AUTHOR=Tian Wenxiu , Wang Ping , Wang Zhimei , Qi Huimin , Dong Junhong , Wang Hongmei TITLE=Phospholipid Phosphatase 4 as a Driver of Malignant Glioma and Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2021 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.790676 DOI=10.3389/fonc.2021.790676 ISSN=2234-943X ABSTRACT=Glioma and pancreatic cancer are tumors with a high degree of malignancy, morbidity, and mortality. The present study explored possible molecular mechanisms and potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of glioma and PAAD. The prognostic value of the genes was evaluated using survival analysis of TCGA data. Following this, the protein expression pattern of the candidate genes was detected in clinical tissue samples. We further performed a retrospective clinical study of the expression of candidate protein-PLPP4 and the survival time of patients. Moreover, the combination of multiple proteins for the prognosis prediction of glioma and PAAD was evaluated. In vitro experiment was conducted to elaborate the potential roles of these biomarkers in clonability and invasion of glioma and PAAD cells.