Research Article

Label-Free Proteomics of Oral Mucosa Tissue to Identify Potential Biomarkers That Can Flag Predilection of Precancerous Lesions to Oral Cell Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study

Table 5

Functional association of proteins assessed using ClueGO+CluePedia.

S. no.TermOntology sourceTerm value corrected with Bonferroni step-downAssociated genes (%)Associated genes found

1Response to oxidative stressGO_biological process0.84[HSPA1B, LDHA, PRDX1, TXN]
2Regulation of supramolecular fiber organizationGO_biological process0.75[HSPA1B, SPTAN1, WDR1]
3Regulation of actin filament depolymerizationGO_biological process3.45[SPTAN1, WDR1]
4Glycolysis/gluconeogenesisKEGG2.99[ALDH2, LDHA]
5Pyruvate metabolismKEGG4.26[ALDH2, LDHA]