title: Protein expression profiling identifies macrophage migration inhibitory factor and cyclophilin a as potential molecular targets in non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for lung cancer have had no significant impact on lung cancer mortality over the last several decades. This study used a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) discovery platform to generate protein expression profiles in search of overexpressed proteins in lung tumors as potentially novel molecular targets. Two differentially expressed protein peaks at m/z 12338 and 17882 in the MALDI-TOF spectra were identified in lung tumor specimens as macrophage migration inhibitory factor and cyclophilin A, respectively. Overexpression of both proteins was confirmed by Western blotting, and cyclophilin A was localized to the tumor cells by immunohistochemistry. These data demonstrate the feasibility of using a MALDI-TOF platform to generate protein expression profiles and identify potential molecular targets for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Campa
authors.forename: Michael Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Patz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021984:Cyclophilin A / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors; D021984:Cyclophilin A