Table 2 Canonical pathways represented among the top 10% of decreased and increased methylated genes from differentially methylated regions in germinoma relative to yolk sac tumours (p-values < 0.01)

From: Differences in DNA methylation profiles by histologic subtype of paediatric germ cell tumours: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group

IPA pathway

Genes

p-value

Decreased methylation in germinomaa compared to YST

TWEAK signalling

TRAF3, TRAF2, TNFSF12, CASP8, CASP7, TRAF1

0.0001

Cardiac hypertrophy signalling

ADCY3, RHOT2, HAND1, ADRB3, PIK3R3, NKX2–5, PLCD3, CACNA1E, GNAO1, PRKACA, GNB2, IGF1R, PIK3CD, GNB1L, FNBP1

0.0001

Tec kinase signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, TNFSF12, GNAO1, RHOT2, GNB2, PIK3CD, JAK3, GNB1L, TNF, FNBP1, PRKCZ

0.0001

Sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, PLCD3, PDGFA, ADCY3, RHOT2, PIK3CD, CASP8, FNBP1, CASP7

0.0002

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-mediated apoptosis of target cells

CD247, B2M, HLA-A, CASP8, CASP7

0.0004

Role of NFAT in cardiac hypertrophy

PIK3R3, PLCD3, NKX2–5, HDAC7, ADCY3, GNB2, PRKACA, IGF1R, HAND1, PIK3CD, GNB1L, PRKCZ

0.0004

Molecular mechanisms of cancer

RAPGEF1, RHOT2, ADCY3, PRKCZ, PIK3R3, PTK2, NF1, CDK20, GNAO1, E2F1, PRKACA, PIK3CD, CASP8, JAK3, NOTCH1, FNBP1, CASP7, LRP1

0.001

NF-κB signalling

PIK3R3, TRAF3, TRAF2, PRKACA, IGF1R, PIK3CD, LTBR, CASP8, TNFRSF1B, TNF, PRKCZ

0.001

Role of macrophages, fibroblasts and endothelial cells in rheumatoid arthritis

TRAF3, PDGFA, PRKCZ, PIK3R3, PLCD3, TRAF2, APC2, GNAO1, PIK3CD, LTBR, SOST, TNFRSF1B, TNF, LRP1, TRAF1

0.001

RAR activation

PIK3R3, PRMT2, CSK, NR2F2, ADCY3, PRKACA, PIK3CD, NCOR2, PML, PRKCZ, SMARCA4

0.001

Huntington’s disease signalling

SDHA, PRKCZ, PIK3R3, DNAJC5, HDAC7, GNB2, IGF1R, VAMP3, PIK3CD, NCOR2, CASP8, GNB1L, CASP7

0.001

Small-cell lung cancer signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, TRAF3, TRAF2, E2F1, PIK3CD, TRAF1

0.001

Type I diabetes mellitus signalling

CD247, CD28, TRAF2, HLA-A, GAD1, CASP8, TNFRSF1B, TNF

0.002

CXCR4 signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, GNAO1, ADCY3, RHOT2, GNB2, PIK3CD, GNB1L, FNBP1, PRKCZ

0.002

Lymphotoxin β-receptor signalling

PIK3R3, TRAF3, TRAF2, PIK3CD, LTBR, TRAF1

0.002

Death receptor signalling

TRAF2, TNFSF12, LMNA, CASP8, TNFRSF1B, TNF, CASP7

0.002

Thrombin signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, PLCD3, GNAO1, ADCY3, RHOT2, GNB2, PIK3CD, GNB1L, FNBP1, PRKCZ

0.002

Myc-mediated apoptosis signalling

PIK3R3, YWHAG, IGF1R, PIK3CD, CASP8, PRKCZ

0.002

TNFR2 signalling

TRAF2, TNFRSF1B, TNF, TRAF1

0.003

Colorectal cancer metastasis signalling

PIK3R3, GRK2, ADCY3, RHOT2, GNB2, PRKACA, PIK3CD, JAK3, GNB1L, TNF, FNBP1, LRP1

0.004

CREB signalling in neurons

PIK3R3, PLCD3, GRM3, GNAO1, ADCY3, GNB2, PRKACA, PIK3CD, GNB1L, PRKCZ

0.004

Relaxin signalling

PIK3R3, PDE9A, GNAO1, ADCY3, GNB2, PRKACA, PIK3CD, GNB1L, PRKCZ

0.004

Gαq signalling

PIK3R3, GRK2, CSK, RHOT2, GNB2, PIK3CD, GNB1L, FNBP1, PRKCZ

0.004

CD40 signalling

PIK3R3, TRAF3, TRAF2, PIK3CD, JAK3, TRAF1

0.004

Glioblastoma multiforme signalling

PIK3R3, PLCD3, NF1, PDGFA, E2F1, RHOT2, IGF1R, PIK3CD, FNBP1

0.005

IGF-1 signalling

PTK2, PIK3R3, YWHAG, PRKACA, IGF1R, PIK3CD, PRKCZ

0.005

P2Y purigenic receptor signalling pathway

PIK3R3, PLCD3, ADCY3, GNB2, PRKACA, PIK3CD, GNB1L, PRKCZ

0.005

Antigen presentation pathway

B2M, PSMB9, HLA-A, TAP1

0.006

Cardiac β-adrenergic Signalling

CACNA1E, GRK2, PDE9A, PPP1R3C, ADCY3, GNB2, PRKACA, GNB1L

0.006

Induction of apoptosis by HIV1

TRAF2, CASP8, TNFRSF1B, TNF, TRAF1

0.007

Role of PKR in interferon induction and antiviral response

TRAF3, TRAF2, CASP8, TNF

0.008

Increased methylation in germinoma relative to YST

  

Axonal guidance signalling

NTNG1, EFNB2, SRGAP3, BMP4, GLIS1, ARHGEF7, GNA12, C9orf3, ADAM19, PFN2, HHIP, KLB, GNG7, PRKCB

0.0005

Signalling by Rho family GTPases

MAP3K9, CDH1, GNA12, ARHGEF7, PIP4K2B, ARHGEF18, ARHGEF3, KLB, GNG7

0.002

Breast cancer regulation by stathmin1

CAMK1D, ARHGEF7, ARHGEF18, ITPR1, ARHGEF3, KLB, GNG7, PRKCB

0.002

RhoGDI signalling

CDH1, GNA12, ARHGEF7, PIP4K2B, ARHGEF18, ARHGEF3, GNG7

0.003

TR/RXR activation

F10, PDE3B, PFKP, THRB, KLB

0.004

Coagulation system

F10, F3, SERPINF2

0.006

Thrombin signalling

CAMK1D, GNA12, ITPR1, ARHGEF3, KLB, GNG7, PRKCB

0.007

Guanosine nucleotides degradation III

NT5C2, ACPP

0.007

Relaxin signalling

PDE3B, GNA12, PDE4D, NPR2, KLB, GNG7

0.007

Urate biosynthesis/inosine 5’-phosphate degradation

NT5C2, ACPP

0.009

  1. aGerminoma includes germinoma, seminoma and dysgerminoma