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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

A comparison of four technologies for detecting p53 aggregates in ovarian cancer.

Nicole Heinzl, Katarzyna Koziel, Elisabeth Maritschnegg, Astrid Berger, Elisabeth Pechriggl, Heidi Fiegl, Alain G Zeimet, Christian Marth, Robert Zeillinger, Nicole Concin

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Nicole HeinzlMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center-Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Katarzyna KozielDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Elisabeth MaritschneggMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center-Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Astrid BergerDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Elisabeth PechrigglInstitute for Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Heidi FieglDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Alain G ZeimetDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Christian MarthDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Robert ZeillingerMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center-Gynecologic Cancer Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Nicole ConcinDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Abstract

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is mutated in half of all cancers and has been described to form amyloid-like structures, commonly known from key proteins in neurodegenerative diseases. Still, the clinical relevance of p53 aggregates remains largely unknown, which may be due to the lack of sensitive and specific detection methods. The aim of the present study was to compare the suitability of four different methodologies to specifically detect p53 aggregates: co-immunofluorescence (co-IF), proximity ligation assay (PLA), co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP), and the p53-Seprion-ELISA in cancer cell lines and epithelial ovarian cancer tissue samples. In 7 out of 10 (70%) cell lines, all applied techniques showed concordance. For the analysis of the tissue samples co-IF, co-IP, and p53-Seprion-ELISA were compared, resulting in 100% concordance in 23 out of 30 (76.7%) tissue samples. However, Co-IF lacked specificity as there were samples, which did not show p53 staining but abundant staining of amyloid proteins, highlighting that this method demonstrates that proteins share the same subcellular space, but does not specifically detect p53 aggregates. Overall, the PLA and the p53-Seprion-ELISA are the only two methods that allow the quantitative measurement of p53 aggregates. On the one hand, the PLA represents the ideal method for p53 aggregate detection in FFPE tissue, which is the gold-standard preservation method of clinical samples. On the other hand, when fresh-frozen tissue is available the p53-Seprion-ELISA should be preferred because of the shorter turnaround time and the possibility for high-throughput analysis. These methods may add to the understanding of amyloid-like p53 in cancer and could help stratify patients in future clinical trials targeting p53 aggregation.

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ELISAimmunofluorescence stainingimmunoprecipitationovarian cancerp53protein aggregationproximity ligation assay

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PMCPMC9493009

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