Glycomics and Glycoproteomics Reveal Distinct Oligomannose Carriers Across Bladder Cancer Stages
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ABSTRACT: Aberrant glycosylation is a hallmark of cancer, offering opportunities to enhance clinical decision-making and enable precise targeting of cancer cells. Nevertheless, alterations in the bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA) N-glycome remain poorly characterized. Here, we used in situ N-deglycosylation and mass spectrometry, revealing a marked enrichment of oligomannose-type N-glycans in non-invasive Ta tumors, which diminished with disease progression. Complementary analysis of TCGA transcriptom-ic data revealed downregulation of key mannosidases in BLCA, suggesting a mechanistic basis for oligomannose accumulation, though this requires further validation. Then, targeted glycoproteomic profiling identified potential stage-specific carriers of oligomannoses. Functional annotation revealed stage-dependent glycoprotein activi-ties, ranging from metabolic regulation in Ta tumors to oxidative stress adaptation in muscle-invasive disease, highlighting glycosylation’s contribution to tumor progres-sion. Furthermore, myeloperoxidase (MPO) was enriched in more aggressive stages. Spatial validation confirmed MPO overexpression in tumor-infiltrating immune cells and its correlation with oligomannose content. Importantly, high MPO expression combined with low mannosidase levels was linked to poor survival, suggesting clinical relevance. This study suggests a dynamic, stage-specific N-glycome in BLCA and iden-tifies oligomannose-bearing glycoproteins as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets, advancing the framework for glycan-based precision oncology.
INSTRUMENT(S):
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Urinary Bladder
DISEASE(S): Urinary Bladder Cancer
SUBMITTER:
Marta Relvas-Santos
LAB HEAD: José Alexandre Ferreira
PROVIDER: PXD063671 | Pride | 2025-05-20
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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