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ArticlePloS one2020

SWATH-MS based proteomic profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumours reveals the interplay between the extracellular matrix and related intracellular pathways.

Ekene Emmanuel Nweke, Previn Naicker, Shaun Aron, Stoyan Stoychev, John Devar, David L Tabb, Jones Omoshoro-Jones, Martin Smith, Geoffrey Candy

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ekene Emmanuel NwekeDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Previn NaickerDepartment of Biosciences, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa.
Shaun AronSydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Stoyan StoychevDepartment of Biosciences, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7504-4313
John DevarDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
David L TabbBioinformatics Unit, South African Tuberculosis Bioinformatics Initiative, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Jones Omoshoro-JonesDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Martin SmithDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Geoffrey CandyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZACouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research · ZAStellenbosch University · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer accounts for 2.8% of new cancer cases worldwide and is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths by 2030. Patients of African ancestry appear to be at an increased risk for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), with more severe disease and outcomes. The purpose of this study was to map the proteomic and genomic landscape of a cohort of PDAC patients of African ancestry. Thirty tissues (15 tumours and 15 normal adjacent tissues) were obtained from consenting South African PDAC patients. Optimisation of the sample preparation method allowed for the simultaneous extraction of high-purity protein and DNA for SWATH-MS and OncoArray SNV analyses. We quantified 3402 proteins with 49 upregulated and 35 downregulated proteins at a minimum 2.1 fold change and FDR adjusted p-value (q-value) ≤ 0.01 when comparing tumour to normal adjacent tissue. Many of the upregulated proteins in the tumour samples are involved in extracellular matrix formation (ECM) and related intracellular pathways. In addition, proteins such as EMIL1, KBTB2, and ZCCHV involved in the regulation of ECM proteins were observed to be dysregulated in pancreatic tumours. Downregulation of pathways involved in oxygen and carbon dioxide transport were observed. Genotype data showed missense mutations in some upregulated proteins, such as MYPN, ESTY2 and SERPINB8. Approximately 11% of the dysregulated proteins, including ISLR, BP1, PTK7 and OLFL3, were predicted to be secretory proteins. These findings help in further elucidating the biology of PDAC and may aid in identifying future plausible markers for the disease.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesExtracellular MatrixFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMaleMass SpectrometryBiomarkers, TumorProteome

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PMID33048956
PMCPMC7553299
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