热CO2气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COLO 205的蛋白组学变化

目的:研究热CO₂气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COLO 205的蛋白组学变化,为阐明热CO₂气腹对结肠癌细胞的杀伤作用机制提供依据。方法:用热CO₂气腹处理结肠癌细胞株COLO 205,按有无处理分为处理组与对照组。分别抽提两组细胞的总蛋白质,采用同位素标记的相对和绝对定量（isobaric tags for relative absolute quantitation,iTRAQ）技术标记,液相色谱（LC）分离蛋白质,质谱仪（MS）进行蛋白质鉴定及Western b1ot检测。结果:共筛选得到18个差异表达的蛋白,其中8个蛋白表达上调,10个蛋白表达下调。Western blot显示热休克蛋白HSP70在细胞表达明显高于对照组（P<0.01）;蛋白Myosin-9的表达量在处理后显著下降。结论:热CO₂气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COLO 205的蛋白组学发生差异性变化。     

iTRAQ法分析增龄雌性小鼠肝蛋白组学变化

目的 研究增龄雌性小鼠肝蛋白组学变化,寻找增龄相关核心差异蛋白,基于蛋白质组学探讨增龄机理,为衰老机制的研究提供分子靶位.方法 使用同位素标记的相对与绝对定量(iTRAQ法)、LC-MS及生物信息学分析12月龄、3月龄雌性小鼠间差异蛋白.结果 两组对比鉴定到差异蛋白数369个,其中182个表现为上调,187个表现为下调...     

定量蛋白质组学分析链霉素耐药和敏感结核分枝杆菌临床分离株

[目的]发现结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis)链霉素耐药相关的潜在菌体蛋白.[方法]以结核分枝杆菌临床分离链霉素敏感株01105和结核分枝杆菌H37Rv为对照,采用iTRAQ技术和生物信息学鉴定并相对定量结核分枝杆菌临床分离链霉素耐药株01108菌体蛋白,并通过WEGO功能注释聚类分析01108菌株差异表达蛋白的细胞组分、分子功能和生物进程.[结果]01108菌株分别与01105菌株和H37Rv菌株比较差异表达蛋白为194个和146个,01108菌株与01105菌株和H37Rv比较均差异表达蛋白121个(共同差异表达蛋白).差异表达蛋白理论相对分子量和等电点分布广泛,其生物进程主要参与中间代谢、呼吸作用和脂质代谢,分子功能主要为催化活性功能和结合功能.共同差异表达蛋白:7个核糖体蛋白(Rv2785c,Rv0056,Rv0641,Rv0652,Rv0701,Rv1630和Rv2442c)在01108菌株中表达下调;7个蛋白在01108菌株中显著差异表达(上调大于1.20倍或下调小于0.55倍),分别为巯基过氧化物酶(Rv1932)、酰基载体蛋白脱氢酶(Rv0824c)、30S核糖体蛋白S15 (Rv2785c)、丙酮酸脱氢酶E2部分(Rv2215)、双组份转录调控蛋白(Rv3133c)以及假定未知蛋白(Rv2466c和Rv2626c).[结论]iTRAQ发现了链霉素耐药结核分枝杆菌相对于链霉素敏感结核分枝杆菌和H37Rv共同差异表达蛋白,为进一步探讨结核分枝杆菌链霉素耐药机制奠定了基础.     

同位素标记相对和绝对定量蛋白组技术研究进展

近年来定量蛋白组学技术迅速发展,目前常用的有双向荧光差异凝胶电泳、同位素亲和标记、15N同位素标记、同位素标记相对和绝对定量和细胞培养条件下稳定同位素标记技术等。同位素标记相对和绝对定量技术以其高通量、高灵敏度、高重复性、高动态检测限和能对各种复杂样品进行相对和绝对定量研究等优势而备受研究者青睐,目前已发展到在同一实验中分析8组样品,增加了实验设计的灵活性。我们就同位素标记相对和绝对定量技术在定量蛋白组史中的地位作用、研究策略,以及在病毒致病机制研究和医药临床相关问题中的应用做简要综述。     

高精度相对和绝对定量的等量异位标签在定量蛋白质组学研究中的新进展

蛋白质组学逐渐从定性研究转向定量研究。在定量蛋白质组学技术中,相对和绝对定量的等量异位标签(Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation,iTRAQ)是应用最广泛的技术之一,具有通量高、稳定性强及不受样品来源制约等优点,几乎可以对任意样品进行标记,而且可以同时对多达8个样品进行定量分析,有效地提高了通量。iTRAQ技术不断改进,其定量准确性显著提高,适用的平台越来越多,为微生物、动物、植物、生物医学领域蛋白质及其翻译后修饰组研究创造了条件。文中综述了高精度iTRAQ技术在定量蛋白质组学研究中的最新发展及其应用。     

基于同位素标记相对和绝对定量技术研究耐铬(VI)菌株CM01的蛋白定量组学

【背景】六价铬[Cr(VI)]作为一种高毒性的重金属污染物,用微生物学方法还原Cr(VI)既经济又环保。【目的】探究耐铬菌株CM01中与耐受或还原铬Cr(VI)有关的蛋白或基因,从分子水平上阐述其耐铬Cr(VI)机制。【方法】运用同位素标记相对和绝对定量技术(isobarictagsforrelativeand absolute quantitation techniques,iTRAQ)分析耐铬菌株CM01在有无铬Cr(VI)胁迫下的蛋白表达差异。运用RT-qPCR技术验证4种与代谢途径有关的上调蛋白的m RNA表达量。运用紫外分光光度计测定细胞表面疏水性。【结果】共鉴定到2 570个蛋白,其中存在显著差异的蛋白数为646个,上调蛋白数量343个,下调蛋白数量303个。CM01中的Fe/Mn超氧化物歧化酶、甜菜碱醛脱氢酶、磷酸戊糖途径、磷酸肌醇代谢途径、氨基酸代谢共同参与了菌株对于外源性Cr(VI)的响应机制。RT-qPCR实验结果表明,与代谢途径有关的4种蛋白其基因转录水平和蛋白水平一致。对照组CM01的细胞表面疏水性高于实验组。【结论】初步探索了耐铬菌的Cr(VI)响应机制,为利用微生物治理环境污染提供了理论支持和新的研究思路。     

基于iTRAQ技术分析五倍子作用白念珠菌后的差异蛋白表达

为了探讨五倍子抗白念珠菌的作用机制,提取4 μg/mL五倍子提取液作用后的白念珠菌（SC5314）总蛋白,采用同位素标记相对和绝对定量（isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation,iTRAQ）蛋白质组学技术、液相色谱串联质谱（LC-MS/MS）技术分析和鉴定差异表达的蛋白质,并对差异表达蛋白进行生物信息学分析。经LC-MS/MS鉴定出3 721种蛋白质,其中,差异表达蛋白104种,包括57种表达上调蛋白和47种表达下调蛋白。通过生物信息学分析发现,上述差异蛋白参与了氧化还原反应、过氧化氢分解代谢以及能量代谢等生物学过程。研究表明,五倍子抗白念珠菌的作用机制可能是通过抑制氧化磷酸化,进而影响菌体能量代谢和物质生成,最终导致细胞结构与功能的改变。     

iTRAQ技术及其在蛋白质组学中的应用

近年来随着蛋白质组学的迅速发展,其相应的方法学研究也取得了巨大的进步, 一系列新技术融入了蛋白质组学研究中,极大地促进了这门学科的发展.相对和绝对定量同位素标记(iTRAQ)技术与高度敏感性和准确性的串联质谱及多维液相色谱联用技术已成为蛋白质定性和定量研究的主要工具之一. 该技术可对复杂样本、细胞器、细 胞裂解液等样本进行相对和绝对定量研究,具有较好的定量效果、较高的重复性.由于其能够同时对多达8种样品进行标记分析,故在生命科学的各个领域得到了广泛的应用.本文对iTRAQ的原理、实验流程、优缺点及近几年的应用进展进行综述.     

LCM纯化的人支气管上皮癌变各阶段组织的定量蛋白质组学研究

为分析支气管上皮癌变进程中的差异表达蛋白质,筛选肺鳞癌早期诊断标志物,以人支气管上皮癌变各阶段组织为研究对象,先采用激光捕获显微切割技术(LCM) 纯化人正常支气管上皮组织、鳞状化生、不典型增生、原位癌、浸润性肺鳞癌组织,再用同位素标记相对和绝对定量 (iTRAQ) 技术结合二维液相色谱串联质谱（2D LC-MS/MS）鉴定支气管上皮癌变进程中各阶段的差异表达蛋白质。结果共鉴定了1036个蛋白质,筛选出102个与人支气管上皮癌变相关的差异蛋白质,在这些差异蛋白质中,有的在支气管上皮癌变过程中进行性上调,有的在支气管上皮癌变过程中进行性下调,有的呈阶段特异性改变;功能分析表明,这些差异蛋白质涉及代谢、细胞凋亡、增殖、分化、信号传导、转录、翻译、细胞粘附、免疫反应与发育等。Western blotting 及免疫组织化学技术验证了其中 2个差异蛋白(S100A9和 CKB) 的表达,证实了定量蛋白质组学结果的可靠性。研究结果提示：这些差异表达蛋白质与支气管上皮癌变相关,并可成为肺鳞癌的早期诊断标志物,进一步研究差异蛋白的生物学功能,将有助于阐明支气管上皮的癌变机制,从而为肺鳞癌的早期诊断与发病机制研究提供新思路。     

染料木素对MRSA外排蛋白表达的影响

[目的] 研究染料木素对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）外排蛋白的影响。[方法] 通过联合药敏实验检测染料木素影响MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;利用等重同位素多标签相对定量蛋白质组学（iTRAQ）技术,检测染料木素作用MRSA41577后菌体蛋白表达量的变化;通过生物信息学方法对差异显著的蛋白进行系统分析;通过qPCR和尼罗红外排实验,探讨耐药相关的蛋白介导细菌耐药的作用机制。[结果] 联合药敏实验结果显示,染料木素能增强MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;通过iTRAQ技术检测到差异显著蛋白共有129个,包括60个表达上调的蛋白和69个表达下调的蛋白;生物信息学分析结果显示,与细菌耐药相关的蛋白约有14个,其中,通过主动外排系统介导细菌耐药的蛋白主要有PstB、PstS等;qPCR结果显示,与对照组相比,PstB、PstS的基因表达量分别下降了51.6%和78.6%;尼罗红外排实验结果显示,染料木素与尼罗红之间存在竞争关系,为MRSA41577的竞争性抑制剂。[结论] 染料木素可通过降低MRSA41577外排基因pstB和pstS的mRNA表达量,进而影响PstB、PstS外排蛋白的表达来逆转细菌耐药;此外,染料木素还是MRSA41577的竞争性外排抑制剂,可通过与底物竞争外排的方式,使抗菌药物留在菌体内发挥抗菌作用。     

Proteomics Analysis of Candida albicans dnm1 Haploid Mutant Unraveled the Association between Mitochondrial Fission and Antifungal Susceptibility

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen, accounting for approximately 15% of healthcare infections with associated mortality as high as 40% in the case of systemic candidiasis. Antifungal agents for C. albicans infections are limited, and rising resistance is an inevitable problem. Therefore, understanding the mechanism behind antifungal responses is among the top research focuses in combating Candida infections. Herein, the recently developed C. albicans haploid model is employed to examine the association between mitochondrial fission, regulated by Dnm1, and the pathogen's response to antifungals. Proteomic analysis of dnm1Δ and its wild‐type haploid parent, GZY803, reveal changes in proteins associated with mitochondrial structures and functions, cell wall, and plasma membrane. Antifungal susceptibility testing revealed that dnm1Δ is more susceptible to SM21, a novel antifungal, than GZY803. Analyses of reactive oxygen species release, antioxidant response, lipid peroxidation, and membrane damages uncover an association between dnm1Δ and the susceptibility to SM21. Dynasore‐induced mitochondrial inhibition in SC5314 diploids corroborate the findings. Interestingly, Dynasore‐primed SC5314 cultures exhibit increased susceptibility to all antifungals tested. These data suggest an important contribution of mitochondrial fission in antifungal susceptibility of C. albicans. Hence, mitochondrial fission can be a potential target for combined therapy in anti‐C. albicans treatment.     

iTRAQ联用串联质谱鉴定食管鳞状细胞癌差异表达蛋白质及蛋白质相互作用网络

基于质谱的蛋白质组学结果不仅具有重复性差和覆盖率低等缺陷,并且针对数十至百个差异表达蛋白质分子的分析非常具有挑战性,而蛋白质与蛋白质相互作用网络（protein-protein interaction network, PPIN）分析能够在一定程度上弥补上述不足,使各种组学研究结果具有一致性和可比性。本研究应用同位素标记相对和绝对定量（iTRAQ）联用串联质谱技术鉴定了与食管鳞状细胞癌（esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,ESCC）相关的差异表达蛋白质244个（ESCC中,升高和降低的蛋白质分别为119个和125个）,基因本体论（gene ontology, GO）富集与肿瘤十大特征相关的17个GO条目|以该17个条目包含的117个蛋白质为种子蛋白搜索STRING（http: //www.string-db.org）数据库,构建包含96个存在相互作用的PPIN和21个离散蛋白质。用CytoHubba算法确定34个中心节点蛋白质和36个瓶颈蛋白质,非重复49个中心节点和/或瓶颈蛋白质中含7个目前已报道的癌基因表达蛋白（PPP2R1A、CTNNB1、ENO1、EZR、TPM4、COL1A1、TPM3）,确定与该7个癌蛋白直接相互作用的4个蛋白质（FN1、ITGB1、TAGLN和YWHAZ）可能为参与食管癌变的关键蛋白质,并应用Western印迹实验验证了 FN1、ITGB1、TAGLN和YWHAZ等4个关键蛋白质在ESCC中具有显著的表达差异,表明PPIN分析是确定具有重要生物学意义分子的有效途经之一。     

Network analysis of quantitative proteomics on asthmatic bronchi: effects of inhaled glucocorticoid treatment

Background

Proteomic studies of respiratory disorders have the potential to identify protein biomarkers for diagnosis and disease monitoring. Utilisation of sensitive quantitative proteomic methods creates opportunities to determine individual patient proteomes. The aim of the current study was to determine if quantitative proteomics of bronchial biopsies from asthmatics can distinguish relevant biological functions and whether inhaled glucocorticoid treatment affects these functions.

Methods

Endobronchial biopsies were taken from untreated asthmatic patients (n = 12) and healthy controls (n = 3). Asthmatic patients were randomised to double blind treatment with either placebo or budesonide (800 μg daily for 3 months) and new biopsies were obtained. Proteins extracted from the biopsies were digested and analysed using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation combined with a nanoLC-LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Spectra obtained were used to identify and quantify proteins. Pathways analysis was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis to identify significant biological pathways in asthma and determine how the expression of these pathways was changed by treatment.

Results

More than 1800 proteins were identified and quantified in the bronchial biopsies of subjects. The pathway analysis revealed acute phase response signalling, cell-to-cell signalling and tissue development associations with proteins expressed in asthmatics compared to controls. The functions and pathways associated with placebo and budesonide treatment showed distinct differences, including the decreased association with acute phase proteins as a result of budesonide treatment compared to placebo.

Conclusions

Proteomic analysis of bronchial biopsy material can be used to identify and quantify proteins using highly sensitive technologies, without the need for pooling of samples from several patients. Distinct pathophysiological features of asthma can be identified using this approach and the expression of these features is changed by inhaled glucocorticoid treatment. Quantitative proteomics may be applied to identify mechanisms of disease that may assist in the accurate and timely diagnosis of asthma.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov registration {"type":"clinical-trial","attrs":{"text":"NCT01378039","term_id":"NCT01378039"}}NCT01378039     

Role of the methionine cycle in the temperature-sensitive responses of potato plants to potato virus Y

Plant–virus interactions are greatly influenced by environmental factors such as temperatures. In virus-infected plants, enhanced temperature is frequently associated with more severe symptoms and higher virus content. However, the mechanisms involved in such regulatory effects remain largely uncharacterized. To provide more insight into the mechanisms whereby temperature regulates plant–virus interactions, we analysed changes in the proteome of potato cv. Chicago plants infected with potato virus Y (PVY) at normal (22 °C) and elevated temperature (28 °C), which is known to significantly increase plant susceptibility to the virus. One of the most intriguing findings is that the main enzymes of the methionine cycle (MTC) were down-regulated at the higher but not at normal temperatures. With good agreement, we found that higher temperature conditions triggered consistent and concerted changes in the level of MTC metabolites, suggesting that the enhanced susceptibility of potato plants to PVY at 28 °C may at least be partially orchestrated by the down-regulation of MTC enzymes and concomitant cycle perturbation. In line with this, foliar treatment of these plants with methionine restored accumulation of MTC metabolites and subverted the susceptibility to PVY at elevated temperature. These data are discussed in the context of the major function of the MTC in transmethylation processes.     

Comparative proteomic analysis of human lung telocytes with fibroblasts

Telocytes (TCs) were recently described as interstitial cells with very long prolongations named telopodes (Tps; www.telocytes.com ). Establishing the TC proteome is a priority to show that TCs are a distinct type of cells. Therefore, we examined the molecular aspects of lung TCs by comparison with fibroblasts (FBs). Proteins extracted from primary cultures of these cells were analysed by automated 2‐dimensional nano‐electrospray ionization liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (2D Nano‐ESI LC‐MS/MS). Differentially expressed proteins were screened by two‐sample t‐test (P < 0.05) and fold change (>2), based on the bioinformatics analysis. We identified hundreds of proteins up‐ or down‐regulated, respectively, in TCs as compared with FBs. TC proteins with known identities are localized in the cytoskeleton (87%) and plasma membrane (13%), while FB up‐regulated proteins are in the cytoskeleton (75%) and destined to extracellular matrix (25%). These identified proteins were classified into different categories based on their molecular functions and biological processes. While the proteins identified in TCs are mainly involved in catalytic activity (43%) and as structural molecular activity (25%), the proteins in FBs are involved in catalytic activity (24%) and in structural molecular activity, particularly synthesis of collagen and other extracellular matrix components (25%). Anyway, our data show that TCs are completely different from FBs. In conclusion, we report here the first extensive identification of proteins from TCs using a quantitative proteomics approach. Protein expression profile shows many up‐regulated proteins e.g. myosin‐14, periplakin, suggesting that TCs might play specific roles in mechanical sensing and mechanochemical conversion task, tissue homoeostasis and remodelling/renewal. Furthermore, up‐regulated proteins matching those found in extracellular vesicles emphasize TCs roles in intercellular signalling and stem cell niche modulation. The novel proteins identified in TCs will be an important resource for further proteomic research and it will possibly allow biomarker identification for TCs. It also creates the premises for understanding the pathogenesis of some lung diseases involving TCs.     

Proteomics in reproductive biology: Beacon for unraveling the molecular complexities

Proteomics, an interface of rapidly evolving advances in physics and biology, is rapidly developing and expanding its potential applications to molecular and cellular biology. Application of proteomics tools has contributed towards identification of relevant protein biomarkers that can potentially change the strategies for early diagnosis and treatment of several diseases. The emergence of powerful mass spectrometry-based proteomics technique has added a new dimension to the field of medical research in liver, heart diseases and certain forms of cancer. Most proteomics tools are also being used to study physiological and pathological events related to reproductive biology. There have been attempts to generate the proteomes of testes, sperm, seminal fluid, epididymis, oocyte, and endometrium from reproductive disease patients. Here, we have reviewed proteomics based investigations in humans over the last decade, which focus on delineating the mechanism underlying various reproductive events such as spermatogenesis, oogenesis, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, embryo development. The challenge is to harness new technologies like 2-DE, DIGE, MALDI-MS, SELDI-MS, MUDPIT, LC–MS etc., to a greater extent to develop widely applicable clinical tools in understanding molecular aspects of reproduction both in health and disease.     

MilQuant: a free, generic software tool for isobaric tagging-based quantitation

Isobaric tagging techniques such as iTRAQ and TMT are widely used in quantitative proteomics and especially useful for samples that demand in vitro labeling. Due to diversity in choices of MS acquisition approaches, identification algorithms, and relative abundance deduction strategies, researchers are faced with a plethora of possibilities when it comes to data analysis. However, the lack of generic and flexible software tool often makes it cumbersome for researchers to perform the analysis entirely as desired. In this paper, we present MilQuant, mzXML-based isobaric labeling quantitator, a pipeline of freely available programs that supports native acquisition files produced by all mass spectrometer types and collection approaches currently used in isobaric tagging based MS data collection. Moreover, aside from effective normalization and abundance ratio deduction algorithms, MilQuant exports various intermediate results along each step of the pipeline, making it easy for researchers to customize the analysis. The functionality of MilQuant was demonstrated by four distinct datasets from different laboratories. The compatibility and extendibility of MilQuant makes it a generic and flexible tool that can serve as a full solution to data analysis of isobaric tagging-based quantitation.