PMID- 33315534 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211115 LR - 20211115 IS - 2165-5987 (Electronic) IS - 2165-5979 (Print) IS - 2165-5979 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Dec TI - The underlying molecular mechanism and identification of transcription factor markers for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 208-224 LID - 10.1080/21655979.2020.1862527 [doi] AB - The screening and treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) still perplexes clinicians, making it necessary to explore new markers. To this end, this research examined the underlying molecular mechanism of LSCC based on high-throughput datasets (n = 249) from multiple databases. It also identified transcription factors (TFs) independently associated with LSCC prognosis. Through Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses, differential expression genes of LSCC were deemed relevant to the extracellular matrix and its related structures or pathways, suggesting that the extracellular matrix plays an important role in LSCC. At the same time, several hub genes that may also have important roles in LSCC were identified via protein-protein interaction analysis, including CDC45, TPX2, AURKA, KIF2C, NUF, MUC1, MUC7, MUC4, MUC15, and MUC21. Eight unreported LSCC prognostic TFs - BCAT1, CHD4, FOXA2, GATA6, HNF1A, HOXB13, MAFF, and TCF4 - were screened via Kaplan-Meier curves. Cox analysis determined for the first time that HOXB13 expression and gender were independently associated with LSCC prognosis. Compared to control tissues, elevated expression of HOXB13 was found in LSCC tissues (standardized mean difference = 0.44, 95% confidence interval [0.13-0.76]). HOXB13 expression also makes it feasible to screen LSCC from non-LSCC (area under the curve = 0.77), and HOXB13 may play an essential role in LSCC by regulating HOXB7. In conclusion, HOXB13 may be a novel marker for LSCC clinical screening and treatment. FAU - Mo, Bin-Yu AU - Mo BY AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Liuzhou People's Hospital of Guangxi , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Guo-Sheng AU - Li GS AD - Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Su-Ning AU - Huang SN AD - Department of Radiotherapy, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - He, Wei-Ying AU - He WY AD - Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Xie, Li-Yuan AU - Xie LY AD - Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Wei, Zhu-Xin AU - Wei ZX AD - Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Su, Ya-Si AU - Su YS AD - Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Liang, Yue AU - Liang Y AD - Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Yang, Li AU - Yang L AD - Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Ye, Cheng AU - Ye C AD - Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Dai, Wen-Bin AU - Dai WB AD - Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital , Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. FAU - Ruan, Lin AU - Ruan L AD - Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Bioengineered JT - Bioengineered JID - 101581063 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (HOXB13 protein, human) RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - *Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics/metabolism MH - Databases, Genetic MH - Female MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms/diagnosis/genetics/metabolism/mortality MH - Homeodomain Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Prognosis MH - Protein Interaction Maps/genetics MH - *Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/diagnosis/genetics/metabolism/mortality MH - *Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC8291796 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - RNA sequencing OT - homeobox B13 OT - prognosis OT - transcription factor COIS- The authors report no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/16 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/04 CRDT- 2020/12/14 17:12 PHST- 2020/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/14 17:12 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1862527 [pii] AID - 10.1080/21655979.2020.1862527 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioengineered. 2021 Dec;12(1):208-224. doi: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1862527.