Abstract
Background/Aim: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the world. Approximately 25-30% of patients identified with initial kidney cancer will have metastasized tumors, thus 5-year survival rates for these patients are poor. Therefore, biomarker research is required to identify and predict molecular signatures in RCC. Materials and Methods: To address this, we used a mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics approach to identify proteins related to clear cell RCC (ccRCC) tissues from patients with T1G2, T1G3, T3G2, T3G3, and metastatic RCC (mRCC) stages. Results: We identified and quantified 2,608 and 2,463 proteins, respectively, in ccRCC tissue and identified 1,449 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). Bioinformatics analysis revealed that serpin family A member 3 (SERPINA3) qualified as biomarker for ccRCC progression. Using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry assays it was found that SERPINA3 expression levels in ccRCC tissues were much higher in stages before metastasis. Conclusion: Comparative proteomics analysis of ccRCC tissues provided new evidence of SERPINA3 association with ccRCC progression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 592-601 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cancer Genomics and Proteomics |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2023 |
Keywords
- Clear cell renal carcinoma
- comparative proteomics
- metastasis
- prognostic marker
- serpine A3