Background: Glioblastomas are heterogeneous tumors composed of a necrotic and tumor core and an invasive periphery.
Methods: Here, we performed a proteomics analysis of laser-capture micro-dissected glioblastoma core and invasive areas of patient-derived xenografts.
Results: Bioinformatics analysis identified enriched proteins in central and invasive tumor areas. Novel markers of invasion were identified, the genes proteolipid protein 1 (PLP1) and Dynamin-1 (DNM1), which were subsequently validated in tumors and by functional assays.
Conclusions: In summary, our results identify new networks and molecules that may play an important role in glioblastoma development and may constitute potential novel therapeutic targets.
Keywords: glioblastoma; intratumor heterogeneity; invasion; patient-derived xenograft; proteomics analysis.
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