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Analysis of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina tachinoides from two distant locations in Burkina Faso using MALDI TOF MS. Parasitol Res 2013; 113:723-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3701-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Li T, Yang HM, Cui SX, Suzuki I, Zhang LF, Li L, Bo TT, Wang J, Murata N, Huang F. Proteomic Study of the Impact of Hik33 Mutation in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under Normal and Salt Stress Conditions. J Proteome Res 2011; 11:502-14. [DOI: 10.1021/pr200811s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tao Li
- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, KSA
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- Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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Szopinska A, Morsomme P. Quantitative Proteomic Approaches and Their Application in the Study of Yeast Stress Responses. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2010; 14:639-49. [DOI: 10.1089/omi.2010.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Aleksandra Szopinska
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Croix du Sud Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Croix du Sud Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Feltens R, Görner R, Kalkhof S, Gröger-Arndt H, von Bergen M. Discrimination of different species from the genus Drosophila by intact protein profiling using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. BMC Evol Biol 2010; 10:95. [PMID: 20374617 PMCID: PMC2858148 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The use of molecular biology-based methods for species identification and establishing phylogenetic relationships has supplanted traditional methods relying on morphological characteristics. While PCR-based methods are now the commonly accepted gold standards for these types of analysis, relatively high costs, time-consuming assay development or the need for a priori information about species-specific sequences constitute major limitations. In the present study, we explored the possibility to differentiate between 13 different species from the genus Drosophila via a molecular proteomic approach. Results After establishing a simple protein extraction procedure and performing matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) with intact proteins and peptides, we could show that most of the species investigated reproducibly yielded mass spectra that were adequate for species classification. Furthermore, a dendrogram generated by cluster analysis of total protein patterns agrees reasonably well with established phylogenetic relationships. Conclusion Considering the intra- and interspecies similarities and differences between spectra obtained for specimens of closely related Drosophila species, we estimate that species typing of insects and possibly other multicellular organisms by intact protein profiling (IPP) can be established successfully for species that diverged from a common ancestor about 3 million years ago.
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- Ralph Feltens
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of the Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
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Yin Z, Stead D, Walker J, Selway L, Smith DA, Brown AJP, Quinn J. A proteomic analysis of the salt, cadmium and peroxide stress responses in Candida albicans and the role of the Hog1 stress-activated MAPK in regulating the stress-induced proteome. Proteomics 2010; 9:4686-703. [PMID: 19824012 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Stress responses are important for the virulence of the major fungal pathogen of humans, Candida albicans. In this study we employed a 2-DE approach to examine the impact of exposure to peroxide (5 mM H(2)O(2)), salt (300 mM NaCl) or cadmium stress (0.5 mM Cd(2+)) upon the C. albicans proteome. Highly reproducible changes in the C. albicans proteome were observed in response to each stress condition. Significantly more proteins were up-regulated in response to cadmium (77) than to the salt (35) or peroxide stresses (35). These proteomic changes displayed minimal overlap with those observed in the transcriptome under equivalent conditions and, importantly, revealed functional categories that respond to stress at the protein level but not the transcript level. Six proteins were up-regulated by all three conditions: Adh1, Atp2, Cip1, Eft2, Ssa1 and Ssb1, which is consistent with the concept that a core stress response exists in C. albicans. This is the first time that a fungal core stress response has been defined at the proteomic level. We have also shown that the Hog1 stress-activated mitogen-activated protein kinase, which is activated in response to the stresses examined in this study, makes a major contribution to the C. albicans stress proteome.
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- Zhikang Yin
- School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Eddaoudi A, Townsend-Nicholson A, Timms JF, Schorge S, Jayasinghe SN. Molecular characterisation of post-bio-electrosprayed human brain astrocytoma cells. Analyst 2010; 135:2600-12. [DOI: 10.1039/c0an00213e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hong Z, Liu J, Xia L, Pan J, Xiao Q, Lu G, Liang L, Chen SD. Identification of glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor-regulated proteins of striatum in mouse model of Parkinson disease. Proteomics Clin Appl 2009; 3:1072-83. [PMID: 21137007 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200800234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 01/31/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent survival factor for dopaminergic neurons, and hence serves as a therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. However, despite the potential clinical and physiological importance of GDNF, its mechanism of action is unclear. Therefore, we employed a state-of-the-art proteomic technique, DIGE, along with MS and a bioinformatics tool called Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), to profile proteome changes in the parkinsonian mouse striatum after GDNF challenge. Forty-six unique differentially expressed proteins were successfully identified, which were found either up-regulated and/or down-regulated at the two time points 4 and 72 h compared with the control. Proteins involved in cell differentiation and system development formed the largest part of the proteins regulated under GDNF. Furthermore, the aberrant expression of HSPs and mitochondria-associated proteins were noticeable. Moreover, mitochondrial stress 70 protein and heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein, whose relative levels increased significantly in GDNF-treated striatum, were further evaluated with Western blot and RT-PCR, demonstrating a good agreement with quantitative proteomic data. These data will provide some clues for understanding the mechanisms by which GDNF promotes the survival of dopaminergic neurons.
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- Zhen Hong
- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Gerber IB, Laukens K, De Vijlder T, Witters E, Dubery IA. Proteomic profiling of cellular targets of lipopolysaccharide-induced signalling in Nicotiana tabacum BY-2 cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2008; 1784:1750-62. [PMID: 18638580 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Plants constantly monitor for pathogen challenge and utilize a diverse array of adaptive defense mechanisms, including differential protein regulation, during pathogen attack. A proteomic analysis of Nicotiana tabacum BY-2 cells was performed in order to investigate the dynamic changes following perception of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. A multiplexed proteome analysis, employing two-dimensional difference-in-gel-electrophoresis with CyDye DIGE fluors, as well as Ruthenium II tris (bathophenanthroline disulfonate) fluorescence staining and Pro-Q Diamond phosphoprotein-specific gel staining, monitored over 1500 proteins and resulted in the identification of 88 differentially regulated proteins and phosphoproteins responsive to LPS(B.cep.)-elicitation. Functional clustering of the proteins both at the level of their abundance and phosphorylation status, revealed 9 proteins involved in transport, ion homeostasis and signal transduction. A large number of responsive proteins were found to be involved in metabolism- and energy-related processes (36), representing various metabolic pathways. Another abundant category corresponded to proteins classified as molecular chaperones and involved in protein destination/targeting (12). Other categories of proteins found to be LPS(B.cep.)-responsive and differentially regulated include cell structure- and cytoskeletal rearrangement proteins (8) and proteins involved in transcription and translation as well as degradation (11). The results indicate that LPS(B.cep.) induces metabolic reprogramming and changes in cellular activities supporting protein synthesis, -folding, vesicle trafficking and secretion; accompanied by changes to the cytoskeleton and proteosome function. Many of the identified proteins are known to be interconnected at various levels through a complex web of activation/deactivation, complex formation, protein-protein interactions, and chaperoning reactions. The presented data offers novel insights and further evidence for the biochemical action of LPS(B.cep.) as a resistance elicitor, a pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecule and triggering agent of defense responses associated with innate immunity.
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- Isak B Gerber
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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Durán MC, Vega F, Moreno-Bueno G, Artiga MJ, Sanchez L, Palacios J, Ridley A, Timms JF. Characterisation of tumoral markers correlated with ErbB2 (HER2/Neu) overexpression and metastasis in breast cancer. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:1313-26. [PMID: 21136925 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200780020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB2 (HER2/neu) is overexpressed in ˜30% of breast cancers and is associated with poor prognosis and an increased likelihood of metastasis. Clinical treatments such as trastuzumab are effective in less than 35% of women diagnosed as ErbB2-positive, highlighting the necessity of searching for novel targets and alternative therapies. Herein, a proteomic screening strategy combining quantitative-based gel electrophoresis and MS was used to compare the protein expression of 48 normal human breast and tumour tissues differing in ErbB2 expression and lymph node status. The aim was to identify proteins associated with the aggressive phenotype of ErbB2-positive breast cancer which could be potential biomarkers of the disease as well as therapy targets. In total, 177 protein isoforms (107 gene products) differentially expressed between tissue groups were identified. Immunohistochemical staining of a tissue-microarray was used for validation of selected protein candidates. We found that expression of HSP90α, laminin and GSTP1 significantly correlated with ErbB2 expression, while others such as AGR2, NM23H1 and Annexin 2 were overexpressed in greater than 40% of tumours. Finally, knocking-down the expression by RNA interference of three candidates, AGR2, Transgelin2 and NM23H1 resulted in an enhanced invasive capacity of MDA-MB435 cells. These data support the involvement of these targets in tumour progression and identify them as novel biomarkers of the disease.
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- Ma Carmen Durán
- Cancer Proteomics, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, London Branch, Royal Free and University College London School of Medicine, UK; UCL EGA, Institute of Women's Health, London, UK.
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Deng Z, Zhang X, Tang W, Oses-Prieto JA, Suzuki N, Gendron JM, Chen H, Guan S, Chalkley RJ, Peterman TK, Burlingame AL, Wang ZY. A proteomics study of brassinosteroid response in Arabidopsis. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 6:2058-71. [PMID: 17848588 PMCID: PMC2966871 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m700123-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The plant steroid hormones brassinosteroids (BRs) play an important role in a wide range of developmental and physiological processes. How BR signaling regulates diverse processes remains unclear. To understand the molecular details of BR responses, we performed a proteomics study of BR-regulated proteins in Arabidopsis using two-dimensional DIGE coupled with LC-MS/MS. We identified 42 BR-regulated proteins, which are predicted to play potential roles in BR regulation of specific cellular processes, such as signaling, cytoskeleton rearrangement, vesicle trafficking, and biosynthesis of hormones and vitamins. Analyses of the BR-insensitive mutant bri1-116 and BR-hypersensitive mutant bzr1-1D identified five proteins (PATL1, PATL2, THI1, AtMDAR3, and NADP-ME2) affected both by BR treatment and in the mutants, suggesting their importance in BR action. Selected proteins were further studied using insertion knock-out mutants or immunoblotting. Interestingly about 80% of the BR-responsive proteins were not identified in previous microarray studies, and direct comparison between protein and RNA changes in BR mutants revealed a very weak correlation. RT-PCR analysis of selected genes revealed gene-specific kinetic relationships between RNA and protein responses. Furthermore BR-regulated posttranslational modification of BiP2 protein was detected as spot shifts in two-dimensional DIGE. This study provides novel insights into the molecular networks that link BR signaling to specific cellular and physiological responses.
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- Zhiping Deng
- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA 94305
- Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco CA 94143
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- Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA 94305
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305. Phone: 650-325-1521 ext 205. Fax: 650-325-6857
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Fang XK, Huang DF, Wang ZX, Wan CL, Sun T, Xu WJ, Liu CY, Zhou P, Qiao ZD. Identification of the proteins related to cytochrome P450 induced by fenvalerate in a Trichoplusia ni cell line. Cell Biol Toxicol 2007; 23:445-57. [PMID: 17484068 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-007-9006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In order to reveal the metabolic reaction to the presence of fenvalerate mediated by P450 in insects, we used the trypan blue exclusion technique and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyltrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay to assess the vitality of Trichoplusia ni (Tn) cells treated with fenvalerate, and observed dose- and time-dependent changes in total cellular P450s. In addition, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to identify the proteins involved in the fenvalerate reaction process. Finally, the cDNA of P450 fragments was cloned and real-time RT-PCR was performed. Our data showed that at the 0-15 mumol/L challenge concentration of fenvalerate, at which the vitality of Tn cells was not affected (p > 0.05), there was a tendency toward a dose- and time-response of total cellular P450s, which peaked at the 9 h (p < 0.05) and 12 h (p < 0.01) time points following 12.5 mumol/L stimulation with fenvalerate. The 2-DE assay detected more than 1300 protein spots in each two-dimensional gel, of which 33 spots displayed significant differences. Among the changed spots, three isoforms of P450 were identified. One of the three P450 cDNA fragments (CYP4L4) was cloned and sequenced, and its expression in treated Tn cells increased significantly (p < 0.01). It was found that fenvalerate induced the expression of P450s in insect cells. This suggests that fenvalerate could be metabolized by CYP4L4 through a hydroxylation reaction in insect cells.
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- Xin-Kui Fang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240 Shanghai, PR China
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Yamanaka H, Yakabe Y, Saito K, Sekijima M, Shirai T. Quantitative proteomic analysis of rat liver for carcinogenicity prediction in a 28-day repeated dose study. Proteomics 2007; 7:781-95. [PMID: 17295351 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The potential of quantitative proteomic analysis to predict carcinogenicity of chemical compounds was investigated. Using 2D-DIGE, we analyzed the effects of 63 chemical compounds on protein expression in the rat liver after 28 daily doses. Types of carcinogens were categorized depending on the species and organ specificity. The carcinogen characteristic proteins for each classification were identified by Welch's t value. For evaluation of the predictive concordance we used support vector machines. The rat hepatic carcinogen-specific classification gave higher concordance than the other classification. The generalization performance was measured by leave-one-out cross-validation. For genotoxic and non-genotoxic compounds, a concordance of 79.3 and 76.5%, respectively, was obtained by the top 30 ranked proteins with Welch's t value. Furthermore, we found that the increase of the expression level of the stress response proteins as the common feature of poorly predicted chemical compounds in the leave-20%-out cross-validation. Quantitative proteomics could be promising technique for developing biomarker panels that can be used for carcinogenicity prediction. The list of proteins identified in this study and the zoomed gel images of the top ranked proteins in statistic analysis are provided in Supplementary Data.
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- Hidenori Yamanaka
- Chemicals Assessment Center, Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Saitama, Japan.
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Wu S, Li Q, Du M, Li SY, Ren J. CARDIAC-SPECIFIC OVEREXPRESSION OF CATALASE PROLONGS LIFESPAN AND ATTENUATES AGEING-INDUCED CARDIOMYOCYTE CONTRACTILE DYSFUNCTION AND PROTEIN DAMAGE. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007; 34:81-7. [PMID: 17201740 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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1. Oxidative stress plays a role in senescence-associated organ deterioration. This is supported by the beneficial effects of anti-oxidants against ageing-related organ damage, although their role in cardiac ageing has not been elucidated. 2. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of cardiac-specific overexpression of catalase, an enzyme for H(2)O(2) detoxification, on cardiac contractile function and protein damage in young (3-4 months) and old (26-28 months) male mice. Lifespan was analysed using the Kaplan-Meier survival curve. Cardiomyocyte contractile indices at various stimulus frequencies (0.1-5.0 Hz) were analysed, including peak shortening (PS), time to 90% PS, time to 90% relengthening (TR(90)) and maximal velocity of shortening/relengthening (+/-dL/dt). Protein damage was assessed using protein carbonyl formation. Catalase transgenic mice showed longer lifespan than wild-type FVB mice. The catalase transgene itself did not alter bodyweight or organ weight, or myocyte function. Ageing depressed +/-dL/dt and prolonged TR(90), but had no effect on other indices in FVB mice. Increased frequency triggered decreases in PS amplitude were exaggerated in aged FVB myocytes. Interestingly, ageing-induced mechanical defects were significantly attenuated in myocytes from catalase mice. Protein carbonyl formation was elevated in aged FVB compared with young FVB mice, which was significantly diminished in catalase mice. The proteomes of the myocardium of young or old FVB and catalase mice were compared using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Six proteins with differential expression between young and old FVB groups were tentatively identified, some of which were reversed by catalase. 3. In summary, the present data suggest that catalase protects cardiomyocytes from ageing-induced contractile defects and protein damage.
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- Shan Wu
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3375, USA
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Yoo C, Zhao J, Pal M, Hersberger K, Huber CG, Simeone DM, Beer DG, Lubman DM. Automated integration of monolith-based protein separation with on-plate digestion for mass spectrometric analysis of esophageal adenocarcinoma human epithelial samples. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3643-51. [PMID: 16927349 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A unique approach of automating the integration of monolithic capillary HPLC-based protein separation and on-plate digestion for subsequent MALDI-MS analysis has been developed. All liquid-handling procedures were performed using a robotic module. This automated high-throughput method minimizes the amount of time and extensive labor required for traditional in-solution digestion followed by exhaustive sample cleanup and analysis. Also, precise positioning of the droplet from the capillary HPLC separation onto the MALDI plate allows for preconcentration effects of analytes for improved sensitivity. Proteins from primary esophageal Barrett's adenocarcinoma tissue were prefractionated by chromatofocusing and analyzed successfully by this automated configuration, obtaining rapid protein identifications through PMF and sequencing analyses with high sequence coverage. Additionally, intact protein molecular weight values were obtained as a means to further confirm protein identification and also to identify potential sequence modifications of proteins. This simple and rapid method is a highly versatile and robust approach for the analysis of complex proteomes.
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- Chul Yoo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Here we introduce a computer database that allows for the rapid retrieval of physicochemical properties, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes information about a protein or a list of proteins. We applied PIGOK analyzing Schizosaccharomyces pombe proteins displaying differential expression under oxidative stress and identified their biological functions and pathways. The database is available on the Internet at http://pc4-133.ludwig.ucl.ac.uk/pigok.html.
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- Richard J Jacob
- Department of Biochemistry, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Sinclair J, Weeks M, Butt A, Worthington JL, Akpan A, Jones N, Waterfield M, Allanand D, Timms JF. Proteomic response ofSchizosaccharomyces pombe to static and oscillating extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields. Proteomics 2006; 6:4755-64. [PMID: 16897687 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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There is considerable public concern regarding the health effects of exposure to low-frequency electromagnetic fields. In addition, the association between exposure and disease incidence or the possible biological effects of exposure are unclear. Using 2D-DIGE and MS in a blind study, we have investigated the effects of static and oscillating extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF EMFs) on the proteomes of wild type Schizosaccharomyces pombe and a Sty1p deletion mutant which displays increased sensitivity to a variety of cellular stresses. Whilst this study identifies a number of protein isoforms that display significant differential expression across experimental conditions, there was no correlation between their patterns of expression and the ELF EMF exposure regimen. We conclude that there are no significant effects of either static or oscillating EMF on the yeast proteome at the sensitivity afforded by 2D-DIGE. We hypothesise that the proteins identified must be sensitive to subtle changes in culture and/or handling conditions, and that the identification of these proteins in other proteomic studies should be treated with some caution when the results of such studies are interpreted in a biological context.
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- John Sinclair
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University College London, UK
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Chan HL, Gaffney PR, Waterfield MD, Anderle H, Peter Matthiessen H, Schwarz HP, Turecek PL, Timms JF. Proteomic analysis of UVC irradiation-induced damage of plasma proteins: Serum amyloid P component as a major target of photolysis. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:3229-36. [PMID: 16697377 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2006] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation is a pathogen inactivation method used for disinfection of pharmaceutical products derived from human blood. Previous studies have shown that UVC can potentially damage proteins through photolysis or can generate reactive species resulting in protein thiol oxidation. In this study, two fluorescence-based quantitative proteomic approaches were used to assess the effects of a novel UVC-disinfection strategy on human plasma fractions. We show minimal changes in protein content, but gross alterations in protein thiol reactivity, indicative of oxidative damage. We identify a number of the damaged proteins by mass spectrometry, including serum amyloid P component, and further demonstrate UVC-induced photolysis of its disulphide bond.
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- Hong-Lin Chan
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Weeks ME, Sinclair J, Butt A, Chung YL, Worthington JL, Wilkinson CRM, Griffiths J, Jones N, Waterfield MD, Timms JF. A parallel proteomic and metabolomic analysis of the hydrogen peroxide- and Sty1p-dependent stress response inSchizosaccharomyces pombe. Proteomics 2006; 6:2772-96. [PMID: 16548067 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Using an integrated approach incorporating proteomics, metabolomics and published mRNA data, we have investigated the effects of hydrogen peroxide on wild type and a Sty1p-deletion mutant of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Differential protein expression analysis based on the modification of proteins with matched fluorescent labelling reagents (2-D-DIGE) is the foundation of the quantitative proteomics approach. This study identifies 260 differentially expressed protein isoforms from 2-D-DIGE gels using MALDI MS and reveals the complexity of the cellular response to oxidative stress and the dependency on the Sty1p stress-activated protein kinase. We show the relationship between these protein changes and mRNA expression levels identified in a parallel whole genome study, and discuss the regulatory mechanisms involved in protecting cells against hydrogen peroxide and the involvement of Sty1p-dependent stress-activated protein kinase signalling. Metabolomic profiling of 29 intermediates using 1H NMR was also conducted alongside the protein analysis using the same sample sets, allowing examination of how the protein changes might affect the metabolic pathways and biological processes involved in the oxidative stress response. This combined analysis identifies a number of interlinked metabolic pathways that exhibit stress- and Sty1-dependent patterns of regulation.
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- Mark E Weeks
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University College London, Cruciform Building, London, UK
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Carberry S, Neville CM, Kavanagh KA, Doyle S. Analysis of major intracellular proteins of Aspergillus fumigatus by MALDI mass spectrometry: identification and characterisation of an elongation factor 1B protein with glutathione transferase activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 341:1096-104. [PMID: 16455047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a recognised human pathogen, especially in immunocompromised individuals. The availability of the annotated A. fumigatus genome sequence will significantly accelerate our understanding of this organism. However, limited information is available with respect to the A. fumigatus proteome. Here, both a direct proteomic approach (2D-PAGE and MALDI-MS) and a sub-proteomic strategy involving initial glutathione affinity chromatography have been deployed to identify 54 proteins from A. fumigatus primarily involved in energy metabolism and protein biosynthesis. Furthermore, two novel eukaryotic elongation factor proteins (eEF1Bgamma), termed ElfA and B have been identified and phylogenetically confirmed to belong to the eEF1Bgamma class of GST-like proteins. One of these proteins (ElfA) has been purified to homogeneity, identified as a monomeric enzyme (molecular mass=20 kDa; pI=5.9 and 6.5), and found to exhibit glutathione transferase activity specific activities (mean+/-standard deviation, n=3) of 3.13+/-0.27 and 3.43+/-1.0 micromol/min/mg, using CDNB and ethacrynic acid, respectively. Overall, these data highlight the importance of new approaches to dissect the proteome of, and elucidate novel functions within, A. fumigatus.
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- Stephen Carberry
- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Department of Biology, National University of Ireland-Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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Current Awareness on Comparative and Functional Genomics. Comp Funct Genomics 2005. [PMCID: PMC2447491 DOI: 10.1002/cfg.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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