1
|
Watanabe Y, Nobe Y, Taoka M, Okamoto T. The Feeder Effects of Cultured Rice Cells on the Early Development of Rice Zygotes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16541. [PMID: 38003730 PMCID: PMC10672051 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Feeder cells and the synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in a culture medium promote mitosis and cell division in cultured cells. These are also added to nutrient medium for the cultivation of highly active in mitosis and dividing zygotes, produced in vitro or isolated from pollinated ovaries. In the study, an in vitro fertilization (IVF) system was used to study the precise effects of feeder cells and 2,4-D on the growth and development of rice (Oryza sativa L.) zygote. The elimination of 2,4-D from the culture medium did not affect the early developmental profiles of the zygotes, but decreased the division rates of multicellular embryos. The omission of feeder cells resulted in defective karyogamy, fusion between male and female nuclei, and the subsequent first division of the cultured zygotes. The culture of zygotes in a conditioned medium corrected developmental disorders. Proteome analyses of the conditioned medium revealed the presence of abundant hydrolases possibly released from the feeder cells. Exogenously applied α-amylase ameliorated karyogamy and promoted zygote development. It is suggested that hydrolytic enzymes, including α-amylase, released from feeder cells may be involved in the progression of zygotic development.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yoriko Watanabe
- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan;
| | - Yuko Nobe
- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan; (Y.N.); (M.T.)
| | - Masato Taoka
- Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan; (Y.N.); (M.T.)
| | - Takashi Okamoto
- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan;
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Chen C, Wen M, Jin Y. 1DE-MS Profiling for Proteoform-Correlated Proteomic Analysis, by Combining SDS-PAGE, Whole-Gel Slicing, Quantitative LC-MS/MS, and Reconstruction of Gel Distributions of Several Thousands of Proteins. J Proteome Res 2022; 21:2311-2330. [PMID: 36018058 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
SDS-PAGE has often been used in proteomic analysis, but generally for sample prefractionation although the technique separates proteins by molecular masses (Mws) and the information would contribute to proteoform-level analysis. Here, we report a method that combines SDS-PAGE, whole-gel slicing, and quantitative LC-MS/MS for establishing gel distributions of several thousand proteins in a proteome. A previously obtained data set on rat cerebral cortex with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury1 was analyzed, and the gel distributions of 5906 proteins were reconstructed. These distributions, referred to as 1DE-MS profiles, revealed that about 30% of the proteins had more than one proteoform detected in the gels. The profiles were categorized into six types by distribution (narrow, dispersed, or broad) and relative deviations between the abundance-peak apparent Mws and calculated Mws. Only 56% of the proteins showed narrow distributions and matched Mws, while the others had rather complex profiles. Bioinformatic analysis on example profiles showed the resolved proteoforms involved alternative splicing, proteolytic processing, glycosylation and ubiquitination, fragmentation, and probably transmembrane structures. Profile-based differential analysis revealed that many of the disease-caused changes were proteoform dependent. This work provided a proteome-scale view of protein distributions in SDS-PAGE gels, and the method would be useful to obtain proteoform-correlated information for in-depth proteomics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Changming Chen
- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
| | - Meiling Wen
- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
| | - Ya Jin
- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Gao R, Yan J, Li P, Chen L. Detecting the critical states during disease development based on temporal network flow entropy. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6587172. [PMID: 35580862 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Complex diseases progression can be generally divided into three states, which are normal state, predisease/critical state and disease state. The sudden deterioration of diseases can be viewed as a bifurcation or a critical transition. Therefore, hunting for the tipping point or critical state is of great importance to prevent the disease deterioration. However, it is still a challenging task to detect the critical states of complex diseases with high-dimensional data, especially based on an individual. In this study, we develop a new method based on network fluctuation of molecules, temporal network flow entropy (TNFE) or temporal differential network flow entropy, to detect the critical states of complex diseases on the basis of each individual. By applying this method to a simulated dataset and six real diseases, including respiratory viral infections and tumors with four time-course and two stage-course high-dimensional omics datasets, the critical states before deterioration were detected and their dynamic network biomarkers were identified successfully. The results on the simulated dataset indicate that the TNFE method is robust under different noise strengths, and is also superior to the existing methods on detecting the critical states. Moreover, the analysis on the real datasets demonstrated the effectiveness of TNFE for providing early-warning signals on various diseases. In addition, we also predicted disease deterioration risk and identified drug targets for cancers based on stage-wise data.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rong Gao
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
| | - Jinling Yan
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
| | - Peiluan Li
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
| | - Luonan Chen
- Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, Hengqin, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519031, China.,International Research Center for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Wakana Y, Hayashi K, Nemoto T, Watanabe C, Taoka M, Angulo-Capel J, Garcia-Parajo MF, Kumata H, Umemura T, Inoue H, Arasaki K, Campelo F, Tagaya M. The ER cholesterol sensor SCAP promotes CARTS biogenesis at ER-Golgi membrane contact sites. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:211521. [PMID: 33156328 PMCID: PMC7654440 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202002150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In response to cholesterol deprivation, SCAP escorts SREBP transcription factors from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex for their proteolytic activation, leading to gene expression for cholesterol synthesis and uptake. Here, we show that in cholesterol-fed cells, ER-localized SCAP interacts through Sac1 phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) phosphatase with a VAP-OSBP complex, which mediates counter-transport of ER cholesterol and Golgi PI4P at ER-Golgi membrane contact sites (MCSs). SCAP knockdown inhibited the turnover of PI4P, perhaps due to a cholesterol transport defect, and altered the subcellular distribution of the VAP-OSBP complex. As in the case of perturbation of lipid transfer complexes at ER-Golgi MCSs, SCAP knockdown inhibited the biogenesis of the trans-Golgi network-derived transport carriers CARTS, which was reversed by expression of wild-type SCAP or a Golgi transport-defective mutant, but not of cholesterol sensing-defective mutants. Altogether, our findings reveal a new role for SCAP under cholesterol-fed conditions in the facilitation of CARTS biogenesis via ER-Golgi MCSs, depending on the ER cholesterol.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuichi Wakana
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Kaito Hayashi
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Takumi Nemoto
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Chiaki Watanabe
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Masato Taoka
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Jessica Angulo-Capel
- Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Maria F Garcia-Parajo
- Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Hidetoshi Kumata
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Tomonari Umemura
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Hiroki Inoue
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Kohei Arasaki
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Felix Campelo
- Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Mitsuo Tagaya
- School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Konno R, Matsui T, Ito H, Kawashima Y, Itakura M, Kodera Y. Highly accurate and precise quantification strategy using stable isotope dimethyl labeling coupled with GeLC-MS/MS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 550:37-42. [PMID: 33684618 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.02.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Shotgun proteomics is a powerful method for comprehensively identifying and quantifying tryptic peptides, but it is difficult to analyze proteolytic events. One-dimensional gel and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GeLC-MS/MS) enables the separation of proteolytic fragments using SDS-PAGE followed by identification using LC-MS/MS. GeLC-MS/MS is thus an excellent method for identifying fragmentation. However, the lower reproducibility of gel extraction and nano flow LC-MS/MS can produce inaccurate results in comparative analyses of protein quantification among samples. In this study, a novel GeLC-MS/MS method coupled with stable isotope dimethyl labeling was developed. In the method, a mixture of light- and heavy-labeled samples is loaded onto an SDS-PAGE gel, and proteins with different isotopes in one extracted band are quantitatively analyzed by one-shot injection. This procedure enables accurate determination of the abundance ratio of peptides between two samples, even in cases of low peptide abundance, and it is not affected by the reproducibility of the gel extraction or LC-MS procedures. Therefore, our new GeLC-MS/MS method coupled with stable isotope dimethyl labeling provides high accuracy and comprehensive peptide comparisons, enabling the detection of proteolysis events caused by disease or physiological processes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ryo Konno
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
| | - Takashi Matsui
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Center for Disease Proteomics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
| | - Hiroaki Ito
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
| | - Yusuke Kawashima
- Department of Applied Genomics, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan
| | - Makoto Itakura
- Center for Disease Proteomics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
| | - Yoshio Kodera
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Center for Disease Proteomics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Matzov D, Taoka M, Nobe Y, Yamauchi Y, Halfon Y, Asis N, Zimermann E, Rozenberg H, Bashan A, Bhushan S, Isobe T, Gray MW, Yonath A, Shalev-Benami M. Cryo-EM structure of the highly atypical cytoplasmic ribosome of Euglena gracilis. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:11750-11761. [PMID: 33091122 PMCID: PMC7672448 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Ribosomal RNA is the central component of the ribosome, mediating its functional and architectural properties. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of a highly divergent cytoplasmic ribosome from the single-celled eukaryotic alga Euglena gracilis. The Euglena large ribosomal subunit is distinct in that it contains 14 discrete rRNA fragments that are assembled non-covalently into the canonical ribosome structure. The rRNA is substantially enriched in post-transcriptional modifications that are spread far beyond the catalytic RNA core, contributing to the stabilization of this highly fragmented ribosome species. A unique cluster of five adenosine base methylations is found in an expansion segment adjacent to the protein exit tunnel, such that it is positioned for interaction with the nascent peptide. As well as featuring distinctive rRNA expansion segments, the Euglena ribosome contains four novel ribosomal proteins, localized to the ribosome surface, three of which do not have orthologs in other eukaryotes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Donna Matzov
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Masato Taoka
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-osawa 1-1, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Yuko Nobe
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-osawa 1-1, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Yoshio Yamauchi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-osawa 1-1, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Yehuda Halfon
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Nofar Asis
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Ella Zimermann
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Haim Rozenberg
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Anat Bashan
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Shashi Bhushan
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
| | - Toshiaki Isobe
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-osawa 1-1, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Michael W Gray
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 1X5
| | - Ada Yonath
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Moran Shalev-Benami
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Deep profiling of protease substrate specificity enabled by dual random and scanned human proteome substrate phage libraries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:25464-25475. [PMID: 32973096 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009279117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Proteolysis is a major posttranslational regulator of biology inside and outside of cells. Broad identification of optimal cleavage sites and natural substrates of proteases is critical for drug discovery and to understand protease biology. Here, we present a method that employs two genetically encoded substrate phage display libraries coupled with next generation sequencing (SPD-NGS) that allows up to 10,000-fold deeper sequence coverage of the typical six- to eight-residue protease cleavage sites compared to state-of-the-art synthetic peptide libraries or proteomics. We applied SPD-NGS to two classes of proteases, the intracellular caspases, and the ectodomains of the sheddases, ADAMs 10 and 17. The first library (Lib 10AA) allowed us to identify 104 to 105 unique cleavage sites over a 1,000-fold dynamic range of NGS counts and produced consensus and optimal cleavage motifs based position-specific scoring matrices. A second SPD-NGS library (Lib hP), which displayed virtually the entire human proteome tiled in contiguous 49 amino acid sequences with 25 amino acid overlaps, enabled us to identify candidate human proteome sequences. We identified up to 104 natural linear cut sites, depending on the protease, and captured most of the examples previously identified by proteomics and predicted 10- to 100-fold more. Structural bioinformatics was used to facilitate the identification of candidate natural protein substrates. SPD-NGS is rapid, reproducible, simple to perform and analyze, inexpensive, and renewable, with unprecedented depth of coverage for substrate sequences, and is an important tool for protease biologists interested in protease specificity for specific assays and inhibitors and to facilitate identification of natural protein substrates.
Collapse
|
8
|
Grozdanić M, Vidmar R, Vizovišek M, Fonović M. Degradomics in Biomarker Discovery. Proteomics Clin Appl 2019; 13:e1800138. [PMID: 31291060 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201800138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The upregulation of protease expression and proteolytic activity is implicated in numerous pathological conditions such as neurodegeneration, cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and bone degeneration. During disease progression, various proteases form characteristic patterns of cleaved proteins and peptides, which can affect disease severity and course of progression. It has been shown that qualitative and quantitative monitoring of cleaved protease substrates can provide relevant prognostic, diagnostic, and therapeutic information. As proteolytic fragments and peptides generated in the affected tissue are commonly translocated to blood, urine, and other proximal fluids, their possible application as biomarkers is the subject of ongoing research. The field of degradomics has been established to enable the global identification of proteolytic events on the organism level, utilizing proteomic approaches and sample preparation techniques that facilitate the detection of proteolytic processing of protease substrates in complex biological samples. In this review, some of the latest developments in degradomic methodologies used for the identification and validation of biologically relevant proteolytic events and their application in the search for clinically relevant biomarker candidates are presented. The current state of degradomics in clinics is discussed and the future perspectives of the field are outlined.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marija Grozdanić
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,International Postgraduate School Jožef Stefan, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Robert Vidmar
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Matej Vizovišek
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Marko Fonović
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Nakayama Y, Kamiie J, Watanabe G, Suzuki K, Murakami T. Spontaneous, Experimentally Induced, and Transmissible AA Amyloidosis in Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica). Vet Pathol 2017; 54:912-921. [PMID: 28812532 DOI: 10.1177/0300985817723692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
The authors describe a spontaneous case of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis in an adult female Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica). The bird developed AA amyloidosis secondary to chronic peritonitis caused by a Gram-negative bacillus infection. Mild amyloid deposition was also identified in the intestinal tract of apparently healthy adult individuals, suggesting that quail may develop intestinal amyloidosis with age. Based on these observations, it was hypothesized that quail can develop AA amyloidosis following inflammatory stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Therefore, adult quail were repeatedly injected with LPS and the development of AA amyloidosis was confirmed. The amyloid deposition in this model increased when quail amyloid was intravenously injected as an amyloid-enhancing factor. The experiments were repeated with young quail, but amyloid deposits were not observed following LPS injections. However, AA amyloidosis did develop when quail amyloid was injected in addition to LPS. These results indicated that adult quail develop AA amyloidosis after inflammatory stimulation with LPS. Furthermore, quail AA amyloidosis was shown to have transmissibility regardless of age. Interestingly, the authors found that administration of chicken amyloid fibrils also induced AA amyloidosis in young quail. This is the first report of cross-species transmission of avian AA amyloidosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yumi Nakayama
- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Toxicology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Junichi Kamiie
- 2 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
| | - Gen Watanabe
- 3 Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Kazuhiko Suzuki
- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Toxicology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Tomoaki Murakami
- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Toxicology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Yamaguchi H, Kuroda K, Sugitani M, Takayama T, Hasegawa K, Esumi M. Transglutaminase 2 is upregulated in primary hepatocellular carcinoma with early recurrence as determined by proteomic profiles. Int J Oncol 2017; 50:1749-1759. [PMID: 28339069 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2017.3917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The mechanism of early recurrence of hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well understood. To examine whether early intrahepatic metastasis of HCC can be determined by the reliable molecular characteristics of the primary HCC, we focused on early-stage tumors of primary and solitary HCC cases. Proteomic differences were investigated between two groups, 11 early (recurrence within 12 months) and 10 late (no recurrence within 48 months) HCC cases, using two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis. Overall, 10 upregulated and 9 downregulated proteins were identified from a total of 1623 protein spots detected in early recurrent HCC. Cluster analysis using the 19 proteins successfully divided the 21 HCC samples exactly into the two above groups. A multifunctional protein, transglutaminase 2 (TGM2), was upregulated in the early recurrence group. Immunohistochemistry revealed the frequent observation of TGM2-positive HCC cells in the early group, with a tendency of TGM2-positive staining in HCC cells adjacent to fibrous stroma. To examine whether two major TGM2-associated pathways, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and integrin signaling, were activated in the early recurrence group of HCC, downstream molecules of TGM2 were measured. The mRNA level of EMT-related genes was highly positively correlated with TGM2 mRNA. However, E-cadherin (CDH1) mRNA and protein were not downregulated in correlation with TGM2 expression. The phosphorylation of FAK and Akt and the downregulation of PTEN were not associated with the quantity of TGM2. Therefore, TGM2 might contribute to early HCC recurrence through signaling pathways not related to EMT and integrin signaling. The proteomics of strictly classified HCCs would be useful for characterizing pro-metastatic HCC and for developing a new therapeutic target for treatment of metastasis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hiromi Yamaguchi
- Division of Morphological and Functional Pathology, Department of Pathology and Micro-biology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
| | - Kazumichi Kuroda
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Micro-biology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
| | - Masahiko Sugitani
- Division of Morphological and Functional Pathology, Department of Pathology and Micro-biology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
| | - Tadatoshi Takayama
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
| | - Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
| | - Mariko Esumi
- Division of Morphological and Functional Pathology, Department of Pathology and Micro-biology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Fuhrman-Luck RA, Silva LM, Hastie ML, Gorman JJ, Clements JA. Determining Protease Substrates Within a Complex Protein Background Using the PROtein TOpography and Migration Analysis Platform (PROTOMAP). Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1574:145-170. [PMID: 28315249 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6850-3_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The PROtein TOpography and Migration Analysis Platform (PROTOMAP) approach is a degradomics technique used to determine protease substrates within complex protein backgrounds. The method involves protein separation according to protein relative mobility, using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Gel lanes are then sliced into horizontal sections, and in-gel trypsin digestion performed for each gel slice. Extracted peptides and corresponding proteins are identified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and bioinformatics. Results are compiled in silico to generate a peptograph for every identified protein, being a pictorial representation of sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Proteins shown by their peptograph to have migrated further through the gel (i.e., to a lower gel slice) in the lane containing the active protease(s) of interest, as compared to the control, are deemed putative protease substrates. PROTOMAP has broad applicability to a range of experimental conditions and protein pools. Coupling this with its simple and robust methodology, the PROTOMAP approach has emerged as a valuable tool with which to determine protease substrates in complex systems.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- R A Fuhrman-Luck
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - L M Silva
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Cancer Program, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - M L Hastie
- Protein Discovery Centre, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J J Gorman
- Protein Discovery Centre, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - J A Clements
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Morofuji N, Ojima H, Hiraoka N, Okusaka T, Esaki M, Nara S, Shimada K, Kishi Y, Kondo T. Antibody-based proteomics to identify an apoptosis signature for early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Proteomics 2016; 13:28. [PMID: 27799868 PMCID: PMC5078925 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-016-9130-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early recurrence after surgical resection is a hallmark of poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To determine the proteomic background of early recurrence of HCC, we focused on apoptosis-related proteins. METHODS Surgically resected tumor tissues were obtained from 80 patients, including HCC tumor tissues, non-tumor tissues, and normal liver tissues. These samples were grouped in the discovery and validation sample sets. The expression level of 192 apoptosis-related proteins was monitored using 247 commercially available antibodies and western blotting. The intensity of protein bands was compared between the tumor and non-tumor tissues as well as between the patients who had recurrence within 2 years after surgery and those who did not. RESULTS In the first screening, we used pooled samples. The intensity of 53 protein bands detected by 37 unique antibodies was higher in tumor tissues compared with normal liver tissues, especially tumor tissues from patients who had recurrence within 2 years after surgery. In the second screening, we examined individual samples used to make the pooled samples. Among the selected bands and antibodies, the intensity of 18 protein bands detected by 11 antibodies was higher in tumor tissues compared with that in normal tissues, especially tumor tissues from the patients with early recurrence after surgery. For the third screening, we examined the samples from newly enrolled patients using these 11 antibodies. Eighteen protein bands detected by six antibodies were selected by using the same criteria. The corresponding antigens included ERK1, PKG, Apaf1, BclX, phosphorylated c-abl, and PIASx1/2. CONCLUSIONS We screened 192 apoptosis-related proteins using specific antibodies and western blotting. We identified 6 apoptosis-related proteins associated with carcinogenesis and early recurrence in HCC. The biological and clinical significance of the identified proteins are worth further investigation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Noriaki Morofuji
- Division of Rare Cancer Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan ; Department of Surgery, Kugayama Hospital, 2-14-20 Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-0061 Japan
| | - Hidenori Ojima
- Pathology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan ; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016 Japan
| | - Nobuyoshi Hiraoka
- Pathology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| | - Takuji Okusaka
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| | - Minoru Esaki
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| | - Satoshi Nara
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| | - Kazuaki Shimada
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| | - Yoshiro Kishi
- Research and Development Division, Molecular and Biological Laboratories, Nagano, 396-0002 Japan
| | - Tadashi Kondo
- Division of Rare Cancer Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Proteomic study of hepatocellular carcinoma using a novel modified aptamer-based array (SOMAscan™) platform. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2016; 1865:434-443. [PMID: 27663888 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Vascular invasion is a pathological hallmark of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), associated with poor prognosis; it is strongly related to the early recurrence and poor survival after curative resection. In order to determine the proteomic backgrounds of HCC carcinogenesis and vascular invasion, we employed a novel modified aptamer-based array (SOMAscan) platform. SOMAscan is based on the Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamers (SOMAmers), which rely on the natural 3D folding of single-stranded DNA-based protein affinity reagents. Currently, the expression level of 1129 proteins can be assessed quantitatively. Correlation matrix analysis showed that the overall proteomic features captured by SOMAscan differ between tumor and non-tumor tissues. Non-tumor tissues were shown to have more homogeneous proteome backgrounds than tumor tissues. A comparative study identified 68 proteins with differential expression between tumor and non-tumor tissues, together with eight proteins associated with vascular invasion. Gene Ontology analysis showed that the extracellular space and extracellular region proteins were predominantly detected. Network analysis revealed the linkage of seven proteins, AKT1, MDM2, PTEN, FGF1, MAPK8, PRKCB, and FN1, which were categorized as the components of "Pathways in cancer" in pathway analysis. The results of SOMAscan analysis were not concordant with those obtained by western blotting; only the determined FN1 levels were concordant between the two platforms. We demonstrated that the proteome captured by SOMAscan includes the proteins relevant to carcinogenesis and vascular invasion in HCC. The identified proteins may serve as candidates for the future studies of disease mechanisms and clinical applications.
Collapse
|
14
|
Fahrner R, Dondorf F, Ardelt M, Dittmar Y, Settmacher U, Rauchfuß F. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma - factors influencing outcome and disease-free survival. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:12071-12082. [PMID: 26576092 PMCID: PMC4641125 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.12071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Liver transplantation can be a curative treatment in selected patients. However, there are several factors that influence disease-free survival after transplantation. This review addresses the pre-, intra- and postoperative factors that influence the risk of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation.
Collapse
|
15
|
Gao J, Duan Z, Zhang L, Huang X, Long L, Tu J, Liang H, Zhang Y, Shen T, Lu F. Failure recovery of circulating NKG2D +CD56 dimNK cells in HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy predicts early recurrence. Oncoimmunology 2015; 5:e1048061. [PMID: 26942056 PMCID: PMC4760296 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2015.1048061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Dysfunction of natural killer (NK) cells has been implicated in the failure of antitumor immune responses in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, the changes of NK profile in peripheral blood after surgery and tumor tissues of HCC patients, as well as the underlying reason and the significance are vague. Here, we observed that the frequencies of circulating NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells decreased significantly in HBV-related HCC and were negatively correlated with the levels of serum TGF-β and soluble MICA (sMICA). In vitro experiments confirmed that the TGF-β and sMICA in tumor tissue homogenates, as well as sMICA in HCC cells culture supernatants could reduce the frequency of NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells. In addition, in HCC patients the lower frequency of circulating NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells was associated with larger tumor size and/or higher serum GGT. Noticeably, the frequency of NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells at one month after surgery usually failed to restore in early recurrent patients, and that frequency was negatively associated with early recurrence and shorter overall survival. These results suggest that declined frequency of NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells in HCC was associated with higher TGF-β and sMICA production, and low frequency of circulating NKG2D+CD56dimNK cells at one month after surgery may predict poor prognosis of HBV-related HCC patients accepting hepatectomy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jian Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center; Beijing, China; These authors made equal contributions to this manuscript
| | - Zhaojun Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center; Beijing, China; These authors made equal contributions to this manuscript
| | - Ling Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery; Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University ; Zhengzhou, China
| | - Xiangbo Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| | - Lu Long
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| | - Jing Tu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| | - Hua Liang
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control; National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention; Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases ; Beijing, China
| | - Yu Zhang
- Department of Immunology; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| | - Tao Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| | - Fengmin Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs; The Department of Microbiology & Infectious Disease Center; School of Basic Medicine; Peking University Health Science Center ; Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Thongboonkerd V, LaBaer J, Domont GB. Recent Advances of Proteomics Applied to Human Diseases. J Proteome Res 2014; 13:4493-6. [DOI: 10.1021/pr501038g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Visith Thongboonkerd
- Medical Proteomics Unit,
Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital,
and Center for Research in Complex Systems Science, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
| | - Joshua LaBaer
- Virginia G. Piper Center
for Personalized Diagnostics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 South McAllister Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85287-6401, United States
| | - Gilberto B. Domont
- Proteomics Unit, Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Avenida
Athos da Silveira Ramos, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 RJ, Brazil
| |
Collapse
|