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. 2021 May 19;2(4):1050–1072. doi: 10.1039/d1cb00039j

Summarized selection of prostate cancer biomarkers.

Proposed biomarker Source Findings
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-B46 Prostatic tissue Overexpressed with increased cancer proliferation
α(1,6)-Fucosyltransferase (FUT8)48–50 LAPC4 and LNCaP cells Increased FUT8 expression corresponded with decreased extracellular vesicle production
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP4K4)51,52 PC3 and PC3MLN4 cells Differential expression in metastasis-derived cell lines
Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase III α (PI4KIIIα)53 PC3 cells Upregulated in PC3 cell lines; promotes cancer cell invasion
FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 3 (FXYD3)54 PrAd, NEPC cell lines Biomarker specific to prostate adenocarcinoma
CEA cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5)54 PrAd, NEPC cell lines Biomarker specific to neuroendocrine cancer
Four and a half LIM domains 1 (FHL1), matrix metallopeptidase 1 (MMP1)58 PC-3M sublines Promote higher metastatic potential
Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH1A1)59 Stromal tissue Loss of expression in altered stromal cell types
Actin-depolymerizing factor (ADSV), transglutaminase 4 (TGM4)66 Urine Differentiates benign and cancerous tissue
CD63 molecule (CD63), glycerol kinase 5 (GLPK5), SPHM sulfohydrolase (SPHM), prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and pappalysin 1 (PAPP)66 Urine Distinguishes high- and low-grade cancer
Kallikrein related peptidase 4 (KLK4)68 Seminal fluid Biomarker available in seminal fluid
Fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5) Urine Utility in detecting, diagnosing high gleason score prostate cancer
CD59 molecule (CD59), haptoglobin and tetranectin71 Serum Expression correlated to bone metastasis