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Chemical Proteomic Approaches Targeting Cancer Stem Cells: A Review of Current Literature

HYE JIN JUNG
Cancer Genomics & Proteomics September 2017, 14 (5) 315-327;
HYE JIN JUNG
Department of BT-Convergent Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sun Moon University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been proposed as central drivers of tumor initiation, progression, recurrence, and therapeutic resistance. Therefore, identifying stem-like cells within cancers and understanding their properties is crucial for the development of effective anticancer therapies. Recently, chemical proteomics has become a powerful tool to efficiently determine protein networks responsible for CSC pathophysiology and comprehensively elucidate molecular mechanisms of drug action against CSCs. This review provides an overview of major methodologies utilized in chemical proteomic approaches. In addition, recent successful chemical proteomic applications targeting CSCs are highlighted. Future direction of potential CSC research by integrating chemical genomic and proteomic data obtained from a single biological sample of CSCs are also suggested in this review.

  • Cancer stem cells
  • chemical proteomics
  • glycoproteomics
  • phosphoproteomics
  • epithelial to mesenchymal transition
  • review

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are tumor cells that possess stem cell properties of self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation. They are functionally highly efficient in initiating tumor xenografts in vivo (1-4). Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that CSCs could cause treatment failure, relapse, and poor prognosis of many solid tumors. Thus, CSCs have been the focus of recent cancer research (5-7).

CSCs have been identified and validated in various solid tumors and hematological cancers such as brain tumors, melanoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, and leukemia (8-14). These cells can be enriched in serum-free suspended culture conditions that allow formation of tumorspheres over several days or weeks (15-17). They can be characterized by specific surface markers and signal transduction pathways that are significant in stem cell biology. Cell surface markers including CD133, CD44, CD34, CD24, ATP-binding cassette B5 (ABCB5), and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) have been proven useful for isolating CSC-enriched populations from solid and hematological tumors (18-23). In normal stem cells, stemness signaling pathways are strictly regulated with intact genetics. However, stemness signaling pathways in CSCs are aberrantly regulated and consequently allow these cells to self-renew and differentiate into cancer cells. Dysregulated stemness signaling pathways contribute to resistance of CSCs to cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. They also contribute to cancer recurrence and metastasis (24). Central stemness signaling pathways related to increased stemness property and tumorigenicity of CSCs include Janus-activated kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT), Wnt/β-catenin, Hedgehog, Notch, and TGF-β (25-29). However, identification and isolation of CSC population in various human tumor types are still challenging due to the lack of definitive CSC markers. Follow-up studies of CSC-relevant signal transduction pathways are required to identify and verify novel biomarkers or therapeutic targets for effective cancer treatment.

Recently, mass spectrometry-based proteomics has been widely applied to generate comprehensive insight into the CSC proteome (30-32). This platform has led to identification of new protein biomarkers and signaling pathways to target CSCs. Among different fields of proteomics, chemical proteomics is becoming a powerful means for identifying proteome-wide drug-target interactions in CSCs. In the last decade, a chemical proteomic approach has been successfully applied to understand CSC biology and explore modes of action of small molecule drugs and their targets in CSCs. As shown in Figure 1, chemical proteomics strategies could employ several different experimental procedures, including global proteome comparison between drug treated and control cells and affinity based target protein profiling using modified or unmodified compound of interest (33, 34). As a consequence, these applications could be used to explore drug effects on the proteome of CSCs and find potential protein markers or therapeutic targets for CSCs.

The aim of this review was to provide an overview of CSC proteomics studies based on chemical biology with potential in CSC targeting therapy. In particular, it summarizes recent progresses in the application of chemical proteomic strategies focusing on drug-protein interactions, protein post-translational modifications such as glycosylation and phosphorylation, metabolic target identification, and epithelial to mesenchymal transition in CSCs (Table I).

Chemical Proteomic Techniques

In recent years, chemical proteomic strategies employing mass spectrometry or protein chip platform have contributed significantly to CSC research not only by facilitating the identification of CSC specific surface markers, but also by exploring molecular basis of signal transduction pathways involved in CSC maintenance. In addition, these strategies have emerged as powerful tools for large-scale identification of proteome-wide drug-protein interactions and elucidation of complex underlying mechanisms of drug action against CSCs.

Main chemical proteomic techniques include gel-based and gel-free methods. Gel-based methods employ one- or two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) followed by mass spectrometry (MS) (35, 36). In 2-DE, proteins are separated by two different physicochemical parameters: isoelectric focusing and molecular weight. Following suitable separation and gel staining, proteins of interest are isolated from the gel, digested, and subjected to MS. Particularly, ionization methods such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) in combination with time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry or tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) detection have become standard methods to identify proteins of interest (37, 38). To improve protein separation resolution and reproducibility of conventional 2-DE, two-dimensional difference in gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) has been developed (39). In this method, protein samples labeled by different fluorescent dyes are mixed with identical concentrations and co-separated during the same 2-DE process. A comparison of generated 2D-DIGE fluorescence images allows for quantification of each spot. Thus, 2D-DIGE can reduce gel-to-gel variation by permitting simultaneous separation and comparison of several samples on one gel.

On the other hand, quantitative proteomic analyses eliminate the need to visualize target proteins by gel electrophoresis. After protein extraction, tryptic peptides can be analyzed by liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to MS/MS (40, 41). This detection method allows for high resolution separation of hundreds of proteins to be quantified concurrently, thereby precisely revealing differential protein expression profiles. LC-based MS may be performed without labeling. For quantitative comparison of a number of samples at the same time, several popular peptide labeling methods can be utilized. These methods employ isotopic labeling of proteins which can then be differentiated by LC-MS/MS. Isotope labeling can be broadly divided into metabolic labeling and chemical labeling. In stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC), the whole proteome is labeled by metabolic incorporation of isotopically stable and nonradioactive forms of amino acids (42). Up to three biological samples can be compared directly using different isotopic forms of amino acids arginine and lysine. Isotope-coded affinity tag (ICAT) labeling is an isotopic labeling method that uses chemical labeling reagents (43). Paired protein samples are isotope-labeled with tags that can covalently bind to cysteine residues. These tags are similar in structure. However, their chemical properties such as mass are different. This technique analyzes relative amounts of cysteine-containing peptides in tryptic digests of paired protein extracts. Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) method utilizes a multiplexed isobaric chemical tagging reagent to label primary amines of peptides and proteins (44). iTRAQ reagents usually consist of an N-methyl piperazine reporter group, a balance group, and an N-hydroxysuccinimide ester group. The balance group present in each iTRAQ reagent makes labeled peptide from each sample isobaric. Quantification is facilitated through analyzing reporter groups generated upon fragmentation in the mass spectrometer. This method particularly allows multiplexing of two to eight protein samples.

Reverse-phase protein array (RPPA), another promising chemical proteomic approach, has been increasingly used to determine deregulated signaling networks in CSCs (45). Protein array may also provide information on post-translational modifications of target proteins (46). This platform allows for quantification of total proteins or phosphoproteins in multiple samples under the same experimental conditions. In RPPA procedure, protein samples are robotically spotted onto specific surfaces. They are then probed with appropriate primary and secondary antibodies in a detection/amplification system. Accordingly, quantitative chemical proteomics have accelerated the identification of novel protein biomarkers and signaling pathways targeting CSCs.

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Figure 1.

Major chemical proteomic methodologies utilized to study CSCs. Chemical proteomics strategies could employ different experimental procedures, including global proteome comparison between drug treated and control cells (A-D) and affinity-based target protein profiling using modified (E) or unmodified (F) compound of interest. Main chemical proteomic techniques include gel-based and gel-free methods. Gel-based methods employ 1- or 2-D gel electrophoresis followed by MS (A). Quantitative proteomic analyses eliminate the need to visualize target proteins by gel electrophoresis. For quantitative comparison of a number of samples in parallel, several popular peptide labeling methods can be utilized. These methods employ isotopic labeling of proteins followed by identification by LC-MS/MS (B, C).

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Recent chemical proteomic applications for targeting CSCs.

Chemical Proteomic Applications in CSCs

Affinity-based chemical proteomic approach in CSCs. Chemical proteomic strategies through a combination of affinity chromatography and high-throughput MS analysis have emerged as powerful tools for identifying drug targets and elucidating complex underlying mechanisms of drug action against CSCs. Affinity-based chemical proteomics utilizes small molecule probes to capture and enrich specific target proteins from complex biological samples, enabling the identification of drug targets by proteomic techniques (47, 48).

Such an affinity-based chemical proteomic approach has led to the identification of target proteins of BCR-ABL inhibitors imatinib, nilotinib, and dasatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a stem cell disease (49). This approach begins with structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies so that positions that do not alter the bioactivity of small molecules can be used for attachment to affinity tag or solid matrix. Analogues such as c-imatinib3, c-nilotinib, and c-dasatinib with primary amino groups have been synthesized for immobilization to sepharose beads. Their inhibitory potential on kinase activity of ABL kinase domain have been measured. After SAR study, affinity matrices of these three drug are then incubated with CML primary cell lysates, washed, eluted, and separated by SDS-PAGE. Proteins are then identified by LC-ESI-MS/MS and database search. Further bioinformatics analysis has revealed novel kinase and non-kinase targets for these three drugs. Among these targets, inhibition of receptor tyrosine kinase DDR1 by nilotinib and dasatinib and inhibition of oxidoreductase NQO2 by imatinib and nilotinib have been demonstrated through corresponding enzymatic assays (49). Chemical proteomic profiling of native targets in leukemia stem cells for these three clinical drugs targeting BCR-ABL could be used to understand the molecular mechanism of action of these drugs and predict clinical outcomes and side effects of drugs.

However, affinity chromatography approaches require chemical modification of small molecules to introduce affinity tags. Many compounds cannot be substantially modified without losing biological activity or target specificity. To overcome this limitation, a simple and widely applicable approach has been developed for target identification. Drug-affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) can be used to analyze direct binding of a small molecule to its target protein without requiring modification or immobilization of the small molecule (50, 51). This label-free method is based on the concept that a target protein bound to a small molecule might be less susceptible to proteolysis than such protein in its unbound state. Consequently, the enhanced stability due to small-molecule binding can result in specific protection for the target protein against protease digestion. Differences in proteolysis patterns between compound-treated and control protein samples digested with various amounts of protease can be analyzed by LC-MS/MS.

Using the DARTS strategy, GRP78 has been identified as a direct target of natural compound isoliquiritigenin (ISL) in breast CSCs (52). GRP78 is one isoform of Hsp70. It is predominantly located in the endoplasmic reticulum where it plays a role in protein folding and degradation of misfolded proteins (53). GRP78 also plays a critical role in mediating tumor proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis (54). Subsequent molecular docking analysis and functional studies have demonstrated that ISL could bind to the ATPase catalytic domain of GRP78 and inhibit its ATPase activity, resulting in its dissociation from β-catenin (52). Thus, ISL can chemosensitize breast CSCs via inducing β-catenin proteasome degradation. Indeed, targeting aberrant β-catenin signaling in CSCs has become a promising strategy to improve chemosensitivity of cancer during treatment. These findings therefore highlight the significance of GRP78 in mediating cancer drug resistance and β-catenin signaling in CSCs.

Glycoproteomic analysis of CSCs. Glycosylation is one of the most complex and common forms of protein post-translational modifications. Glycoproteins are ubiquitously distributed in various tissues and cells. They are primarily localized on the cell surface (55-57). Glycoproteins play a pivotal role in many biological processes such as cell adhesion, trafficking, cell signaling, pathogen recognition, and immune response. According to accumulating studies, alterations in glycoproteins are not only related to malignant transformation and tumor propagation, but also related to cancer stemness (58-60). Most known markers of CSCs are cell surface glycoproteins, indicating biological significance of glycoproteins for CSC functions (61, 62).

Glycoproteomics is uniquely focused on analyzing glycosylated proteins to reveal glycoproteome alterations. Mass spectrometry (MS) has been the most effective and versatile platform for analyzing both glycoproteins and structures of their glycan moieties. For the identification of glycoproteins, a typical glycoproteomics process consists of glyco-enrichment, MS analysis, and bioinformatics interpretation. Glyco-enrichment methods including lectin affinity chromatography and hydrazide chemistry can be applied to enrich glycoproteins from complex biological samples, thus increasing analytical sensitivity. In addition to the use of a single lectin to capture a particular form of glycan structure, multi-lectin chromatography using lectins with broad specificities has been applied to overcome the low affinity and lack of complete glycoprotein capture associated with single lectin chromatography (63-65).

Emerging technology of glycoproteomics has been recently applied to study changes of glycosylation patterns upon Notch pathway blockade by γ-secretase inhibitor (GSI) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) (66). Notch signaling has been demonstrated to have a central role in GBM CSCs. Blockade of this pathway by GSI can deplete GBM CSCs and prevent tumor propagation both in vitro and in vivo (67). Different strategies have been employed to target cell surface glycoproteins and intracellular membrane glycoproteins separately (66). Profiling of cell surface glycoproteins has been performed through fluorescent-assisted lectin microarray with a panel of 16 lectins, whereas profiling of glycoproteins from soluble fraction of cell lysates has been performed by coupling multi-lectin chromatography with a label-free quantitative MS method. The finding of down-regulation of neural α-glucosidase AB and β-galactosidase might suggest altered glycan processing, while reduced level of cathepsin D and increased expression of CD90 might imply attenuated proliferation and elevated apoptosis upon GSI treatment. Such study provides meaningful information regarding the influence of GSI treatment on glycosylation in GBM CSCs. It might lead to improved understanding of drug mechanism and identification of novel glycoprotein markers of these cells.

Alteration of sialylation, one of the most important types of glycosylation, is involved in carcinogenesis. Glycomic analysis using lectin microarray has revealed that sialylated glycans are useful markers for CSC-like cells in hepatocellular carcinoma (68, 69). Several studies have suggested that short-term treatment with anticancer drugs can be used to concentrate CSCs easily (70). To identify target glycoproteins showing increased sialylation upon doxorubicin (DXR) treatment, iTRAQ analysis can be performed (71). Total cell lysates from human hepatoma cell line Huh7 treated with or without DXR have been trypsinized and applied to Sambucus sieboldoana agglutinin (SSA) lectin-agarose column (71). Captured sialylated glycopeptides are then de-glycosylated with glycopeptidase F and labeled with a specific isobaric iTRAQ reagent. Most of sialylated glycoproteins identified are found to be cancer-associated proteins. Through a further study using lectin blot analysis and SSA precipitation followed by LC-MS/MS of Huh7 cells treated with or without DXR, sialylated 70-kDa proteins including beta-galactosidase and alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (fetuin-A) have been identified as specific target proteins. These sialylated glycoproteins might be used as new glycomarkers for hepatoma CSCs. Therefore, glycoproteomic analysis of chemical drug-treated CSCs could provide potential functions of glycoproteins in CSC biology as well as improved understanding for better therapeutic targeting of CSCs.

Phosphoproteomics approach in CSCs. In addition to glycosylation, phosphorylation is one of the most common and important post-translational modifications of proteins. It is involved in the regulation of cellular biological processes. Reversible protein phosphorylation plays a significant role in cellular signal transduction and modification of multiple protein functions (72, 73). However, aberrant regulation of protein phosphorylation is frequently associated with various cancers (74, 75). Specific protein phosphorylation may be critical to signaling networks that regulate CSC self-renewal, differentiation, and metastasis. Although several protein phosphorylation events that affect CSC signaling have been studied, large-scale analysis of differentially regulated protein phosphorylation in CSCs is needed to provide better understanding of complex disease mechanism and identify new biomarkers for developing efficient treatments.

To systematically study phosphoproteins, several high-throughput phosphoproteomic technologies such as reverse-phase protein arrays, phospho-specific flow cytometry, and mass spectrometry (MS)-based technologies have been developed (76-78). Among them, MS-based technologies have been used as major platforms to identify phosphoproteins and phosphosites at comprehensive, unbiased, and quantifiable level. The typical procedure for MS-based phosphoproteomic experiment can be divided into four stages: 1) sample preparation including cell fractionation and protein digestion; 2) enrichment of phosphopeptides via affinity purification; 3) analysis by LC coupled with tandem MS; and 4) identification of phosphoproteins and phosphosites using bioinformatics approach.

To uncover new mechanistic event relevant to primitive hematopoietic stem cell motile responses, a series of phosphoproteomic experiments have been employed. Multipotent FDCP-Mix hematopoietic progenitor cell line is pretreated with or without Rac1/2 inhibitor NSC23766 and chemotactic agent CXCL12. Subcellular fractionation, iTRAQ labeling, and phosphopeptide enrichment are then sequentially carried out. Phosphorylated peptides are then analyzed by reverse phase (RP)-LC-MS/MS. From these analyses, a number of phosphoevents appear to be differentially regulated by treatment with CXCL12 and NSC23766 (79). Interpretation of proteomic datasets has led to the identification of phosphorylation event at S962 of PTPRC/CD45, a protein tyrosine phosphatase. It has been demonstrated that pS962 PTPRC/CD45 is activated by CXCL12 in a Rac 1/2 dependent manner. It is a novel phosphorylation event that controls stem cell motility in normal and malignant hematopoiesis.

Among available technologies in phosphoproteomics, reverse-phase protein array (RPPA) is a technology platform designed for quantitative, multiplexed, and sensitive analysis of hundreds of phosphoproteins from a limited amount of sample (45, 46). A recent study has analyzed a diverse collection of GBM stem-like cell (GSC) lines by combining RPPA and small molecule kinase inhibitor library screening to identify and interrogate signaling pathways involved in GSC resistance to therapy (80). GSCs are treated with temozolomide (TMZ), a chemotherapy drug in standard adjuvant treatment for GBM. RPPA has been performed to detect changes in phosphorylation patterns associated with resistance. GSCs are resistant to TMZ because their pathway activation pattern involved in survival and proliferation is not influenced by TMZ treatment. A library of protein and lipid kinase inhibitors have been screened to identify specific targets involved in GSC survival and proliferation. Staurosporine derivative UCN-01 (7-hydroxy-staurosporine), one of PKC inhibitors, has been found to exhibit the most effective antiproliferative activity, yielding a range of sensitivity across GSC lines. To better understand the molecular mechanism underlying differential sensitivity of GSC lines to UCN-01, extensive RPPA analysis has been performed for GSC lines treated with UCN-01. Differently from TMZ, UCN-01 treatment has resulted in molecular changes in most GSC lines. RPPA data have shown that the sensitivity to UCN-01 is associated with activation of survival signals mediated by PDK1 and DNA damage response initiated by CHK1, thereby suggesting a rationale for simultaneous targeting of PDK1 and CHK1 pathways. Taken together, quantitative phosphoproteomic profiling of small molecule inhibitors can assist in the determination of aberrantly activated signaling pathways and therapeutic targets in CSCs.

Proteomic analysis of CSC metabolism. Understanding CSC physiology and metabolism may be crucial for developing novel and effective cancer therapies. Several recent studies have aimed to define properties of CSC mitochondria and identify specific mitochondrial targets for CSC elimination. An unbiased label-free proteomics analysis has revealed that mammospheres (a population of cells enriched in cancer stem cells and progenitor cells) from two estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer cell lines functionally overexpressing numerous mitochondrial proteins are related to mitochondrial biogenesis, electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, ATP synthesis, beta-oxidation, and ketone re-utilization (81). The potential clinical relevance of these metabolic targets has been further validated using a previously published dataset of patient breast cancer samples. In addition, pharmacological approaches using specific MCT1/2 inhibitor (AR-C155858) and mitochondrial ATP synthase inhibitor (oligomycin A) have functionally verified these proteomic observations. These results suggest that mitochondrial inhibitors might have potential in breast CSC treatment.

Doxycycline, a FDA-approved tetracycline antibiotic, functions as an inhibitor of mitochondrial biogenesis by binding to the small subunit of mitochondrial ribosome (82-84). Doxycycline can effectively inhibit mammosphere formation in primary breast cancer samples derived from metastatic disease sites. To better understand the mechanism of action of doxycycline on CSC metabolism, an unbiased label-free chemical proteomics approach has been used to identify proteins effectively down-regulated by doxycycline. Doxycycline can significantly reduce the expression of many key protein targets functionally associated with mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), protein synthesis, DNA damage response, inflammation, and protein degradation in human breast cancer cells (85). In particular, doxycycline can remarkably reduce DNA-PK protein expression. DNA-PK is the catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase involved in DNA-repair (86, 87). DNA-PK is associated with the maintenance of integrity and copy number of mitochondrial DNA. It can also confer radio-resistance in cancer cells (88, 89). Inhibition of DNA-PK by doxycycline, accordingly suppresses both oxidative mitochondrial metabolism and glycolysis and increases the sensitivity of breast CSCs to radiation. Furthermore, DNA-PK is significantly over-expressed in breast cancer mammospheres. Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of DNA-PK can block mammosphere formation (85). Doxycycline also inhibits multiple signaling pathways involved in self-renewal and drug resistance of CSCs such as Sonic Hedgehog, Notch, Wnt, and TGF-β signaling (85). In conclusion, doxycycline may target both mitochondrial ribosomes and DNA-PK, thereby reducing energy metabolism in breast CSCs. Overall, these findings suggest that clonal expansion and survival of CSCs are dependent on mitochondrial biogenesis. Therefore, mitochondria are promising therapeutic targets for eradicating CSCs.

Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are large multiprotein channels that can penetrate nuclear envelope (NE). Proteins and RNA can cross the NE in a tightly regulated process by migrating through NPCs. NPCs are considered to be gatekeepers of the nucleus. They are responsible for almost all transport between the nucleoplasm and cytoplasm, consequently affecting a variety of nuclear processes and metabolism such as chromatin silencing, transcriptional regulation, and DNA damage repair (90, 91). Nucleoporins, structural components of NPCs, have been linked to a multitude of cancers through chromosomal translocation that generates fusion proteins, changes in protein expression levels, and single point mutations (92, 93). However, mechanistic details of their functions in CSCs remain poorly understood.

Recently, a farnesyl transferase inhibitor BMS-214662 has been identified as a selective inducer of apoptosis in leukemic stem cells of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients (94). In order to elucidate the mode of action of BMS-214662 in CD34+ cells from CML patients, a proteomic approach based on iTRAQ has been employed to analyze changes in protein expression in response to drug treatment in nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions of two distinct CD34+ CML cells (95). After iTRAQ labeling, combined cytoplasmic or nuclear proteins are fractionated by extensive 2D LC and analyzed using MALDI TOF/TOF MS. Altered proteins after drug treatment are involved in nucleic acid metabolism, oncogenesis, developmental processes, and intracellular protein trafficking. In iTRAQ analysis, nucleoporins have been observed to be differentially expressed. Interestingly, BMS-214662 treatment of CD34+ CML cells has resulted in altered distribution of nuclear proteins into the cytoplasm. It also has resulted in altered distribution of cytoplasmic proteins into the nucleus, indicating that the observed mislocalization of proteins in response to BMS-214662 might be associated with loss of nuclear membrane integrity caused by differential expression of nucleoporins. These results suggest that alterations in protein localization might have contributed to the apoptotic effect of BMS-214662 on CML stem cells.

Proteomic analysis of EMT. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), a highly conserved cellular process that transforms epithelial cells into mesenchymal cells, is involved in normal embryogenesis and tissue repair. It also contributes to tumor metastasis and progression (96). Recent studies have highlighted a link between EMT and CSC formation (97-99). EMT is related to the acquisition and maintenance of stem cell-like characteristics. EMT can endow differentiated normal and cancer cells with stem cell properties, including the ability to self-renew and initiate tumors. Furthermore, CSCs often display EMT characteristics such as loss of adhesion protein E-cadherin, enabling cancer cells to metastasize easily and quickly. Such reciprocal relationship between EMT and CSCs might have numerous implications in the progression, recurrence, and therapy resistance of tumors. Several chemical proteomic studies have revealed potential protein targets to control EMT in cancer.

Erlotinib and gefitinib are tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) that can directly inhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). However, erlotinib is effective in patients with EGFR wild-type or mutated tumors, whereas gefitinib is only beneficial for patients with activating mutations (100). To determine the effect of these differences on clinical outcomes, a quantitative chemical proteomics method has been applied to erlotinib and gefitinib using wild-type EGFR-expressing non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines (101). The TKIs have been covalently linked to Sepharose beads to generate affinity matrices. Cell lysates are pre-incubated with increasing concentrations of unmodified erlotinib or gefitinib and then fractionated on respective affinity matrix. Captured proteins are then eluted, separated by SDS-PAGE, and finally identified by LC/MS. Chemical proteomics profiling has shown that, unlike gefitinib, erlotinib can interact with the ternary complex formed by integrin-linked kinase (ILK), α-parvin, and PINCH (IPP). The IPP complex is involved in EMT. Erlotinib sensitivity has been found to be correlated with EMT status. Further experiment using EMT-inducible cellular model has shown that erlotinib can prevent EMT more effectively than gefitinib by inhibiting the loss of E-cadherin and blocking the increase of IPP complex levels. These findings suggest that, unlike gefitinib, erlotinib targets both EGFR and IPP complex in EGFR wild-type NSCLC, thus slowing down the metastatic process of epithelial tumors.

Plumbagin (PLB) is a natural naphthoquinone compound that has a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities, including anticancer effects in in vitro and in vivo models (102). To elucidate potential molecular targets and underlying mechanisms of PLB in the treatment of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC), SILAC-based quantitative proteomic approach has been employed (103). TSCC cell line SCC25 is cultured in the medium with or without stable isotope-labeled amino acids (13C6 L-lysine and 13C615N4 L-arginine). These cells are then treated with PLB and lysed. After equal amounts of heavy and light protein sample are combined and digested, LC-MS/MS analysis is then performed. Proteomic data have revealed that PLB treatment can significantly modulate the expression of critical proteins that regulate cell cycle, apoptosis, and EMT signaling pathways in SCC25 cells (103). PLB increases expression levels of E-cadherin, claudin-1, and ZO-1. However, PLB decreases the expression levels of N-cadherin, snail, slug, TCF-8/ZEB1, β-catenin, and vimentin known to key regulators of EMT. In addition, the stemness-attenuating effect of PLB in SCC25 cells has been demonstrated. PLB has been found to significantly decrease expression levels of key stemness markers such as Oct-4, Sox-2, Nanog, and Bmi-1. Quantitative SILAC-based proteomic approach has also provided significant clue that PLB might be able to suppress EMT and stemness via inhibiting nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated signaling pathway in human TSCC cells.

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-activated mesenchymal stem cells can promote tumorigenic potentials of cancer cells through a paracrine mechanism (104, 105). In order to clarify LPA-stimulated paracrine mechanisms involved in the crosstalk between human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hASCs) and cancer cells, secreted proteins included in LPA-conditioned medium (CM) from hASCs have been identified using LC-MS/MS proteomic analysis. LPA-induced proteins include extracellular matrix proteins, proteases and protease inhibitors, and proteins involved in cytokine signaling (106). Particularly, further experiments have demonstrated the pivotal role of an extracellular matrix protein, βig-h3, as an LPA-induced paracrine factor of hASCs on adhesion and proliferation of A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells. These results suggest that hASC-derived βig-h3 plays a key role in tumor growth by regulating tumor microenvironment. Therefore, βig-h3 might be useful as a biomarker for lung cancer.

Conclusion

CSCs have been proposed to be cancer-initiating cells responsible for tumor development and metastasis. They contribute to resistance of cancer to standard anticancer therapies (1-7). In this regard, CSCs might be the most crucial target for developing treatment of cancer. Recently, chemical proteomic research has improved our knowledge about CSC behavior and CSC targeted therapy strategies by studying different aspects of CSC biology. Chemical proteomics utilizes modified or unmodified small molecule probes to characterize proteome-wide drug-protein interactions. Proteomic techniques can provide information about expression, functions, interactions, and post-translational modifications of target proteins (33, 34). This review briefly introduced chemical proteomic methodology with high sensitivity, specificity, and throughput. It also described recent progress in CSC proteome studies focusing on affinity capture of drug targets, glycoproteomics, phosphoproteomics, metabolic targets, and EMT using chemical proteomic methods. Such chemical proteomic strategies have been successfully applied for the identification of CSC-specific biomarkers or therapeutic targets, thus providing better understanding of CSC-relevant biological features or signaling pathways.

In the last decade, proteomic analysis has become an essential tool for investigating cancer biology, complementing genetic analysis. Gene expression levels are not necessarily correlated with the expression levels of corresponding proteins (107). Furthermore, post-translational modifications of proteins such as phosphorylation, glycosylation, acetylation, and protein cleavage cannot be detected at the gene levels. However, they play prominent roles in protein stability, functions, interactions, and localization. Moreover, proteins represent more functionally relevant therapeutic targets than DNA or RNA (108). For this reason, proteomic studies are fundamental to obtain accurate understanding of cellular physiological and pathological processes. Nevertheless, integrated analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic studies in CSC samples would provide comprehensive molecular understanding of pathogenesis of CSCs by identifying genetic defects in genome, evaluating transcriptional expression profiles of genes, and detecting translational and post-translational modifications of their encoded proteins. Therefore, a workflow for identifying genes and proteins necessary for the maintenance of CSCs is proposed (Figure 2). The first step is to efficiently isolate and enrich tumor-initiating cells from diverse tumor types and established cancer cell lines. Biological samples are then lysed. Biomolecules including DNA, RNA, and proteins are then extracted from a single sample in different phases. Accordingly, this workflow can be used to provide an all-in-one analysis of genome, transcriptome, and proteome from a single biological sample to discover potential CSC specific biomarkers and aberrant stemness signaling pathways. By using improved and sensitive analytical methods, accurate integration of genomic and proteomic data and their functional interpretation together with clinical evaluations might permit more complete understanding of complex biological processes responsible for CSC behavior. Therefore, combined analysis of chemical genomic and proteomic data might be able to produce more reliable clues to attack CSCs.

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Figure 2.

Workflow for an integrated analysis of chemical genomic and proteomic data obtained from a single biological sample of CSCs. The first step is to efficiently isolate and enrich tumor-initiating cells from diverse tumor types or established cancer cell lines. These biological samples are then lysed. DNA, RNA, and proteins are then extracted from a single sample in different phases. This workflow provides all-in-one analysis of genome, transcriptome, and proteome from a single biological sample.

Unlike other proteomic approaches, chemical proteomics could serve as powerful tools in overall target profiling and molecular regulatory network elucidation of drug candidates. Chemical proteomics is also advantageous in clarifying modes of action of anticancer drugs to eliminate CSCs. It can also provide more precise understanding of drug side-effects and drug resistance to CSCs.

In spite of enormous biological and clinical significance of CSCs, molecular mechanisms maintaining CSCs now only begin to emerge. Many questions remain unresolved. In addition, extreme heterogeneity of human cancers needs establishment of more definite CSC-relevant in vitro and in vivo models to allow adequate maintenance and propagation of CSCs. Ongoing chemical proteomic research toward CSC eradication will enhance our understanding of CSC biology to develop effective CSC-targeted therapies.

Acknowledgements

This work was carried out with the support of “Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ01188001)” funded by Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea. It was also supported by a grant (NRF-2016R1D1A1B03932956) of the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea.

Footnotes

  • This article is freely accessible online.

  • Received June 30, 2017.
  • Revision received July 18, 2017.
  • Accepted July 20, 2017.
  • Copyright© 2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved

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