Abstract:Objective To explore the hub genes of gallbladder cancer occurrence through TCGA database, and to search for prognostic genes of gallbladder cancer.Methods Download the transcriptome data of gallbladder cancer and normal tissues from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Use the edgeR package in R software to analyze the differential expression of the data and obtain the differentially expressed genes for GO and KEGG enrichment analysis, and construct protein-protein interaction (PPI) network through STRING online bioinformatics tools. Cytoscape software was applied for the screening of hub genes, and the survival package in R software was applied for the survival prognosis analysis of these hub genes.Results A total of 1 766 differentially expressed genes in the gallbladder were obtained, including 1 172 up-regulated genes and 594 down-regulated genes. The differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in cyclooxygenase P450 pathway, organelle membrane, arachidonic acid cyclooxygenase activity and metabolic pathway. The PPI network obtained 10 hub genes, namely BUB1, BUB1B, CDK1, UBE2C, KIF2C, AURKB, CDC20, KIF23, CCNB2, and KIF20A. Survival analysis showed that KIF23 was significantly associated with the prognosis of gallbladder cancer.Conclusion The 10 hub genes of gallbladder cancer mined on the base of TCGA database will help to understand the development process of gallbladder cancer. KIF23 may become a potential therapeutic target and prognostic marker for gallbladder cancer.