Glypican-1 Identifies Cancer Exosomes and Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer

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dc.contributor.authorMelo, Sonia A.
dc.contributor.authorLuecke, Linda B.
dc.contributor.authorKaye, Judith
dc.contributor.authorMittendorf, Elizabeth A.
dc.contributor.authorFraga, Mario F.
dc.contributor.authorKalluri, Raghu
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-15T19:52:12Z
dc.date.available2024-12-15T19:52:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-24
dc.description.abstractExosomes are lipid-bilayer-enclosed extracellular vesicles that contain proteins and nucleic acids. They are secreted by all cells and circulate in the blood. Specific detection and isolation of cancer-cell-derived exosomes in the circulation is currently lacking. Using mass spectrometry analyses, we identify a cell surface proteoglycan, glypican-1 (GPC1), specifically enriched on cancer-cell-derived exosomes. GPC1+ circulating exosomes (crExos) were monitored and isolated using flow cytometry from the serum of patients and mice with cancer. GPC1+ crExos were detected in the serum of patients with pancreatic cancer with absolute specificity and sensitivity, distinguishing healthy subjects and patients with a benign pancreatic disease from patients with early- and late-stage pancreatic cancer. Levels of GPC1+ crExos correlate with tumour burden and the survival of pre- and post-surgical patients. GPC1+ crExos from patients and from mice with spontaneous pancreatic tumours carry specific KRAS mutations, and reliably detect pancreatic intraepithelial lesions in mice despite negative signals by magnetic resonance imaging. GPC1+ crExos may serve as a potential non-invasive diagnostic and screening tool to detect early stages of pancreatic cancer to facilitate possible curative surgical therapy.
dc.identifier.citationMelo, S. A., Luecke, L. B., Kahlert, C., Fernandez, A. F., Gammon, S. T., Kaye, J., ... & Kalluri, R. (2015). Glypican-1 identifies cancer exosomes and detects early pancreatic cancer. Nature, 523(7559), 177-182.
dc.identifier.issn1476-4687
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9724
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature
dc.titleGlypican-1 Identifies Cancer Exosomes and Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer
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