激光捕获显微切割技术结合^18O标记定量蛋白质组技术在胃癌标志物筛查中的应用研究

建立一种更加精确地分离鉴定胃癌特异肿瘤标志物的定量蛋白质组学技术.首先采用激光捕获显微切割技术(LCM)纯化胃腺癌细胞及胃黏膜良性上皮细胞,将裂解的样本总蛋白经过1D SDS-PAGE预分离,然后采用17O/16O分别标记两种样本酶切后的多肽混合物.结合纳升级液相色谱(Nano-HPLC-MS/MS)定量地鉴定胃癌细胞和胃黏膜良性上皮细胞的差异表达蛋白.共筛选出78个差异表达蛋白,其中42个蛋白质在胃癌组织中表达上调,36个蛋白质下调.Western blot技术验证了其中几个差异蛋白(moesin,periostin,annexin A2,annexin A4)的表达,与蛋白质组学研究的结果一致.LOM技术结合18O稳定同位素标记的定量蛋白质组学技术,为研究胃癌发生机制、筛选胃癌的分子标志物提供了新的思路,亦为诸如胃癌等复杂体系蛋白质的分离鉴定提供了新的技术选择.     

幽门螺杆菌毒素蛋白CagA诱导的蛋白的差异表达分析及其基因在胃癌组织中的表达

为了研究胃癌细胞中幽门螺杆菌(Hp)毒素蛋白CagA诱导的蛋白差异表达及其基因在人胃癌组织中的表达,用Hp感染胃癌细胞系SGC 7901和AGS及用含CagA基因的表达载体稳定转染SGC 7901细胞, 构建3组实验模型.提取各组细胞的总蛋白进行双向凝胶电泳,筛选3组重叠的差异表达蛋白质斑点进行质谱鉴定.共获得135个差异表达的蛋白质,其中上调蛋白质73个,下调蛋白质62个. 鉴定出10个差异表达蛋白质, 其中有6个差异表达蛋白是首次发现,它们主要参与细胞的能量代谢和信号转导等.最后定量检测了这10个差异表达蛋白基因在人胃癌组织中的表达, 发现有4个基因高表达和1个基因低表达. 本结果将为研究幽门螺杆菌感染引起胃癌的分子机制提供新的线索.     

应用二维电泳和质谱技术筛选喉癌及癌旁组织中的差异表达蛋白质

目的分离并鉴定喉癌和癌旁正常粘膜组织的差异表达蛋白质,为喉癌早期临床诊断、治疗提供新的有关的肿瘤生物学标记和靶标。方法收集5对人喉癌组织和对应的癌旁正常粘膜组织,提取组织总蛋白质,采用二维凝胶电泳技术分离蛋白并进行比较。选择在喉癌中明显差异表达的蛋白质点,进行质谱分析。结果获得了分辨率和重复性均较好的凝胶蛋白图谱。筛选出的在喉癌及癌旁正常粘膜组织中明显差异表达的10个蛋白质点,并成功鉴定。其中在喉癌组织中高表达的7个,低表达的3个。结论喉癌组织与癌旁正常粘膜组织蛋白存在明显的差异,筛选并鉴定出的这些蛋白质可能成为喉癌早期临床诊断、治疗的标志物和靶标。     

脊髓全横断损伤后差异表达蛋白的蛋白质组学分析

 对脊髓全横断损伤前后的大鼠脊髓全蛋白质进行双向凝胶电泳,借助PDQuest软件从中找出差异表达蛋白质点.应用基质辅助激光解吸电离串联质谱,对差异表达的蛋白质点进行鉴定,成功鉴定出18种蛋白质.脊髓损伤3 d后表达上调的蛋白质有巨噬细胞游走抑制因子、S期激酶相关蛋白 1、热休克蛋白 27、多配体蛋白聚糖 3、T细胞受体β链可变区、膜联蛋白Ⅲ、腺苷酸激酶 1、半乳凝素 3、丙酮酸脱氢酶、磷脂酶 B、嗜铬粒蛋白 A、热休克蛋白70凝结蛋白 1;同时表达下调的蛋白质有磷酸丙糖异构酶、神经鞘氨醇磷酸化受体、热休克蛋白10、肽酰 脯氨酰 顺反式异构酶 A多数差异蛋白质涉及到神经细胞的增殖、凋亡、应激反应等过程,为进一步阐明中枢神经系统的损伤和修复机制提供了理论依据.摘要 对脊髓全横断损伤前后的大鼠脊髓全蛋白质进行双向凝胶电泳,借助PDQuest软件从中找出差异表达蛋白质点.应用基质辅助激光解吸电离串联质谱,对差异表达的蛋白质点进行鉴定,成功鉴定出18种蛋白质.脊髓损伤3 d后表达上调的蛋白质有巨噬细胞游走抑制因子、S期激酶相关蛋白 1、热休克蛋白 27、多配体蛋白聚糖 3、T细胞受体β链可变区、膜联蛋白Ⅲ、腺苷酸激酶 1、半乳凝素 3、丙酮酸脱氢酶、磷脂酶 B、嗜铬粒蛋白 A、热休克蛋白70凝结蛋白 1;同时表达下调的蛋白质有磷酸丙糖异构酶、神经鞘氨醇磷酸化受体、热休克蛋白10、肽酰 脯氨酰 顺反式异构酶 A多数差异蛋白质涉及到神经细胞的增殖、凋亡、应激反应等过程,为进一步阐明中枢神经系统的损伤和修复机制提供了理论依据.     

激光捕获显微切割技术结合18O标记定量蛋白质组技术在胃癌标志物筛查中的应用研究

建立一种更加精确地分离鉴定胃癌特异肿瘤标志物的定量蛋白质组学技术．首先采用激光捕获显微切割技术(LCM)纯化胃腺癌细胞及胃黏膜良性上皮细胞,将裂解的样本总蛋白经过1D SDS-PAGE预分离,然后采用¹⁸O/¹⁶O分别标记两种样本酶切后的多肽混合物．结合纳升级液相色谱(Nano-HPLC-MS/MS)定量地鉴定胃癌细胞和胃黏膜良性上皮细胞的差异表达蛋白．共筛选出78个差异表达蛋白,其中42个蛋白质在胃癌组织中表达上调,36个蛋白质下调．Western blot 技术验证了其中几个差异蛋白(moesin, periostin, annexin A2, annexin A4)的表达,与蛋白质组学研究的结果一致．LCM技术结合¹⁸O稳定同位素标记的定量蛋白质组学技术,为研究胃癌发生机制、筛选胃癌的分子标志物提供了新的思路,亦为诸如胃癌等复杂体系蛋白质的分离鉴定提供了新的技术选择．     

双向电泳-质谱技术筛选肝癌血清标记物

采用双向电泳 - 质谱技术筛选肝癌特异的血清蛋白标记物,以利于肝癌的早期诊断和治疗 . 肝癌、肝炎和正常三组各 20 例血清先采用超声、高丰度蛋白去除、脱盐预处理以优化双向电泳,图像分析三组血清图谱寻找差异点,基质辅助激光解吸飞行时间质谱对差异点进行鉴定 . 结果显示,通过样品预处理,血清上样体积平均增加 3 ～ 4 倍,参考胶点数由 218 个增至 332 个,白蛋白和免疫球蛋白明显减弱,水平条带明显减少 . 图谱比较所得 37 个差异点,经鉴定为 7 种蛋白 . 与正常组比较,转铁蛋白、甲状腺素运载蛋白在肝炎和肝癌组低表达,α-1 抗胰蛋白酶、凝聚素、铜蓝蛋白、触珠蛋白在肝炎和肝癌组均高表达 . α-1 抗胰蛋白酶在肝癌组较肝炎组高表达,而热休克蛋白 27 只在肝癌组表达 . 上述结果提示,双向电泳-质谱技术可发现肝癌发生发展过程中血清蛋白表达谱质或量的变化,从而为肝癌的早期诊断及治疗奠定基础 .     

人胃黏膜上皮细胞与胃癌细胞间酪氨酸磷酸化的比较蛋白质组学研究

比较人正常胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1与人胃癌细胞SGC-7901间酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质的差异,筛选差异磷酸化蛋白质分子,为揭示胃癌发生发展的分子机制提供新的理论依据.采用免疫沉淀方法从人胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1与人胃癌细胞SGC-7901总蛋白质中免疫沉淀出酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质,用SDS-PAGE和二维凝胶电泳技术分离沉淀出的酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质,银染,差异蛋白点进行胶内酶解,采用MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS质谱进行差异蛋白质鉴定.结果显示获得了7个差异酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质,这些蛋白质涉及细胞骨架、细胞调控等.通过比较正常胃黏膜上皮细胞与胃癌细胞内酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质的差异,筛选获得7个差异酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质分子,有助于深入研究胃癌发生发展的分子机制,进而为胃癌的早期诊断和防治提供新的理论依据和作用靶标.     

原肌球蛋白、波形纤维蛋白和热休克蛋白70在肝癌转移亚细胞中表达上调

建立并应用人H74 0 2肝癌细胞SCID鼠肿瘤转移模型 ,从转移肺组织经原代细胞培养 ,筛选并建立转移亚细胞系M H74 0 2 ,进而运用蛋白质组学技术筛选肿瘤转移相关蛋白 .通过二维电泳技术检测 ,比较M H74 0 2细胞和亲本H74 0 2细胞的总蛋白 ,从多个差异蛋白质点中选择出 3个在M H74 0 2细胞中表达明显上调的蛋白质点进行ESI QUAD TOF质谱分析 ,并在MSDB公共蛋白数据库中进行同源比较和分析鉴定 .初步确定这 3个蛋白质分别为原肌球蛋白 (tropomyosin) ,波形纤维蛋白 (vimentin)和热休克蛋白 70 (heatshock 70protein ,HSP70 ) .这些蛋白质参与细胞骨架构成、蛋白质折叠和蛋白质相互作用等许多正常生理活动 ,并有报道原肌球蛋白和波形纤维蛋白与肿瘤转移有关 .利用蛋白质组学方法发现 ,在肝癌转移亚细胞M H74 0 2中 ,原肌球蛋白、波形纤维蛋白和热休克蛋白 70表达明显上调 ,进一步揭示它们在肿瘤转移中具有重要的作用 .     

激素型肾阳虚动物肝线粒体蛋白质组与能量代谢相关性

应用凝胶内差异显示电泳技术研究肾阳虚大鼠肝线粒体蛋白质组,并从肝线粒体蛋白质组角度阐述肾阳虚与能量代谢的关系.8个分别来自于肾阳虚大鼠和正常大鼠的肝线粒体蛋白质样品(各4个)分别用荧光染料Cy3、Cy5标记,以及8个样品等量混合物用Cy2标记作为内标,每一Cy3、Cy5标记样品与Cy2标记的内标等量混合后在同一胶中进行电泳分离,经不同光激发后扫描得到不同样品的蛋白质组图谱.经DeCyder软件结合内标分析,以肾阳虚组动物与正常组动物肝线粒体蛋白质相差1.2倍以上的蛋白作为差异蛋白,实验共获得16个差异蛋白质,经质谱测定和与蛋白质文库比对,鉴定11个蛋白质.其中,肾阳虚动物热休克蛋白60和70、肌氨酸脱氢酶、氨甲酰磷酸合成酶、亚硫酸盐氧化酶、ATP合酶、醛脱氢酶和NADH脱氢酶表达量增加,而丙酮酸脱氢酶、α酮戊二酸脱氢酶、脂酰辅酶A脱氢酶和鸟氨酸氨基转移酶表达量降低.实验表明,肾阳虚动物能量代谢相关酶的变化与肾阳虚的临床虚寒症状有关.     

灰黄霉素高产菌F208发酵过程蛋白质表达差异的研究

目的 为探寻灰黄霉素生物合成过程中的关键酶,以蛋白质组学技术手段分析灰黄霉素高产菌F208发酵过程蛋白质表达差异.方法 通过双向电泳联用质谱技术对F208发酵过程蛋白质组图谱进行比较分析.结果 研究发现灰黄霉素产生期( 192 h)F208表达的蛋白质与产生前期(72 h)有较大差异,并鉴定出在灰黄霉素产生高峰期蛋白表达量明显增加的两个特异点是丝氨酸羟甲基转移酶和S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶.结论 成功建立灰黄青霉菌丝体总蛋白双向电泳技术体系.并鉴定出两个蛋白特异点,极可能与灰黄霉素生物合成有关.     

2D differential in-gel electrophoresis for the identification of esophageal scans cell cancer-specific protein markers

The reproducibility of conventional two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis can be improved using differential in-gel electrophoresis (DIGE), a new emerging technology for proteomic analysis. In DIGE, two pools of proteins are labeled with 1-(5-carboxypentyl)-1'-propylindocarbocyanine halide (Cy3) N-hydroxy-succinimidyl ester and 1-(5-carboxypentyl)-1'-methylindodi-carbocyanine halide (Cy5) N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester fluorescent dyes, respectively. The labeled proteins are mixed and separated in the same 2D gel. 2D DIGE was applied to quantify the differences in protein expression between laser capture microdissection-procured esophageal carcinoma cells and normal epithelial cells and to define cancer-specific and normal-specific protein markers. Analysis of the 2D images from protein lysates of approximately 250,000 cancer cells and normal cells identified 1038 protein spots in cancer cell lysates and 1088 protein spots in normal cell lysates. Of the detected proteins, 58 spots were up-regulated by >3-fold and 107 were down-regulated by >3-fold in cancer cells. In addition to previously identified down-regulated protein annexin I, tumor rejection antigen (gp96) was found up-regulated in esophageal squamous cell cancer. Global quantification of protein expression between laser capture-microdissected patient-matched cancer cells and normal cells using 2D DIGE in combination with mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for the molecular characterization of cancer progression and identification of cancer-specific protein markers.     

Proteomic search for potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma

Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) has a highly malignant potential in human epithelial ovarian cancer. The serum CA-125 is widely used as a marker for ovarian cancer, but the level is relatively low in CCA. Therefore, new sensitive biomarkers are required. In this report, we describe a promising proteomic analysis that is differentially expressed in CCA when compared to mucinous adenocarcinoma, using the ovarian cultured cell lines OVISE, OVTOKO, and MCAS. The disease-associated proteins were identified by 2-D differential gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) and MS. In this analysis, 18 up-regulated and 31 down-regulated spots were observed that had at least two-fold differences in the two CCA cell lines than in MCAS as control cells. Some of the proteins differentially expressed in CCA were previously observed as alternative expression levels in ovarian and/or other cancers in clinical samples. In a subsequent preliminary differential study using surgical specimens from patients with CCA, it was demonstrated that the identified proteins were expressed differentially in actual tissues, as well as in the CCA culture cells. The results from this investigation show the potentiality of a proteomic approach for identifying disease-associated proteins, which may eventually serve as diagnostic markers or therapeutic targets in CCA.     

Proteomic analysis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma tissues by coupled 2-D DIGE/MS/MS analysis

There is a growing interest in protein expression profiling aiming to identify novel diagnostic markers in breast cancer. Proteomic approaches such as two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis coupled with tandem mass spectrometry analysis (2-D DIGE/MS/MS) have been used successfully for the identification of candidate biomarkers for screening, diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of treatment response in various types of cancer. Identifying previously unknown proteins of potential clinical relevance will ultimately help in reaching effective ways to manage the disease. We analyzed breast cancer tissues from five tumor and five normal tissue samples from ten breast cancer subjects with infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) by 2-D DIGE using two types of immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips: pH 3-10 and pH 4-7. From all the spots detected, differentially expressed (p < 0.05 and ratio > 2) were 50 spots. Of these, 39 proteins were successfully identified by MS, representing 29 different proteins. Ten proteins were overexpressed in the tumor samples. The 2-D DIGE/MS/MS analysis revealed an increase in the expression levels in tumor samples of several proteins not previously associated with breast cancer, such as: macrophage-capping protein (CAPG), phosphomannomutase 2 (PMM2), ATPase ASN1, methylthioribose-1-phosphate isomerase (MRI1), peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP4, cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 (CRABP2), lamin B1 and keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 (KRT8). Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed highly significant (p = 10(-26)) interactions between the identified proteins and their association with cancer. These proteins are involved in many diverse pathways and have established roles in cellular metabolism. It remains the goal of future work to test the suitability of the identified proteins in samples of larger and independent patient groups.     

Serum differential protein identification of Xinjiang Kazakh esophageal cancer patients based on the two-dimensional liquid-phase chromatography and LTQ MS

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of chemo-radiotherapy on serum protein expression of the esophageal cancer patients and discover potential biomarkers by detecting serum proteins mass spectrometry of the healthy Kazakh people in Xinjiang as well as the patients before and after their chemo-radiotherapy. In order to separate and compare the three serum samples (the healthy group’s, the patients’ before and after chemo-radiotherapy) with two-dimensional protein liquid chromatography system (Proteome LabTM PF-2D), then detect the differential protein spots with linear trap quadruple mass spectrometer (LTQ MS/MS). (1) The Kazakh esophageal cancer patients got 21 expressed protein spots peaks with significant difference after chemo-radiotherapy compared with before; before the treatment there were 10 different expressed protein spots compared with the healthy group, and after it there were four peaks in the expression of protein spots compared with the healthy group. (2) After LTQ mass spectrometric detection, 22 proteins were up-regulated in serum samples of the healthy group, 22 were up-regulated of the patients before medical treatment and 5 were up-regulated after chemo-radiotherapy. (3) 8 proteins including APOA1 can be served as serum markers in Kazakh esophageal cancer diagnosis, and proteins like CLU can be served as serum markers in judging the resistance and sensitivity towards chemo-radiotherapy. (4) The abnormal expressions of APOC2, APOC3, Antithrombin-III in esophageal cancer were discovered for the first time. Specific protein spots related to Xinjiang Kazakh esophageal cancer diagnosis and chemo-radiotherapy can be identified in the serum, which will probably become a maker in Kazakh esophageal cancer diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation.     

Proteomic analysis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: identification of differentially expressed protein by 2-D DIGE

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common neoplasm affecting the adult kidney, is characterised by heterogeneity of histological subtypes, drug resistance, and absence of molecular markers. Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) technology in combination with mass spectrometry (MS) was applied to detect differentially expressed proteins in 20 pairs of RCC tissues and matched adjacent normal kidney cortex (ANK), in order to search for RCC markers. After gel analysis by DeCyder 6.5 and EDA software, differentially expressed protein spots were excised from Deep Purple stained preparative 2DE gel. A total of 100 proteins were identified by MS out of 2500 spots, 23 and 77 of these were, respectively, over- and down-expressed in RCC. The Principal Component Analysis applied to gels and protein spots exactly separated the two sample classes in two groups: RCC and ANK. Moreover, some spots, including ANXA2, PPIA, FABP7 and LEG1, resulted highly differential. The DIGE data were also confirmed by immunoblotting analysis for these proteins. In conclusion, we suggest that applying 2-D DIGE to RCC may provide the basis for a better molecular characterization and for the discovery of candidate biomarkers.     

Proteome analysis of gastric cancer metastasis by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry for identification of metastasis-related proteins

A well-described animal model was used to understand the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and metastasis of gastric cancer at the protein level. Gastric cancer was induced in 12 Wistar rats by oral administration of N-methyl-N'-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). The protein expression patterns of normal gastric tissue, gastric cancer, and corresponding metastases were analyzed by proteomics in matched tissues of 3 rats. Proteins in the region of molecular masses of 15-75 kDa and an isoelectric point of 3-7 were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and identified by peptide fingerprinting with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Twenty-seven spots corresponding to 25 different proteins served as landmarks for comparison between tissues. The identified proteins included cytoskeletal proteins, stress associated proteins, proteins involved in signal transduction, cell proliferation and differentiation, and metabolism. Eleven proteins were up-regulated and 2 proteins were down-regulated in tumor tissue when compared with normal tissue. Twelve proteins were up-regulated and 8 proteins were down-regulated in the metastases when compared with the primary tumor. The overexpression of HSP27 in gastric cancer was confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis of human gastric cancer specimens. Combining well-defined animal models with proteome analysis will improve our understanding of the fundamental changes that contribute to the process of carcinogenesis and the formation of metastases in gastric cancer.     

Proteome analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma by two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis: novel protein markers in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant tumor, and chronic infection with hepatitis B virus is one of its major risk factors. To identify the proteins involved in HCC carcinogenesis, we used two-dimensional fluorescence DIGE to study the differentially expressed proteins in tumor and adjacent nontumor tissue samples. Samples from 12 hepatitis B virus-associated HCC patients were analyzed. A total of 61 spots were significantly up-regulated (ratio >/= 2, p 相似文献   

采用定量蛋白质组学技术筛选小鼠肝癌淋巴道转移相关蛋白

淋巴道转移是上皮来源恶性肿瘤转移的早期阶段,其发生机制不清,一直是肿瘤学研究面临的难题,为寻找淋巴道转移相关蛋白,以一对来源于同一亲本细胞,且淋巴道转移潜能显著不同的小鼠肝癌腹水型细胞株为研究对象,其中Hca-F为高淋巴道转移力细胞株,Hca-P为低淋巴道转移力细胞株,采用定量蛋白质组学技术——荧光差异双向凝胶电泳,建立了高低淋巴道转移力小鼠肝癌细胞荧光差异蛋白表达图谱,高通量筛选与肿瘤淋巴道转移相关的蛋白质.经DeCyde软件分析,共得到163个有统计学差异的蛋白质点,选择2倍以上的差异性蛋白质点23个,经质谱鉴定得到17个蛋白质,在Hca-F中高表达的蛋白质有7个:转羟乙醛酶、波形蛋白、肌酸激酶(脑)、膜联蛋白7、膜联蛋白5、烯酰辅酶A水合酶1(过氧化物酶体)、核内异质核糖核蛋白A2/B1异构体1.而在Hca-F中低表达的蛋白质有10个:真核翻译延长因子2、Ero1样蛋白、乙醛脱氢酶2(线粒体)、苹果酸盐脱氢酶2(NAD)、β-内酰胺酶2、谷胱甘肽S转移酶"1、泛素C末端水解酶同工酶L3、内质网蛋白29(前体)、溶血磷脂酶1、微管不稳定蛋白.这些差异性蛋白质的功能涉及到代谢、蛋白质分泌、蛋白质结合、核苷酸结合,钙离子结合、凋亡和调节生长等过程.对这些蛋白质功能的进一步验证,将有助于解析肿瘤淋巴道转移的分子机制.     

Differential proteomics analysis of female and male adults of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

In this study, we identified the differentially expressed proteins of female and male adults of Angiostrongylus cantonensis through differential proteomics. We extracted and purified total proteins from male and female adults, separated proteins by two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) in pH 4-7, analyzed the gel images by DeCyder 7.0 software, and sacrificed the infected rats to count the number of male and female adults. It was found 28 protein spots that were differentially expressed; seven protein spots were then identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Five proteins were up-regulated and two proteins down-regulated in male adults compared with female adults. Three of the five up-regulated proteins with known functions ascribed to them were identified as galectin-1, proteasome alpha subunit and peroxiredoxin. The two down-regulated proteins were identified as indoleamine dioxygenase like-myoglobin and galectin. Furthermore, the female was significantly greater than male adults (P<0.01) in the rats. The findings demonstrate the differences in protein expression profiles and the ability to survive in the final host between female and male adults of A. cantonensis, and may provide a theoretical basis to study their developmental biology further.     

Abscisic Acid Refines the Synthesis of Chloroplast Proteins in Maize (Zea mays) in Response to Drought and Light

To better understand abscisic acid (ABA) regulation of the synthesis of chloroplast proteins in maize (Zea mays L.) in response to drought and light, we compared leaf proteome differences between maize ABA-deficient mutant vp5 and corresponding wild-type Vp5 green and etiolated seedlings exposed to drought stress. Proteins extracted from the leaves of Vp5 and vp5 seedlings were used for two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and subsequent matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). After Coomassie brilliant blue staining, approximately 450 protein spots were reproducibly detected on 2-DE gels. A total of 36 differentially expressed protein spots in response to drought and light were identified using MALDI-TOF MS and their subcellular localization was determined based on the annotation of reviewed accession in UniProt Knowledgebase and the software prediction. As a result, corresponding 13 proteins of the 24 differentially expressed protein spots were definitely localized in chloroplasts and their expression was in an ABA-dependent way, including 6 up-regulated by both drought and light, 5 up-regulated by drought but down-regulated by light, 5 up-regulated by light but down-regulated by drought; 5 proteins down-regulated by drought were mainly those involved in photosynthesis and ATP synthesis. Thus, the results in the present study supported the vital role of ABA in regulating the synthesis of drought- and/or light-induced proteins in maize chloroplasts and would facilitate the functional characterization of ABA-induced chloroplast proteins in C₄ plants.