Across TCGA patient cohorts, RNA activity of the Embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye pathway is significantly associated with the protein abundance of multiple proteins, with the PDAC cohort showing a particularly strong set of associations.
The most reproducible pathway-associated proteins across cancer lineages are PLAU, SETMAR, and ALOX5, each associated with the pathway in up to 7 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, Embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye activity versus PLAU in PDAC (Pearson r = -0.48).