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ArticlePloS one2025

Comparative analysis of protein expression between oesophageal adenocarcinoma and normal adjacent tissue.

Ben Nicholas, Alistair Bailey, Katy J McCann, Robert C Walker, Peter Johnson, Tim Elliott, Tim J Underwood, Paul Skipp

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Ben NicholasCentre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-9643
Alistair BaileyCentre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-8679
Katy J McCannSchool of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-7265
Robert C WalkerSchool of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-1318
Peter JohnsonCancer Research UK Clinical Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-4974
Tim ElliottCentre for Cancer Immunology and Institute for Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-0222
Tim J UnderwoodSchool of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-2188
Paul SkippCentre for Proteomic Research, Biological Sciences and Institute for Life Sciences, Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2995-2959

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Abstract

Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is the 7th most common cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) and remains a significant health challenge. This study presents a proteomic analysis of seven OAC donors complementing our previous neoantigen identification study of their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunopeptidomes. Our small UK cohort were selected from donors undergoing treatment for OAC. We used label-free mass spectrometry proteomics to compare OAC tumour tissue to matched normal adjacent tissue (NAT) to quantify expression of 3552 proteins. We identified differential expression of a number of proteins previously linked to OAC and other cancers including common markers of tumourigenesis and immunohistological markers, as well as enrichment of processes and pathways relating to RNA processing and the immune system. Our findings also offer insight into the role of the protein stability in the generation of an OAC neoantigen we previously identified. These results provide independent corroboration of existing oesophageal adenocarcinoma biomarker studies that may inform future diagnostic and therapeutic research.

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AdenocarcinomaEsophageal NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID40073002
PMCPMC11902292

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