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ArticleProteomics2026

Proteomic Changes in Cancer Cell Lines as a Result of Bacterial Infection.

Bo Ren, Kenneth Weke, Darryl Hardie, Mariya I Goncheva, Ted Hupp, Javier Antonio Alfaro, Helena Pětrošová, David R Goodlett

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Article in Proteomics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bo RenBiochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Kenneth WekeGenome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8947-7793
Darryl HardieGenome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Mariya I GonchevaBiochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Ted HuppCancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Javier Antonio AlfaroBiochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Helena PětrošováGenome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
David R GoodlettBiochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7392-3375

Funding

Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2024-04587European Union's Horizon 2020 101017453Genome British Columbia 374PROHorizon 2020 research and innovation programNSERC Discovery RGPIN-2024-04587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections have been implicated in shaping the tumor microenvironment (TME), but their effects on cancer cell proteomes remain unexplored. In this study, we analyzed proteomic changes in melanoma (A375) and ovarian cancer (OVCAR3) cell line models following infection with Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 or Salmonella enterica strain SL1344 using mass spectrometry-based label-free quantitative proteomics. Bacterial infection leads to widespread changes in host protein expression in the cancer cells, with levels of proteins involved in mitochondrial metabolism, RNA processing, and cellular stress response all increasing in relative abundance. In contrast, proteins involved in DNA repair, cytoskeletal structure, vesicle trafficking, and cell cycle regulation were consistently downregulated. The magnitude of the observed changes varied by the cancer cell type. Understanding these interactions may provide new directions for the role of bacteria in tumor progression and therapeutic resistance.

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MelanomaOvarian NeoplasmsProteomeStaphylococcal InfectionsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansProteomicsSalmonella entericaStaphylococcus aureusTumor MicroenvironmentProteomebacterial infectioncancer cellsproteomicstumor microenvironment

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PMID41116249
PMCPMC13418883

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