MALDI-imaging reveals thymosin beta-4 as an independent prognostic marker for colorectal cancer.
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| Abstract |
DNA aneuploidy has been identified as a prognostic factor for epithelial malignancies. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is a powerful tool for direct analysis of multiple proteins in tissue sections while maintaining the cellular and molecular integrity. We compared diploid and aneuploid colon cancer tissues against normal mucosa of the colon by means of IMS. DNA image cytometry determined the ploidy status of tissue samples that were subsequently subjected to MALDI-IMS. After obtaining protein profiles through direct analysis of tissue sections, a discovery and independent validation set were used to predict ploidy status by applying proteomic classification algorithms [Supervised Neural Network (SNN) and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)]. Five peaks (m/z 2,395 and 4,977 for diploid vs. aneuploid comparison as well as m/z 3,376, 6,663, and 8,581 for normal mucosa vs. carcinoma comparison) were significant in both SNN and ROC analysis. Among these, m/z 4,977 was identified as thymosin beta 4 (Tβ-4). Tβ-4 was subsequently validated in clinical samples using a tissue microarray to predict overall survival in colon cancer patients.
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| Authors | Timo Gemoll, Sarah Strohkamp, Katharina Schillo, Christoph Thorns, Jens K Habermann |
| Journal | Oncotarget (Oncotarget) Vol. 6 Issue 41 Pg. 43869-80 (Dec 22 2015) ISSN: 1949-2553 [Electronic] United States |
| PMID | 26556858 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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