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in the nascent adherens junction 3 254 76 -0.15 0.059 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Regulation of nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 2 290 136 -0.44 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Cones 2 76 38 -0.06 0.042 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Osteopontin-mediated events 2 111 38 -0.087 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
HIF-1-alpha transcription factor network 2 202 76 -0.21 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Arf6 signaling events 2 153 62 -0.072 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
EPO signaling pathway 2 114 55 0 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
PLK1 signaling events 2 241 85 -0.17 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
IL1-mediated signaling events 2 129 62 -0.1 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Calcium signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 2 70 31 -0.1 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.036 -1000
Nongenotropic Androgen signaling 2 135 52 -0.21 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Wnt signaling 2 15 7 -0.035 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.006 -1000
IL6-mediated signaling events 2 151 75 -0.15 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Syndecan-4-mediated signaling events 2 136 67 -0.097 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Aurora B signaling 2 154 67 -0.17 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Caspase cascade in apoptosis 1 106 74 -0.094 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Coregulation of Androgen receptor activity 1 85 76 -0.085 0.066 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
ErbB4 signaling events 1 83 69 -0.11 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.034 -1000
BARD1 signaling events 1 57 57 -0.061 0.077 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) pathway 1 28 28 -0.045 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.01 -1000
Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathway 1 51 26 -0.041 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.049 -1000
Syndecan-2-mediated signaling events 1 97 69 -0.059 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
Cellular roles of Anthrax toxin 1 71 39 -0.18 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Presenilin action in Notch and Wnt signaling 1 75 61 -0.17 0.07 1000 -1000 -0.057 -1000
Aurora A signaling 1 75 60 -0.086 0.088 1000 -1000 -0.008 -1000
p75(NTR)-mediated signaling 1 157 125 -0.18 0.069 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
IL4-mediated signaling events 1 139 91 -0.52 0.28 1000 -1000 -0.098 -1000
BMP receptor signaling 1 122 81 -0.058 0.075 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Fc-epsilon receptor I signaling in mast cells 1 131 97 -0.087 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.061 -1000
PDGFR-alpha signaling pathway 1 76 44 -0.23 0.045 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
amb2 Integrin signaling 1 118 82 -0.085 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.025 -1000
Nectin adhesion pathway 1 68 63 -0.13 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.052 -1000
Glucocorticoid receptor regulatory network 1 136 114 -0.28 0.083 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Paxillin-independent events mediated by a4b1 and a4b7 1 44 37 -0.078 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class III 1 79 40 -0.14 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
TRAIL signaling pathway 1 56 48 -0.003 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.019 -1000
Signaling events regulated by Ret tyrosine kinase 1 162 82 -0.058 0.058 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
RXR and RAR heterodimerization with other nuclear receptor 1 68 52 -0.25 0.11 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
S1P1 pathway 1 66 36 -0.12 0.037 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
TCGA08_p53 1 9 7 -0.042 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.004 -1000
FAS signaling pathway (CD95) 1 61 47 -0.043 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-alpha and p38-beta 1 77 44 -0.06 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Integrins in angiogenesis 1 122 84 -0.078 0.089 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
TCR signaling in naïve CD8+ T cells 1 135 93 -0.18 0.21 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
HIV-1 Nef: Negative effector of Fas and TNF-alpha 1 45 45 -0.027 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Canonical Wnt signaling pathway 1 71 51 -0.17 0.088 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
EPHB forward signaling 1 123 85 -0.058 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.042 -1000
Effects of Botulinum toxin 1 40 26 -0.15 0.064 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Glypican 2 network 1 6 4 0 0.018 1000 -1000 0 -1000
IL27-mediated signaling events 1 64 51 -0.098 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.055 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events 1 110 73 -0.069 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
BCR signaling pathway 1 180 99 -0.1 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
EGFR-dependent Endothelin signaling events 1 28 21 -0.025 0.062 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling 1 126 88 -0.15 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.06 -1000
Rapid glucocorticoid signaling 1 28 20 -0.089 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.001 -1000
Neurotrophic factor-mediated Trk receptor signaling 1 139 120 -0.15 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Visual signal transduction: Rods 1 84 52 -0.06 0.048 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PRL 1 62 34 -0.18 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
E-cadherin signaling in keratinocytes 1 78 43 -0.13 0.042 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Signaling events mediated by Stem cell factor receptor (c-Kit) 1 132 78 -0.075 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.051 -1000
Ras signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 1 25 17 -0.038 0.033 1000 -1000 -0.022 -1000
LPA4-mediated signaling events 0 7 12 -0.056 0.01 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
ErbB2/ErbB3 signaling events 0 51 65 -0.063 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.069 -1000
Regulation of cytoplasmic and nuclear SMAD2/3 signaling 0 6 23 -0.009 0.063 1000 -1000 -0.013 -1000
Nephrin/Neph1 signaling in the kidney podocyte 0 2 34 -0.037 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Canonical NF-kappaB pathway 0 14 39 -0.027 0.092 1000 -1000 -0.011 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class II 0 31 75 -0.05 0.096 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Circadian rhythm pathway 0 17 22 -0.072 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Lissencephaly gene (LIS1) in neuronal migration and development 0 44 54 -0.041 0.081 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
JNK signaling in the CD4+ TCR pathway 0 7 17 -0.002 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
a4b1 and a4b7 Integrin signaling 0 4 5 0.014 0.038 1000 -1000 0.02 -1000
Signaling events activated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-Met) 0 56 85 -0.32 0.076 1000 -1000 -0.056 -1000
Signaling events mediated by PTP1B 0 67 76 -0.035 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.04 -1000
Hedgehog signaling events mediated by Gli proteins 0 54 65 -0.034 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Arf6 downstream pathway 0 11 43 -0.048 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Aurora C signaling 0 2 7 0 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.017 -1000
FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks 0 15 46 -0.068 0.055 1000 -1000 -0.053 -1000
Glypican 1 network 0 39 48 -0.038 0.068 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
Insulin-mediated glucose transport 0 12 32 0 0.051 1000 -1000 -0.021 -1000
mTOR signaling pathway 0 22 53 -0.1 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.045 -1000
IFN-gamma pathway 0 41 68 -0.047 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.048 -1000
Class I PI3K signaling events mediated by Akt 0 29 68 -0.044 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.028 -1000
Ceramide signaling pathway 0 73 76 -0.078 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Reelin signaling pathway 0 30 56 -0.046 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
S1P5 pathway 0 4 17 -0.006 0.038 1000 -1000 -0.007 -1000
ceramide signaling pathway 0 47 49 -0.027 0.054 1000 -1000 -0.032 -1000
HIF-2-alpha transcription factor network 0 29 43 -0.11 0.095 1000 -1000 -0.041 -1000
Role of Calcineurin-dependent NFAT signaling in lymphocytes 0 49 83 -0.021 0.073 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
Signaling events mediated by HDAC Class I 0 34 104 -0.045 0.072 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
FoxO family signaling 0 27 64 -0.12 0.067 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Signaling mediated by p38-gamma and p38-delta 0 11 15 -0.051 0.036 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Retinoic acid receptors-mediated signaling 0 26 58 -0.057 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.039 -1000
Paxillin-dependent events mediated by a4b1 0 27 36 -0.078 0.074 1000 -1000 -0.029 -1000
Atypical NF-kappaB pathway 0 12 31 -0.008 0.052 1000 -1000 -0.014 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by PI3K 0 18 58 -0.013 0.062 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
Regulation of p38-alpha and p38-beta 0 46 54 -0.034 0.083 1000 -1000 -0.024 -1000
TCGA08_rtk_signaling 0 24 26 -0.033 0.057 1000 -1000 -0.006 -1000
LPA receptor mediated events 0 100 102 -0.14 0.06 1000 -1000 -0.085 -1000
Sumoylation by RanBP2 regulates transcriptional repression 0 1 27 0 0.086 1000 -1000 -0.023 -1000
IL2 signaling events mediated by STAT5 0 13 22 -0.075 0.039 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Arf6 trafficking events 0 19 71 -0.047 0.049 1000 -1000 -0.026 -1000
Regulation of Telomerase 0 86 102 -0.13 0.092 1000 -1000 -0.046 -1000
IGF1 pathway 0 17 57 -0.031 0.091 1000 -1000 -0.033 -1000
Insulin Pathway 0 42 74 -0.039 0.077 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
Plasma membrane estrogen receptor signaling 0 74 86 -0.036 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.044 -1000
VEGFR1 specific signals 0 10 56 -0.014 0.079 1000 -1000 -0.03 -1000
S1P3 pathway 0 16 42 -0.04 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.027 -1000
Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis regulation of HIF-1-alpha 0 11 33 -0.049 0.088 1000 -1000 -0.035 -1000
PDGFR-beta signaling pathway 0 95 97 -0.068 0.1 1000 -1000 -0.031 -1000
Class IB PI3K non-lipid kinase events 0 0 3 -0.035 0.035 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
S1P4 pathway 0 4 25 -0.002 0.05 1000 -1000 -0.018 -1000
p38 MAPK signaling pathway 0 35 44 -0.031 0.065 1000 -1000 -0.02 -1000
Arf1 pathway 0 2 54 -0.002 0.046 1000 -1000 -0.012 -1000
Alternative NF-kappaB pathway 0 6 13 0 0.058 1000 -1000 0 -1000
Regulation of Androgen receptor activity 0 51 70 -0.18 0.061 1000 -1000 -0.043 -1000
Total 137 11096 7203 -14 -990 131000 -131000 -3.9 -131000
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