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Table 3 Information on biological processes based on Gene ontology. Up-regulated proteins identified by proteomic analysis of positive lymph node samples. Proteins are referenced by their HGNC gene symbol

From: Differentially expressed proteins in positive versus negative HNSCC lymph nodes

Biological process

Up-regulated proteinsa

Angiogenesis

HSPB1

Apoptosis

LGALS1, S100A9, SFN

 Anti-apoptosis

ANXA1, GSTP1, HSPB1

Autophagy

S100A9

Cell adhesion

 Cell-cell adhesion

APOA1, POSTN

Cell communication

 Signaling

ANXA1, APOA1, HSPB1, IGHG1, IGKC, LGALS1, S100A7, S100A9, SFN

 Cell-cell signaling

S100A9

Cell growth

 Positive regulation of cell growth

S100A9

Cell migration or movement

 Cell motility

ANXA1, HSPB1, S100A9

Cytoskeleton organization

KRT13, S100A9

Developmental process

 System development

GSTP1, POSTN

 Cell differentiation

ANXA1

 Epidermis development

FABP5, S100A7, SFN

Metabolic process

AKR1B10, APOA1, FABP5, GSTP1

 Protein metabolic process

APOA1, CSTB

 Lipid metabolic process

APOA1, FABP5

 Protein modification process

GSTP1, SFN

Response to stimulus

ANXA1, HSPB1

 Defense response

KRT6A, S100A7, S100A9

 Inflammatory response

ANXA1, APOA1, S100A9

 Immune response

APOA1, IGHG1, IGKC

 Response to ROS

GSTP1, S100A7

Transcription

S100A9, SFN

Translation

HSPB1

Transport

APOA1

  1. aName of up-regulated proteins:AKR1B10 Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10, ANXA1 Annexin A1, APOA1 Apolipoprotein A-I, CSTB Cystatin-B, FABP5 Fatty acid-binding protein, epidermal, GSTP1 Glutathione S-transferase P, HSPB1 Heat shock protein beta-1, IGHG1 Ig gamma-1 chain C region, IGKC Ig kappa chain C region, KRT6A Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6A, KRT13 Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 13, LGALS1 Galectin-1, POSTN Periostin, S100A7 Protein S100A7, S100A9 Protein S100A9, SFN 14–3-3 protein sigma