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. 2023 May 8;14:2642. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38171-8

Fig. 6. PDAC subtype-specific detection of cancer cell-derived proteins in circulation.

Fig. 6

a Scheme of cancer cell-derived protein capture from serum: After orthotopic transplantation of MetRS*-expressing or WT (Ctrl) PDAC cells and ANL labeling, tumor-bearing mouse sera were collected, and tumor-derived proteins were enriched and analyzed. b Specifically enriched cancer cell-derived serum protein groups ranked by intensity. Proteins with cytokine function are indicated. c Exclusively identified and overlap of specifically enriched 8513 and 8661 cancer cell-derived proteins (8661: n = 4, 8513: n = 3, biological replicates). d Cancer cell-derived matrisome proteins counts, summed total and relative LFQ intensities per matrisome category. e Fold change distribution of non-matrisome, and matrisome class proteins between PDAC subtypes. P-values were determined by a two-sided Welch’s t-test. f Volcano plot of 8661 and 8513 cancer cell-derived proteins in serum. GOCC annotated Laminin complex proteins (blue), fibrillar collagens (red), and proteins with significant fold changes (dark gray) are highlighted (two-sided Student’s t-test, permutation-based FDR = 0.05, S0 = 0.1). g Fold changes of pre-metastatic niche formation-associated proteins. Proteins with significant fold changes (two-sided Student’s t-test, permutation-based FDR = 0.05, S0 = 0.1) are indicated in bold. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.