Journal
PROTEOMICS
Volume 19, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800159
Keywords
biomarkers; cholangiocarcinoma; exosomes; metastasis; phosphoproteomics
Funding
- Chulabhorn Research Institute [BC 2008-02]
- Scholarship Awards for Thai Ph.D. Students under Thailand's Education Hub for Southern Region of ASEAN Countries
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The northeastern region of Thailand is well known to have a high incidence and mortality of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Protein phosphorylation status has been reported to reflect a key determinant of cellular physiology, but identification of phosphoproteins can be a problem due to the presence of phosphatase. Exosomes are stable toward circulating proteases and other enzymes in human blood and can be recognized before the onset of cancer progression. Here an in vitro metastatic model of isogenic CCA cells is used to provide insight into the phosphorylation levels of exosomal proteins derived from highly invasive cells. Gel-based and gel-free proteomics approaches are used to reveal the proteins differentially phosphorylated in relation to tumor cell phenotypes. Forty-three phosphoproteins are identified with a significant change in phosphorylation level. Phos-tag western blotting and immunohistochemistry staining are then employed to validate the candidate phosphoproteins. Heat shock protein 90 is successfully confirmed as being differentially phosphorylated in relation to tumor malignancy. Importantly, the aberrant phosphorylation of exosomal proteins might serve as a promising tool for the development of a biomarker for metastatic CCA.
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