Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2822782 | Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells were induced into differentiation by 5Â mmol/L hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA). Their nuclear matrix proteins (NMPs) were selectively extracted and subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis. The results of protein patterns were analyzed by Melanie software. The spots of differentially expressed NMPs were excised and subjected to in situ digestion with trypsin. The maps of peptide mass fingerprinting were obtained by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis, and were submitted for NCBI database searches by Mascot tool. There were twelve spots changed remarkably during the differentiation induced by HMBA, nine of which were identified. The roles of the regulated proteins during the MG-63 differentiation were analyzed. This study suggests that the induced differentiation of cancer cells is accompanied by the changes of NMPs, and confirms the presence of some specific NMPs related to the cancer cell proliferation and differentiation. The changed NMPs are potential markers for cancer diagnosis or targets for cancer therapy.
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Authors
Chun-Hong Zhao, Qi-Fu Li, Yan Zhao, Jing-Wen Niu, Zhi-Xing Li, Jin-An Chen,