Anders H Kverneland, Florian Harking, Joel Mario Vej-Nielsen, Magnus Huusfeldt, Dorte B Bekker-Jensen, Inge Marie Svane, Nicolai Bache, Jesper V Olsen
{"title":"Fully Automated Workflow for Integrated Sample Digestion and Evotip Loading Enabling High-Throughput Clinical Proteomics.","authors":"Anders H Kverneland, Florian Harking, Joel Mario Vej-Nielsen, Magnus Huusfeldt, Dorte B Bekker-Jensen, Inge Marie Svane, Nicolai Bache, Jesper V Olsen","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100790","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100790","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Protein identification and quantification is an important tool for biomarker discovery. With the increased sensitivity and speed of modern mass spectrometers, sample preparation remains a bottleneck for studying large cohorts. To address this issue, we prepared and evaluated a simple and efficient workflow on the Opentrons OT-2 robot that combines sample digestion, cleanup, and loading on Evotips in a fully automated manner, allowing the processing of up to 192 samples in 6 h. Analysis of 192 automated HeLa cell sample preparations consistently identified ∼8000 protein groups and ∼130,000 peptide precursors with an 11.5 min active liquid chromatography gradient with the Evosep One and narrow-window data-independent acquisition (nDIA) with the Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometer providing a throughput of 100 samples per day. Our results demonstrate a highly sensitive workflow yielding both reproducibility and stability at low sample inputs. The workflow is optimized for minimal sample starting amount to reduce the costs for reagents needed for sample preparation, which is critical when analyzing large biological cohorts. Building on the digesting workflow, we incorporated an automated phosphopeptide enrichment step using magnetic titanium-immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography beads. This allows for a fully automated proteome and phosphoproteome sample preparation in a single step with high sensitivity. Using the integrated digestion and Evotip loading workflow, we evaluated the effects of cancer immune therapy on the plasma proteome in metastatic melanoma patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100790"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11251069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141081982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Galectin-3-Binding Protein Inhibits Extracellular Heparan 6-O-Endosulfatase Sulf-2.","authors":"Aswini Panigrahi, Julius Benicky, Reem Aljuhani, Pritha Mukherjee, Zora Nováková, Cyril Bařinka, Radoslav Goldman","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100793","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100793","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human extracellular 6-O-endosulfatases Sulf-1 and Sulf-2 are the only enzymes that post-synthetically alter the 6-O sulfation of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPG), which regulates interactions of HSPG with many proteins. Oncogenicity of Sulf-2 in different cancers has been documented, and we have shown that Sulf-2 is associated with poor survival outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Despite its importance, limited information is available on direct protein-protein interactions of the Sulf-2 protein in the tumor microenvironment. In this study, we used monoclonal antibody (mAb) affinity purification and mass spectrometry to identify galectin-3-binding protein (LG3BP) as a highly specific binding partner of Sulf-2 in the conditioned media of HNSCC cell lines. We validated their direct interaction in vitro using recombinant proteins and have shown that the chondroitin sulfate (CS) covalently bound to the Sulf-2 influences the binding to LG3BP. We confirmed the importance of the CS chain for the interaction by generating a mutant Sulf-2 protein that lacks the CS. Importantly, we have shown that the LG3BP inhibits Sulf-2 activity in vitro in a concentration-dependent manner. As a consequence, the addition of LG3BP to a spheroid cell culture inhibited the invasion of the HNSCC cells into Matrigel. Thus, Sulf-2 interaction with LG3BP may regulate the physiological activity of the Sulf-2 enzyme as well as its activity in the tumor microenvironment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100793"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259796/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiao Qi, Hao Li, Yu Du, Yun Liu, Wenwen He, Jiaqi Meng, Ling Wei, Keke Zhang, Yi Lu, Xiangjia Zhu
{"title":"Circulating Autoantibody Profiling Identifies LIMS1 as a Potential Target for Pathogenic Autoimmunity in pathologic Myopia.","authors":"Jiao Qi, Hao Li, Yu Du, Yun Liu, Wenwen He, Jiaqi Meng, Ling Wei, Keke Zhang, Yi Lu, Xiangjia Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100783","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100783","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High myopia is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, among which pathologic myopia, characterized by typical myopic macular degeneration, is the most detrimental. However, its pathogenesis remains largely unknown. Here, using a HuProt array, we first initiated a serological autoantibody profiling of high myopia and identified 18 potential autoantibodies, of which anti-LIMS1 autoantibody was validated by a customized focused microarray. Further subgroup analysis revealed its actual relevance to pathologic myopia, rather than simple high myopia without myopic macular degeneration. Mechanistically, anti-LIMS1 autoantibody predominantly belonged to IgG1/IgG2/IgG3 subclasses. Serum IgG obtained from patients with pathologic myopia could disrupt the barrier function of retinal pigment epithelial cells via cytoskeleton disorganization and tight junction component reduction, and also trigger a pro-inflammatory mediator cascade in retinal pigment epithelial cells, which were all attenuated by depletion of anti-LIMS1 autoantibody. Together, these data uncover a previously unrecognized autoimmune etiology of myopic macular degeneration in pathologic myopia.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100783"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11215957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140904138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos, Aleksander Moldt Haack, Elizabeta Madzharova, Antea Di Lorenzo, Rawad Hanna, Erwin M Schoof, Ulrich Auf dem Keller
{"title":"CLIPPER 2.0: Peptide-Level Annotation and Data Analysis for Positional Proteomics.","authors":"Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos, Aleksander Moldt Haack, Elizabeta Madzharova, Antea Di Lorenzo, Rawad Hanna, Erwin M Schoof, Ulrich Auf dem Keller","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Positional proteomics methodologies have transformed protease research, and have brought mass spectrometry (MS)-based degradomics studies to the forefront of protease characterization and system-wide interrogation of protease signaling. Considerable advancements in both sensitivity and throughput of liquid chromatography (LC)-MS/MS instrumentation enable the generation of enormous positional proteomics datasets of natural and protein termini and neo-termini of cleaved protease substrates. However, concomitant progress has not been observed to the same extent in data analysis and post-processing steps, arguably constituting the largest bottleneck in positional proteomics workflows. Here, we present a computational tool, CLIPPER 2.0, that builds on prior algorithms developed for MS-based protein termini analysis, facilitating peptide-level annotation and data analysis. CLIPPER 2.0 can be used with several sample preparation workflows and proteomics search algorithms and enables fast and automated database information retrieval, statistical and network analysis, as well as visualization of terminomic datasets. We demonstrate the applicability of our tool by analyzing GluC and MMP9 cleavages in HeLa lysates. CLIPPER 2.0 is available at https://github.com/UadKLab/CLIPPER-2.0.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100781"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11192779/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140850480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenyuan Zhu, Minzhe Li, Qingsong Wang, Jian Shen, Jianguo Ji
{"title":"Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Reveals Functional Alterations of the Peripheral Immune System in Colorectal Cancer.","authors":"Wenyuan Zhu, Minzhe Li, Qingsong Wang, Jian Shen, Jianguo Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100784","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is characterized by high morbidity, high mortality, and limited response to immunotherapies. The peripheral immune system is an important component of tumor immunity, and enhancements of peripheral immunity help to suppress tumor progression. However, the functional alterations of the peripheral immune system in CRC are unclear. Here, we used mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics to establish a protein expression atlas for the peripheral immune system in CRC, including plasma and five types of immune cells (CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells, CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells, monocytes, natural killer cells, and B cells). Synthesizing the results of the multidimensional analysis, we observed an enhanced inflammatory phenotype in CRC, including elevated expression of plasma inflammatory proteins, activation of the inflammatory pathway in monocytes, and increased inflammation-related ligand-receptor interactions. Notably, we observed tumor effects on peripheral T cells, including altered cell subpopulation ratios and suppression of cell function. Suppression of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell function is mainly mediated by high expression levels of protein tyrosine phosphatases. Among them, the expression of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J (PTPRJ) gradually increased with CRC progression; knockdown of PTPRJ in vitro could promote T cell activation, thereby enhancing peripheral immunity. We also found that the combination of leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) and apolipoprotein A4 (APOA4) had the best predictive ability for colorectal cancer and has the potential to be a biomarker. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the peripheral immune system in CRC. It also offers insights regarding the potential clinical utilities of these peripheral immune characteristics as diagnostic indicators and therapeutic targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100784"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11215959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140912445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Zhang, Zhangfan Fu, Haocheng Zhang, Ke Lin, Jieyu Song, Jingxin Guo, Qiran Zhang, Guanmin Yuan, Hongyu Wang, Mingxiang Fan, Yuanhan Zhao, Rui Sun, Tiannan Guo, Ning Jiang, Chao Qiu, Wenhong Zhang, Jingwen Ai
{"title":"Proteomic and Cellular Characterization of Omicron Breakthrough Infections and a Third Homologous or Heterologous Boosting Vaccination in a Longitudinal Cohort.","authors":"Yi Zhang, Zhangfan Fu, Haocheng Zhang, Ke Lin, Jieyu Song, Jingxin Guo, Qiran Zhang, Guanmin Yuan, Hongyu Wang, Mingxiang Fan, Yuanhan Zhao, Rui Sun, Tiannan Guo, Ning Jiang, Chao Qiu, Wenhong Zhang, Jingwen Ai","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The understanding of dynamic plasma proteome features in hybrid immunity and breakthrough infection is limited. A deeper understanding of the immune differences between heterologous and homologous immunization could assist in the future establishment of vaccination strategies. In this study, 40 participants who received a third dose of either a homologous BBIBP-CorV or a heterologous ZF2001 protein subunit vaccine following two doses of inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines and 12 patients with BA2.2 breakthrough infections were enrolled. Serum samples were collected at days 0, 28, and 180 following the boosting vaccination and breakthrough and then analyzed using neutralizing antibody tests and mass spectrometer-based proteomics. Mass cytometry of peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples was also performed in this cohort. The chemokine signaling pathway and humoral response markers (IgG2 and IgG3) associated with infection were found to be upregulated in breakthrough infections compared to vaccination-induced immunity. Elevated expression of IGKV, IGHV, IL-17 signaling, and the phagocytosis pathway, along with lower expression of FGL2, were correlated with higher antibody levels in the boosting vaccination groups. The MAPK signaling pathway and Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis were more enriched in the heterologous immunization groups than in the homologous immunization groups. Breakthrough infections can trigger more intensive inflammatory chemokine responses than vaccination. T-cell and innate immune activation have been shown to be closely related to enhanced antibody levels after vaccination and therefore might be potential targets for vaccine adjuvant design.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100769"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11154224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"phuEGO: A Network-Based Method to Reconstruct Active Signaling Pathways From Phosphoproteomics Datasets.","authors":"Girolamo Giudice, Haoqi Chen, Thodoris Koutsandreas, Evangelia Petsalaki","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Signaling networks are critical for virtually all cell functions. Our current knowledge of cell signaling has been summarized in signaling pathway databases, which, while useful, are highly biased toward well-studied processes, and do not capture context specific network wiring or pathway cross-talk. Mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics data can provide a more unbiased view of active cell signaling processes in a given context, however, it suffers from low signal-to-noise ratio and poor reproducibility across experiments. While progress in methods to extract active signaling signatures from such data has been made, there are still limitations with respect to balancing bias and interpretability. Here we present phuEGO, which combines up-to-three-layer network propagation with ego network decomposition to provide small networks comprising active functional signaling modules. PhuEGO boosts the signal-to-noise ratio from global phosphoproteomics datasets, enriches the resulting networks for functional phosphosites and allows the improved comparison and integration across datasets. We applied phuEGO to five phosphoproteomics data sets from cell lines collected upon infection with SARS CoV2. PhuEGO was better able to identify common active functions across datasets and to point to a subnetwork enriched for known COVID-19 targets. Overall, phuEGO provides a flexible tool to the community for the improved functional interpretation of global phosphoproteomics datasets.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100771"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11134849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marina Hermosilla-Trespaderne, Mark Xinchen Hu-Yang, Abeer Dannoura, Andrew M Frey, Amy L George, Matthias Trost, José Luis Marín-Rubio
{"title":"Proteomic Analysis Reveals Trilaciclib-Induced Senescence.","authors":"Marina Hermosilla-Trespaderne, Mark Xinchen Hu-Yang, Abeer Dannoura, Andrew M Frey, Amy L George, Matthias Trost, José Luis Marín-Rubio","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100778","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trilaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor, was approved as a myeloprotective agent for protecting bone marrow from chemotherapy-induced damage in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. This is achieved through the induction of a temporary halt in the cell cycle of bone marrow cells. While it has been studied in various cancer types, its potential in hematological cancers remains unexplored. This research aimed to investigate the efficacy of trilaciclib in hematological cancers. Utilizing mass spectrometry-based proteomics, we examined the alterations induced by trilaciclib in the chronic myeloid leukemia cell line, K562. Interestingly, trilaciclib promoted senescence in these cells rather than cell death, as observed in acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and myeloma cells. In K562 cells, trilaciclib hindered cell cycle progression and proliferation by stabilizing cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 and downregulating cell cycle-related proteins, along with the concomitant activation of autophagy pathways. Additionally, trilaciclib-induced senescence was also observed in the nonsmall cell lung carcinoma cell line, A549. These findings highlight trilaciclib's potential as a therapeutic option for hematological cancers and underscore the need to carefully balance senescence induction and autophagy modulation in chronic myeloid leukemia treatment, as well as in nonsmall cell lung carcinoma cell line.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100778"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141265/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Enström, Robert Carlsson, Carolina Buizza, Marvel Lewi, Gesine Paul
{"title":"Pericyte-Specific Secretome Profiling in Hypoxia Using TurboID in a Multicellular in Vitro Spheroid Model.","authors":"Andreas Enström, Robert Carlsson, Carolina Buizza, Marvel Lewi, Gesine Paul","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100782","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cellular communication within the brain is imperative for maintaining homeostasis and mounting effective responses to pathological triggers like hypoxia. However, a comprehensive understanding of the precise composition and dynamic release of secreted molecules has remained elusive, confined primarily to investigations using isolated monocultures. To overcome these limitations, we utilized the potential of TurboID, a non-toxic biotin ligation enzyme, to capture and enrich secreted proteins specifically originating from human brain pericytes in spheroid cocultures with human endothelial cells and astrocytes. This approach allowed us to characterize the pericyte secretome within a more physiologically relevant multicellular setting encompassing the constituents of the blood-brain barrier. Through a combination of mass spectrometry and multiplex immunoassays, we identified a wide spectrum of different secreted proteins by pericytes. Our findings demonstrate that the pericytes secretome is profoundly shaped by their intercellular communication with other blood-brain barrier-residing cells. Moreover, we identified substantial differences in the secretory profiles between hypoxic and normoxic pericytes. Mass spectrometry analysis showed that hypoxic pericytes in coculture increase their release of signals related to protein secretion, mTOR signaling, and the complement system, while hypoxic pericytes in monocultures showed an upregulation in proliferative pathways including G2M checkpoints, E2F-, and Myc-targets. In addition, hypoxic pericytes show an upregulation of proangiogenic proteins such as VEGFA but display downregulation of canonical proinflammatory cytokines such as CXCL1, MCP-1, and CXCL6. Understanding the specific composition of secreted proteins in the multicellular brain microvasculature is crucial for advancing our knowledge of brain homeostasis and the mechanisms underlying pathology. This study has implications for the identification of targeted therapeutic strategies aimed at modulating microvascular signaling in brain pathologies associated with hypoxia.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100782"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11176767/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140850639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Robert O'Neill, Marcos Yébenes Mayordomo, Goran Mitulović, Sofian Al Shboul, Georges Bedran, Jakub Faktor, Lenka Hernychova, Lukas Uhrik, Maria Gómez-Herranz, Mikołaj Kocikowski, Vicki Save, Bořivoj Vojtěšek, Mark J Arends, Ted Hupp, Javier Antonio Alfaro
{"title":"Multi-Omic Analysis of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Uncovers Candidate Therapeutic Targets and Cancer-Selective Posttranscriptional Regulation.","authors":"J Robert O'Neill, Marcos Yébenes Mayordomo, Goran Mitulović, Sofian Al Shboul, Georges Bedran, Jakub Faktor, Lenka Hernychova, Lukas Uhrik, Maria Gómez-Herranz, Mikołaj Kocikowski, Vicki Save, Bořivoj Vojtěšek, Mark J Arends, Ted Hupp, Javier Antonio Alfaro","doi":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100764","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Efforts to address the poor prognosis associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have been hampered by a lack of biomarkers to identify early disease and therapeutic targets. Despite extensive efforts to understand the somatic mutations associated with EAC over the past decade, a gap remains in understanding how the atlas of genomic aberrations in this cancer impacts the proteome and which somatic variants are of importance for the disease phenotype. We performed a quantitative proteomic analysis of 23 EACs and matched adjacent normal esophageal and gastric tissues. We explored the correlation of transcript and protein abundance using tissue-matched RNA-seq and proteomic data from seven patients and further integrated these data with a cohort of EAC RNA-seq data (n = 264 patients), EAC whole-genome sequencing (n = 454 patients), and external published datasets. We quantified protein expression from 5879 genes in EAC and patient-matched normal tissues. Several biomarker candidates with EAC-selective expression were identified, including the transmembrane protein GPA33. We further verified the EAC-enriched expression of GPA33 in an external cohort of 115 patients and confirm this as an attractive diagnostic and therapeutic target. To further extend the insights gained from our proteomic data, an integrated analysis of protein and RNA expression in EAC and normal tissues revealed several genes with poorly correlated protein and RNA abundance, suggesting posttranscriptional regulation of protein expression. These outlier genes, including SLC25A30, TAOK2, and AGMAT, only rarely demonstrated somatic mutation, suggesting post-transcriptional drivers for this EAC-specific phenotype. AGMAT was demonstrated to be overexpressed at the protein level in EAC compared to adjacent normal tissues with an EAC-selective, post-transcriptional mechanism of regulation of protein abundance proposed. Integrated analysis of proteome, transcriptome, and genome in EAC has revealed several genes with tumor-selective, posttranscriptional regulation of protein expression, which may be an exploitable vulnerability.</p>","PeriodicalId":18712,"journal":{"name":"Molecular & Cellular Proteomics","volume":" ","pages":"100764"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11245951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140857243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}