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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health threat, necessitating improved diagnostic and monitoring tools.
  • Proteomics signature discovery offers a promising avenue for identifying biomarkers for TB.
  • Current research is advancing from single-protein studies to high-throughput and multi-omics approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in TB proteomics signature discovery.
  • To discuss various sample types, experimental technologies, and discovery approaches.
  • To highlight potential robust biomarker candidates and the value of multi-omics integration.

Main Methods:

  • Review of published literature on TB proteomics signature discovery, focusing on HIV-negative adults.
  • Analysis of hypothesis-based and unbiased discovery approaches.
  • Examination of different sample types and proteomic technologies.
  • Assessment of protein signatures and biological pathway involvement.

Main Results:

  • Both hypothesis-driven and unbiased proteomics approaches identified proteins involved in acute-phase and T-helper responses.
  • Methodological choices influenced identified proteins and their abundance.
  • Analysis of protein frequency across signatures revealed potential robust biomarker candidates.
  • High-throughput profiling and multi-omics data are increasingly utilized.

Conclusions:

  • TB proteomics signature discovery is evolving towards high-throughput and multi-omics strategies.
  • Integration of multi-omics data holds significant potential for improved TB diagnostics.
  • Robust validation using control cohorts is crucial for biomarker development.