title: A proteomic approach to study parathyroid glands.
abstract: Parathyroid tumours are heterogeneous and in some cases the diagnosis may be difficult using histological features. In this study we used a two-dimensional electrophoresis (2D)/mass spectrometry (MS)-based approach to examine the global changes of parathyroid adenoma tissues protein profile compared to the parathyroid normal tissues. Validation of protein expression was performed by immunoblotting using specific antibodies. Ingenuity software was used to identify the biological processes to which these proteins belong and to construct a potential network. A total of 30 proteins were found to be differentially expressed, of which 22 resulted in being over-expressed. Proteins identified by 2D/MS/MS proteomics were classified into functional categories and a major change (≥ 2-fold) in terms of expression was found in proteins involved in response to biotic stimuli, cell organization and signal transduction. After Ingenuity analysis, 14-3-3 ζ/δ appears to be a key protein in the network of parathyroid adenoma, where it is linked to other proteins such as annexin A2, B box and SPRY domain-containing protein (BSPRY), p53 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Our results suggest that the proteomic approach was able to differentiate the protein profiles of normal parathyroid and parathyroid adenoma and identify a panel of proteins which are differentially expressed. The functional role of these proteins in the network of intracellular pathways is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, Via, Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giusti
authors.forename: Filomena
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cetani
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciregia
authors.forename: Ylenia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Da Valle
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donadio
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannaccini
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banti
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pardi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saponaro
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Basolo
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miccoli
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinchera
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcocci
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucacchini
mesh_terms: D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins