Basic information

Full name
growth differentiation factor 15
Ensembl
ENSG00000130513.6
Summary
This gene encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate each subunit of the disulfide-linked homodimer. The protein is expressed in a broad range of cell types, acts as a pleiotropic cytokine and is involved in the stress response program of cells after cellular injury. Increased protein levels are associated with disease states such as tissue hypoxia, inflammation, acute injury and oxidative stress. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]
Annotation
Ligand

Protein product

  • ENST00000252809.3 Primary ENSP00000252809.3 (0 phosphosite)
Phosphosites on the primary protein product
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Tumor and normal comparison

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Signed p-values
Data type
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
RNA0.74--3.7e-9--3.0e-4-2.9e-58.6e-12-0.71-
protein0.36--0.0949.3e-4--0.08-1.6e-52.5e-3-0.735.2e-4

* P-values are from Wilcoxon rank sum test and can be clicked to show the box plots. Positive values mean higher abundance in tumor. BRCA and GBM do not have normal samples.

mRNA expression at gene level
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC0246810121416log2(RSEM+1)tumornormal
Protein expression
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC17181920212223242526log2(MS1 intensity)tumornormal

* Mild outlier: filled circle; Extreme outlier: empty circle.

Phenotype and mutation association

Manhattan plot summarizing associations of phenotypes and mutations across all cohorts and omics data types

BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC02468101214160-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16Pan-cancer0246810121416182022242628300-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30proteinRNASCNVclinicalpathwaycell typegenomicmutation-log10 of P-value

* Data points of significant associations above and below the dotted lines can be hovered to show the phenotype.

Associations of the protein abundance of GDF15 with phenotypes and mutations

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Signed p-values
Phenotype
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
PROGENy: p532.5e-81.6e-30.350.0259.7e-6-0.20.014.9e-30.140.760.32
HALLMARK_GLYCOLYSIS1.1e-60.835.3e-30.384.6e-3-0.880.033-0.59-0.331.8e-34e-7
HALLMARK_P53_PATHWAY2.7e-50.110.0020.376.8e-4-6.8e-30.220.530.240.0670.033
HALLMARK_HYPOXIA6.9e-50.180.120.651.5e-3-0.430.69-0.520.150.0198.6e-4
HALLMARK_ESTROGEN_RESPONSE_EARLY6.9e-59.9e-50.0290.997.2e-3-0.615.1e-40.063-0.68-0.460.89
HALLMARK_PROTEIN_SECRETION1.4e-40.120.10.243.9e-30.310.110.30.220.57-0.52
Clinical: overall_survival4.8e-4-3.1e-3--0.961.3e-30.120.38--0.940.46
ARID1A mutation1.1e-3--0.26--0.008---0.058
HALLMARK_CHOLESTEROL_HOMEOSTASIS1.8e-30.410.010.370.027-0.4-0.690.49-0.780.62.4e-4
HALLMARK_ANGIOGENESIS1.9e-33.1e-3-0.990.0945.1e-5-0.530.33-0.860.420.52-0.65
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* P-values could be from test for Spearman correlation, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test or Cox regression depending on the data type. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Cis-association

Associations between omics data of GDF15

BRCA0.610.04-0.10proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCCRCC0.340.18-0.13proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCOAD0.240.090.01proteinmRNASCNVmethylationGBM0.68-0.040.03proteinmRNASCNVmethylationHNSCC0.450.090.17proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLSCC0.74-0.050.01proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLUAD0.630.050.09proteinmRNASCNVmethylationOV0.120.080.00proteinmRNASCNVmethylationPDAC0.550.230.36proteinmRNASCNVmethylationUCEC0.70-0.020.04proteinmRNASCNVmethylation

* The numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients and can be clicked to show the scatter plots. The color and size of the circles correlate with the coefficients.

Trans-association

Associations of the protein abundance of GDF15 and the protein abundance of other genes

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Signed p-values
Gene
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
No matching records found

* P-values are from test for Spearman correlation. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Gene set enrichment analysis

Submit genes and the common logarithm of the p-values of their association with to WebGestalt.