期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 89, 期 9-10, 页码 304-312出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.06.020
关键词
EGFR forms; Secretome; Exosome; Proteomics; Targeted therapy; Biomarker; Pancreatic cancer
资金
- BMBF [01GS08117, 01GS08118]
Aims: Members of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family represent validated targets for anticancer therapy and EGFR inhibitors have also shown efficacy in pancreatic carcinoma. We here described in detail molecular forms of the EGF receptor released by pancreatic cancer cells. We found peptides specific for the EGER in the secretomes of five pancreatic cancer cell lines. Secretomes from cultured cancer cells are widely used as sources for serum biomarker discovery. Main methods: The detailed analysis of EGFR forms in secretomes of human pancreatic cancer cells is a compilation of results from mass spectrometry (MS) and Western blotting with intracellular and extracellular domain specific antibodies. Key findings: Pancreatic cancer cells secrete a 110 kDa soluble form of the EGFR (sEGFR) representing the ligand binding extracellular EGFR domains and presumably released by ectodomain shedding. At the same time, as constituents of exosomes, the EGFR is released as full-length intact receptor (170 kDa) and as a 65 kDa processed form, the C-terminal remnant fragment that corresponds to the intracellular kinase domain. Significance: The detailed characterization of diverse EGER forms released by pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and presumably in vivo bears important implications for functional studies, for the validation of soluble EGFR as a serum biomarker and for the design of targeted therapies. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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