液相等电聚焦结合双向凝胶电泳分离碱性蛋白

在蛋白组学研究中, 经典的双向凝胶电泳法(2-DE)对碱性蛋白及低丰度蛋白的分离存在技术障碍, 但预分离技术的应用可弥补其缺陷. 液相等电聚焦可有效地分离富集复杂蛋白样品. 碱性胶条用于2-DE可极大地提高蛋白上样量和凝胶分辨率. 将上述两种技术相结合用于碱性蛋白质和低丰度蛋白质的分离鉴定, 可使碱端区域双向凝胶图谱质量显著提高, 蛋白点更清晰且点数增多, 质谱鉴定确信度提高, 碱性蛋白和低丰度蛋白质谱鉴定成功率提高, 对于蛋白组学研究具有一定的意义.     

基于不同提取方法的水稻叶片蛋白质组的二维液相色谱分离及高分辨质谱分析

建立了酚法提取-二维液相色谱分离-高分辨质谱分析水稻叶片蛋白质组的方法。水稻叶片蛋白质经过酚法提取,酶解肽段脱盐后用离线反相-反相二维液相色谱分离,然后用线性离子阱/静电场轨道阱组合式高分辨质谱分析,共鉴定到2712种蛋白质。比较了液相色谱分离系统（一维液相色谱与二维液相色谱）和水稻叶片蛋白质提取方法（酚法、十二烷基硫酸钠法（SDS法）和三氯乙酸/丙酮法（TCA/丙酮法））对鉴定蛋白质数量的影响,结果表明：在二维液相色谱条件下,酚法、SDS法和TCA/丙酮法鉴定到的蛋白质数目为2712、2415和1914,分别是一维液相色谱条件下鉴定到的蛋白质数目的2.7、2.5和1.9倍。二维液相色谱条件下,酚法鉴定到的蛋白质数目比SDS法和TCA/丙酮法分别多297和798。与SDS法和TCA/丙酮法相比,酚法不但鉴定到的蛋白质数量多,而且能够鉴定到一些极端蛋白质,如酸性、碱性及高等电点的蛋白质。此外,对二维液相色谱条件下3种蛋白质提取方法提取到的蛋白质进行生物学功能分类,发现3种方法鉴定到的蛋白质的功能存在互补性,但酚法鉴定到的蛋白质功能种类最多。该法为水稻蛋白质组学研究提供了技术支撑,同时也为其他作物的蛋白质组学研究技术提供重要的借鉴。     

基于图像特征和数学形态学的蛋白质组双向电泳分析法

针对复杂样品蛋白质组分析需求, 提出一种用于双向电泳图像中蛋白质点自动识别新方法. 在根据电泳图像灰度值变化、蛋白质点大小等特征参数对蛋白质点进行预识别基础上, 引入形状特征作为区分蛋白质点和非蛋白斑点的判据, 从而将图像锐化、边缘分析和形态特征识别方法集成用于自动识别双向电泳图谱蛋白质点, 可用于非蛋白斑点干扰较严重的凝胶图像处理. 细胞、组织和血清样品蛋白质组双向电泳分析实验结果表明, 文中方法优于现有电泳图像处理软件算法, 明显降低了蛋白质点的误识率.     

纳升电喷雾毛细管液相色谱-串联质谱鉴定K562细胞株中混合蛋白质

用标准蛋白质混合物建立了一种适用于低丰度混合蛋白质及其异构体分离与鉴定的蛋白质组学方法。通过IPG胶条等电聚焦分离蛋白质,染色后进行混合胶内酶切,采用纳升电喷雾毛细管液相色谱一串联质谱“散弹法（shot-gun）”分析酶切产物,并进行数据库检索鉴定蛋白质。运用该方法从K562细胞株样品中鉴定出14种具有重要功能的蛋白质,部分蛋白质同时在多个条带中出现,可能是异构体。肽段及其碎片离子的平均质量偏差小于0．05U,综合得分大都远远超过有效值。该方法灵敏、准确度高、分辨率高、省时、便于操椎存苍宗罾白甩异构体青而右优势．     

毛细管电泳检测肺癌及癌旁正常组织蛋白质混合物差异

以建立的毛细管电泳(CE)-激光诱导荧光(LIF)检测蛋白质的方法对提取肺癌及癌旁正常组织蛋白质混合物(变 性/活性)差异进行检测. 采用异硫氰酸荧光素(FITC)为衍生剂, 电泳缓冲液为1×TBE (TBE为Tris-硼酸-EDTA, 变性电泳pH 10.0, 活性电泳为pH 8.3且含有2 mg/L考马斯亮蓝), 分离电压15 kV, 柱温15 ℃, 电动进样(10 kV×10 s), 激发波长/发射波长＝488/520 nm检测时, 肺癌及癌旁正常组织蛋白质混合物样品得到较好分离且有明显差异. 与目前常用蛋白分析方法: 变性SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)以及活性蓝绿温和胶电泳(BN-PAGE)进行比较. BN-PAGE结果显示肺癌组织相比正常组织有较明显蛋白种类差异|SDS-PAGE结果表明一些蛋白质表达量差异也是肺癌及癌旁正常组织的显著差别, 且主要集中在20～116 kDa. CE-LIF检测结果与PAGE结果大致相同, 且CE-LIF检测蛋白质的灵敏度高于PAGE, 能更准确反映肺癌及癌旁正常组织的蛋白质差异. 结论是CE-LIF可用于蛋白质差异检测, 时间短, 效果较好, 对活性蛋白质进行分析体现了其优点: 可提供较强的动力——电压, 及强动力下良好的温度稳定性.     

肺癌组织蛋白质混合物检测方法学研究

采用无胶筛分毛细管电泳-激光诱导荧光法(NGS-CE-LIF)检测蛋白质,考察了分离条件对分离的影响,并对提取的肺癌组织蛋白质混合物进行分析,与毛细管电泳紫外检测(CE-UV)及常规蛋白质检测手段聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)进行比较.异硫氰酸酯(FITC)衍生蛋白质,筛分介质为0.05%(w/V) 聚环氧乙烷(PEO, Mr=300000),以TBE缓冲液 (pH 10.0)为电极缓冲液,分离电压为15 kV, 柱温15 ℃,氩离子激光器(λex＝488 nm, λem＝520 nm)检测.在此条件下可对6.5～200 kDa范围的蛋白质进行分离,分离效果较好,15 min内完成分离,理论塔板数(N)均值为9.12×104/m,检出限为0.28 mg/L.结果表明,本方法具有筛分介质浓度调节简便, 分离效果好, 时间短等优点,具有一定的实际应用价值;对提取肺癌组织蛋白质混合物进行检测,检测效率和效果优于CE-UV及PAGE.     

毛细管电泳-激光诱导荧光检测法分析胃癌组织及癌旁正常组织蛋白质的差异性

胃癌是临床常见的恶性肿瘤之一。近年来寻找肿瘤相关特异蛋白质是蛋白质组学研究的热点。本文通过考察毛细管动态涂层方法、筛分介质聚环氧乙烷(PEO)的浓度、缓冲液的pH值、分离电压、温度及荧光染料对分离效果的影响,建立了毛细管电泳-激光诱导荧光法分离胃癌组织及癌旁正常组织蛋白质的方法;通过分离检测,获得两者的蛋白质指纹图谱。经分析,两者的指纹图谱相似度达到0.8以上,差异蛋白质分子质量集中在50000~100000 Da之间,提示某些小分子蛋白质可能是和肿瘤发生相关的特异蛋白质,从而缩小了特异性分子标记物的筛选范围。病理组织学分型及蛋白质电泳峰数目的统计结果验证了该方法的可靠性。该方法具有临床应用的潜力。     

蛋白质组学技术筛选与鉴定镉诱导下褐云玛瑙螺肝脏的差异蛋白质

比较丙酮/TCA沉淀法和直接裂解法,优化提取与分离褐云玛瑙螺(Achatina fulica, AF)肝脏全蛋白.采用丙酮/TCA沉淀法,可获得约600个蛋白质斑点.用0.5 mg/L CdCl2溶液浸泡后的去梗小白菜喂养AF,并作为镉盐诱导AF肝脏表达应激蛋白质的实验材料.采用蛋白质组学技术筛选出由镉盐诱导AF肝脏表达的14个差异蛋白质斑点,并用肽质量指纹图谱技术(peptide mass fingerprinting, PMF)和数据库比对法初步鉴定出7种差异蛋白质,其中部分为热激蛋白(heat shock protein)、甲基转移酶(Methyltransferase)、三磷酸腺苷结合盒子转运体(ABC transporter)、钼酸盐转运子亚基(molybdate transporter subunit)和磷酸甘油酸变位酶(phosphoglycerate mutase).差异蛋白质均参与镉盐代谢,并适合作为监测土壤或食物中镉污染程度及危害性的指示蛋白质.     

新型亲和去垢小柱净化-液相色谱-串联质谱法分析水稻叶片蛋白质组

采用亲和去垢小柱净化,建立了水稻叶片蛋白质组的纳升液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。水稻叶片蛋白质分别采用酚提取法结合十二烷基硫酸钠(sodium dodecyl sulfate,SDS)裂解,裂解液经亲和去垢小柱净化,酶解肽段用纳升液相色谱-线性离子阱/静电场轨道阱组合式高分辨质谱(nanoLC-LTQ/Orbitrap MS)分析,相关数据库检索鉴定。比较了超滤辅助样品制备法(FASP法)、亲和去垢小柱法和丙酮沉淀法对SDS去除效率及对蛋白质鉴定结果的影响。结果表明:3种方法均有较好的SDS去除效果(去除效率均大于95%);尽管3种方法鉴定的蛋白质种类具有一定的互补性,但以亲和去垢小柱法鉴定的蛋白质数目最多,为563种,远多于FASP法和丙酮沉淀法的196和306种;此外,亲和去垢小柱法适合于各种相对分子质量和不同pI值蛋白质的净化,而FASP法和丙酮沉淀法中不同相对分子质量和pI值蛋白质均有类似程度的损失。采用本文建立的方法,一次进样分析可鉴定出水稻叶片蛋白质多达588种;肽段匹配数≥2的296个蛋白质的生物学功能主要分为结合活性、酶活性、转移运输活性和结构组成等。该蛋白质分析方法可为开展水稻蛋白质组学研究提供技术参考。     

人脑枕叶区衰老进程的比较蛋白质组学研究

分别从23岁、64岁、72岁、83岁以及94岁无神经性和精神性疾病史个体大脑皮层枕叶区取样．制备蛋白质样晶．进行双向凝胶电泳(2-DE)、考马斯亮蓝染色、凝胶扫描和Image Master 2D Elite软件分析，每张胶上平均可检测到1000个以上蛋白质点．通过软件半定量分析．进一步研究了衰老过程中枕叶蛋白质的差异表达，发现随年龄增长有7种蛋白质有一致的显著上升或下降趋势．应用质谱进行肽质量指纹图谱(PMF)和／或肽序列标签(PST)分析．数据库检索共鉴定了11种蛋白质．其中有5种具有一致的上调或下调性．包括神经元突触结构蛋白低分子量神经丝蛋白(Neurofilament triplet L protein．NF—L)、参与抗氧化反应的硫氧还原蛋白过氧化物酶(Peroxiredoxin)、三羧酸循环关键酶(顺)乌头酸水合酶(Aconitate hydratase)和糖代谢途径中的关键酶烯醇化酶2(Enolase 2)以及分子伴侣蛋白T复合物蛋白l(T-complex protein 1)．首次建立了正常人脑枕叶区的双向电泳蛋白质表达图谱．针对人脑枕叶区蛋白质在衰老过程中的差异表达进行了研究，并对差异表达蛋白在衰老进程中可能的生物学意义做了探讨．     

A simple protocol for protein extraction of recalcitrant fruit tissues suitable for 2-DE and MS analysis

Fruit tissues are considered recalcitrant plant tissue for proteomic analysis. Three phenol-free protein extraction procedures for 2-DE were compared and evaluated on apple fruit proteins. Incorporation of hot SDS buffer, extraction with TCA/acetone precipitation was found to be the most effective protocol. The results from SDS-PAGE and 2-DE analysis showed high quality proteins. More than 500 apple polypeptides were separated on a small scale 2-DE gel. The successful protocol was further tested on banana fruit, in which 504 and 386 proteins were detected in peel and flesh tissues, respectively. To demonstrate the quality of the extracted proteins, several protein spots from apple and banana peels were cut from 2-DE gels, analyzed by MS and have been tentatively identified. The protocol described in this study is a simple procedure which could be routinely used in proteomic studies of many types of recalcitrant fruit tissues.     

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of platelet polypeptides with immobilized pH gradients in capillary tubes

Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) with immobilized pH gradient (IPG) gels in capillary tubes was used in the first-dimensional isoelectric focusing (IEF) for the separation of human platelet polypeptides. Two types of IPG tube gels, pH ranges 4-8 and 7-10, containing 8 M urea, 1% Nonidet P-40 and 0.1% pH 3.5-10 Ampholine carrier ampholytes (CA) were prepared by a simple method not requiring special equipment. The addition of CA to both gel and sample solutions was essential in the tube gel IPG system. Proteins were visualized by a modification of Wray's silver-staining technique. The degree of resolution and the number of spots observed on an IPG 2-DE gel with pH 4-8 were comparable with those obtained with O'Farrell's high-resolution 2-DE. Approximately 200 basic polypeptides, which are difficult to separate by conventional CA-based IEF 2-DE or the non-equilibrium pH gradient system, were well resolved by 2-DE with a pH 7-10 IPG tube gel in the first-dimension. The gel patterns with either pH gradient 4-8 or 7-10 were highly reproducible among gels prepared and run simultaneously. These results demonstrated the potential and usefulness of the 2-DE system with IPG gels in capillary tubes.     

Membrane proteome analysis of the green-sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum

An extensive proteomic approach relies on the possibility to visualize and analyze various types of proteins, including membrane proteins, which are rarely detectable on two-dimensional electrophoresis gels. In this study, different methods were employed for the enrichment of membrane proteins from Chlorobium tepidum prior to analysis with two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). Isolated membranes were solubilized with Triton X-100 and from the supernatant we identified 58 unique proteins. The use of ionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) for protein solubilization, combined with acetone precipitation, resulted in an improved 2-DE pattern and the total number of the identified proteins was increased to 117. The use of acetone for protein precipitation improved the results by extracting compounds potentially deleterious to the resolution of 2-DE. However, the additional proteins detected by the use of SDS are in the majority more difficult to solubilize than less hydrophobic proteins. Further our attempts for selective extraction of the outer membrane proteins using the acid glycine method allowed the identification of 37 proteins of which 14 were predicted to have a signal sequence indicating their localization in the periplasmic space or in the outer membrane.     

Proteome analysis of human stomach tissue: separation of soluble proteins by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and identification by mass spectrometry

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) maps for human stomach tissue proteins have been prepared by displaying the protein components of the tissue by 2-DE and identifying them using mass spectrometry. This will enable us to present an overview of the proteins expressed in human stomach tissues and lays the basis for subsequent comparative proteome analysis studies with gastric diseases such as gastric cancer. In this study, 2-DE maps of soluble fraction proteins were prepared on two gel images with partially overlapping pH ranges of 4-7 and 6-9. On the gels covering pH 4-7 and pH 6-9, about 900 and 600 protein spots were detected by silver staining, respectively. For protein identification, proteins spots on micropreparative gels stained with colloidal Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 were excised, digested in-gel with trypsin, and analyzed by peptide mass fingerprinting with delayed extraction-matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (DE-MALDI-MS). In all, 243 protein spots (168 spots in acidic map and 75 spots in basic map) corresponding to 136 different proteins were identified. Besides these principal maps, overview maps (displayed on pH 3-10 gels) for total homogenate and soluble fraction, are also presented with some identifications mapped on them. Based on the 2-DE maps presented in this study, a 2-DE database for human stomach tissue proteome has been constructed and is available at http://proteome.gsnu.ac.kr/DB/2DPAGE/Stomach/. The 2-DE maps and the database resulting from this study will serve important resources for subsequent proteomic studies for analyzing the normal protein variability in healthy tissues and specific protein variations in diseased tissues.     

Approach to stationary two-dimensional pattern: influence of focusing time and immobiline/carrier ampholytes concentrations

Horizontal two-dimensional (2-D) electrophoresis with immobilized pH gradients (IPG) in the first dimension for buffer soluble proteins and for complex proteins solubilized in the presence of Nonidet P-40 (G?rg et al., Electrophoresis 1987, 8, 45-51), has been extended to analyze basic proteins of yeast cells focused under non-equilibrium and equilibrium conditions. Transient state isoelectric focusing (IEF) in IPG gels revealed sample smearing and background staining, displaying horizontal streaks in the resultant 2-D patterns. Inclusion of 0.5% carrier ampholytes (CA) to the IPG gel (IPG-CA), resulted in the formation of many sharp protein bands after transient state IEF with resultant distinct spots in the 2-D patterns; however, resolution was poor and the gel contained heavy background staining. With prolonged focusing time, background staining disappeared and there was less difference in the final steady state IEF patterns obtained with IPG and IPG-CA. Reduction of the Immobiline concentration to one third the manufacturer's recommended amount did not improve IEF resolution with respect to streaking and background staining under either transient state or equilibrium conditions. In general, spot intensities were less on 2-D gels using diluted IPG gels than with "standard" IPG gels. Optimization of 2-D electrophoresis with IPGs in the first dimension was strongly related to IEF conditions. The use of IPG gels focused to equilibrium should not only improve inter-gel reproducibility and resolution but also the quality of the final 2-D patterns with respect to background staining and horizontal streaking.     

Proteome analysis of human liver tumor tissue by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry for identification of disease-related proteins

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide and is a leading cause of death. To contribute to the development and improvement of molecular markers for diagnostics and prognostics and of therapeutic targets for the disease, we have largely expanded the currently available human liver tissue maps and studied the differential expression of proteins in normal and cancer tissues. Reference two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) maps of human liver tumor tissue include labeled 2-DE images for total homogenate and soluble fraction separated on pH 3-10 gels, and also images for soluble fraction separated on pH 4-7 and pH 6-9 gels for a more detailed map. Proteins were separated in the first dimension by isoelectric focusing on immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips, and by 7.5-17.5% gradient sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) gels in the second dimension. Protein identification was done by peptide mass fingerprinting with delayed extraction-matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (DE-MALDI-TOF-MS). In total, 212 protein spots (117 spots in pH 4-7 map and 95 spots in pH 6-9) corresponding to 127 different polypeptide chains were identified. In the next step, we analyzed the differential protein expression of liver tumor samples, to find out candidates for liver cancer-associated proteins. Matched pairs of tissues from 11 liver cancer patients were analyzed for their 2-DE profiles. Protein expression was comparatively analyzed by use of image analysis software. Proteins whose expression levels were different by more than three-fold in at least 30% (four) of the patients were further analyzed. Numbers of protein spots overexpressed or underexpressed in tumor tissues as compared with nontumorous regions were 9 and 28, respectively. Among these 37 spots, 1 overexpressed and 15 underexpressed spots, corresponding to 11 proteins, were identified. The physiological significance of the differential expressions is discussed.     

Enhanced Protein Extraction from Tobacco Roots for Proteomic Analysis

Plant roots contain low protein concentrations and many interferences for protein extraction and two-dimensional electrophoresis analysis. Therefore, the extraction of high-quality protein from tobacco roots for proteomic analysis is a challenge. Three protein extraction methods (the trichloroacetic acid-acetone, phenol extraction, and trichloroacetic acid-acetone-phenol methods) for tobacco root proteins were compared using protein yields, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and two-dimensional electrophoresis. The trichloroacetic acid-acetone-phenol method provided a higher spot resolution (505 ± 18 spots), the least streaking, and larger protein yields (2200 ± 20 µg/g fresh weight) on two-dimensional electrophoresis gels for tobacco roots, and hence is the most suitable method for the characterization of tobacco roots.     

缺氧预处理诱导心肌细胞蛋白质组变化的初步研究

缺氧预处理(hypoxia preconditioning, HPC)可模拟缺血预处理(ischemic preconditioning, IPC)对缺血/再灌注心肌的保护作用, 涉及细胞内众多分子事件. 本工作旨在采用双向电泳和质谱分析等蛋白质组分析技术, 发现缺氧预处理后心肌细胞蛋白质整体表达上的变化, 初步分析其与缺氧预处理心肌保护作用的关系. 将原代培养的SD乳鼠心肌细胞分为2组(n＝6): (1)缺氧预处理组(HPC): 将细胞置缺氧仓内短暂缺氧20 min进行缺氧预处理(HPC), 制备心肌细胞蛋白提取物; (2)对照组(control): 细胞置于培养箱内持续常氧孵育至实验结束, 提取蛋白. 采用双向凝胶电泳和图像扫描, 经蛋白样本分离和考马斯亮蓝染色后比较分析, 选取3个差异表达蛋白点进行胶内酶切、肽质量指纹图谱分析和数据库检索. 双向电泳可分离约529±45个蛋白质, 点匹配率约为78%±7.5%. 18种蛋白质在HPC后发生明显表达差异, 其中12种蛋白质表达降低, 6种表达增高. 经质谱分析鉴定出的3种蛋白质分别为myosin light polypeptide 3, nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK)和calreticulin (CRT). 缺氧预处理引起心肌细胞蛋白质组变化, 初步发现其中myosin light polypeptide 3表达下调、nucleoside diphosphate kinase和calreticulin表达增加, 可能通过调节心肌细胞的收缩性、激活G蛋白、调节细胞内Ca^2＋浓度而保护心肌. 本工作通过研究缺氧预处理延迟保护过程中心肌内源性蛋白表达水平的变化, 有助于从细胞水平探讨预处理延迟保护机制.     

Comparison of lysis methods and preparation protocols for one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis of Aspergillus oryzae intracellular proteins

Filamentous fungal fermentations are used to produce billions of dollars of biochemical and pharmaceutical products annually, yet are plagued by a number of poorly understood problems that would benefit from proteomic analysis. Unfortunately, few publications are available which describe extraction of filamentous fungal proteins for two-dimensional electrophoresis. The goal here was to develop protocols for extraction of fungal proteins, from both wild-type and a recombinant strain of the industrially important filamentous fungi Aspergillus oryzae, to be used for both one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis (1-DE and 2-DE). Because fungal cell walls are exceptionally resistant to fragmentation, four lysis protocols were tested: (i) boiling in strong alkali solution, (ii) boiling in Sodium dodecyl surfate (SDS), (iii) chemical lysis in Y-PER(R) reagent, and (iv) mechanical lysis via rapid agitation with glass beads in a Mini-BeadBeater(R). For both 1-DE and 2-DE, rapid agitation with glass beads was found to be the most efficient extraction method, yielding both mini- and large-format gels with little streaking or spot tailing, and proteins comprising a broad range of molecular weights and pI values.