Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data

Abstract Background Aging and tumorigenesis share intricate regulatory processes, that alter the genome, epigenome, transcriptome and immune landscape of tissues. Discovering the link between aging and cancer in terms of multiomics characteristics remains a challenge for biomedical researchers. Meth...

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Main Authors: Dahua Xu, Yutong Shen, Nihui Zhang, Guoqing Deng, Dehua Zheng, Peihu Li, Jiale Cai, Guanghui Tian, Qingchen Wei, Hongyan Jiang, Jiankai Xu, Bo Wang, Kongning Li
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11150-z
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author Dahua Xu
Yutong Shen
Nihui Zhang
Guoqing Deng
Dehua Zheng
Peihu Li
Jiale Cai
Guanghui Tian
Qingchen Wei
Hongyan Jiang
Jiankai Xu
Bo Wang
Kongning Li
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Yutong Shen
Nihui Zhang
Guoqing Deng
Dehua Zheng
Peihu Li
Jiale Cai
Guanghui Tian
Qingchen Wei
Hongyan Jiang
Jiankai Xu
Bo Wang
Kongning Li
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description Abstract Background Aging and tumorigenesis share intricate regulatory processes, that alter the genome, epigenome, transcriptome and immune landscape of tissues. Discovering the link between aging and cancer in terms of multiomics characteristics remains a challenge for biomedical researchers. Methods We collected high-throughput datasets for 57 human tumors and 20 normal tissues, including 23,125 samples with age information. On the basis of these sufficient omics data, we introduced six useful modules including genomic (somatic mutation and copy number variation), gene expression, DNA methylation, hallmarks (aging and cancer), immune landscape (immune infiltration, immune pathways, immune signatures, and antitumor immune activities) and survival analysis. Correlation and differential analyses were performed for the multiomic signatures associated with aging at the gene level. Results We developed Aging2Cancer ( http://210.37.77.200:8080/Aging2Cancer/index.jsp ), which is a comprehensive database and analysis platform for revealing the associations between aging and cancer. Users can search for and visualize the results of genes of interest to explore the relationships between aging and cancer at the gene level for different omics levels. Conclusions We believe that Aging2Cancer is a valuable resource for identifying novel biomarkers and will serve as a bridge for linking aging to cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-28dae3758a244cd29ebde2236a6c7d2f2025-08-20T02:39:43ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642024-12-012511910.1186/s12864-024-11150-zAging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics dataDahua Xu0Yutong Shen1Nihui Zhang2Guoqing Deng3Dehua Zheng4Peihu Li5Jiale Cai6Guanghui Tian7Qingchen Wei8Hongyan Jiang9Jiankai Xu10Bo Wang11Kongning Li12College of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityCollege of Biomedical Information and Engineering, Hainan Affiliated Hospital, Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Medical UniversityAbstract Background Aging and tumorigenesis share intricate regulatory processes, that alter the genome, epigenome, transcriptome and immune landscape of tissues. Discovering the link between aging and cancer in terms of multiomics characteristics remains a challenge for biomedical researchers. Methods We collected high-throughput datasets for 57 human tumors and 20 normal tissues, including 23,125 samples with age information. On the basis of these sufficient omics data, we introduced six useful modules including genomic (somatic mutation and copy number variation), gene expression, DNA methylation, hallmarks (aging and cancer), immune landscape (immune infiltration, immune pathways, immune signatures, and antitumor immune activities) and survival analysis. Correlation and differential analyses were performed for the multiomic signatures associated with aging at the gene level. Results We developed Aging2Cancer ( http://210.37.77.200:8080/Aging2Cancer/index.jsp ), which is a comprehensive database and analysis platform for revealing the associations between aging and cancer. Users can search for and visualize the results of genes of interest to explore the relationships between aging and cancer at the gene level for different omics levels. Conclusions We believe that Aging2Cancer is a valuable resource for identifying novel biomarkers and will serve as a bridge for linking aging to cancer.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11150-zAgingCancerDatabaseMultiomics
spellingShingle Dahua Xu
Yutong Shen
Nihui Zhang
Guoqing Deng
Dehua Zheng
Peihu Li
Jiale Cai
Guanghui Tian
Qingchen Wei
Hongyan Jiang
Jiankai Xu
Bo Wang
Kongning Li
Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
BMC Genomics
Aging
Cancer
Database
Multiomics
title Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
title_full Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
title_fullStr Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
title_full_unstemmed Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
title_short Aging2Cancer: an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi-omics data
title_sort aging2cancer an integrated resource for linking aging to tumor multi omics data
topic Aging
Cancer
Database
Multiomics
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11150-z
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