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  • Biochemistry
  • Proteomics
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Haptoglobin (Hp) is known to exist in multiple proteoforms with distinct functions.
  • Understanding Hp proteoform diversity is crucial for biomarker development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze Hp proteoforms in plasma from healthy donors and glioblastoma (GBM) patients.
  • To investigate the potential of Hp proteoforms as biomarkers for GBM.

Main Methods:

  • Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) combined with mass spectrometry and immunodetection.
  • Analysis of blood plasma samples from healthy individuals and GBM patients.

Main Results:

  • A detailed 2DE map of Hp β-chain and full-length Hp (zonulin) proteoforms was generated.
  • Plasma Hp levels were elevated in cancer patients, but proteoform presence was highly individual.
  • An alkaline form of zonulin showed potential as a conditional GBM biomarker, though insufficient alone.
  • Significant individual variability in minor Hp proteoforms was observed in healthy individuals.

Conclusions:

  • High individual variability in Hp proteoforms exists, even under normal conditions.
  • This variability complicates the use of Hp proteoforms as reliable biomarkers.
  • The findings suggest a broader phenomenon of proteoform variability across proteins.