Immunodiagnostic profiling of SPON2 and MSMB as biomarkers in prostate cancer for nanomaterial- based detection strategies.

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Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using thresholds of |log2 fold change| >1 and adjusted p < 0.05. Upregulated DEGs filtered for secretory proteins based on annotations from Human Protein Atlas and UniProt databases. Candidate genes were prioritized using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, selecting those with area under the curve (AUC) > 0.85 for validation. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed using clinical tumor and matched normal prostate tissues, with GAPDH as internal control. Extracellular accessibility and immune relevance of SPON2 and MSMB were evaluated for diagnostic translation. B cell epitope prediction was done using IEDB and VaxiJen tools to assess immunogenic potential. Selected peptide epitopes were synthesized and validated by indirect ELISA using sera from prostate cancer patients and healthy controls.\nResults: Out of 243 DGE, five upregulated candidates encoding secretory proteins were identified. Of these, SPON2 and MSMB exhibited high diagnostic performance with AUC values of 0.99 and 0.93, respectively. qRT-PCR validation in clinical samples confirmed significant overexpression of SPON2 (~18-fold) and MSMB (~2.6-fold) in prostate tumor tissues compared to matched normal tissues. Both proteins demonstrate extracellular localization and immune accessibility, supporting their feasibility as targets for antibody- or epitope-based capture strategies. These properties position SPON2 and MSMB as ideal candidates for nanoparticle-conjugated peptide biosensors designed for immunomodulated detection of prostate cancer. Epitope E1 (SPON2) and E2 (MSMB) showed antigenicity scores of 0.80 and 0.52, respectively, and were validated by ELISA, with E1 exhibiting significantly higher reactivity in cancer sera (OD 1.49 vs. 0.81, p < 0.01; AUC 0.98) and E2 showing moderate discrimination (OD 1.27 vs. 0.87, p < 0.05; AUC 0.88).\nConclusion: SPON2 and MSMB are secretory, immunogenic biomarkers overexpressed in prostate cancer. 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