To delineate the specific cell populations expressing MRPS7 and MRPS23 within the tumor microenvironment of NPC, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis using datasets NPC-GSE150430 and NPC-GSE162025 from the TISCH database (Fig. 3A-F). The gene discussed is MRPS23; the disease is nasopharyngeal carcinoma.