Higher Expression of SPP1 Predicts Poorer Survival Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer
Tongwu Bie, Xuewen Zhang
Abstract
Secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) participated in various biological processes in many cancers, including immune response, tumor progression, and prognosis. However, SPP1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unknown. Clinical-genetic data of HNSCC were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The differential expression of SPP1 in HNSCC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was quantified by bioinformatics methods and verified by western blot and other differential biological methods. We concluded that SPP1 is significantly upregulated in tumor tissues and can become a prognostic biomarker for HNSCC.
Topics & Concepts
Head and neck squamous-cell carcinomaHead and neck cancerBiomarkerCancer researchOncologyWestern blotMedicineCancerBiologyInternal medicineGeneGeneticsRNA modifications and cancerBone and Dental Protein StudiesFerroptosis and cancer prognosis