The C-terminal fragment of the immunoproteasome PA28S (Reg alpha) as an early diagnosis and tumor-relapse biomarker: evidence from mass spectrometry profiling

Autor: Denis Vinatier, Robert Day, Rémi Longuespée, Annie Desmons, Olivier Kerdraon, Isabelle Fournier, Charlotte Boyon, Michel Salzet, Amélie Jacquet, Céline Castellier
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 138:141-154
ISSN: 1432-119X
0948-6143
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0953-0
Popis: This study reports on the C-terminal fragment of the 11S proteasome activator complex (PA28 or Reg alpha), a novel ovarian-specific biomarker of early and late stages of ovarian cancer (OVC) relapse, in patient biopsies after chemotherapy. A total of 179 tissue samples were analyzed: 8 stage I, 55 stage III–IV, 10 relapsed serous carcinomas, 25 mucinous carcinomas and 12 borderline and 68 benign ovarian tissue samples. This fragment was detected by MALDI mass spectrometry profiling in conjunction with a novel extraction method using hexafluoroisopropanol (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol; HFIP) solvents for protein solubilization and by immunohistochemistry using a specific antibody directed against the C-terminal fragment of PA28. Due to its specific cellular localization, this fragment is a suitable candidate for early OVC diagnosis, patient prognosis and follow-up during therapy and discriminating borderline cancers. Statistical analyses performed for this marker at different OVC stages reflect a prevalence of 77.66 ± 8.77 % (with a correlation coefficient value p
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