title: Overexpression of G6PD and HSP90 Beta in Mice with Benzene Exposure Revealed by Serum Peptidome Analysis.
abstract: The small peptides representation of the original proteins are a valuable source of information that can be used as biomarkers involved in toxicity mechanism for chemical exposure. The aim of this study is to investigate serum peptide biomarkers of benzene exposure. C57BL/6 mice were enrolled into control group and benzene groups of 150 and 300 mg/kg/d Serum peptides were identified by mass spectrometry using an assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight mass spectrometry (MS). Differential peptide spectra were obtained by tandem mass spectrometry and analyzed by searching the International Protein Index using the Sequest program. Forty-one peptide peaks were found in the range of 1000-10,000 Da molecular weight. Among them, seven peaks showed significantly different expression between exposure groups and control group. Two peptide peaks (1231.2 and 1241.8), which showed a two-fold increase in expression, were sequenced and confirmed as glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and heat shock protein 90 Beta (HSP90 Beta), respectively. Furthermore, the expression of the two proteins in liver cells showed the same trend as in serum. In conclusion, G6PD and HSP90 beta might be the candidate serum biomarkers of benzene exposure. It also provided possible clues for the molecular mechanism of benzene-induced oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. 101011288@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. kehom123@126.com.
authors.forename: Kehong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. dzmx925@126.com.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. ywwseu@163.com.
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. why_314614@163.com.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. sunrongli5318@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rongli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. lhyin@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. yppu@seu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuepu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001554:Benzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology*; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D001554:Benzene
keywords: G6PD; HSP90 beta; benzene; biomarkers; peptidome