Globozoospermia is a severe form of teratozoospermia characterized by round-headed spermatozoa with an absent acrosome, an aberrant nuclear membrane and midpiece defects. Globozoospermia is diagnosed by the presence o...Globozoospermia is a severe form of teratozoospermia characterized by round-headed spermatozoa with an absent acrosome, an aberrant nuclear membrane and midpiece defects. Globozoospermia is diagnosed by the presence of 100% round-headed spermatozoa on semen analysis, and patients with this condition are absolutely infertile. The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in protein expression between human round- headed and normal spermatozoa. Two-dimensional (2-D) fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) was used in this study. Over 61 protein spots were analysed in each paired normal/round-headed comparison, using DIGE technology along with an internal standard. In total, 35 protein spots identified by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) exhibited significant changes (paired t-test, P 〈 0.05) in the expression level between normal and round-headed spermatozoa. A total of nine proteins were found to be upregulated and 26 proteins were found to be downregulated in round-headed spermatozoa compared with normal spermatozoa. The differentially expressed proteins that we identified may have important roles in a variety of cellular processes and structures, including spermatogenesis, cell skeleton, metabolism and spermatozoa motility.展开更多
[Objective] To obtain ovine oocytes 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) maps. [Method] Ovine oocytes were solubilized in lysis buffer, and protein concentrations were measured using the method of Bradford and R...[Objective] To obtain ovine oocytes 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) maps. [Method] Ovine oocytes were solubilized in lysis buffer, and protein concentrations were measured using the method of Bradford and Ramagli. Then the samples were subjected to two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The 2-DE maps of ovine oocytes were analyzed through PDQuest 8.0. [Resait] The Ramagli method could re- flect concentration of oocyte protein more actually and could optimize the quantity of samples to get a 2-DE map with higher quality. The protein concentration measured by the Bradford method was higher than its actual value. [Coclusion] Each 2-DE map loading 700 oocytes is more reasonable.展开更多
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which is associated with numerous serious health complications such as diabetic retinopathy, and is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults at the age of 20-...Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which is associated with numerous serious health complications such as diabetic retinopathy, and is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults at the age of 20-74 years old. The aim of the study was to establish and optimize a two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) technique for retina proteomics to improve the resolution and reproducibility, and to observe the proteomic changes of retinal tissues in diabetic and normal rats. Proteins were extracted from retinal tissues of normal and 8 weeks diabetic SD rats and used in two-dimensional electrophoresis. Various conditions of retina proteomic 2-DE were adjusted, optimized and protein spots of differential expression were obtained through analysis of 2-DE images with PDQuest software. By choosing appropriate sample amount, using pre-cast IPG dry strips (pH 5-8) and casting 12% equal gel, satisfactory 2-DE images of retina were obtained and a steady 2-DE technique was established. In this way, we found 36 spots in 2-DE gel of diabetic retinas that exhibited statistically significant variations, including up-regulation of 5 proteins in diabetic rat retinas, down-regulation of 23, and disappearance of 8, in comparison with normal tissues. The differences of protein expression were observed in retinas between diabetic and normal rats. Our established 2-DE technique of retina proteins could be effectively applied in proteomics of retina diseases. Cellular & Molecular Immunology. 2007;4(1):65-70.展开更多
Proteomic assessment of low-abundance leaf proteins is hindered by the large quantity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) present within plant leaf tissues. In the present study, total prote...Proteomic assessment of low-abundance leaf proteins is hindered by the large quantity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) present within plant leaf tissues. In the present study, total proteins were extracted from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) leaves by a conventional trichloroacetic acid (TCA)/acetone method and a protocol first developed in this work. Phytate/Ca2+ fractionation and TCA/acetone precipitation were combined to design an improved TCA/acetone method. The extracted proteins were analysed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The resulting 2-DE images were compared to reveal major differences. The results showed that large quantities of Rubisco were deleted from wheat leaf proteins prepared by the improved method. As many as (758±4) protein spots were detected from 2-DE images of protein extracts obtained by the improved method, 130 more than those detected by the TCA/acetone method. Further analysis indicated that more protein spots could be detected at regions of pI 4.00-4.99 and 6.50-7.00 in the improved method-based 2-DE images. Our findings indicated that the improved method is an efficient protein preparation protocol for separating low-abundance proteins in wheat leaf tissues by 2-DE analysis. The proposed protocol is simple, fast, inexpensive and also applicable to protein preparations of other plants.展开更多
Objective: Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specif...Objective: Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specific DNA-binding nuclear matrix protein is present only in malignant human breast tissues and induces mitogenesis and cell surface expression of the c-erbB-2 protein in resting NIH/3T3 cells. But it is not clear that how it in colon adenocarcinomas. Methods: Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic method was used for NMP identification and immunohistochemistry was used for c-erbB-2 detection in 12 cases of colon adenocarcinomas and matched adjacent normal colon tissues. Results: 5 different nuclear matrix proteins (named C1-C5) were identified in 12 colon adenocarcinoma specimens, but not in the matched adjacent normal colon tissues; 3 nuclear matrix proteins (named N1-N3) were identified in all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in colon adenocarcinoma specimens. A nuclear matrix protein (named N4) was detected in all of 9 moderated-well differentiated adenocarcinomas and all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in 3 poor-differentiated adenocarcinomas. All of the 10 colon adenocarcinomas which had the nuclear matrix protein C4 were c-erbB-2 expression positive. Conclusion: The data suggest that there are specific nuclear matrix proteins in colon adenocarcinomas and its subtypes, which maybe valuable to serve as markers of colon adenocarcinomas in future. Nuclear matrix protein C4 probably is a c-erbB-2 promotor-specific nuclear matrix protein in colon adenocarcinomas, and may induce the expression of c-erbB-2.展开更多
Proteomics is one of the most active research fields in the post-genomic era. Here we briefly introduce the scientific background of the origination of proteomics and its content, research method. The new developments...Proteomics is one of the most active research fields in the post-genomic era. Here we briefly introduce the scientific background of the origination of proteomics and its content, research method. The new developments of proteomics at the levels of individual plants, tissues, organs and organells, as well as its applications in the area of plant genetic diversity, mutant characterization, and plant physiology, etc are reviewed. At last, the challenge and prospect of proteomics are discussed.展开更多
为建立一套适合海滨木槿叶片蛋白质组学分析的双向电泳体系,以海滨木槿无性系叶片为材料,分别采用裂解液法、三氯乙酸-丙酮沉淀法、改良酚抽法分离纯化蛋白质,选用24 cm pH 3~10的IPG胶条,并对不同上样量、等电聚焦程序、平衡时间等电...为建立一套适合海滨木槿叶片蛋白质组学分析的双向电泳体系,以海滨木槿无性系叶片为材料,分别采用裂解液法、三氯乙酸-丙酮沉淀法、改良酚抽法分离纯化蛋白质,选用24 cm pH 3~10的IPG胶条,并对不同上样量、等电聚焦程序、平衡时间等电泳条件进行优化。结果表明:采用改良酚抽法提取蛋白质,上样量为每IPG胶条1 000μg,总聚焦功率90 kV.h,平衡时间15 min,胶体考马斯亮蓝染色,可得到蛋白质点数目多、分辨率高的双向电泳图谱。重复性试验结果显示,该体系具有很好的稳定性及可重复性,可满足海滨木槿蛋白质组学研究的要求。展开更多
采用双向电泳技术,对重金属镉暴露后海洋鱼类大弹涂鱼肝脏组织的差异蛋白质进行了研究。pH=5~8、7 cm胶条电泳图谱经PDquest软件分析,结果表明,对照组、慢性胁迫组和急性胁迫组平均检测到的蛋白点数分别为512±35、509±29和53...采用双向电泳技术,对重金属镉暴露后海洋鱼类大弹涂鱼肝脏组织的差异蛋白质进行了研究。pH=5~8、7 cm胶条电泳图谱经PDquest软件分析,结果表明,对照组、慢性胁迫组和急性胁迫组平均检测到的蛋白点数分别为512±35、509±29和532±22,匹配率约为90%,急性镉胁迫后差异蛋白点数为14个,其中7个蛋白点在胁迫后表达量显著下调,4个蛋白点显著上调,消失1个蛋白点,并新增1个蛋白点。对其中7个差异蛋白点进行肽指纹图谱分析(MALDI-TOFMS),差异蛋白分别为K18,prohibitin,GTP-binding protein Ypt1,two-componentsystem response regulator,similar to T-complex protein 1 subunit theta(TCP-1-theta)(CCT-theta),transcriptional regulator,CopG family和mitogenactivatedprotein kinase homologue。而慢性镉胁迫后差异表达点数为15个,其中8个蛋白点在胁迫后表达量显著上升,5个蛋白点显著下调,消失1个蛋白点,并新增1个蛋白点。对其中6个差异蛋白点进行肽指纹图谱分析(MALDI-TOF-MS),差异蛋白分别为GTP-binding protein Ypt1,two-component system response regulator,hypothetical protein BT-1634,keratin9,anscriptional regulator,CopG family和mitogen-activated protein kinase homologue。通过分析各蛋白的变化,探讨了慢性(0.05 mg/L,30 d)和急性(5mg/L,3 d)重金属镉胁迫的致毒机制。在急慢性镉胁迫胁迫下,不仅大弹涂鱼体内的蛋白表达发生相应的变化,鱼体内环境的动态平衡也被打破。这种变化超过大弹涂鱼的自我解毒和保护能力,就会使得肝脏细胞的正常代谢受到破坏,引起细胞凋亡。展开更多
目的建立血清蛋白质组学研究中高丰度蛋白的去除方法并评价其去除效果。方法应用Sigma公司2006年最新推出的血清白蛋白和IgG去除试剂盒(ProteoPrep Immunoaffinity Albumin and IgG Depletion Kit)去除血清中高丰度的白蛋白和IgG等,再...目的建立血清蛋白质组学研究中高丰度蛋白的去除方法并评价其去除效果。方法应用Sigma公司2006年最新推出的血清白蛋白和IgG去除试剂盒(ProteoPrep Immunoaffinity Albumin and IgG Depletion Kit)去除血清中高丰度的白蛋白和IgG等,再用双向凝胶电泳(2-DE)分析去除的效果。结果本实验建立的血清中高丰度蛋白的去除方法,约95%的白蛋白和IgG能够被去除,2-DE图谱中蛋白质点更加清楚,部分低丰度蛋白得以显现。结论成功建立血清中高丰度蛋白的去除方法,可为今后的血清蛋白质组学研究奠定基础。展开更多
基金Acknowledgment We thank Beijing Proteome Research Center, (Beijing, China) for its enthusiastic technological support and for the theory of 2-D DIGE. We also thank(Changsha, China) College of Life Sciences at Hunan Normal University for supporting the MS technology. Finally, we are very grateful to our collaborators for their help, as well as their valuable discussions and suggestions during the course of this work. This work was supported by two grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO. 30170480 and NO. 30470884).
文摘Globozoospermia is a severe form of teratozoospermia characterized by round-headed spermatozoa with an absent acrosome, an aberrant nuclear membrane and midpiece defects. Globozoospermia is diagnosed by the presence of 100% round-headed spermatozoa on semen analysis, and patients with this condition are absolutely infertile. The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in protein expression between human round- headed and normal spermatozoa. Two-dimensional (2-D) fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) was used in this study. Over 61 protein spots were analysed in each paired normal/round-headed comparison, using DIGE technology along with an internal standard. In total, 35 protein spots identified by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) exhibited significant changes (paired t-test, P 〈 0.05) in the expression level between normal and round-headed spermatozoa. A total of nine proteins were found to be upregulated and 26 proteins were found to be downregulated in round-headed spermatozoa compared with normal spermatozoa. The differentially expressed proteins that we identified may have important roles in a variety of cellular processes and structures, including spermatogenesis, cell skeleton, metabolism and spermatozoa motility.
基金funded by the International S&T Cooperation Program of China (2005DFA30720)
文摘[Objective] To obtain ovine oocytes 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) maps. [Method] Ovine oocytes were solubilized in lysis buffer, and protein concentrations were measured using the method of Bradford and Ramagli. Then the samples were subjected to two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The 2-DE maps of ovine oocytes were analyzed through PDQuest 8.0. [Resait] The Ramagli method could re- flect concentration of oocyte protein more actually and could optimize the quantity of samples to get a 2-DE map with higher quality. The protein concentration measured by the Bradford method was higher than its actual value. [Coclusion] Each 2-DE map loading 700 oocytes is more reasonable.
文摘Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease which is associated with numerous serious health complications such as diabetic retinopathy, and is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults at the age of 20-74 years old. The aim of the study was to establish and optimize a two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) technique for retina proteomics to improve the resolution and reproducibility, and to observe the proteomic changes of retinal tissues in diabetic and normal rats. Proteins were extracted from retinal tissues of normal and 8 weeks diabetic SD rats and used in two-dimensional electrophoresis. Various conditions of retina proteomic 2-DE were adjusted, optimized and protein spots of differential expression were obtained through analysis of 2-DE images with PDQuest software. By choosing appropriate sample amount, using pre-cast IPG dry strips (pH 5-8) and casting 12% equal gel, satisfactory 2-DE images of retina were obtained and a steady 2-DE technique was established. In this way, we found 36 spots in 2-DE gel of diabetic retinas that exhibited statistically significant variations, including up-regulation of 5 proteins in diabetic rat retinas, down-regulation of 23, and disappearance of 8, in comparison with normal tissues. The differences of protein expression were observed in retinas between diabetic and normal rats. Our established 2-DE technique of retina proteins could be effectively applied in proteomics of retina diseases. Cellular & Molecular Immunology. 2007;4(1):65-70.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30871578)the Key Project of National Plant Transgenic Genes of China(2008ZX08002004,2011ZX08002004)
文摘Proteomic assessment of low-abundance leaf proteins is hindered by the large quantity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) present within plant leaf tissues. In the present study, total proteins were extracted from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) leaves by a conventional trichloroacetic acid (TCA)/acetone method and a protocol first developed in this work. Phytate/Ca2+ fractionation and TCA/acetone precipitation were combined to design an improved TCA/acetone method. The extracted proteins were analysed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). The resulting 2-DE images were compared to reveal major differences. The results showed that large quantities of Rubisco were deleted from wheat leaf proteins prepared by the improved method. As many as (758±4) protein spots were detected from 2-DE images of protein extracts obtained by the improved method, 130 more than those detected by the TCA/acetone method. Further analysis indicated that more protein spots could be detected at regions of pI 4.00-4.99 and 6.50-7.00 in the improved method-based 2-DE images. Our findings indicated that the improved method is an efficient protein preparation protocol for separating low-abundance proteins in wheat leaf tissues by 2-DE analysis. The proposed protocol is simple, fast, inexpensive and also applicable to protein preparations of other plants.
文摘Objective: Nuclear matrix protein is tissue, cell-type specific, and tumor-relative. It plays an important role in the regulation of intranuclear processes. Some researches also showed that a c-erbB-2 promoter-specific DNA-binding nuclear matrix protein is present only in malignant human breast tissues and induces mitogenesis and cell surface expression of the c-erbB-2 protein in resting NIH/3T3 cells. But it is not clear that how it in colon adenocarcinomas. Methods: Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic method was used for NMP identification and immunohistochemistry was used for c-erbB-2 detection in 12 cases of colon adenocarcinomas and matched adjacent normal colon tissues. Results: 5 different nuclear matrix proteins (named C1-C5) were identified in 12 colon adenocarcinoma specimens, but not in the matched adjacent normal colon tissues; 3 nuclear matrix proteins (named N1-N3) were identified in all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in colon adenocarcinoma specimens. A nuclear matrix protein (named N4) was detected in all of 9 moderated-well differentiated adenocarcinomas and all 12 matched adjacent normal colon tissues, but not in 3 poor-differentiated adenocarcinomas. All of the 10 colon adenocarcinomas which had the nuclear matrix protein C4 were c-erbB-2 expression positive. Conclusion: The data suggest that there are specific nuclear matrix proteins in colon adenocarcinomas and its subtypes, which maybe valuable to serve as markers of colon adenocarcinomas in future. Nuclear matrix protein C4 probably is a c-erbB-2 promotor-specific nuclear matrix protein in colon adenocarcinomas, and may induce the expression of c-erbB-2.
文摘Proteomics is one of the most active research fields in the post-genomic era. Here we briefly introduce the scientific background of the origination of proteomics and its content, research method. The new developments of proteomics at the levels of individual plants, tissues, organs and organells, as well as its applications in the area of plant genetic diversity, mutant characterization, and plant physiology, etc are reviewed. At last, the challenge and prospect of proteomics are discussed.
文摘采用双向电泳技术,对重金属镉暴露后海洋鱼类大弹涂鱼肝脏组织的差异蛋白质进行了研究。pH=5~8、7 cm胶条电泳图谱经PDquest软件分析,结果表明,对照组、慢性胁迫组和急性胁迫组平均检测到的蛋白点数分别为512±35、509±29和532±22,匹配率约为90%,急性镉胁迫后差异蛋白点数为14个,其中7个蛋白点在胁迫后表达量显著下调,4个蛋白点显著上调,消失1个蛋白点,并新增1个蛋白点。对其中7个差异蛋白点进行肽指纹图谱分析(MALDI-TOFMS),差异蛋白分别为K18,prohibitin,GTP-binding protein Ypt1,two-componentsystem response regulator,similar to T-complex protein 1 subunit theta(TCP-1-theta)(CCT-theta),transcriptional regulator,CopG family和mitogenactivatedprotein kinase homologue。而慢性镉胁迫后差异表达点数为15个,其中8个蛋白点在胁迫后表达量显著上升,5个蛋白点显著下调,消失1个蛋白点,并新增1个蛋白点。对其中6个差异蛋白点进行肽指纹图谱分析(MALDI-TOF-MS),差异蛋白分别为GTP-binding protein Ypt1,two-component system response regulator,hypothetical protein BT-1634,keratin9,anscriptional regulator,CopG family和mitogen-activated protein kinase homologue。通过分析各蛋白的变化,探讨了慢性(0.05 mg/L,30 d)和急性(5mg/L,3 d)重金属镉胁迫的致毒机制。在急慢性镉胁迫胁迫下,不仅大弹涂鱼体内的蛋白表达发生相应的变化,鱼体内环境的动态平衡也被打破。这种变化超过大弹涂鱼的自我解毒和保护能力,就会使得肝脏细胞的正常代谢受到破坏,引起细胞凋亡。
文摘目的建立血清蛋白质组学研究中高丰度蛋白的去除方法并评价其去除效果。方法应用Sigma公司2006年最新推出的血清白蛋白和IgG去除试剂盒(ProteoPrep Immunoaffinity Albumin and IgG Depletion Kit)去除血清中高丰度的白蛋白和IgG等,再用双向凝胶电泳(2-DE)分析去除的效果。结果本实验建立的血清中高丰度蛋白的去除方法,约95%的白蛋白和IgG能够被去除,2-DE图谱中蛋白质点更加清楚,部分低丰度蛋白得以显现。结论成功建立血清中高丰度蛋白的去除方法,可为今后的血清蛋白质组学研究奠定基础。