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However, the prognostic value and the biological function of SMOC1 in tumor remain unclear.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> In this study, we explored the expression profile and prognostic value of SMOC1 in pan-cancers, especially glioma, <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> multiple databases, including Oncomine, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive 2, PrognoScan, Kaplan\u2013Meier plotter, and the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas database. Furthermore, LinkedOmics was used to identify the genes coexpressed with SMOC1 and to perform Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways and Gene Ontology analysis in low-grade glioma (LGG). Also, the Cancer Single-Cell State Atlas database was used to evaluate the correlation between SMOC1 expression and functional state activities in glioma cells. In addition, the Tumor Immune Estimation Resource and TISIDB databases were used to evaluate the correlations between SMOC1 expression and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in the tumor microenvironment.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Compared with normal brain tissues, the expression of SMOC1 was increased in LGG tissues. The higher expression of SMOC1 was significantly correlated with better survival of LGG patients. Additionally, functional analyses showed that the SMOC1 coexpressed genes were inhibited in processes such as response to type I interferon and interferon-gamma, lymphocyte-mediated immunity, leukocyte migration, adaptive immune response, neutrophil-mediated immunity, T cell activation, and pathways including EMC\u2013receptor interaction, Th17 cell differentiation, and leukocyte <jats:italic>trans<\/jats:italic>-endothelial migration in LGG. Moreover, the expression of SMOC1 was correlated with stemness, hypoxia, EMT, and metastasis of glioma cells. Additionally, the expression of SMOC1 expression was negatively correlated with levels of infiltrating B cells, CD8<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T cells, CD4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T cells, macrophages, neutrophils and dendritic cells, and gene markers of most immune cells in LGG.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Our results suggest that SMOC1 could be a potential biomarker to determine prognosis and might play a specific role in the tumor microenvironment of glioma, thereby influencing the development and progression of glioma. 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