Integrated Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Glycomics for a Deeper Insight of the Mechanism of Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis: Emphasizing on Glycosylation
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ABSTRACT: Breast cancer brain metastasis has been recognized as one of the central issues in breast cancer research. Elucidation of the process and pathway that mediate this step is expected to provide important clues for a better understanding of breast cancer metastasis. Increasing evidence suggests that the aberrant glycosylation patterns greatly contribute to the cell invasion and cancer metastasis. Herein, we combined next generation RNA sequencing with liquid chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometry based proteomic and N-glycomic analysis from five breast cancer cell lines and one brain cancer cell line to investigate the possible mechanism of breast cancer brain metastasis. 24763 genes were identified including 14551 differentially expressed genes across six cell lines while proteomic analysis allowed the quantitation of 1096 differentially expressed proteins with approximately 83.8% proteins’ regulation matching their gene expression change. The genes/proteins associated with cell movement were highlighted in the breast cancer brain metastasis. Integrin signaling pathway and the up-regulation of α-integrin (ITGA2, ITGA3) associated with the brain metastatic process was shown through Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Overall 91 glycosylation genes were selected from transcriptomic data and all exhibited differential expression. 12 glycogenes showed unique expression in 231BR. The regulation of these genes could result in an activation prediction of sialylation function in 231BR by ingenuity pathway analysis. In agreement with the changes of glycogenes, 60 N-glycans out of 63 identified exhibited differential expression among cell lines. The correlation of glycogenes and glycans revealed the importance of sialylation and sialylated glycans in breast cancer brain metastasis. Highly sialylated glycans, which were up-regulated in brain seeking cell line 231BR, probably contributes to brain metastasis.
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell
DISEASE(S): Breast Cancer
SUBMITTER: Wenjing Peng
LAB HEAD: Yehia Mechref
PROVIDER: PXD010506 | Pride | 2020-05-26
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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