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. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e101004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101004

Table 7. Correlations between expression enzymes associated with serine/glycine metabolism and stromal expression of glycolysis-associated enzymes.

Parameters Glut-1 in stroma CAIX in stroma MCT4 in stroma
Negative n = 693 (%) Positive n = 16 (%) P-value* Negative n = 595 (%) Positive n = 114 (%) P-value* Negative n = 409 (%) Positive n = 300 (%) P-value*
PHGDH in tumor 1.482 0.618 <0.001
Negative 444 (64.1) 8 (50.0) 387 (65.0) 65 (57.0) 297 (72.6) 155 (51.7)
Positive 249 (35.9) 8 (50.0) 208 (35.0) 49 (43.0) 112 (27.4) 145 (48.3)
PSAT1 in tumor 6.000 0.462 4.710
Negative 514 (74.2) 12 (75.0) 449 (75.5) 77 (67.5) 305 (74.6) 221 (73.7)
Positive 179 (25.8) 4 (25.0) 146 (24.5) 37 (32.5) 104 (25.4) 79 (26.3)
PSPH in tumor 0.018 1.410 <0.001
Negative 602 (86.9) 9 (56.3) 517 (86.9) 94 (82.5) 372 (91.0) 239 (79.7)
Positive 91 (13.1) 7 (43.8) 78 (13.1) 20 (17.5) 37 (9.0) 61 (20.3)
PSPH in stroma <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Negative 619 (89.3) 6 (37.5) 542 (91.1) 83 (72.8) 392 (95.8) 233 (77.7)
Positive 74 (10.7) 10 (62.5) 53 (8.9) 31 (27.2) 17 (4.2) 67 (22.3)
SHMT1 in tumor 1.788 4.476 0.558
Negative 586 (84.6) 12 (75.0) 503 (84.5) 95 (83.3) 353 (86.3) 245 (81.7)
Positive 107 (15.4) 4 (25.0) 92 (15.5) 19 (16.7) 56 (13.7) 55 (18.3)
SHMT1 in stroma 0.060 <0.001 <0.001
Negative 308 (44.4) 2 (12.5) 292 (49.1) 18 (15.8) 236 (57.7) 74 (24.7)
Positive 385 (55.6) 14 (87.5) 303 (50.9) 96 (84.2) 173 (42.3) 226 (75.3)
GLDC in tumor 0.540 0.114 0.072
Negative 365 (52.7) 5 (31.3) 322 (54.1) 48 (42.1) 230 (56.2) 140 (46.7)
Positive 328 (47.3) 11 (68.8) 273 (45.9) 66 (57.9) 179 (43.8) 160 (53.3)
GLDC in stroma <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Negative 614 (88.6) 7 (43.8) 552 (92.8) 69 (60.5) 387 (94.6) 234 (78.0)
Positive 79 (11.4) 9 (56.3) 43 (7.2) 45 (39.5) 22 (5.4) 66 (22.0)

*p-value was corrected by the Bonferroni method.