p16 and p53 can Serve as Prognostic Markers for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the expression and clinical significance of human papilloma virus-related pathogenic factors (p16, cyclin D1, p53) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and construct a predictive model.

Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas was used to obtain clinical data for 112 patients with HNSCC. Expression of p16, p53, and cyclin D1 was quantified.

Proliferation-associated 2G4 P48 is stabilized by malignant T-cell amplified sequence 1 and promotes the proliferation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Background/purpose: Proliferation-associated protein 2G4 () has alternative transcriptional and translational initiation. One dominant transcript could be translated into two protein isoforms (PA2G4-P42 and PA2G4-P48). In this study, we aimed to explore the effects of PA2G4-P42 and PA2G4-P48 on the proliferation of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and the mechanisms regulating PA2G4-P48 stability.