title: Proteomic analysis and comparison of the biopsy and autopsy specimen of human brain temporal lobe.
abstract: The proteomic study on human temporal lobe can help us to understand the physiological function of CNS in normal as well as in pathological state. Proteomic tools are potent for the assessment of protein stability post mortem. In this pilot study, the human temporal lobe biopsy specimen with chronic pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and autopsy specimen in control were separated by 2-DE. Using MALDI-TOF-MS and MS/MS, 375 protein spots were identified which were the products of 267 genes. Six down-regulated and 23 up-regulated protein spots in the autopsy specimen were ascertained after the gel image analysis with the ImageMaster software. A number of proteins that include neurotransmitter metabolic and glycolytic enzymes, cytoprotective proteins and cytoskeleton were found decreased while the precursor of apolipoprotein A-I increased in the TLE brain. We tried several methods to prepare the protein samples and found that DNase and RNase treatment, ultracentrifugation and Amersham clean-up kit purification can improve gel separation quality. This work optimized the sample preparation method and constructed a primary protein database of human temporal lobe and found some proteins with remarkable level change probably involved in the post-mortem process and chronic pharmacoresistant TLE pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Sizhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qingsong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jintang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001706:Biopsy; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020543:Proteome; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C095157:ENO1 protein, human; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase