Glycoproteome remodeling in MLL-rearranged B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Zhang, Mingfeng
Joo, Eun Ji
Abdel-Azim, Hisham
Chen, Chun-Wei
Yang, Lu
Chou, Chih-Hsing
Qin, Xi
Chen, Jianjun
Alagesan, Kathirvel
Almeida, Andreia
Jacob, Francis
Packer, Nicolle H
von Itzstein, Mark
Heisterkamp, Nora
Kolarich, Daniel
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B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) with mixed-lineage leukemia gene rearrangement (MLL-r) is a poor-prognosis subtype for which additional therapeutic targets are urgently needed. Currently no multi-omics data set for primary MLL r patient cells exists that integrates transcriptomics, proteomics and glycomics to gain an inclusive picture of theranostic targets. Methods: We have integrated transcriptomics, proteomics and glycomics to i) obtain the first inclusive picture of primary patient BCP-ALL cells and identify molecular signatures that distinguish leukemic from normal precursor B-cells and ii) better understand the benefits and limitations of the applied technologies to deliver deep molecular sequence data across major cellular biopolymers. Results: MLL-r cells feature an extensive remodeling of their glycocalyx, with increased levels of Core 2-type O-glycans and complex N-glycans as well as significant changes in sialylation and fucosylation. Notably, glycosaminoglycan remodeling from chondroitin sulfate to heparan sulfate was observed. A survival screen, to determine if glycan remodeling enzymes are redundant, identified MGAT1 and NGLY1, essential components of the N-glycosylation/degradation pathway, as highly relevant within this in vitro screening. OGT and OGA, unique enzymes that regulate intracellular O-GlcNAcylation, were also indispensable. Transcriptomics and proteomics further identified Fes and GALNT7-mediated glycosylation as possible therapeutic targets. While there is overall good correlation between transcriptomics and proteomics data, we demonstrate that a systematic combined multi-omics approach delivers important diagnostic information that is missed when applying a single omics technology. Conclusions: Apart from confirming well-known MLL-r BCP-ALL glycoprotein markers, our integrated multi-omics workflow discovered previously unidentified diagnostic/therapeutic protein targets.
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Theranostics
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Glycobiology
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Glycoconjugates
Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics)
Medical biochemistry - proteins and peptides (incl. medical proteomics)
Analytical biochemistry
Genomics and transcriptomics
Cancer diagnosis
Paediatrics not elsewhere classified
Glycomics
Leukemia
Proteomics
Transcriptomics
multi-omics
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Oliveira, T; Zhang, M; Joo, EJ; Abdel-Azim, H; Chen, C-W; Yang, L; Chou, C-H; Qin, X; Chen, J; Alagesan, K; Almeida, A; Jacob, F; Packer, NH; von Itzstein, M; Heisterkamp, N; Kolarich, D, Glycoproteome remodeling in MLL-rearranged B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia., Theranostics, 2021, 11 (19), pp. 9519-9537