In silico investigation of MAPK1 mediated key protein interactors in
lung squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract
MAPK1 signaling pathway promotes development and survival of epithelial
tissue. MAPKs family controls the activity of microenvironment by
triggering the intracellular signaling. Present study was designed to
understand the MAPK1 PPI by using STRING database and retrieve top
twenty interaction network to analyze the significance of MAPK1 related
proteins in lung Squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC). A cancer platform,
cBioPortal was used to perform gene alteration analysis to uncover their
participation in lung SqCC progression. TP53 gene showed high ratio
alteration among eleven lung SqCC linked disease causing MAPK1 mediated
pathway genes in comparative study of lung squamous cell carcinoma TCGA,
nature 2012 dataset. In present study, using meta-analysis, it has been
characterized that vital MAPK1 signaling pathway altered interactions
that are MYLK, BCL2, TP53, BCL6, RAF1, CTTN, FGF19, FGF3, FGF4, ATR,
TP63, HES1, CDKN2A, RASA, MRAS, TNFSF10, IL12A, TEK, PTEN, AGTR1, DVL3,
EPHB1, TRIO, RPS6KA1, RPS6KA2, FOS, FGFR1, PAK2, PRKCI, PIK3CA, PIK3CG
and KDR. These are involved in cell proliferation, growth,
differentiation, tumor suppressed activities and apoptosis. In aberrant
conditions they act as oncogenic and anti-apoptotic agents. The
empirical validation of MAPK1 signaling cascade key interactions in lung
SqCC may give fruitful selection of therapeutic targets for squamous
cell carcinoma in future.