AIM：To analyze and identify the proteomic differences between liquefied after-cataracts and normal lenses by means of liquefied chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（LC-MS/MS）.METHODS：Three normal lenses and thr...AIM：To analyze and identify the proteomic differences between liquefied after-cataracts and normal lenses by means of liquefied chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（LC-MS/MS）.METHODS：Three normal lenses and three liquefied after-cataracts were exposed to depolymerizing reagents to extract the total proteins.Protein concentrations were separated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis（2-DE）.The digitized images obtained with a GS-800 scanner were then analyzed with PDQuest7.0 software to detect the differentially-expressed protein spots.These protein spots were cut from the gel using a proteome work spot cutter and subjected to in-gel digestion with trypsin.The digested peptide separation was conducted by LC-MS/MS.RESULTS：The 2-DE maps showed that lens proteins were in a p H range of 3-10 with a relative molecular weight of21-70 kD.The relative molecular weight of the more abundant proteins was localized at 25-50 kD,and the isoelectric points were found to lie between PI 4-9.The maps also showed that the protein level within the liquefied after-cataracts was at 29 points and significantly lower than in normal lenses.The 29 points were identified by LC-MS/MS,and ten of these proteins were identified by mass spectrometry and database queries：beta-crystallin B1,glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,carbonyl reductase（NADPH）1,c DNA FLJ55253,gamma-crystallin D,GAS2-like protein 3,sorbitol dehydrogenase,DNA FLJ60282,phosphoglycerate kinase,and filensin.CONCLUSION：The level of the ten proteins may play an important role in the development of liquefied aftercataracts.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81370996)
文摘AIM：To analyze and identify the proteomic differences between liquefied after-cataracts and normal lenses by means of liquefied chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（LC-MS/MS）.METHODS：Three normal lenses and three liquefied after-cataracts were exposed to depolymerizing reagents to extract the total proteins.Protein concentrations were separated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis（2-DE）.The digitized images obtained with a GS-800 scanner were then analyzed with PDQuest7.0 software to detect the differentially-expressed protein spots.These protein spots were cut from the gel using a proteome work spot cutter and subjected to in-gel digestion with trypsin.The digested peptide separation was conducted by LC-MS/MS.RESULTS：The 2-DE maps showed that lens proteins were in a p H range of 3-10 with a relative molecular weight of21-70 kD.The relative molecular weight of the more abundant proteins was localized at 25-50 kD,and the isoelectric points were found to lie between PI 4-9.The maps also showed that the protein level within the liquefied after-cataracts was at 29 points and significantly lower than in normal lenses.The 29 points were identified by LC-MS/MS,and ten of these proteins were identified by mass spectrometry and database queries：beta-crystallin B1,glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,carbonyl reductase（NADPH）1,c DNA FLJ55253,gamma-crystallin D,GAS2-like protein 3,sorbitol dehydrogenase,DNA FLJ60282,phosphoglycerate kinase,and filensin.CONCLUSION：The level of the ten proteins may play an important role in the development of liquefied aftercataracts.
