Knowledge-Guided “Community Network” Analysis Reveals the Functional Modules and Candidate Targets in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Open Access
- 16 February 2021
- Vol. 10 (2), 402
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020402
Abstract
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies that are the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Although many NSCLC-related genes and pathways have been identified, there remains an urgent need to mechanistically understand how these genes and pathways drive NSCLC. Here, we propose a knowledge-guided and network-based integration method, called the node and edge Prioritization-based Community Analysis, to identify functional modules and their candidate targets in NSCLC. The protein–protein interaction network was prioritized by performing a random walk with restart algorithm based on NSCLC seed genes and the integrating edge weights, and then a “community network” was constructed by combining Girvan–Newman and Label Propagation algorithms. This systems biology analysis revealed that the CCNB1-mediated network in the largest community provides a modular biomarker, the second community serves as a drug regulatory module, and the two are connected by some contextual signaling motifs. Moreover, integrating structural information into the signaling network suggested novel protein–protein interactions with therapeutic significance, such as interactions between GNG11 and CXCR2, CXCL3, and PPBP. This study provides new mechanistic insights into the landscape of cellular functions in the context of modular networks and will help in developing therapeutic targets for NSCLC.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31872723)
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