Development of a five-protein signature for predicting the prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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Currently no reliable indicators are available for predicting the clinical outcome of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study aimed to develop a protein-based model to improve the prognosis prediction of HNSCC. The proteome data of HNSCC cohort was downloaded from The Cancer Proteome Atlas (TCPA) portal. The TCPA HNSCC cohort was randomly divided into the discovery and validation cohort. A protein-based risk signature was developed with the discovery cohort, and then verified with the validation cohort. The prognostic value of HER3_pY1289 was further determined. We have constructed a five-protein risk signature which was strongly associated with the overall survival (OS) in the discovery cohort. Similar findings were observed in the validation cohort. The protein-based risk signature was identified as an independent prognostic factor for HNSCC. A nomogram model built on the protein-based risk signature exhibited good performance for predicting OS. Our immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis showed that higher HER3_pY1289 staining intensity was closely associated with unfavorable prognosis of HNSCC. HER3 suppression inhibited the proliferation and invasion capacity of HNSCC cells. Collectively, we have developed a protein-based risk signature for accurately predicting the prognosis of HNSCC, which might provide valuable information for optimal individualized treatment regimens.

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The correlation between mRNA and protein abundances in the cell has been reported to be notoriously poor. Recent technological advances in the quantitative analysis of mRNA and protein species in complex samples allow the detailed analysis of this pathway at the center of biological systems. We give an overview of available methods for the identification and quantification of free and ribosome-bound mRNA, protein abundances and individual protein turnover rates. We review available literature on the correlation of mRNA and protein abundances and discuss biological and technical parameters influencing the correlation of these central biological molecules.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Aging (Albany NY)

Journal ID (publisher-id): Aging

Title: Aging (Albany NY)

Publisher: Impact Journals

ISSN (Electronic): 1945-4589

Publication date Collection: 15 October 2020

Publication date (Electronic): 13 October 2020

Volume: 12

Issue: 19

Pages: 19740-19755

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[1 ]Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China

[2 ]UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

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Correspondence to: Xinyuan Zhao; email: zhaoxinyuan1989@smu.edu.cn

Correspondence to: Li Cui; email: zsucllj@ucla.edu

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Publisher ID: 104036

DOI: 10.18632/aging.104036

PMC ID: 7732293

PubMed ID: 33049713

SO-VID: 3301f342-9c2c-4e91-bdb9-684b21318878

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Development of a five-protein signature for predicting the prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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