(A) Unsupervised cluster analysis of prostate cancers (data set
from ref. [19]) reveals molecular subtypes of prostate cancer
(1, 2 and 3, labeled), and gene-expression features reflecting underlying
biological processes. Left, thumbnail heatmap of the
cluster analysis. Right, enlarged view of the
“proliferation cluster”, with selected genes shown
(MKI67, TOP2A and
E2F1 in red text, marked by arrow). Red and green
expression levels reflect high and low values, respectively (see key). Red
filled circles (below) identify lymph node metastases.
(B) Overlap matrix of proliferation cluster genes
(N = 94) with canonical pathway (CP) gene sets
identifies top gene set matches (all significant,
P<0.001) all relating to cell-cycle/proliferation. Solid
blue fill indicates overlapping membership between proliferation cluster and
queried gene sets.