Nature Communications (Nov 2024)

A proteogenomic analysis of cervical cancer reveals therapeutic and biological insights

  • Jing Yu,
  • Xiuqi Gui,
  • Yunhao Zou,
  • Qian Liu,
  • Zhicheng Yang,
  • Jusheng An,
  • Xuan Guo,
  • Kaihua Wang,
  • Jiaming Guo,
  • Manni Huang,
  • Shuhan Zhou,
  • Jing Zuo,
  • Yimin Chen,
  • Lu Deng,
  • Guangwen Yuan,
  • Ning Li,
  • Yan Song,
  • Jia Jia,
  • Jia Zeng,
  • Yuxi Zhao,
  • Xianming Liu,
  • Xiaoxian Du,
  • Yansheng Liu,
  • Pei Wang,
  • Bing Zhang,
  • Li Ding,
  • Ana I. Robles,
  • Henry Rodriguez,
  • Hu Zhou,
  • Zhen Shao,
  • Lingying Wu,
  • Daming Gao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53830-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 23

Abstract

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Abstract Although the incidence of cervical cancer (CC) has been reduced in high-income countries due to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening strategies, it remains a significant public health issue that poses a threat to women’s health in low-income countries. Here, we perform a comprehensive proteogenomic profiling of CC tumors obtained from 139 Chinese women. Integrated proteogenomic analysis links genetic aberrations to downstream pathogenesis-related pathways and reveals the landscape of HPV-associated multi-omic changes. EP300 is found to enhance the acetylation of FOSL2-K222, consequently accelerating the malignant proliferation of CC cells. Proteomic stratification identifies three patient subgroups with distinct features in prognosis, genetic alterations, immune infiltration, and post-translational modification regulations. PRKCB is further identified as a potential radioresponse-related biomarker of CC patients. This study provides a valuable public resource for researchers and clinicians to delve into the molecular basis of CC, to identify potential treatments and to ultimately advance clinical practice.