The XPRSS-Int network genes up-regulated in breast tumors from patients with germline mutations in BRCA1 [GeneID=672] compared to those with the wild type allele.
| PAG Title | The XPRSS-Int network genes up-regulated in breast tumors from patients with germline mutations in BRCA1 [GeneID=672] compared to those with the wild type allele. |
| PAG ID | MAX002342 |
| Type | A |
| Source Link |  MSigDB |
| Publication Reference | NA |
| PAG Description | Many cancer-associated genes remain to be identified to clarify the underlying molecular mechanisms of cancer susceptibility and progression. Better understanding is also required of how mutations in cancer genes affect their products in the context of complex cellular networks. Here we have used a network modeling strategy to identify genes potentially associated with higher risk of breast cancer. Starting with four known genes encoding tumor suppressors of breast cancer, we combined gene expression profiling with functional genomic and proteomic (or 'omic') data from various species to generate a network containing 118 genes linked by 866 potential functional associations. This network shows higher connectivity than expected by chance, suggesting that its components function in biologically related pathways. One of the components of the network is HMMR, encoding a centrosome subunit, for which we demonstrate previously unknown functional associations with the breast cancer-associated gene BRCA1. Two case-control studies of incident breast cancer indicate that the HMMR locus is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in humans. Our network modeling strategy should be useful for the discovery of additional cancer-associated genes. |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Quality Metric Scores | nCoCo Score: 3,150 |
| Information Content | Rich |
| Other IDs | M2180 |
| Base PAG ID | MAX002342 |
| Human Phenotyte Annotation | |
| Curator | PAGER curation team |
| Curator Contact | PAGER-contact@googlegroups.com |
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