The expression of ACTB, ACTG1, ACTN4, ACTR2, ACTR3, ANLN, AP2A1, ARPC4, CAPZA2, CAPZB, CFL1, CLTA, CLTB, CORO1B, CORO1C, DAB2, DBN1, EPS15, FLNA, FLNB, INF2, IQGAP1, LIMA1, MYH9, MYO18A, MYO5A, SPTAN1, SPTBN1, SVIL, SYNPO, TMOD3, TPM1, and WDR1 were significantly increased in PAAD tissue (P < 0.05) (Supplementary File 3). Here, DBN1 is linked to pancreatic adenocarcinoma.