磷酸化蛋白质组学分析和定量技术的研究进展

蛋白质的磷酸化是一种可逆性的蛋白质翻译后修饰,在生物体内起着极为重要的作用.近年来蛋白质翻译后修饰日益成为蛋白质组研究的热点之一.定量磷酸化蛋白质组学方法和技术的快速发展为研究蛋白质磷酸化时空动态变化,更好地了解生物学功能调节网络奠定了坚实的基础.作为蛋白质组学研究的一个重要组成部分,定量磷酸化蛋白质组学因其磷酸化蛋白质所具有的独特特征,在技术和方法研究方面将面临更为严峻的挑战.综述了磷酸化蛋白质组学定量的一些分析技术和方法的发展现状、优缺点以及未来的发展趋势.     

哺乳动物精子磷酸化蛋白质组学研究进展

蛋白质的表达、修饰及相互作用的研究已成为后基因组学时代蛋白质组学中的重要内容。蛋白质磷酸化和去磷酸化作为最普遍的翻译后修饰之一,是精子细胞信号转导和酶调控、表达的主要分子机制,亦是精子、卵细胞信号识别及完成受精作用的关键环节。对精子磷酸化蛋白功能的研究有助于深入理解精子的获能、超激活运动的维持、发生顶体反应及精卵结合等受精过程的分子调控机理。对哺乳动物精子磷酸化蛋白质组学的研究进展,包括动物精子磷酸化蛋白质组学研究的技术方法、磷酸化蛋白质种类的鉴定、定量及其功能分析进行了综述,为进一步发掘与受精相关的重要生物标志物,揭示精子发育、繁殖潜能变化及受精分子机理奠定基础。     

蛋白质组学在信号转导研究中的应用

新近发展起来的蛋白质组学高通量技术引入到信号转导通路研究中,产生了一个新的研究领域：信号转导蛋白质组学。其作为功能蛋白质组学的一个重要组成部分,以研究信号转导通路以及其中的信号分子改变的蛋白质组学。克服了传统地针对单条信号转导通路以及其中的单个信号分子研究策略的局限性,能够在一次实验中系统地研究多条信号转导通路中的蛋白质一蛋白质间的相互作用、蛋白质磷酸化等翻译后修饰和下游靶蛋白的改变,有助于全面阐述信号转导通路,已成为一个新的研究热点。     

顺铂诱导三阴性乳腺癌4T1耐药小鼠模型的建立

目的建立一种耐药性稳定的三阴性乳腺癌4T1耐药小鼠模型,为研究体内肿瘤耐药机制和逆转药物的筛选奠定实验基础。方法采用顺铂(DDP)低剂量诱导及体内外交叉致瘤结合的方法建立三阴性乳腺癌耐药小鼠模型;MTT法检测细胞耐药特性;实时荧光定量PCR法分析耐药相关基因MDR1、BCRP、MMP7及GST-π表达差异;免疫组化分析耐药相关蛋白P-gp、BCRP、MMP7表达差异;蛋白印迹法检测磷酸化Akt(phosphorate-Akt,p-Akt)和总Akt(total-Akt,t-Akt)蛋白表达;小动物成像检测观察肿瘤生长情况。结果 MTT显示建立的三阴性乳腺癌耐药4T1小鼠模型的耐药指数为12.84;耐药小鼠肿瘤组织中MDR1、BCRP、MMP7、GST-π基因mRNA的表达量及P-gp、BCRP、MMP7蛋白的表达量均高于非耐药小鼠(P0.01);Western blot显示,耐药小鼠肿瘤组织的p-Akt蛋白表达明显高于非耐药小鼠,t-Akt蛋白表达没有差异。非耐药小鼠与耐药小鼠肿瘤组织生长速度未见明显区别(P0.05)。分别给予这两种模型小鼠相同剂量的DDP治疗后,耐药小鼠对DDP的敏感性明显低于非耐药小鼠(P0.01)。结论初步建立了三阴性乳腺癌耐药4T1小鼠模型,为三阴性乳腺癌临床个体化治疗及耐药逆转研究等提供了良好的实验动物平台。     

基于质谱的磷酸化蛋白质组学: 富集、检测、鉴定和定量

磷酸化是一种调控生命活动的重要翻译后修饰,调控生物的生长发育、信号转导、以及疾病的发生发展．从上世纪80年代开始,质谱应用于蛋白质磷酸化的检测中,极大地推动了磷酸化蛋白质组学的发展．质谱检测拥有高灵敏度、高通量的特点,更重要的是具有位点分辨率,因此基于质谱的磷酸化蛋白质组检测方法得到不断的发展和推广．常见的磷酸化蛋白质组研究,首先对磷酸化肽段进行富集,然后进行串联质谱分析,最后通过搜索引擎对修饰位点进行鉴定和定量．本文从这个三个基本方面,对磷酸化蛋白质组研究进行综述,并对未来研究发展方向进行讨论．     

跨膜型TNF-α与NF-κB在三阴性乳腺癌中的表达及其意义

目的:探讨跨膜型TNF-α与磷酸化NF-κB在三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)中的表达及其临床意义。方法:采用免疫组化法检测52例三阴性乳腺癌与30例非三阴性乳腺癌组织中跨膜型TNF-α与磷酸化NF-κB的表达,并分析其与三阴性乳腺癌各临床指标的相关性。结果:跨膜型TNF-a与磷酸化NF-κB在三阴性乳腺癌中的阳性表达率分别为82.7%(43/52)和67.3%(35/52),均显著高于非三阴性乳腺癌,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。在三阴性乳腺癌中,跨膜型TNF-α及磷酸化NF-κB的表达与肿瘤大小和淋巴结转移与否显著相关(P0.05),且跨膜型TNF-α与磷酸化NF-κB的表达呈显著正相关(P0.05)。结论:跨膜型TNF-α及磷酸化NF-κB高表达可能预示着TNBC更差的化疗敏感性和预后,有望成为TNBC预后的重要预测因子。跨膜型TNF-α通过激活磷酸化NF-κB激活其下游的抗凋亡和促增殖因子,与三阴性乳腺癌的发生发展有关。     

Phos-tag技术在磷酸化蛋白质组学中的应用

Phos-tag是新研制出的一种对磷酸基团具有特殊亲和力的化合物。由于其对磷酸化蛋白质具有高特异性、高亲和力等特点使其迅速在磷酸化蛋白质的检测、分离和纯化等方面得到广泛的应用。本文综述了Phos-tag的化学性质、原理及其近年来在磷酸化蛋白质组学中的应用,并与传统的磷酸化蛋白质组学研究技术做了比较,对未来磷酸化蛋白质组学的研究技术作了展望。     

ER/PR阳性和阴性乳腺癌的定量蛋白质组学和生物信息学比较研究

目的:建立雌/孕激素受体(ER/PR)阴性和阳性乳腺癌的蛋白质表达谱,寻找ER/PR阴性和阳性乳腺癌中差异表达蛋白,为乳腺癌患者提供新的预后预测指标和治疗新靶点。方法:应用蛋白质组学i TRAQ技术建立ER/PR阳性和阴性乳腺癌的蛋白质差异表达谱,鉴定两组乳腺癌的差异表达蛋白,对部分差异表达蛋白进行生物信息学分析,包括蛋白功能注释和分类GO分析和KEGG通路分析。结果:应用i TRAQ蛋白质组学技术对乳腺癌组织进行了蛋白组学分析,鉴定出ER/PR阳性和阴性组间有差异表达的蛋白4999种,以ER/PR阳性:ER/PR阴性≥3为上调标准,确定ER/PR阳性组上调蛋白101种。以ER/PR阳性:ER/PR阴性≤0.5为下调标准,ER/PR阳性组下调蛋白122种。GO分析结果显示ER/PR受体阴性和阳性乳腺癌的差异表达蛋白的分子功能、生物过程、细胞定位较为复杂,并且在上调蛋白和下调蛋白上存在分布差异。KEGG通路分析发现部分差异表达蛋白涉及201条信号通路。结论:ER/PR阳性和阴性乳腺癌间存在差异表达蛋白,这些蛋白涉及复杂的分子功能、生物过程和信号通路。     

基于蛋白质组学技术的新型冠状病毒肺炎研究进展

新型冠状病毒肺炎（coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19）是一种由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,SARS-CoV-2)引发的传染病。此种病毒传染性强、传播速度快,对全球人民的身体健康和生命安全造成严重威胁。蛋白质组学技术以其高通量、高灵敏度的特点,在疾病生物标志物的发现、分子机制研究及治疗靶点研究中扮演着重要角色,并被广泛应用于COVID-19的研究中。本文介绍了SARS-CoV-2的基因组结构及病毒感染过程,总结了目前常用的基于质谱的蛋白质组学研究技术,重点综述了蛋白质组学技术在COVID-19生物标志物的发现、分子机制研究和药物治疗靶标研究中的应用进展,最后展望了蛋白质组学的未来发展方向,以期能够有助于推动蛋白质组学技术在COVID-19精准诊断和治疗中的发展。     

用蛋白质组学方法研究蛋白质酪氨酸磷酸化

蛋白质的磷酸化与去磷酸化过程是生物体内普遍存在的信息传导调节方式,几乎涉及所有的生理及病理过程,其中酪氨酸残基的磷酸化作为较高级的进化形式和复杂的多细胞生命的特征表现得尤为突出和重要。但目前对酪氨酸磷酸化缺乏大规模和系统性的研究,近年发展起来的蛋白质组学为细胞和组织中的酪氨酸磷酸化蛋白质的系统研究提供了必要的技术。     

Role of ABCB1 in mediating chemoresistance of triple-negative breast cancers

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a group of breast cancers which neither express hormonal receptors nor human epidermal growth factor receptor. Hence, there is a lack of currently known targeted therapies and the only available line of systemic treatment option is chemotherapy or more recently immune therapy. However, in patients with relapsed disease after adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy, resistance to chemotherapeutic agents has often developed, which results in poor treatment response. Multidrug resistance (MDR) has emerged as an important mechanism by which TNBCs mediate drug resistance and occurs primarily due to overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins such as P-glycoprotein (Pgp). Pgp overexpression had been linked to poor outcome, reduced survival rates and chemoresistance in patients. The aim of this mini-review is to provide a topical overview of the recent studies and to generate further interest in this critical research area, with the aim to develop an effective and safe approach for overcoming Pgp-mediated chemoresistance in TNBC.     

Breast Tumor Microenvironment: Emerging target of therapeutic phytochemicals

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and challenging form of breast cancers. Tumor microenvironment (TME) of TNBC is associated with induction of metastasis, immune system suppression, escaping immune detection and drug resistance. TME is highly complex and heterogeneous, consists of tumor cells, stromal cells and immune cells. The rapid expansion of tumors induce hypoxia, which concerns the reprogramming of TME components. The reciprocal communication of tumor cells and TME cells predisposes cancer cells to metastasis by modulation of developmental pathways, Wnt, notch, hedgehog and their related mechanisms in TME. Dietary phytochemicals are non-toxic and associated with various human health benefits and remarkable spectrum of biological activities. The phytochemicals serve as vital resources for drug discovery and also as a source for breast cancer therapy. The novel properties of dietary phytochemicals propose platform for modulation of tumor signaling, overcoming drug resistance, and targeting TME. Therefore, TME could serve as promising target for the treatment of TNBC. This review presents current status and implications of experimentally evaluated therapeutic phytochemicals as potential targeting agents of TME, potential nanosystems for targeted delivery of phytochemicals and their current challenges and future implications in TNBC treatment. The dietary phytochemicals especially curcumin with significant delivery system could prevent TNBC development as it is considered safe and well tolerated in phase II clinical trials.     

三阴型乳腺癌的化学治疗和靶向治疗进展

三阴型乳腺癌(Triple negative Breast cancer,TNBC)占乳腺癌总数的15%,是一种免疫组织化学亚型。通常发生于青年女性,有很高的复发率,内脏和中枢神经系统转移早,病程短、死亡率高。对大多数TNBC患者,常规化疗是主要的治疗方式。20%患者有很好的化疗敏感性,对化疗耐药的TNBC患者靶向治疗为当前研究的热点,寻找乳腺癌新的治疗靶点,提出TNBC新的治疗策略,有望去改善TNBC患者的预后。     

核酸适配体在三阴性乳腺癌诊疗中的研究进展*

乳腺癌是女性高发恶性肿瘤,三阴性乳腺癌(triple-negative breast cancer, TNBC)恶性程度极高,且发病机制复杂,是乳腺癌分型中预后最差的类型,但目前其早期筛查和诊断的敏感度仍处在较低水平。因此,亟须通过应用具有高度特异性的肿瘤标志物分子探针,实现其早期诊断和治疗。核酸适配体是在人工合成的随机单链核酸序列文库中,通过指数富集的配体系统进化技术(systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment, SELEX)筛选获得的寡核苷酸序列。高效的分子识别能力使其成为最具潜力的生物靶向分子,在肿瘤诊断及治疗中具有广阔的应用前景。目前,通过筛选已获得了多种靶向TNBC细胞的核酸适配体。重点综述基于SELEX及其衍生技术筛选TNBC相关核酸适配体的新进展,以及核酸适配体在TNBC诊断和治疗中的应用,为相关研究提供参考。     

三阴性乳腺癌靶向治疗相关信号通路及其临床应用

三阴性乳腺癌(triple negative breast cancer, TNBC)占全部乳腺癌病例的15%~20%,其雌激素受体、孕激素受体和人表皮生长因子受体2均为阴性表达,也是所有乳腺癌亚型中侵袭性和恶性程度较高的一种。TNBC还具有较高的复发风险和较差的预后特性。由于异质性高、临床特征复杂,化疗、放疗和手术切除等手段仍是当前TNBC治疗的主要方法。然而,严重的副作用、高复发风险和健康损伤等问题仍然不容忽视。随着TNBC基础研究的进展,越来越多的TNBC靶向治疗相关信号通路被揭示,而且其中有一部分已进入临床试验,为TNBC的治疗提供了充满希望和前景的分子靶点。此外,其中一些治疗靶点在TNBC精确分型和精准治疗的临床实践中发挥着重要的作用。本文对TNBC靶向治疗中经典的合成致死通路、PI3K/AKT/mTOR通路、PD-1/PD-L1免疫通路等信号通路及其临床试验进行了综述,同时介绍了近几年比较具有潜力的TNBC靶向治疗信号通路,包括肿瘤血管生成通路、多胺合成和分解代谢通路、SLC3A2/LAT1通路以及IGF-1/IGF-1R/FAK/YAP信号转导通路等。     

Identification of a novel mechanism for reversal of doxorubicin-induced chemotherapy resistance by TXNIP in triple-negative breast cancer via promoting reactive oxygen-mediated DNA damage

Given that triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks specific receptors (estrogen and progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) and cannot be treated with endocrine therapy, chemotherapy has remained the mainstay of treatment. Drug resistance is reportedly the main obstacle to the clinical use of doxorubicin (DOX) in this patient population. Accordingly, screening molecules related to chemoresistance and studying their specific mechanisms has clinical significance for improving the efficacy of chemotherapy in TNBC patients. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is a metabolism-related protein that plays a tumor suppressor role in various malignant tumors; however, the specific role of TXNIP in tumor chemoresistance has not been reported. In the present study, we explored the potential molecular mechanism of TXNIP in the chemoresistance of TNBC for the first time. The results showed that TXNIP inhibited the proliferation of TNBC drug-resistant cells and promoted apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, TXNIP promoted the synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the accumulation of DNA damage caused by DOX and increased γ-H2AX levels in a time and dose-dependent manner. Moreover, ROS scavenger pretreatment could block DNA damage induced by TXNIP and restore the resistance of TNBC resistant cells to DOX to a certain extent. In addition, we found that the small molecule c-Myc inhibitor 10058-F4 promoted TXNIP expression, increased ROS synthesis in cells, and could enhance the cytotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs in vitro and in vivo when combined with DOX. These results indicated that c-Myc inhibitor 10058-F4 could induce TXNIP upregulation in TNBC drug-resistant cells, and the upregulated TXNIP increased the accumulation of ROS-dependent DNA damage, thereby decreasing chemotherapy resistance of TNBC. Our findings reveal a new mechanism of mediating drug resistance and provide a new drug combination strategy to overcome DOX resistance in TNBC.Subject terms: Breast cancer, Cancer therapeutic resistance     

Targeting the EGFR/PCNA Signaling Suppresses Tumor Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells with Cell-Penetrating PCNA Peptides

Tyrosine 211 (Y211) phosphorylation of proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) coincides with pronounced cancer cell proliferation and correlates with poor survival of breast cancer patients. In epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant cells, both nuclear EGFR (nEGFR) expression and PCNA Y211 phosphorylation are increased. Moreover, the resistance to EGFR TKI is a major clinical problem in treating EGFR-overexpressing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Thus, effective treatment to combat resistance is urgently needed. Here, we show that treatment of cell-penetrating PCNA peptide (CPPP) inhibits growth and induces apoptosis of human TNBC cells. The Y211F CPPP specifically targets EGFR and competes directly for PCNA tyrosine Y211 phosphorylation and prevents nEGFR from binding PCNA in vivo; it also suppresses tumor growth by sensitizing EGFR TKI resistant cells, which have enhanced nEGFR function and abrogated classical EGFR membrane signaling. Furthermore, we identify an active motif of CPPP, RFLNFF (RF6 CPPP), which is necessary and sufficient to inhibit TKI-resistant TNBC cell growth of orthotopic implanted tumor in mice. Finally, the activity of its synthetic retro-inverted derivative, D-RF6 CPPP, on an equimolar basis, is more potent than RF6 CPPP. Our study reveals a drug candidate with translational potential for the future development of safe and effective therapeutic for EGFR TKI resistance in TNBC.     

TQFL12, a novel synthetic derivative of TQ,inhibits triple-negative breast cancer metastasis and invasion through activating AMPK/ACC pathway

Thymoquinone (TQ) has been reported as an anti-tumour drug widely studied in various tumours, and its mechanism and effect of which has become a focus of current research. However, previous studies from our laboratory and other groups found that TQ showed weak anti-tumour effects in many cancer cell lines and animal models. Therefore, it is necessary to modify and optimize the structure of TQ to obtain new chemical entities with high efficiency and low toxicity as candidates for development of new drugs in treating cancer. Therefore, we designed and synthesized several TQ derivatives. Systematic analysis, including in vitro and in vivo, was conducted on a panel of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells and mouse model to demonstrate whether TQFL12, a new TQ derivative, is more efficient than TQ. We found that the anti-proliferative effect of TQFL12 against TNBC cells is significantly stronger than TQ. We also demonstrated TQFL12 affects different aspects in breast cancer development including cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis. Moreover, TQFL12 inhibited tumour growth and metastasis in cancer cell–derived xenograft mouse model, with less toxicity compared with TQ. Finally, mechanism research indicated that TQFL12 increased AMPK/ACC activity by stabilizing AMPKα, while molecular docking supported the direct interaction between TQFL12 and AMPKα. Taken together, our findings suggest that TQFL12, as a novel chemical entity, possesses a better inhibitory effect on TNBC cells and less toxicity in both in vitro and in vivo studies. As such, TQFL12 could serve as a potential therapeutic agent for breast cancer.     

The role of EMT-related lncRNA in the process of triple-negative breast cancer metastasis

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most malignant and fatal subtype of breast cancer, which has characterized by negativity expression of ER, PR, and HER2. Metastasis is the main factor affecting the prognosis of TNBC, and the process of metastasis is related to abnormal activation of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). Recent studies have shown that long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) plays an important role in regulating the metastasis and invasion of TNBC. Therefore, based on the metastasis-related EMT signaling pathway, great efforts have confirmed that LncRNA is involved in the molecular mechanism of TNBC metastasis, which will provide new strategies to improve the treatment and prognosis of TNBC. In this review, we summarized many signal pathways related to EMT involved in the transfer process. The advances from the most recent studies of lncRNAs in the EMT-related signal pathways of TNBC metastasis. We also discussed the clinical research, application, and challenges of LncRNA in TNBC.