Identification of stemness-related glycosylation changes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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2024年4月10日

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E Routila,
R Mahran,
S Salminen,
H Irjala,
E Haapio,
E Kytö,
S Ventelä,
K Petterson,
J Routila,
K Gidwani,
J Leivo

摘要

Background

Altered glycosylation is a hallmark of cancer associated with therapy resistance and tumor behavior. In this study, we investigated the glycosylation profile of stemness-related proteins OCT4, CIP2A, MET, and LIMA1 in HNSCC tumors.

Methods

Tumor, adjacent normal tissue, and blood samples of 25 patients were collected together with clinical details. After tissue processing, lectin-based glycovariant screens were performed.

Results

Strong correlation between glycosylation profiles of all four stemness-related proteins was observed in tumor tissue, whereas glycosylation in tumor tissue, adjacent normal tissue, and serum was differential.

Conclusions

A mannose- and galactose-rich glycosylation niche associated with stemness-related proteins was identified.