Sensory perception of taste

Across TCGA patient cohorts, RNA activity of the Sensory perception of taste pathway is significantly associated with the protein abundance of multiple proteins, with the HNSC cohort showing a particularly strong set of associations.

The most reproducible pathway-associated proteins across cancer lineages are USP11, BCAS1, and SDF2, each associated with the pathway in up to 6 cancer types. Since the analysis shows associations rather than directional relationships, both pathway-to-partner and partner-to-pathway views are reported.

Each partner is linked to its corresponding Q-omics profile. The scatter plot shows the strongest association, Sensory perception of taste activity versus USP11 in HNSC (Pearson r = -0.33).

Pathway-associated proteins by consensus

Ranked by combined sampling and lineage consensus. X-score (pathway→partner) and Y-score (partner→pathway) are standardized regression coefficients; both directions are reported because the association is undirected. The reported p-values are derived from the association test.

Lineage	Partner protein	X-score	Y-score	p(X)	p(Y)	Sampling consensus	Lineage consensus
HNSC	USP11 →	-0.216	-0.051	.008	.003	3	6
LSCC	BCAS1 →	+0.868	+0.042	.001	<.001	3	6
LSCC	SDF2 →	-0.491	-0.039	<.001	.006	3	5
BRCA	SGSM3 →	+0.412	+0.036	.001	<.001	3	5
BRCA	SYBU →	+0.650	+0.031	<.001	<.001	3	5
BRCA	TRIP13 →	-0.649	-0.042	<.001	<.001	3	5

Each partner links to its Q-omics profile. Showing the 6 strongest associations by consensus.

GO:0050909 vs USP11 — HNSC

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