Multi-level proteomics identifies CT45 as a chemosensitivity mediator and immunotherapy target in ovarian cancer

• Fabian Coscia ^[1] ; Lengyel Ernst ^[2] ; Jaikumar Duraiswamy ^[2]
  1. [1] Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

     Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

     Kreisfreie Stadt München, Alemania

     
  2. [2] University of Chicago

     University of Chicago

     City of Chicago, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Cell, ISSN 0092-8674, Vol. 175, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 159-170
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Most high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) patients develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy and recur, but 15% remain disease free over a decade. To discover drivers of long-term survival, we quantitatively analyzed the proteomes of platinum-resistant and -sensitive HGSOC patients from minute amounts of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumors. This revealed cancer/testis antigen 45 (CT45) as an independent prognostic factor associated with a doubling of disease-free survival in advanced-stage HGSOC. Phospho- and interaction proteomics tied CT45 to DNA damage pathways through direct interaction with the PP4 phosphatase complex. In vitro, CT45 regulated PP4 activity, and its high expression led to increased DNA damage and platinum sensitivity. CT45-derived HLA class I peptides, identified by immunopeptidomics, activate patient-derived cytotoxic T cells and promote tumor cell killing. This study highlights the power of clinical cancer proteomics to identify targets for chemo- and immunotherapy and illuminate their biological roles.