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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2020

Protein Expression Analysis of an In Vitro Murine Model of Prostate Cancer Progression: Towards Identification of High-Potential Therapeutic Targets.

Hisham F Bahmad, Wenjing Peng, Rui Zhu, Farah Ballout, Alissar Monzer, Mohamad K Elajami, Firas Kobeissy, Wassim Abou-Kheir, Yehia Mechref

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Hisham F BahmadDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-3799-2595
Wenjing PengDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
Rui ZhuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
Farah BalloutDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Alissar MonzerDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Mohamad K ElajamiDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.
Firas KobeissyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-5008-6944
Wassim Abou-KheirDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-9324
Yehia MechrefDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
American University of Beirut · LBTexas Tech University · USFlorida International University · USMount Sinai Medical Center · US

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American University of Beirut WAK2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstate cancer (PC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men worldwide. The poor prognosis of PC is largely due to late diagnosis of the disease when it has progressed to advanced stages marked by androgen-independence. We interrogated proteomic signatures that embody the transition of PC from an androgen-dependent (AD) to an androgen-independent (AI) state.

methodsWe have previously established AD and AI murine PC cell lines, PLum-AD and PLum-AI, respectively, which recapitulate primary and progressive PC at phenotypic and subcellular levels. We statistically surveyed global protein expression profiles in these cell lines. Differential profiles were functionally interrogated by pathways and protein-protein interaction network analyses.

resultsProtein expression pattern analysis revealed a total of 683 proteins, among which 99 were significantly differentially altered in PLum-AI cells as compared to PLum-AD cells (45 increased and 54 decreased). Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the two different cell lines clearly separated apart, indicating a significant proteome expression difference between them. Four of the proteins (vimentin, catalase, EpCAM, and caspase 3) that were differentially expressed in PLum-AI cells compared to PLum-AD cells were subjected to biochemical validation by Western blotting. Biological process gene ontology (GO) analysis of the differentially expressed proteins demonstrated enrichment of biological functions and pathways in PLum-AI cells that are central to PI3 kinase and androgen receptor pathways. Besides, other relevant biological processes that are enriched in PLum-AI cells included cell adhesion and cell migration processes, cell and DNA damage, apoptosis, and cell cycle regulation.

conclusionsOur protein expression analysis of a murine in vitro model of PC progression identified differential protein spots that denote this progression and that comprise high-potential targets for early treatment of PC with a personalized patient-specific approach. Efforts are underway to functionally assess the potential roles of these proteins as therapeutic targets for PC progression.

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differential expression analysisLC-MS/MSprogressionprostate cancerproteomicssignaling pathwaystherapeutic target

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