Project description:Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Because the early diagnosis of the cancer is one of the major goals in lung cancer research, the molecule-based sensitive detection of biomarkers from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) to diagnose the lung cancer has been suggested as a promising method. BALF is a fluid that can be easily obtained from patients with lung diseases and the process of collecting the fluid is relatively cheap and non-invasive. Here, we developed a novel method for in-depth single proteomic analysis of BALF by using antibody-based depletion of high abundant proteins from BALF. We identified, in total, 4,615 protein groups mapped to 4,535 gene names using LC-MS/MS. We found our method outperformed conventional methods. With the comprehensive result, we believe that this method would facilitate lung cancer biomarker discovery.
2019-05-30 | PXD012645 | Pride
Project description:EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER BY MOLECULAR MARKERS IN ENDOBRONCHIAL LINING FLUID
Project description:Circular RNA is found to play a part in lung cancer progreession. The aim of our study is trying to identify a key circular RNA expression profile by using numerous lung cancer cell lines. Hopefully, the results from our study could be a relevant biomarker in the clinic.
Project description:Fluid clearance mediated by lymphatic vessels is known to be essential for lung inflation and gas exchange function during the transition from prenatal to postnatal life, yet the molecular mechanisms that regulate lymphatic function remain unclear. Here, we profiled the molecular features of lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) in embryonic and postnatal day (P) 0 lungs by single-cell RNA-seq analysis. We identified that the expression of c-JUN is transiently upregulated in P0 LECs. Conditional knockout of Jun in LECs impairs the opening of lung lymphatic vessels at birth, leading to fluid retention in the lungs and neonatal death. We further demonstrated that increased mechanical pressure induces the expression of c-JUN in LECs. c-JUN regulates the opening of lymphatic vessels by modulating remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton in LECs. Our study established the essential regulatory function of c-JUN-mediated transcriptional responses in facilitating lung lymphatic fluid clearance at birth.
Project description:Cancer cell metabolism is heavily influenced by microenvironmental factors, including nutrient availability. Therefore, knowledge of microenvironmental nutrient levels is essential to understand tumor metabolism. To measure the extracellular nutrient levels available to tumors, we developed a quantitative metabolomics method to measure the absolute concentrations of >118 metabolites in plasma and tumor interstitial fluid, the extracellular fluid that perfuses tumors. Comparison of nutrient levels in tumor interstitial fluid and plasma revealed that the nutrients available to tumors differ from those present in circulation. Further, by comparing interstitial fluid nutrient levels between autochthonous and transplant models of murine pancreatic and lung adenocarcinoma, we found that tumor type, anatomical location and animal diet affect local nutrient availability. These data provide a comprehensive characterization of the nutrients present in the tumor microenvironment of widely used models of lung and pancreatic cancer and identify factors that influence metabolite levels in tumors.
Project description:In this study, we aim to identify sputum proteins that can classify individuals with lung cancer, and to build a classification model with potential clinical utility based on the panel of proteins that can identify lung cancer patients and even different lung cancer subtypes.