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He YF, Liu YK, Lu HJ, Chen J, Yang PY. Comparative proteomic analysis of primary mouse liver c-Kit−(CD45/TER119)− stem/progenitor cells. J Cell Biochem 2007; 102:936-46. [PMID: 17907156 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Liver stem/progenitor cells play a key role in liver development and maybe also in liver cancer development. In our previous study a population of c-Kit-(CD45/TER119)- liver stem/progenitor cells in mouse fetal liver, was successfully sorted with large amount (10(6)-10(7)) by using immuno-magnetic microbeads. In this study, the sorted liver stem/progenitor cells were used for proteomic study. Proteins of the sorted liver stem/progenitor cells and unsorted fetal liver cells were investigated using two-dimensional electrophoresis. A two-dimensional proteome map of liver stem/progenitor cells was obtained for the first time. Proteins that exhibited significantly upregulation in liver stem/progenitor cells were identified by peptide mass fingerprinting and peptide sequencing. Nineteen protein spots corresponding to 12 different proteins were identified as showing significant upregulation in liver stem/progenitor cells and seem to play important roles in such cells in cell metabolism, cell cycle regulation, and stress. An interesting finding is that most of the upregulated proteins were overexpressed in various cancers (11 of 12, including 6 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)) and involved in cancer development as reported in previous studies. Some of the identified proteins were validated by real-time PCR, Western blotting, and immunostaining. Taken together, the data presented provide a significant new protein-level insight into the biology of liver stem/progenitor cells, a key population of cells that might be also involved in liver cancer development.
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- Yu-Fei He
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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Yoshihara T, Kadota Y, Yoshimura Y, Tatano Y, Takeuchi N, Okitsu H, Umemoto A, Yamauchi T, Itoh K. Proteomic alteration in gastic adenocarcinomas from Japanese patients. Mol Cancer 2006; 5:75. [PMID: 17187689 PMCID: PMC1774573 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-5-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Gastric adenocarcinomas comprise one of the common types of cancers in Asian countries including Japan. Comprehensive protein profiling of paired surgical specimens of primary gastric adenocarcinomas and nontumor mucosae derived from Japanese patients was carried out by means of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2D-EP) and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionic tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) to establish gastric cancer-specific proteins as putative clinical biomarkers and molecular targets for chemotherapy. Results Relatively common alterations in protein expression were revealed in the tumor tissues. Increases in manganese dismutase and nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG-1 (HMG-1) were observed, while decreases in carbonic anhydrases I and II, glutatione-S-transferase and foveolin precursor (gastrokine-1) (FOV), an 18-kDa stomach-specific protein with putative tumor suppressor activity, were detected. RT-PCR analysis also revealed significant down-regulation of FOV mRNA expression in tumor tissues. Conclusion A possible pathological role for down-regulation of FOV in gastric carcinogenesis was demonstrated. Evaluation of the specific decreases in gene and protein expression of FOV in patients may be utilized as clinical biomarkers for effective diagnosis and assessment of gastric cancer.
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- Takahiro Yoshihara
- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Resources, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Resources, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Resources, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Resources, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, Institute for Medicinal Resources, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-78 Sho-machi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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Theiss AL, Idell RD, Srinivasan S, Klapproth JM, Jones DP, Merlin D, Sitaraman SV. Prohibitin protects against oxidative stress in intestinal epithelial cells. FASEB J 2006; 21:197-206. [PMID: 17135366 DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-6801com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Prohibitin (PHB) is an evolutionarily conserved and ubiquitously expressed protein whose expression or function in intestinal diseases is not known. In this study, we examined the expression and role of PHB in oxidative stress associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Our results show that PHB primarily localizes to the mitochondria in intestinal epithelial cells. Its expression is down-regulated during active human Crohn's disease, experimental colitis in vivo, and oxidative stress in vitro. PHB overexpression increases the expression of glutathione-S-transferase pi and protects from oxidant-induced depletion of glutathione. Finally, PHB overexpression decreases accumulation of reactive oxygen metabolites, as well as increased permeability induced by oxidative stress in intestinal epithelial cells. Together, these results suggest that PHB constitutes a previously unrecognized cellular defense against oxidant injury. Thus, strategies to modulate PHB levels may constitute a novel therapeutic approach for intestinal inflammatory diseases, wherein oxidative stress plays a critical role in tissue injury and inflammation.
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- Arianne L Theiss
- Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Alvarez-Chaver P, Rodríguez-Piñeiro AM, Rodríguez-Berrocal FJ, Martínez-Zorzano VS, Páez de la Cadena M. Identification of hydrophobic proteins as biomarker candidates for colorectal cancer. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 39:529-40. [PMID: 17084656 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/01/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nowadays, colorectal cancer is one of the major causes of cancer death in Western countries. Due to the lack of biomarkers with clinical utility for this pathology, and considering that membrane and hydrophobic proteins have not been studied in depth, we performed a prefractionation of colorectal tissues prior to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis in order to identify hydrophobic proteins differentially expressed in colorectal cancer patients. Fractions enriched in hydrophobic proteins were obtained from healthy mucosa and tumor tissue by a specific extraction method based on temperature-dependent phase partitioning with Triton X-114. Proteins were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and gels were silver-stained, scanned and compared using the PDQuest software. Those spots presenting significantly different abundance were submitted to mass spectrometry for protein identification. Alterations in the expression of cytoskeletal proteins, including a decrease of vimentin and the absence of desmin, were found. We also detected alterations in antioxidant and transport proteins, chaperones, and in two isoforms of the calcium-binding protein S100A6. On the other hand, vimentin was chosen to corroborate the electrophoretic results by specific immunodetection. Most of the altered proteins have been related to cellular membranes, many of them to lipid rafts microdomains in the plasma membrane, and they have also been implicated in the control of cell proliferation, apoptosis, or metastasis. In conclusion, all the proteins found altered in colorectal tumor samples could be considered as candidates for future studies focused on their utility as markers for colorectal diagnosis and prognosis, or as targets for colorectal cancer therapy.
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- Paula Alvarez-Chaver
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Genética e Inmunología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Le Moguen K, Lincet H, Deslandes E, Hubert-Roux M, Lange C, Poulain L, Gauduchon P, Baudin B. Comparative proteomic analysis of cisplatin sensitive IGROV1 ovarian carcinoma cell line and its resistant counterpart IGROV1-R10. Proteomics 2006; 6:5183-92. [PMID: 16941573 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality due to gynaecological cancer. Despite a good response to surgery and initial chemotherapy essentially based on cisplatin (cis-diamino-dichloro-platinum(II) (CDDP)) compounds, late tumour detection and frequent recurrences with chemoresistance acquisition are responsible for poor prognosis. Several mechanisms have been implicated in CDDP resistance but they are not sufficient to exhaustively explain this resistance emergence. We applied a proteomic approach based on 2-DE coupled with MS to identify proteins associated with the chemoresistance process. We first established a proteomic pattern of the CDDP sensitive ovarian cell line IGROV1 using MALDI-TOF-MS and PMF. We then compared this 2-D pattern with that of the CDDP-resistant counterpart IGROV1-R10. Among the 40 proteins identified, cytokeratins 8 and 18 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 were overexpressed in IGROV1-R10, whereas annexin IV was down-regulated. These observations have been confirmed by Western blotting. The characterization of such variations could lead to the development of new protein markers or to the establishment of new therapeutic strategies. Moreover, the identification of proteins involved in CDDP resistance in ovarian tumours would be useful in completing our understanding on this complex mechanism.
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Hwang TL, Liang Y, Chien KY, Yu JS. Overexpression and elevated serum levels of phosphoglycerate kinase 1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Proteomics 2006; 6:2259-72. [PMID: 16493704 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a common malignancy with a very low 5-year survival rate. Currently, there are no valid markers for early detection and targets for therapy. Here, we used 2-DE to analyze the protein profiles of eight PDAC specimens and paired adjacent nontumor tissues. MS was used to identify 15 protein spots that were found to be overexpressed in PDAC tissues versus adjacent controls. One of them was identified as phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) 1, a secretable glycolytic enzyme known to participate in angiogenesis. Immunohistochemical analysis of 63 PDAC specimens revealed moderate to strong expression of PGK1 in >70% of the tumors. Further Western blotting analysis of cells from tumor and adjacent nontumor tissues obtained by laser capture microdissection confirmed the enhanced expression of PGK1 in tumor cells. Furthermore, the serum levels of PGK1 were significantly higher in PDAC patients (n = 21) than in the control group (n = 25) (p < 0.005), as determined by ELISA. These observations indicate that protein profile analysis using a combination of 2-DE and MS provides an effective strategy for identifying biomarkers that may have diagnostic potential for PDAC, and identify PGK1 as a potential biomarker and/or therapeutic target for PDAC.
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- Tsann-Long Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Gruno M, Peet N, Seppet E, Kadaja L, Paju K, Eimre M, Orlova E, Peetsalu M, Tein A, Soplepmann J, Schlattner U, Peetsalu A, Seppet EK. Oxidative phosphorylation and its coupling to mitochondrial creatine and adenylate kinases in human gastric mucosa. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R936-46. [PMID: 16741143 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00162.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Energy metabolism in gastrobiopsy specimens of the antral and corpus mucosa, treated with saponin to permeabilize the cells, was studied in patients with gastric diseases. The results show twice lower oxidative capacity in the antral mucosa than in the corpus mucosa and the relative deficiency of antral mitochondria in complex I. The mucosal cells expressed mitochondrial and cytosolic isoforms of creatine kinase and adenylate kinase (AK). Creatine (20 mM) and AMP (2 mM) markedly stimulated mitochondrial respiration in the presence of submaximal ADP or ATP concentrations, and creatine reduced apparent Km for ADP in stimulation of respiration, which indicates the functional coupling of mitochondrial kinases to oxidative phosphorylation. Addition of exogenous cytochrome c increased ADP-dependent respiration, and the large-scale cytochrome c effect (>or=20%) was associated with suppressed stimulation of respiration by creatine and AMP in the mucosal preparations. These results point to the impaired mitochondrial outer membrane, probably attributed to the pathogenic effects of Helicobacter pylori. Compared with the corpus mucosa, the antral mucosa exhibited greater sensitivity to such type of injury as the prevalence of the large-scale cytochrome c effect was twice higher among the latter specimens. Active chronic gastritis was associated with decreased respiratory capacity of the corpus mucosa but with its increase in the antral mucosa. In conclusion, human gastric mucosal cells express the mitochondrial and cytosolic isoforms of CK and AK participating in intracellular energy transfer systems. Gastric mucosa disease is associated with the altered functions of these systems and oxidative phosphorylation.
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- Marju Gruno
- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Tartu, 19 Ravila St., 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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N/A, 孙 丹, 房 静. N/A. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2006; 14:1502-1506. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v14.i15.1502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Huang KC, Park DC, Ng SK, Lee JY, Ni X, Ng WC, Bandera CA, Welch WR, Berkowitz RS, Mok SC, Ng SW. Selenium binding protein 1 in ovarian cancer. Int J Cancer 2006; 118:2433-40. [PMID: 16380993 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Selenium binding protein 1 (SELENBP1) was identified to be the most significantly down-regulated protein in ovarian cancer cells by a membrane proteome profiling analysis. SELENBP1 expression levels in 4 normal ovaries, 8 benign ovarian tumors, 12 borderline ovarian tumors and 141 invasive ovarian cancers were analyzed with immunohistochemical assay. SELENBP1 expression was reduced in 87% cases of invasive ovarian cancer (122/141) and was significantly reduced in borderline tumors and invasive cancers (p<0.001). Cox multivariate analysis within the 141 invasive cancer tissues showed that SELENBP1 expression score was a potential prognostic indicator for unfavorable prognosis of ovarian cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 2.18; 95% CI=1.22-3.90; p=0.009). Selenium can disrupt the androgen pathway, which has been implicated in modulating SELENBP1 expression. We investigated the effects of selenium and androgen on normal human ovarian surface epithelial (HOSE) cells and cancer cells. Interestingly, SELENBP1 mRNA and protein levels were reduced by androgen and elevated by selenium treatment in the normal HOSE cells, whereas reversed responses were observed in the ovarian cancer cell lines. These results suggest that changes of SELENBP1 expression in malignant ovarian cancer are an indicator of aberration of selenium/androgen pathways and may reveal prognostic information of ovarian cancer.
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- Kuan-Chun Huang
- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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N/A, 任 建, 潘 金. N/A. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2006; 14:805-809. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v14.i8.805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Wang Y, He QY, Sun RWY, Che CM, Chiu JF. Gold(III) Porphyrin 1a Induced Apoptosis by Mitochondrial Death Pathways Related to Reactive Oxygen Species. Cancer Res 2005; 65:11553-64. [PMID: 16357165 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Apoptosis is a tightly controlled multistep mechanism of cell death, and mitochondria are considered to play a central role in this process. Mitochondria initiate two distinct apoptosis pathways, one caspase-dependent and the other caspase-independent. In addition, mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) seems to play a role in cell death. Most chemotherapeutic agents induce apoptosis through at least one of these pathways. The post-initiation mechanisms of gold(III) porphyrin 1a were investigated in this study. HONE1 cells exposed to gold(III) porphyrin 1a underwent apoptosis after 24 hours. Functional proteomic studies revealed the alteration of several cytoplasmic protein expressions in HONE1 cells after treatment with the drug. These proteins include enzymes participating in energy production and proteins involved in cellular redox balance. There was a quick attenuation of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)) with the alterations of Bcl-2 family proteins, the release of cytochrome c, and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) following gold(III) porphyrin 1a treatment. Cytochrome c in turn activated caspase-9 and caspase-3. Cotreatment with caspase inhibitor (zVAD-fmk) showed that the activated caspases worked in conjunction with AIF-initiated apoptosis pathways. Further study showed that ROS played a part in gold(III) porphyrin 1a-induced apoptosis by regulating DeltaPsi(m). In summary, gold(III) porphyrin 1a induced apoptosis through both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent mitochondrial pathways, and intracellular oxidation affected gold(III) porphyrin 1a-induced apoptosis. These results support a role for gold(III) porphyrin 1a as a promising anticancer drug lead and as a possible novel therapeutic agent directed toward the mitochondria.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Nishigaki R, Osaki M, Hiratsuka M, Toda T, Murakami K, Jeang KT, Ito H, Inoue T, Oshimura M. Proteomic identification of differentially-expressed genes in human gastric carcinomas. Proteomics 2005; 5:3205-13. [PMID: 16003825 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Although genetic alterations in proto-oncogenes, tumor-suppressor genes, cell cycle regulators, and cell growth factors have been implicated in the process of human gastric carcinogenesis, the principle carcinogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we used a proteomic approach to search for genes that may be involved in gastric carcinogenesis and that might serve as diagnostic markers. We identified nine proteins with increased expression and 13 proteins with decreased expression in gastric carcinomas. The two most notable groups included proteins involved in mitotic checkpoint (MAD1L1 and EB1) and mitochondrial functions (CLPP, COX5A, and ECH1). This suggested that there are links between dysfunctions in these processes and gastric carcinogenesis. We also observed the differential expression of HSP27 and CYR61 proteins in gastric carcinoma, whose expression is known to be altered in other types of tumors. Furthermore, the study identified proteins whose function in gastric carcinomas was previously unsuspected and that may serve as new molecular markers for gastric carcinomas. Importantly, immunohistochemical analyses confirmed that the levels of expression of MAD1L1, HSP27, and CYR61 were altered in gastric carcinoma tissues. Therefore, our study suggested not only that the proteins identified in this study can be useful diagnostic markers but also that a proteomics-based approach is useful for developing a more complete picture of the pathogenesis and function of gastric carcinomas.
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- Ryuichi Nishigaki
- Department of Human Genome Science (Kirin Brewery), Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori University, Nishi-cho 86, Yonago, Tottori 683-8503, Japan
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He QY, Zhou Y, Wong E, Ehlen TG, Auersperg N, Chiu JF, Wong AST. Proteomic analysis of a preneoplastic phenotype in ovarian surface epithelial cells derived from prophylactic oophorectomies. Gynecol Oncol 2005; 98:68-76. [PMID: 15913737 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2004] [Revised: 03/24/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the pattern of protein expression associated with a predisposition to develop ovarian cancer. METHODS Prophylactic oophorectomy is used to prevent ovarian carcinoma in high-risk populations who have a strong family history of breast/ovarian cancer. In ovarian specimens of these women, the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE), which is tissue of origin of epithelial ovarian cancer, often shows altered morphology, growth patterns and differentiation features that are believed to be preneoplastic. This study has used a proteomic approach, based on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, to compare the protein profiles of OSE from women with a history of familial ovarian cancer (FH-OSE), i.e., at least two first-degree relatives with such cancer and/or testing positive for BRCA1 mutations, to those without such history (NFH-OSE). RESULTS Of >1500 protein spots, there were 8 proteins whose levels were significantly altered in FH-OSE. Three were known ovarian tumor associated proteins, others were novel changes. A number of the alterations seen were accompanied with protein modifications and have not been previously reported. There was a predominance of sequences related to the stress response pathway. Differential expression of selected genes was confirmed by Western blotting and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. CONCLUSIONS Our findings define the OSE phenotype of women at a high risk of developing ovarian cancer. Protein alterations seen in these tissues may represent an early, irreversible, non-mutational step in ovarian epithelial neoplastic progression and may be potential early and sensitive markers for the evaluation of cancer risk.
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- Qing-Yu He
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Advanced biomarkers for improved prediction and monitoring of disease and toxicology mechanisms are needed to control the high clinical failure rates among new compounds. Along with other uses, biomarkers are currently used in the industry to screen for toxic side effects of drug candidates and to identify appropriate patient populations. The use of combinatorial biomarkers is a first step towards an effective systems biology approach to drug development. In combination with high content screening, and in particular a novel, high content in situ proteomic technology, combinatorial biomarkers will strongly support the knowledge-based decision-making process by providing crucial information on functional biology.
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- Ronald Koop
- MelTec, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Park SJ, Song JS, Kim HJ. Dansylation of tryptic peptides for increased sequence coverage in protein identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometric peptide mass fingerprinting. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:3089-96. [PMID: 16206124 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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A database search using peptide mass fingerprints obtained by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry leads to protein identification with incomplete sequence coverage, because certain peptides are preferentially desorbed/ionized and some are not detected at all. We show that certain tryptic peptides mainly with C-terminal arginine not detected before derivatization become detectable upon dansylation. Others, mainly with C-terminal lysine, are suppressed. An increase in protein sequence coverage and protein identification score by combined data from underivatized and dansylated peptides in database search is demonstrated using human amnion proteins (human serum albumin precursor, calmodulin, collagen alpha 2(VI) chain precursor, galectin-3) separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis as well as femtomole amounts of BSA in solution.
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- Soo-Jin Park
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 151-747
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Current Awareness on Comparative and Functional Genomics. Comp Funct Genomics 2005. [PMCID: PMC2447519 DOI: 10.1002/cfg.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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