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. 2022 Apr 19;13:2052. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29577-x

Fig. 4. Proteomic Alterations in ccRCC Compared to Adjacent Tissues Reveal Tumorigenic Changes and Biomarker Candidates.

Fig. 4

a PCA of 7,267 proteins in 232 paired tumor and adjacent tissue samples. Orange, tumor tissue; purple, tumor adjacent tissue. b Volcano plot showing DEPs (two-sided paired t test, Benjamini–Hochberg-adjusted p value < 0.01, FC > 2) in tumor and adjacent tissues. Proteins that were significantly overexpressed in tumor/adjacent tissues are presented with orange/purple filled scatters. c DEPs in tumors and adjacent tissues, and their associated biological pathways. d Dysregulation of metabolic bioprocesses in ccRCC. Alterations of representative proteins depicted as log2 FC (T/TA) (n = 232). Boxplots show the median (central line), the 25–75% IQR (box limits), the ±1.5×IQR (whiskers). e, Differentially expressed one-carbon metabolic enzymes between tumor and adjacent tissues (two-sided t test) and their associations with clinical outcomes (two-sided log-rank test). f Hcy concentrations in tumor and adjacent tissues (n = 24). P values are derived from two-sided paired t test. Data are shown as mean ± SD. g Transcription factors showed both increased/decreased protein expressions and activities in ccRCC tumors. h The increased activity of STAT1 and STAT2 in ccRCC and their association with prognosis (two-sided log-rank test). i Regulatory networks of the TFs and their downstream target proteins. j Abundance fold changes (FCs) for selected highly elevated proteins annotated with potential clinical utilities (n = 232). Drug (FDA-approved drug target), CD marker, and enzyme were annotated by HPA. Metabolism (metabolism-related protein) was annotated by Reactome. Boxplots show the median (central line), the 25–75% IQR (box limits), the min–max (whiskers). k “HPA staining proportions” indicate the proportion of ccRCC sections staining positive for the specific marker in the HPA database.