RPN2 and cancer: Collectively, the glycosylation status of several molecules associated with tumor cell invasion may be regulated by RPN2 expression.37 Moreover, considering the regulation of sphere formation ability of osteosarcoma cells, RPN2 might be correlated with cancer stem cell properties of osteosarcoma, which was also indicated in breast cancer cells.37 Since the direct interaction of these phenotypes with RPN2 in osteosarcoma has not been elucidated, further study is needed to clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying the tumor-suppressive function by RPN2 silencing.