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Proteomics exploration of the Atp7b-/- mouse plasma proteome: translational relevance for the diagnosis of Wilson’s disease

ABSTRACT: Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene. These mutations impact the expression and/or function of the copper-transporting ATP7B protein, leading to massive toxic accumulation of copper in the liver and brain. Due to its low incidence and highly variable clinical presentations, WD is challenging to diagnose. Here, we explored the plasma proteome of the Atp7b-/- mouse, a genetic and phenotypic model of WD, to provide new insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of WD and discover potential biomarkers for WD diagnosis. A mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics workflow combining unbiased discovery analysis followed by targeted quantification was developed. Analysis of two independent groups of samples (discovery and validation cohorts) highlighted seven plasma proteins for which abundance was significantly modified (more than 2-fold) between Atp7b-/- mice and wild-type littermates. To assess the clinical significance and specificity of these seven proteins as potential biomarkers for WD, we adapted our targeted proteomics assay to allow the quantification of human orthologues in plasma from WD patients (treated with copper chelators), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients (disease-control group), and healthy donors. The plasma proteome changes observed in the Atp7b-/- mouse were not confirmed in treated WD patients, with the exception of alpha-1 antichymotrypsin, levels of which were decreased in WD patients compared to healthy individuals. Plasma ceruloplasmin was investigated in both the Atp7b-/- mouse model and human patients, and was found to be significantly decreased in the human form of WD only.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Q TRAP

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human) Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma

SUBMITTER: Yohann Couté

LAB HEAD: Virginie Brun

PROVIDER: PXD011007 | Pride | 2020-04-14

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Comprehensive and comparative exploration of the Atp7b<sup>-/-</sup> mouse plasma proteome.

Lacombe Maud M Jaquinod Michel M Belmudes Lucid L Couté Yohann Y Ramus Claire C Combes Florence F Burger Thomas T Mintz Elisabeth E Barthelon Justine J Leroy Vincent V Poujois Aurélia A Lachaux Alain A Woimant France F Brun Virginie V

Metallomics : integrated biometal science 20191209 2

Wilson's disease (WD), a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene, is associated with altered expression and/or function of the copper-transporting ATP7B protein, leading to massive toxic accumulation of copper in the liver and brain. The Atp7b<sup>-/-</sup> mouse, a genetic and phenotypic model of WD, was developed to provide new insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of WD. Many plasma proteins are secreted by the liver, and impairment of liver function can trigger changes t ...[more]

PMID: 31815268

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Project description:Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in ATP7B encoding a copper transporter. Consequent copper accumulation results in a variable WD clinical phenotype involving hepatic, neurologic, and psychiatric symptoms, without clear genotype-phenotype correlations. The goal of this study was to analyze alterations in DNA methylation at the whole-genome level in liver and blood from patients with WD to investigate epigenomic alterations associated with WD diagnosis and phenotype. We used whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) to examine distinct cohorts of WD subjects to determine whether DNA methylation could differentiate patients from healthy subjects and subjects with other liver diseases and distinguish between different WD phenotypes. WGBS analyses in liver identified 969 hypermethylated and 871 hypomethylated differentially methylated regions (DMRs) specifically identifying patients with WD, including 18 regions with genome-wide significance. WD-specific liver DMRs were associated with genes enriched for functions in folate and lipid metabolism and acute inflammatory response and could differentiate early from advanced fibrosis in WD patients. Functional annotation revealed that WD-hypermethylated liver DMRs were enriched in liver-specific enhancers, flanking active liver promoters, and binding sites of liver developmental transcription factors, including Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 alpha (HNF4A), Retinoid X Receptor alpha (RXRA), Forkhead Box A1 (FOXA1), and FOXA2. DMRs associated with WD progression were also identified, including 15 with genome-wide significance. However, WD DMRs in liver were not related to large-scale changes in proportions of liver cell types. DMRs detected in blood differentiated WD patients from healthy and disease control subjects, and distinguished between patients with hepatic and neurologic WD manifestations. WD phenotype DMRs corresponded to genes enriched for functions in mental deterioration, abnormal B cell physiology, and as members of the polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1). 44 DMRs associated with WD phenotype tested in a small validation cohort had a predictive value of 0.9. We identified a disease-mechanism relevant epigenomic signature of WD that reveals new insights into potential biomarkers and treatments for this complex monogenic disease.

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Proteomics exploration of the Atp7b-/- mouse plasma proteome: translational relevance for the diagnosis of Wilson’s disease

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Comprehensive and comparative exploration of the Atp7b<sup>-/-</sup> mouse plasma proteome.

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