Identification of Key Genes and Pathways Involved in Circulating Tumor Cells in Colorectal Cancer

Table 1

Hub genes identified by the protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks.

Gene symbol	Log FC	Expression	Gene name
EEF2	-1.86	Down	Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2
RPS2	-1.76	Down	Ribosomal protein S2
RPS5	-2.00	Down	Ribosomal protein S5
RPL3	-1.92	Down	Ribosomal protein L3
RPS3	-1.58	Down	Ribosomal protein S3
RPS14	-1.53	Down	Ribosomal protein S14
RPSA	-2.35	Down	Ribosomal protein SA
EEF1A1	-1.88	Down	Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1
RPS15A	-1.46	Down	Ribosomal protein S15a
RPL4	-1.55	Down	Ribosomal protein L4

Gene expression in CTC compared to normal control.