Abstract

Background

The 2020 cancer report states that breast cancer remains a significant cause of death for females, despite the use of various strategies for early detection and treatment. However, there are still gaps in the fight against this disease. Researchers are exploring the hippo pathway, one of eight significant pathways involved in cancer progression, for potential biomarkers to use in personalized therapeutics.

Methods

The current study used bioinformatic tools such as DEGs analysis, Methsurv, Km Plotter to generate data that can predict molecular biomarkers associated with hippo pathway in breast cancer development and treatment. The protein-protein interaction pathway was generated using the STRING database to find associations of hippo pathway genes with other dysregulated genes in breast cancer datasets. A disease enrichment study was also done to explore the potential of the hippo pathway in various aspects.

Results

LATS2 and FAT4 genes of the hippo pathway have shown an interesting association with overall survival, hypermethylation, genetic alterations, and decreased expression levels in the breast cancer cohort. Our findings suggest that both of these genes are associated with breast cancer progression and diagnosis and can be utilized as predictive biomarkers by oncologists for personalized therapy in patients.

Details

Title
LATS2 and FAT4 as key candidate genes of hippo pathway associated with the risk and progression of breast cancer: an in-silico approach
Author
Sadaf 1 ; Zafar, Mubashir 2 ; Massey, Sheersh 3 ; Aloliqi, Abdulaziz A 4 ; Anwar, Sadaf 5 ; Ali, Abrar 6 ; Hussain, Malik Asif 7 ; Bhardwaj, Tulika 8 ; Dev, Kapil 1 

 Jamia Millia Islamia, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India (GRID:grid.411818.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 0498 8255) 
 University of Ha’il, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.443320.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0608 0056) 
 Jamia Millia Islamia, Department of Biosciences, New Delhi, India (GRID:grid.411818.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 0498 8255) 
 Qassim University, Department of Basic health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.412602.3) (ISNI:0000 0000 9421 8094) 
 University of Ha’il, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.443320.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0608 0056) 
 University of Ha’il, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.443320.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0608 0056) 
 University of Ha’il, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.443320.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 0608 0056) 
 University of Calgary, Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, Canada (GRID:grid.22072.35) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 7697) 
Pages
28857
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3131664581
Copyright
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