Table 1 Pathways distinguishing the HER2+ MET-like and HER2− EMT-like CTCs. The p-value was determined by Fisher’s Exact Test

From: Hydro-Seq enables contamination-free high-throughput single-cell RNA-sequencing for circulating tumor cells

Top-ranked pathways

p-value

Roles

Integrin-linked kinase signaling

2.17E-08

EMT/MET

Stabilization and expansion of the E-cadherin adherens junction

3.66E-06

EMT/MET

Signaling events mediated by focal adhesion kinase

1.21E-04

EMT/MET

Validated targets of C-MYC transcriptional activation

1.38E-04

CSC

PDGFR-beta signaling pathway

6.56E-04

CSC

AP-1 transcription factor network

5.88E-04

 

RhoA signaling pathway

3.28E-04

CSC

Regulation of Telomerase

1.73E-03

CSC

ErbB1 downstream signaling

2.22E-03

CSC

PAR1-mediated thrombin signaling events

1.16E-03