Across TCGA pan-cancer cohorts, NAE1 mass-spec protein is linked to patient survival in 4 of 34 cancer types, making it a survival-associated NAE1 data layer compared with 21 for mass-spec protein and 3 for mutation status.
The strongest signal is observed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), where higher NAE1 mass-spec protein is associated with worse overall survival. In most high-consensus cancer types, elevated NAE1 expression acts as an unfavorable survival marker, although some lineages such as GBM show a favorable association.
HNSC, LSCC, and GBM are the cancer types where NAE1 mass-spec protein most reproducibly stratifies survival.