Identification of proteins differentially expressed between capillary endothelial cells of hepatocellular carcinoma and normal liver in an orthotopic rat tumor model using 2‐D DIGE |
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Authors: | Jinghui Jia Jingyu Wang Ming Teh Wei Sun Jianhua Zhang Irene Kee Pierce K.‐H. Chow Rosa Cynthia M.‐Y. Liang Maxey C. M. Chung Ruowen Ge |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore;2. Department of Pathology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore;3. SingHealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore;4. Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore;5. Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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Abstract: | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers with few treatment options. It is a hypervascular tumor in which angiogenesis plays a critical role in its progression. Tumor capillary endothelial cells (TECs) in HCC are known to originate from liver sinusoid endothelial cells, which then go through a capillarization process to become morphologically as well as functionally different TECs. In this work, we investigated proteins differentially expressed between freshly isolated TECs and sinusoid endothelial cells from well‐formed rat HCC using 2‐D DIGE coupled with MALDI‐TOF/TOF MS. Thirty‐eight unique proteins were identified to be differentially expressed more than twofold between the two endothelial cell types. Amongst the differentially expressed proteins, two novel endothelial markers, EH domain‐containing protein 3 and galectin‐3, were confirmed by Western blot and immunohistochemistry in both rat and human HCC samples. We showed that EH domain‐containing protein 3 is significantly down‐regulated in TECs, but galectin‐3 is up‐regulated. We propose possible roles of these two proteins in tumor vessel development in HCC. |
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Keywords: | 2‐D DIGE Animal proteomics Hepatocellular carcinoma Sinusoid endothelial cell Tumor endothelial cell |
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