Table 1 Characteristics of genes of interest obtained from the Euretos-based search, ranked by T/N ratio in TCGA.

From: Evaluation of tumor targets selected from public genomic databases for imaging of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Potential target

Predicted location

T/N ratio (TCGA)

TPM PDAC (TCGA)

TPM Panc (TCGA)

PE Panc

PE Duo

PE Liver

3D crystal structure

CEACAM5

Membrane

353.2

257.8

0.7

ND

ND

Low

Yes

MUCL3

Membrane/cytoplasm

152.0

57.8

0.4

ND

ND

ND

No

TMPRSS4

Membrane/intracellular

131.0

72.1

0.6

Medium

Medium

Low

No

COL17A1

Cell junction, desmosome, membrane

96.8

78.4

0.8

ND

ND

ND

No

MSLN

Membrane

67.5

272.7

4.0

ND

ND

ND

No

CLDN18

Membrane

64.4

133.3

2.1

ND

ND

ND

No

PSCA

Membrane

51.8

135.2

2.6

Low

ND

ND

No

AQP5

Membrane, cytoplasmic vesicle membrane

37.9

68.9

1.8

Low

Low

Low

Yes

VSIG2

Membrane

18.9

159.0

8.4

High

High

Medium

No

FXYD3

Membrane

17.4

236.8

13.6

ND

Medium

ND

No

GJB3

Membrane, cell junction

9.3

56.0

6.0

ND

ND

ND

No

  1. The median of the transcripts per million (TPM) values is given. Protein expression (PE) levels are as given by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA), with ND: Not Detected. PDAC: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Panc: healthy pancreatic tissue. Duo: Duodenal tissue. T/N: PDAC-to-Panc ratio. TCGA: The Cancer Genome Atlas.