NFKB1 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: More importantly, in order to compare with our proteomic data and to further define HNSCC-cDC2 phenotype, we defined by literature-search large supervised lists of genes coding for checkpoints and maturation markers (148 genes, Supplementary Data 4), cytokines and chemokines (117 and 52 genes, respectively, Supplementary Data 5–6), and of the NFkB pathway, known for its importance in cDC activation23 (100 genes, Supplementary Data 7), and identified in total 83 genes in common with the HNSCC-cDC2 overexpressed genes (Fig. 4E).