Cell differentiation involved in phenotypic switching

pathway activity — tumor vs normal
GO:0090679Tumor vs NormalRNA activityBox plot · TCGA cohorts

Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, RNA activity of the Cell differentiation involved in phenotypic switching pathway differs between tumor and matched normal tissue in 17 of the 18 cancer types tested.

The strongest signal is observed in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), where pathway activity is higher in tumor tissue than in matched normal tissue. In most cancer types, this pathway shows higher activity in tumors.

COAD, BLCA, and LIHC show the most reproducible tumor–normal differences in pathway activity.

Tumor vs normal pathway activity by lineage

Ranked by sampling consensus. Activity change represents the tumor-versus-normal difference in pathway activity on a log2 scale. Positive values indicate higher pathway activity in tumor tissue. The reported p-values are derived from the corresponding differential activity tests.
LineageGenderStageActivity changepSampling consensus
COADFemaleIII,IV+0.256<.00111view →
BLCAAllIII,IV+0.157<.00111view →
LIHCAllIII,IV+0.092<.0019view →
LUSCMaleII,III,IV+0.143<.0018view →
HNSCMaleIII,IV+0.136<.0018view →
STADMaleAll+0.132<.0018view →
KICHAllII,III,IV+0.118<.0017view →
KIRCAllAll+0.047<.0017view →
UCECAllII,III,IV+0.162<.0016view →
BRCAAllIII,IV+0.138<.0016view →
LUADFemaleAll+0.102<.0016view →
THCAAllIII,IV+0.080.0036view →
Pink = more active in tumor, green = less active in tumor. Showing the 12 strongest of 17 lineages.

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