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Probing the ovarian cancer O-glycoproteome by the Macrophage Galactose like C-type Lectin (MGL): dissecting novel patterns of immune recognition

ABSTRACT: Glycosylation, the posttranslational linking of sugar molecules to proteins, is notoriously altered during tumor transformation. More specifically in carcinomas, GalNAc-type O-glycosylation, is characterized by biosynthetically immature truncated glycans present on the cancer cell surface which profoundly impacts anti-tumor immune recognition. The tumor associated glycan pattern may thus be regarded as a biomarker of immune modulation. In Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) there is a particular lack of specific biomarkers and molecular targets to aid early diagnose and develop novel therapeutic interventions, respectively. The aim of this study was therefore to interrogate the ovarian cancer O-glycoproteome and identify tumor associated glycoproteins relevant in tumor-Dendritic Cell (DC) interactions, mediated by the MGL C-type lectin, recognizing the tumor associated Tn O-glycan. Here we present a strategy, employing a recombinant human MGL protein, to probe the ovarian cancer O-glycoproteome. This was achieved by a MGL Lectin Weak Affinity Chromatography (LWAC) approach using glycoengineered ovarian cancer cells and ovarian cancer tissues as input material. Biochemical and bioinformatics analysis allowed us to identify the glycan structure/arrangement identified by MGL and furthermore to recognize potential MGL binders located at cell membrane, as expected, but also within the intracellular compartment and the matrisome, strongly suggesting that MGL in vivo could act as sensor of cellular distress/damage and modulator of DC motility. The tumor glycoproteins binders for MGL may become relevant as potential “onco-immune” biomarkers for EOC progression and prognosis. Furthermore, these results contribute to the design of glyco-immunogens for DC-based cancer immunotherapy.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell

SUBMITTER: Sergey Vakhrushev

LAB HEAD: Sergey Vakhrushev

PROVIDER: PXD017510 | Pride | 2020-10-19

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Investigating Patterns of Immune Interaction in Ovarian Cancer: Probing the O-glycoproteome by the Macrophage Galactose-Like C-type Lectin (MGL).

Napoletano Chiara C Steentoff Catharina C Battisti Federico F Ye Zilu Z Rahimi Hassan H Zizzari Ilaria Grazia IG Dionisi Marco M Cerbelli Bruna B Tomao Federica F French Deborah D d'Amati Giulia G Panici Pierluigi Benedetti PB Vakhrushev Sergey S Clausen Henrik H Nuti Marianna M Rughetti Aurelia A

Cancers 20201001 10

Glycosylation, the posttranslational linking of sugar molecules to proteins, is notoriously altered during tumor transformation. More specifically in carcinomas, GalNAc-type <i>O</i>-glycosylation, is characterized by biosynthetically immature truncated glycans present on the cancer cell surface, which profoundly impact anti-tumor immune recognition. The tumor-associated glycan pattern may thus be regarded as a biomarker of immune modulation. In epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) there is a particu ...[more]

PMID: 33019700

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Probing the ovarian cancer O-glycoproteome by the Macrophage Galactose like C-type Lectin (MGL): dissecting novel patterns of immune recognition

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Investigating Patterns of Immune Interaction in Ovarian Cancer: Probing the O-glycoproteome by the Macrophage Galactose-Like C-type Lectin (MGL).

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