PMID- 33123469 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201031 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2020 TI - Interferon-Induced Protein 44 Correlated With Immune Infiltration Serves as a Potential Prognostic Indicator in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. PG - 557157 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.557157 [doi] LID - 557157 AB - Interferon-induced protein 44 (IFI44) containing a guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) binding domain was reported to play a significant role in the immune response to autoimmune disease. However, its roles involved in cancers remain unclear. Here, we detected the expression of IFI44 in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pan-cancer and generally explored the effect of IFI44 on immune infiltration in the tumor microenvironment (TME). The results displayed that IFI44 was mainly located in the cytoplasm and overexpressed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) samples compared with normal tissues. Survival analysis exhibited that IFI44 was remarkably associated with the clinical outcomes, particularly in lymph node-positive and locally advanced HNSC patients. Biological analysis showed that IFI44 was correlated with such immune biological processes as antigen-presenting and nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B signaling pathways. Immune signature analysis demonstrated that the expression of IFI44 was positively correlated with the infiltration of CD4(+) cells and macrophages as well as neutrophils in HNSC. Taken together, these data suggested that IFI44 was abnormally expressed in cancer tissues and indicated the potential impact of IFI44 on the tumor immune infiltration in HNSC. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Pan, Wang, Huang, Dai, Yang, Liang, Wu, Zhang, Huang, Yuan, Wu, Wang, Liao, Huang and Guan. FAU - Pan, Hua AU - Pan H AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Xiaoqing AU - Wang X AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Weiqiang AU - Huang W AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Dai, Yongmei AU - Dai Y AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. AD - Department of Oncology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China. FAU - Yang, Mi AU - Yang M AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liang, Huazhen AU - Liang H AD - Department of Oncology, Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming, China. FAU - Wu, Xixi AU - Wu X AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhang, Longshan AU - Zhang L AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Wenqi AU - Huang W AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Yuan, Lu AU - Yuan L AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wu, Yuting AU - Wu Y AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Yin AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liao, Liwei AU - Liao L AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Jihong AU - Huang J AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Guan, Jian AU - Guan J AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201006 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC7573551 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IFI44 OT - head and neck squamous cell carcinoma OT - immune infiltration OT - locally advanced OT - poor prognosis EDAT- 2020/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/31 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2020/10/30 05:55 PHST- 2020/05/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/30 05:55 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.557157 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2020 Oct 6;10:557157. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.557157. eCollection 2020.