We have located links that may give you full text access.
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thermodynamic measures of cancer: Gibbs free energy and entropy of protein-protein interactions.
Journal of Biological Physics 2016 June
Thermodynamics is an important driving factor for chemical processes and for life. Earlier work has shown that each cancer has its own molecular signaling network that supports its life cycle and that different cancers have different thermodynamic entropies characterizing their signaling networks. The respective thermodynamic entropies correlate with 5-year survival for each cancer. We now show that by overlaying mRNA transcription data from a specific tumor type onto a human protein-protein interaction network, we can derive the Gibbs free energy for the specific cancer. The Gibbs free energy correlates with 5-year survival (Pearson correlation of -0.7181, p value of 0.0294). Using an expression relating entropy and Gibbs free energy to enthalpy, we derive an empirical relation for cancer network enthalpy. Combining this with previously published results, we now show a complete set of extensive thermodynamic properties and cancer type with 5-year survival.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app