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ArticleNature communications2025

Integrated proteogenomic characterization of localized prostate cancer identifies biological insights and subtype-specific therapeutic strategies.

Wei Ou, Xin-Xin Zhang, Bin Li, Ying Tuo, Ren-Xuan Lin, Peng-Fei Liu, Jian-Ping Guo, Hio-Cheng Un, Ming-Hao Li, Jia-Hao Lei and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Wei Ou *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Xin-Xin Zhang *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-8236
Bin Li *Clinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ying Tuo *Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ren-Xuan Lin *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Peng-Fei LiuShanghai Applied Protein Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201100, China.
Jian-Ping GuoInstitute of Precision Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-0101
Hio-Cheng UnDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ming-Hao LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jia-Hao LeiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Xiao-Jing GaoShanghai Applied Protein Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201100, China.
Fu-Fu ZhengDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ling-Wu ChenDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. chenlwu@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-5648
Ling-Li LongClinical Trials Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. longll@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4022-2076
Zong-Ren WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. wangzr27@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-7232

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Localized prostate cancer (PCa) is highly variable in their response to therapies. Although a fraction of this heterogeneity can be explained by clinical factors or genomic and transcriptomic profiling, the proteomic-based profiling of aggressive PCa remains poorly understood. Here, we profiled the genome, transcriptome, proteome and phosphoproteome of 145 cases of localized PCa in Chinese patients. Proteome-based stratification of localized PCa revealed three subtypes with distinct molecular features: immune subgroup, arachidonic acid metabolic subgroup and sialic acid metabolic subgroup with highest biochemical recurrence (BCR) rates. Further, we nominated NANS protein, a key enzyme in sialic acid synthesis as a potential prognostic biomarker for aggressive PCa and validated in two independent cohorts. Finally, taking advantage of cell-derived orthotopic transplanted mouse models, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and immunofluorescence analysis, we revealed that targeting NANS can reverse the immunosuppressive microenvironment through restricting the sialoglycan-sialic acid-recognizing immunoglobulin superfamily lectin (Siglec) axis, thereby inhibiting tumor growth of PCa. In sum, we integrate multi-omic data to refine molecular subtyping of localized PCa, and identify NANS as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic option for aggressive PCa.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsProteogenomicsAgedAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedN-Acetylneuraminic AcidPrognosisProteomeSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeBiomarkers, TumorN-Acetylneuraminic AcidProteome

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PMCPMC11968977

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