Fig. 2.
Identification of the matrix stiffness-related ECM genes with prognostic significance in HCC. (A) Identification of the top 30 DEGs for HCC in the TCGA database. (B) Venn diagram showing 65 matrix stiffness-related ECM-related genes. (C-D) Heatmap and circle plot of KEGG analysis of matrix stiffness-related ECM genes; hsa04142, lysosome; hsa05135, Yersinia infection; hsa04330, Notch signalling pathway; hsa04110, cell cycle; hsa00970, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis; hsa03320, PPAR signalling pathway; hsa05100, bacterial invasion of epithelial cells; hsa04062, chemokine signalling pathway; hsa05417, lipid and atherosclerosis; and hsa04666, Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis. (D) Mutational landscape of matrix stiffness-related ECM genes in the TCGA cohort. (E) The median TMB of matrix stiffness-related ECM genes. (F) Forest plot of univariate Cox regression analysis for matrix stiffness-related ECM genes with significant prognostic value
