title: Proteomics analysis of apoptosis-regulating proteins in tissues with different radiosensitivity.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify of radiosusceptibility proteins in tissues with different radiosensitivity. C3H/HeJ mice were exposed to 10 Gy. The tissues were processed for proteins extraction and were analyzed by 2-dimensional electrophoresis. The proteins were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionizing time-of-flight mass spectrometry and validated by immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting. The peaks of apoptosis levels were 35.3 +/- 1.7% and 0.6 +/- 0.2% in the spleen and the liver, respectively, after ionizing radiation. Analysis of liver tissue showed that the expression level of ROS related proteins such as cytochrome c, glutathione S transferase, NADH dehydrogenase and peroxiredoxin VI increased after radiation. The expression level of cytochrome c increased to 3-fold after ionizing radiation in both tissues. However in spleen tissue, the expression level of various kinds of apoptosis regulating proteins increased after radiation. These involved iodothyronine, CD 59A glycoprotein precursor, fas antigen and tumor necrosis factor -inducible protein TSG-6n precursor after radiation. The difference in the apoptosis index between the liver and spleen tissues is closely associated with the expression of various kinds of apoptosis-related proteins. The result suggests that the expression of apoptosis-related protein and redox proteins play important roles in this radiosusceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University Medical College, Seoul Korea. anjhee@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Jeung Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Jin Sil
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009928:Organ Specificity; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011836:Radiation Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D020543:Proteome; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species