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Integrated proteomics spotlight the proteasome as a pervasive therapeutic vulnerability in Embryonal Tumors with Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR)

ABSTRACT: Embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare malignant embryonal brain tumors. The prognosis of ETMR is poor and novel therapeutic approaches are desperately needed. Comprehension of ETMR tumor biology is based on only few previous molecular studies, which mainly relied on the analyses of nucleic acids. In this study, we explored integrated ETMR proteomics with the aim to identify novel therapeutic vulnerabilities in these deadly tumors. Using mass spectrometry, proteome data were acquired from FFPE tissue of 40 embryonal brain tumors (16 ETMR, 9 atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT), 15 medulloblastomas (MB)) and integrated with case-matched global DNA methylation data, publicly available transcriptome data, and proteome data of further pediatric brain tumors. Proteome-based cluster analyses grouped ETMR samples according to histomorphology, separating neuropil-rich tumors with neuronal signatures from primitive tumors with signatures relating to stemness and chromosome organization. Microdissection analyses highlighted the close relationship of ETMR histomorphology and proteome profiles, regardless of intra- or intertumoral comparisons. Integrated proteomics showcased that ETMR harbor proteasome regulatory proteins in abundancy, implicating their strong dependency on the proteasome machinery to safeguard proteostasis. Respectively, in vitro cell culture viability assays using embryonal brain tumor cell lines BT183 (ETMR), BT16 (AT/RT), and D283 (MB) highlighted that ETMR cells were highly vulnerable towards treatment with the CNS penetrant proteasome inhibitor Marizomib. In summary, histomorphology stipulates the proteome signatures of ETMR. Pervasive and histomorphology-independent abundancy of proteasome regulatory proteins in ETMR indicates a strong proteasome dependency throughout these tumors. As validated in cell culture experiments, proteasome inhibition poses a promising therapeutic option in ETMR.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Brain

DISEASE(S): Brain Cancer

SUBMITTER: Ali Biabani

LAB HEAD: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Schlüter

PROVIDER: PXD045268 | Pride | 2024-01-08

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Integrated proteomics spotlight the proteasome as a therapeutic vulnerability in Embryonal Tumors with Multilayered Rosettes.

Dottermusch Matthias M Biabani Ali A Lempertz Tasja T Schumann Yannis Y Navolic Jelena J Godbole Shweta S Obrecht Denise D Frank Stephan S Dorostkar Mario M MM Voß Hannah H Schlüter Hartmut H Rutkowski Stefan S Schüller Ulrich U Neumann Julia E JE

Neuro-oncology 20231230

<h4>Background</h4>Embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare malignant embryonal brain tumors. The prognosis of ETMR is poor and novel therapeutic approaches are desperately needed. Comprehension of ETMR tumor biology is currently based on only few previous molecular studies, which mainly focused on the analyses of nucleic acids. In this study, we explored integrated ETMR proteomics.<h4>Methods</h4>Using mass spectrometry, proteome data were acquired from 16 ETMR and the ETMR c ...[more]

PMID: 38158710

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Integrated proteomics spotlight the proteasome as a pervasive therapeutic vulnerability in Embryonal Tumors with Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR)

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Integrated proteomics spotlight the proteasome as a therapeutic vulnerability in Embryonal Tumors with Multilayered Rosettes.

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