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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

NTF2 Upregulation in HNSCC: a Predictive Marker and Potential Therapeutic Target Associated With Immune Infiltration.

Guangxu Xuan, Xin Zhang, Min Zhang, Minghang Yu, Yujie Zhou, Xiaosong He, Xiaopeng Hu, Xi Wang, Liangfa Liu

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Guangxu XuanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Minghang YuBeijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yujie ZhouDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Beijing Key Laboratory for Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Department of Oncology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiaosong HeDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Xiaopeng HuDepartment of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xi WangBeijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liangfa LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Chao-Yang Hospital · CNBeijing Ditan Hospital · CNBeijing Friendship Hospital · CNGuilin Medical University · CNNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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Abstract

Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a type of malignant tumor with an increasing incidence worldwide and a meager 5-year survival rate. It is known that nuclear transporter factor 2 (NTF2) transports related proteins into the nucleus physiologically. However, the role of NTF2 in HNSCC remains unclear. Methods: In this study, RNA-Seq data of HNSCC samples with corresponding clinical information were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. In addition, other expression profiling data were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differential expressions of NTF2, along with the overall survival (OS) rates were identified and analyzed. Then, the clinical features and expression levels of NTF2 were utilized to develop a prognostic model. The study also utilized the Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) methods to determine the related pathways of NTF2. Furthermore, the Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) database was referenced to discover the immune correlation of NTF2. In this research investigation, RT-qPCR, western blotting, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, wound-healing assay, and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining methods were adopted to perform experimental verifications. Results: This study's results confirmed that the NTF2 expressions were significantly increased in HNSCC tissue when compared with normal tissue. In addition, the high expression levels of NTF2 were found to be associated with poor prognoses, which was confirmed Conclusions: This study defined a novel prognostic model associated with the expressions of NTF2, which was shown to be independently related to the OS of HNSCC. It was concluded in this study that NTF2 might be a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for HNSCC.

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HNSCCimmune checkpointimmune infiltrationNTF2prognostic biomarker

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