Integrative proteomic profiling of ovarian cancer cell lines reveals precursor cell associated proteins and functional status

Nat Commun. 2016 Aug 26:7:12645. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12645.

Abstract

A cell line representative of human high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) should not only resemble its tumour of origin at the molecular level, but also demonstrate functional utility in pre-clinical investigations. Here, we report the integrated proteomic analysis of 26 ovarian cancer cell lines, HGSOC tumours, immortalized ovarian surface epithelial cells and fallopian tube epithelial cells via a single-run mass spectrometric workflow. The in-depth quantification of >10,000 proteins results in three distinct cell line categories: epithelial (group I), clear cell (group II) and mesenchymal (group III). We identify a 67-protein cell line signature, which separates our entire proteomic data set, as well as a confirmatory publicly available CPTAC/TCGA tumour proteome data set, into a predominantly epithelial and mesenchymal HGSOC tumour cluster. This proteomics-based epithelial/mesenchymal stratification of cell lines and human tumours indicates a possible origin of HGSOC either from the fallopian tube or from the ovarian surface epithelium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Datasets as Topic
  • Epithelial Cells / pathology*
  • Fallopian Tubes / cytology
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling*
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Ovary / cytology
  • Ovary / pathology
  • Primary Cell Culture
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Transcriptome