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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2025

Spatially resolved proteomics surveys the chemo-refractory proteins related to high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

Linyuan Fan, Yi Liu, Haichao Zhou, Yang Feng, Guangyi Jiang, Guixue Hou, Zhihan Cao, Zhiguo Zheng, Lu Sun, Hao Chen and 8 more

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Linyuan FanCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yi LiuZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Haichao ZhouCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yang FengCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0008-0919-8267
Guangyi JiangZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Guixue HouBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Zhihan CaoCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhiguo ZhengZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Lu SunZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Hao ChenBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Yuefei ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Weiran ChenHIM-BGI Omics Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Yun XiZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Benliang ChengFuzhou Maixin Biotech Inc., Fuzhou, China.
Qinghai YangFuzhou Maixin Biotech Inc., Fuzhou, China.
Yan RenHIM-BGI Omics Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Jianqing ZhuZhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5736-7397
Siqi LiuCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9744-3681

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA1304500National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFC3402900National Natural Science Foundation of China 32371500Pioneer Research and Development Program of Zhejiang 2023SDYXS0001
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Abstract

High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) is a lethal malignancy characterized by high incidence, mortality, and chemoresistance. However, its molecular drivers are unknown. In this study, spatially resolved proteomics was applied to 1144 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue spots obtained by laser capture microdissection from 10 patients with HGSC and divergent carboplatin-paclitaxel (CP) responses. Specific sampling revealed stroma-driven tumour heterogeneity, identifying 642 tumour-specific and 180 stroma-specific proteins, with 505 CP-responsive therapeutic targets. Most of these protein signatures represented previously unreported associations with chemoresistance in HGSCs. Two clinically significant spatial proteomic maps were generated by introducing tumour (TS) and chemical (CS) scores. TS analysis revealed conserved tissue architecture across CP response groups, whereas CS mapping revealed pretreatment metabolic reprogramming (rather than proliferation) as the defining feature of chemo-resistant tumours, challenging current resistance paradigms. Immunohistochemical validation of HGSC tissue microarrays confirmed the spatial proteomic localization of TFRC and PDLIM3, which are linked to tumour progression, while establishing their novel role as chemotherapy resistance biomarkers through this study, with broader predictive potential observed across additional targets in the discovery cohort. This study developed a spatially resolved proteomic framework to enhance the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for HGSC. KEY POINTS: HGSC intra-tumour heterogeneity is predominantly driven by stroma, as revealed by spatial proteomic compartmentalization (tumour/stroma). Spatial proteomics expands the therapeutic target database, enabling prediction of platinum-based chemotherapy response. Chemo-resistant patients exhibit pre-treatment metabolic activation rather than proliferative signatures. TFRC (iron transport) and PDLIM3 (cytoskeletal remodelling) are spatially validated as chemo-response biomarkers.

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Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmOvarian NeoplasmsProteomicsAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPaclitaxelBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinPaclitaxeldrug resistanceformalin‐fixed paraffin‐embeddedhigh‐grade serous ovarian carcinomalaser capture microdissectionspatial proteomics

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PMID40697100
PMCPMC12284440

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