Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:3.4.23.5 (cathepsin D)
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The identification of specific protein markers for colorectal cancer would provide the basis for early diagnosis and detection, as well as clues for understanding the molecular mechanisms governing cancer progression. In this report, we describe the proteomic analysis of the samples of colorectal cancer corresponding to seven patients. We have used the highly sensitive two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) for the identification of proteins differentially expressed in tumoral and neighboring normal mucosa. We have detected differences in abundance of 52 proteins with statistical variance of the tumor versus normal spot volume ratio within the 95th confidence level (Student's t-test; p < 0.05). Forty-one out of 52 analyzed proteins were unambiguously identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight MS coupled with database interrogation as being differentially expressed in colorectal cancer. An ontology analysis of these proteins revealed that they were mainly involved in regulation of transcription (synovial sarcoma X5 protein, metastasis-associated protein 1), cellular reorganization and cytoskeleton (cytokeratins, vimentin, beta actin), cell communication and signal transduction (annexins IV and V, relaxin, APC), and protein synthesis and folding (heat shock protein 60, calreticulin, cathepsin D, RSP4) among others. Preliminary studies demonstrated that the differentially expressed proteins found by 2-D DIGE could be confirmed and validated by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry analyses in those few cases where antibodies were available. We believe that the incorporation of more samples and new datasets will permit the definition of a collection of proteins with a potential interest as biomarkers for colorectal cancer.
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PMID:Proteomic expression analysis of colorectal cancer by two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis. 1592 90

To investigate the proteomic background of malignancies of the pleura, we examined and compared the proteomic profile of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)(10 cases), lung adenocarcinoma (11 cases), squamous cell carcinoma of the lung (13 cases), pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung (3 cases) and synovial sarcoma (6 cases). Cellular proteins were extracted from specific populations of tumor cells recovered by laser microdissection. The extracted proteins were labeled with CyDye DIGE Fluor saturation dyes and subjected to two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) using a large format electrophoresis device. Among 3875 protein spots observed, the intensity of 332 was significantly different (Wilcoxon p value less than 0.05) and with more than two-fold inter-sample-group average difference between the different histology groups. Among these 332, 282 were annotated by LC-MS/MS and included known biomarker proteins for MPM, such as calretinin, as well as proteins previously uncharacterized in MPM. Tissue microarray immunohistochemistry revealed that the expression of cathepsin D was lower in MPM than in lung adenocarcinoma (15% vs. 44% of cases respectively in immunohistochemistry). In conclusion, we examined the protein expression profile of MPM and other lung malignancies, and identified cathepsin D to distinguish MPM from most popular lung cancer such as lung adenocarcinoma.
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PMID:Proteomic study of malignant pleural mesothelioma by laser microdissection and two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis identified cathepsin D as a novel candidate for a differential diagnosis biomarker. 2205 4