In-Depth Analysis of the N-Glycome of Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines

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  • Di Wang
  • Valeriia Kuzyk
  • Madunic, Katarina
  • Tao Zhang
  • Oleg A Mayboroda
  • Manfred Wuhrer
  • Guinevere S M Lageveen-Kammeijer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. A well-known hallmark of cancer is altered glycosylation. Analyzing the N-glycosylation of CRC cell lines may provide potential therapeutic or diagnostic targets. In this study, an in-depth N-glycomic analysis of 25 CRC cell lines was conducted using porous graphitized carbon nano-liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. This method allows for the separation of isomers and performs structural characterization, revealing profound N-glycomic diversity among the studied CRC cell lines with the elucidation of a number of 139 N-glycans. A high degree of similarity between the two N-glycan datasets measured on the two different platforms (porous graphitized carbon nano-liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (PGC-nano-LC-ESI-MS) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS)) was discovered. Furthermore, we studied the associations between glycosylation features, glycosyltransferases (GTs), and transcription factors (TFs). While no significant correlations between the glycosylation features and GTs were found, the association between TF CDX1 and (s)Le antigen expression and relevant GTs FUT3/6 suggests that CDX1 contributes to the expression of the (s)Le antigen through the regulation of FUT3/6. Our study provides a comprehensive characterization of the N-glycome of CRC cell lines, which may contribute to the future discovery of novel glyco-biomarkers of CRC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4842
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume24
Issue number5
Number of pages17
ISSN1424-6783
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Publication statusPublished - 2023

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