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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Using prostatic fluids rich in glycoproteins like prostate-specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), the goal of this study was to identify the structural types and relative abundance of glycans associated with prostate cancer status for subsequent use in emerging MS-based glycopeptide analysis platforms.Experimental design
A series of pooled samples of expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) and exosomes reflecting different stages of prostate cancer disease were used for N-linked glycan profiling by three complementary methods, MALDI-TOF profiling, normal-phase HPLC separation, and triple quadropole MS analysis of PAP glycopeptides.Results
Glycan profiling of N-linked glycans from different EPS fluids indicated a global decrease in larger branched tri- and tetra-antennary glycans. Differential exoglycosidase treatments indicated a substantial increase in bisecting N-acetylglucosamines correlated with disease severity. A triple quadrupole MS analysis of the N-linked glycopeptides sites from PAP in aggressive prostate cancer pools was done to cross-reference with the glycan profiling data.Conclusion and clinical relevance
Changes in glycosylation as detected in EPS fluids reflect the clinical status of prostate cancer. Defining these molecular signatures at the glycopeptide level in individual samples could improve current approaches of diagnosis and prognosis.
SUBMITTER: Nyalwidhe JO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3969874 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nyalwidhe Julius O JO Betesh Lucy R LR Powers Thomas W TW Jones E Ellen EE White Krista Y KY Burch Tanya C TC Brooks Jasmin J Watson Megan T MT Lance Raymond S RS Troyer Dean A DA Semmes O John OJ Mehta Anand A Drake Richard R RR
Proteomics. Clinical applications 20130913 9-10
<h4>Purpose</h4>Using prostatic fluids rich in glycoproteins like prostate-specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), the goal of this study was to identify the structural types and relative abundance of glycans associated with prostate cancer status for subsequent use in emerging MS-based glycopeptide analysis platforms.<h4>Experimental design</h4>A series of pooled samples of expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) and exosomes reflecting different stages of prostate cancer disease we ...[more]