Multiplexed Single-Molecule Epigenetic Analysis of Plasma-Isolated Nucleosomes for Cancer Diagnostics

The analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma represents a rapidly advancing field in medicine, providing information on pathological processes in the body. Blood cfDNA is in the form of nucleosomes, which maintain their tissue- and cancer-specific epigenetic state. We developed EPINUC, a single-molecule multi-parametric assay to comprehensively profile the <jats:underline>E</jats:underline>pigenetics of <jats:underline>P</jats:underline>lasma <jats:underline>I</jats:underline>solated <jats:underline>Nuc</jats:underline>leosomes, DNA methylation and cancer-specific protein biomarkers. Our system allows high-resolution detection of six active and repressive histone modifications, their ratios and combinatorial patterns, on millions of individual nucleosomes by single-molecule imaging. In addition, it provides sensitive and quantitative data on plasma proteins, including detection of non-secreted tumor-specific proteins such as mutant p53. Applying this analysis to a cohort of plasma samples detected colorectal cancer at high accuracy and sensitivity, even at early stages. Finally, combining EPINUC with direct single-molecule DNA sequencing revealed the tissue-of-origin of colorectal, pancreatic, lung and breast tumors. EPINUC provides multi-layered clinical-relevant information from limited liquid biopsy material, establishing a novel approach for cancer diagnostics..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 28. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fedyuk, Vadim [VerfasserIn]
Erez, Nir [VerfasserIn]
Furth, Noa [VerfasserIn]
Beresh, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Andreishcheva, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Shinde, Abhijeet [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Zakai, Barak Bar [VerfasserIn]
Mavor, Yael [VerfasserIn]
Peretz, Tamar [VerfasserIn]
Hubert, Ayala [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Jonathan E [VerfasserIn]
Salah, Azzam [VerfasserIn]
Temper, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Grinshpun, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Maoz, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
Zick, Aviad [VerfasserIn]
Ron, Guy [VerfasserIn]
Shema, Efrat [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2021.11.01.466724

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XBI032944276