“…FOXQ1 is a member of the forkhead-box (FOX) transcription factor gene family, which contains a winged helix DNA binding domain and has important functions in development, cancer, aging, cell cycle regulation, cell migration, and other diverse cellular processes [ 1 – 5 ]. Previous studies in mammals show that the functions of FOXQ1 include promoting epithelial differentiation [ 6 – 11 ], inhibiting smooth muscle differentiation [ 12 ], mediating hair development [ 13 , 14 ], controlling gastric acid production and secretion in stomach mucous cells [ 15 , 16 ], regulating glucose metabolism [ 17 ], as well as possible immunological functions [ 18 , 19 ]. Additionally, upregulation of FOXQ1 is found in a large host of cancer types, possibly to regulate cell proliferation and invasion, including breast [ 7 , 20 , 21 ], colorectal [ 22 – 25 ], pancreatic [ 26 , 27 ], gastric [ 28 – 31 ], bladder [ 32 ], liver [ 33 – 36 ], lung [ 37 , 38 ], ovarian [ 39 , 40 ], and glioma [ 41 ].…”