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Background: The family with sequence similarity 20-member C (Fam20C) kinase plays important roles in physiopathological process and is responsible for majority of the secreted phosphoproteome, including substrates associated with tumor cell migration. However, it remains unclear whether Fam20C plays a role in cancers. Here, we aimed to analyze the expression and prognostic value of Fam20C in pan-cancer and to gain insights into the association between Fam20C and immune infiltration. Methods: We analyzed Fam20C expression patterns and the associations between Fam20C expression levels and prognosis in pan-cancer via the ONCOMINE, TIMER (Tumor Immune Estimation Resource), PrognoScan, GEPIA (Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis), and Kaplan–Meier Plotter databases. After that, GEPIA and TIMER databases were applied to investigate the relations between Fam20C expression and immune infiltration across different cancer types, especially BLCA (bladder urothelial carcinoma), LGG (brain lower grade glioma), and STAD (stomach adenocarcinoma). Results: Compared with adjacent normal tissues, Fam20C was widely expressed across many cancers. In general, Fam20C showed a detrimental role in pan-cancer, it was positively associated with poor survival of BLCA, LGG, and STAD patients. Specifically, based on TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) database, a high expression level of Fam20C was associated with worse prognostic value in stages T2–T4 and stages N0–N2 in the cohort of STAD patients. Moreover, Fam20C expression had positive associations with immune infiltration, including CD4+ T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells, and other diverse immune cells in BLCA, LGG, and STAD. Conclusion: Fam20C may serve as a promising prognostic biomarker in pan-cancer and has positive associations with immune infiltrates.

A novel mesoporous SiO2 material (M-SiO2) with MCM-41 structure was readily fabricated from the inexpensive coal gangue via a hydrothermal reaction in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) for CO2 capture. On the basis of orthogonal experimental results, the optimum conditions for the preparation of M-SiO2 were identified as follows: the SiO3 2– leaching of 21 g/L from coal gangue, the CTAB concentration of 0.25 mol/L, the HCl concentration of 2.5 mol/L, the hydrothermal temperature of 393.15 K, and the hydrothermal time of 20 h. Under the optimum condition, the M-SiO2 exhibited an adsorption capability of 9.61 mg/g to 8% CO2 at 298.15 K. To further improve the CO2 adsorption performance, the M-SiO2 was chemically modified using ethylenediamine (EDA), and the optimum conditions for the modification of M-SiO2 were identified as follows: the impregnation time of 10 h, the drying temperature of 343.15 K, and the ratio of EDA/M-SiO2 = 2:1. Under the optimum conditions, the adsorption capability of EDA-modified M-SiO2 (EDA-M-SiO2) was increased by 83.5 mg/g. The obtained M-SiO2 and EDA-M-SiO2 were systemically characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction measurements techniques. The analytical results indicated that the M-SiO2 was mainly composed of O and Si in the form of SiO2 with a specific surface area of 156 m2/g, and part of M-SiO2 exhibited a structure similar to MCM-41. Moreover, the mechanisms of EDA modification and CO2 adsorption were investigated and discussed in detail.

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