Using Comparative Proteomics to Identify Protein Signatures in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Juhee Park, Eun Hye Lee, Hyunchae Sim, Ann Yae Na, So Young Choi, Jae Wook Chung, Yun Sok Ha, Tae Gyun Kwon, Sangkyu Lee, Jun Nyung Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)592-601
Number of pages10
JournalCancer Genomics and Proteomics
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Clear cell renal carcinoma
  • comparative proteomics
  • metastasis
  • prognostic marker
  • serpine A3

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