Journal: Cancers
Article Title: Blu-Ray-Based Quantification of CD98+ Extracellular Vesicles for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
doi: 10.3390/cancers18071086
Figure Lengend Snippet: CD98 is an abundant and detectable EV surface protein in HCC cell lines and patient plasma. ( A ) Protein levels of CD98, five EV markers (CD63, CD9, CD81, Flotillin1, TSG101), and two cellular proteins (Calnexin and β-actin) in HCC cell lines or their secreted EVs from HepG2, Hep3B, and PLC5 cells via ExoQuick-TC kit were analyzed by Western blot. ( B ) Protein levels of CD98, CD63, and ApoA1 with or without EV enrichment via Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) in HCC patient plasma were analyzed by Western Blot. ( C ) Illustration of EV morphology of plasma after EV enrichment via SEC from the healthy control and HCC patient using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Scale bar is 100 nm. The uncropped blots are shown in .
Article Snippet: From the CLCA cohort [ ] via cBioPortal [ ], diagnostic sensitivity (%) of blood AFP (cutoffs: 200 ng/mL and 20 ng/mL) and PIVKA-II (cutoff: 40 mAU/mL) for early (BCLC 0 & A, n = 28) versus late HCC (BCLC B, n = 81; BCLC C, n = 130) were displayed as bar graphs; Figure S2: Comparison of three anti-CD98 antibodies for detecting extracellular CD98 on cells and EVs. (A) Surface CD98 on HepG2 cells quantified using three antibodies (Abcam ab307587, Novus NBP2-36491SS, NHRI#20D5) by flow cytometry.
Techniques: Clinical Proteomics, Western Blot, Size-exclusion Chromatography, Control, Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy