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A Systems Biology Approach to Study the Biology Characteristics of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Integrating microRNA and Messenger RNA Expression Profiling

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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most malignant tumors. The aim of this study was to investigate the biology characteristics of ESCC by analyzing microRNA and mRNA expression profile. We used BRB-array tools to analyze the deregulated microRNA and mRNA between esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and paired normal adjacent tissues. We used miRTrail and protein–protein interaction methods to explore the related pathways and networks of deregulated microRNA and mRNA. By combining the results of pathways and networks, we found that the deregulated microRNA and their deregulated target mRNA are enriched in the following pathways: DNA replication, cell cycle, ECM-receptor interaction, focal adhesion, mismatch repair, and pathways in cancer. The results showed that many deregulated microRNAs and mRNAs may play a vital role in the pathogenesis of ESCC, and the systems biology approach is very helpful to explore molecular mechanism of ESCC.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81202073) and a grant from the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 20114433120009).

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    Xufeng Li, Chunyu Jiang, Xiaocong Wu, Yao Sun, Junguo Bu, Jiqiang Li, Mingxing Xiao, Yanfang Zheng & Jiren Zhang

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Xufeng Li and Chunyu Jiang contributed equally to this study.

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Li, X., Jiang, C., Wu, X. et al. A Systems Biology Approach to Study the Biology Characteristics of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Integrating microRNA and Messenger RNA Expression Profiling. Cell Biochem Biophys 70, 1369–1376 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-014-0066-6

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