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Table 1 Genes most responsive to Runx2 in C4-2B cells

From: Runx2 transcriptome of prostate cancer cells: insights into invasiveness and bone metastasis

Gene ID

Symbol

Gene Name

Anova

Fold change

Description of cancer related or other major function

Reference

   

p value

I

II

q

  

Transcription regulators

7069

THRSP

Thyroid hormone responsive

3.5E-06

7

5

 

Transcription of enzymes involved in tumor lipid metabolism

 

29947

DNMT3L

DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 3-like

5.5E-08

5

6

> 50

DNA methylation, nucleic acid metabolic process

 

4091

SMAD6

SMAD family member 6

8.1E-10

5

4

 

Cell communication, TGF-beta receptor signaling pathway

 

6591

SNAI2

Snail homolog 2 (Drosophila)

8.8E-07

4

12

6

Promotes EMT by repressing E-cadherin transcription

[44]

6662

SOX9

SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9

4.4E-07

4

6

17

Promotes chondrocyte differentiation, cell migration, and EMT

[110]

7025

NR2F1

Nuclear receptor subfamily 2,

3.5E-07

3

14

2

Ligand-dependent receptor, regulation of transcription termination

 

678

ZFP36L2

Zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 2

4.1E-09

3

10

 

Regulation of RNA metabolic process

 

4088

SMAD3

SMAD family member 3

6.3E-10

3

7

25

Signal transducer downstream of TGF-β receptors

 

283248

RCOR2

REST corepressor 2

2.9E-06

3

7

 

Negative regulation of transcription

 

10217

CTDSPL

Small CTD phosphatase 3

1.9E-09

-2

-3

 

Phosphatase, dephosphorylates Rb, suppresses cellular growth

 

1870

E2F2

E2F transcription factor 2

8.2E-10

-2

-5

-4

Transcription activator, regulation of cell cycle progression, proliferation

 

90390

MED30

Mediator complex subunit 30

< 1.0E-12

-2

-3

 

Transcription activator, Androgen receptor signaling pathway

 

4609

MYC

V-myc myelocytomatosis viral oncogene

2.9E-07

-2

-3

-2

Positive regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis

[111, 112]

29893

PSMC3IP

PSMC3 interacting protein

3.5E-08

-2

-4

 

Gene expression from RNA PolII

 

4602

MYB

Viral oncogene homolog (avian)

1.6E-08

-3

-5

-3

G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle

 

4824

NKX3-1

NK3 homeobox 1

3.7E-08

-3

-3

 

Transcription repressor, loss induces prostate tumorigenesis

 

Intracellular signaling, cell cycle and proliferation

51655

RASD1

RAS, dexamethasone-induced 1

6.8E-12

26

19

> 50

Ras related, suppresses cell proliferation, inhibits tumor growth

[92]

6446

SGK

Serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1

< 1.0E-12

19

45

 

Cellular Na+ ion homeostasis, cell survival

 

57007

CXCR7

Chemokine receptor 7

9.2E-11

8

12

30

Receptor for SDF-1, GPCR, enhanced integrin activation and tumor growth

[113]

1843

DUSP1

Dual specificity phosphatase 1

9.1E-13

8

8

10

Regulator of cell cycle, response to stress

[114]

5580

PRKCD

Protein kinase C, delta

2.0E-11

6

5

12

Serine-Threonine Kinase, cell proliferation, cell contraction

 

55890

GPRC5C

G protein-coupled receptor, family C

1.3E-09

5

5

25

GPCR, cell communication

 

10461

MERTK

C-mer proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase

6.2E-10

4

6

39

Protein amino acid phosphorylation

 

5920

RARRES3

Retinoic acid receptor responder 3

4.3E-08

3

8

40

Negative regulation of cell proliferation

 

1903

EDG3

Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3

4.8E-10

3

7

 

GPCR, enhances tumor growth, cell migration, and angiogenesis

[77–79, 115, 116]

8877

SPHK1

Sphingosine kinase 1

7.5E-09

3

12

36

Kinase for the production of S1P, enhances tumor growth, cell migration, and angiogenesis, PCa cell survival against chemotherapy, osteoclast chemotaxis

[77–79, 115, 116]

7049

TGFBR3

Transforming growth factor, β receptor III

7.1E-09

3

4

12

Negative regulation of TGFβ receptor signaling pathway

 

4921

DDR2

Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2

2.9E-05

2

5

 

Collagen binding, cell proliferation

 

1017

CDK2

Cyclin-dependent kinase 2

1.3E-03

-2

-3

-4

Kinase, mitotic cell cycle, cell proliferation

 

55038

CDCA4

Cell division cycle associated 4

7.2E-08

-2

-4

-4

Repressor of E2F-dependent transcriptional activation and cell proliferation

 

5997

RGS2

Regulator of G-protein signaling 2, 24 kDa

9.0E-09

-3

-3

 

Cell cycle, GPCR signaling pathway, cell communication

 

25805

BAMBI

BMP and activin membrane-bound

inhibitor homolog (Xenopus laevis)

9.7E-10

-2

-3

 

TGF-β signaling pathway

 

Cellular movement, adhesion, invasion, cytoskeleton remodeling

89797

NAV2

Neuron navigator 2

6.7E-09

9

10

29

Scaffold protein, actin cytoskeleton remodeling, nervous system development

[53]

27111

SDCBP2

Syndecan binding protein 2

2.2E-03

6

15

 

Binds SDC2, regulates cell adhesion and communication with ECM molecules

[84, 85]

11344

PTK9L

Twinfilin

9.0E-10

6

5

11

Actin-binding protein, cytoskeleton organization

[57]

83715

ESPN

Espin

2.1E-08

5

8

> 50

Actin-binding-bundling protein, actin cytoskeleton dynamics, cell locomotion

[54, 117, 118]

51474

LIMA1

Eplin, LIM domain and actin binding 1

3.0E-10

4

5

15

Cytoskeleton-associated protein, regulation of actin filament depolymerization

[56]

8829

NRP1

Neuropilin 1

4.1E-08

4

11

40

TM, coreceptor for VEGF, collagen binding, cell adhesion, invasion

[119]

4582

MUC1

Mucin 1, cell surface associated

1.1E-09

4

4

 

TM, cell adhesion, invasion

[120]

4131

MAP1B

Microtubule-associated protein 1B

7.1E-09

3

9

18

Trans-membrane glycoprotein, cytoskeleton organization

[55, 121]

9644

SH3PXD2A

SH3 and PX domains 2A

1.4E-09

3

7

 

Adaptor protein, ECM degradation by actin based invadopedia formation

[122]

6275

S100A4

S100 calcium binding protein A4

2.6E-08

2

24

> 50

EF-hand calcium-binding protein, promotes cell motility, tumor metastasis

[49]

6383

SDC2

Syndecan 2

3.1E-06

2

5

32

TM, bind signaling factors, cell adhesion, angiogenesis, ECM degradation

[84, 85]

1013

CDH15

Cadherin 15, type 1, M-cadherin

6.9E-08

2

5

21

TM, Ca2+dependent intercellular adhesion, skeletal muscle development

[123]

Secreted factors

1437

CSF2

Colony stimulating factor 2/GM-CSF

2.3E-09

12

17

> 50

Cytokine, osteolytic bone metastasis

[72]

5225

PGC

Progastricsin (pepsinogen C)

3.9E-12

11

15

 

Aspartyl proteinase

[47]

5304

PIP

Prolactin-induced protein

< 1.0E-12

10

79

> 50

Aspartyl proteinase, ligand for CD4 receptor T cells

[46]

8857

FCGBP

Fc fragment of IgG binding protein

1.5E-09

5

9

 

Cell adhesion, cell-cell recognition

 

6387

CXCL12

Chemokine ligand 12 (SDF-1)

2.2E-06

5

7

23

Chemokine, stem cell trafficking to bone, migration, metastasis of tumor cells

[58–65]

7422

VEGFA

Vascular endothelial growth factor A

4.5E-10

5

3

4

Growth factor, angiogenesis, cellular morphogenesis during differentiation

[88–91]

1907

EDN2

Endothelin 2

4.3E-07

5

2

 

Growth factor, vasoactive, G-protein signaling, smooth muscle contraction

[87]

5654

HTRA1

HtrA serine peptidase 1

6.9E-10

3

18

 

Serine protease, differentially expressed in osteoarthritic cartillage

[124]

3817

KLK2

Kallikrein-related peptidase 2

1.5E-08

4

3

 

Serine protease, protein metabolic process

 

4880

NPPC

Natriuretic peptide precursor C

1.8E-10

4

17

> 50

Peptide, potent natriuretic, diuretic, and vasodilating

 

7057

THBS1

Thrombospondin 1

3.0E-10

4

14

> 50

Cell adhesion, heparin-binding, anti-angiogenic

 

3934

LCN2

Lipocalin 2

5.1E-08

4

10

5

ECM protein, present ligands to cell surface receptors, promotes EMT

[45]

6462

SHBG

Sex hormone-binding globulin

8.7E-10

4

10

 

Steroid-binding, signal

 

57642

COL20A1

Collagen, type XX, α 1

4.9E-07

4

10

> 50

Adhesion, establishment of localization, transport

 

4254

KITLG

KIT ligand

2.3E-08

4

7

41

Hematopoietic growth factor and ligand for the KIT tyrosine kinase receptor

 

4884

NPTX1

Neuronal pentraxin I

2.5E-07

3

20

 

Cell-cell signaling, transport, establishment of localization

 

3486

IGFBP3

IGF binding protein 3

2.2E-08

3

7

 

Regulation of cell growth, communication, apoptosis

 

9806

SPOCK2

Sparc/osteonectin, cwcv, kazal-like

domains proteoglycan (testican) 2

1.1E-06

3

4

 

Cell differentiation, ECM organization and biogenesis

 

8530

CST7

Cystatin F (leukocystatin)

3.0E-09

2

25

 

Competitive inhibitors of cysteine proteases, metastasis associated protein

[48]

4885

NPTX2

Neuronal pentraxin II

7.6E-09

2

6

 

Cell-cell signaling, synaptic transmission

 

147381

CBLN2

ADAM MMP with Thbs-1 motif

5.2E-12

-3

-3

 

Peptidase, cleavage of precerebellin in the nervous system

 

6781

STC1

Spondin 2

3.6E-08

-3

-3

 

ECM protein, integrin ligand, pattern recognition

 

7035

TFPI

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor

3.9E-05

-3

-4

 

Kunitz-type inhibitor of blood coagulation by blocking factor Xa

 

9518

GDF15

Growth differentiation factor 15

1.6E-09

-2

-8

-7

Growth factor, TGF-β signaling pathway, cell communication

 
  1. Fold changes on day 1 and day 2 are listed in columns I and II respectively, and column q lists fold changes based on RT-qPCR analysis of the day-2 samples. Major gene functions were determined using knowledge databases from OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance of Man), IPAâ„¢ systems and the indicated referenced literature. Abbreviations: EMT, epithelial to mesenchymal transition; TM, transmembrane; GPCR, G-protein coupled receptor; ECM, extracellular matrix.