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Proteomic analysis of tumor tissue in CT-26 implanted BALB/C mouse after treatment with ascorbic acid

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Abstract

Tumor establishment and penetration consists of a series of complex processes involving multiple changes in gene expression and protein modification. Proteome changes of tumor tissue were investigated after intraperitoneal administration of a high concentration of ascorbic acid in BALB/C mice implanted with CT-26 cancer cells using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Eighteen protein spots were identified whose expression was different between control and ascorbic acid treatment groups. In particular, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 1, nucleophosmin, latexin, actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5, M2-type pyruvate kinase, vimentin, tumor protein translationally-controlled 1, RAS oncogene family Ran, plastin 3 precursor, ATPase, Rho GDT dissociation inhibitor β, and proteasome activator subunit 2 expression were quantitatively up-regulated. The increase in the level of these proteins was accompanied by an increase in mRNA level. The cytoskeleton protein actin, vimentin, and tumor protein translationally-controlled 1 showed quantitative expression profile differences. A change in actin cytoskeleton distribution, functionally relevant to the proteome result, was observed after treatment with ascorbic acid. These results suggest a previously undefined role of ascorbic acid in the regulation of cytoskeleton remodeling in tumor tissues.

Abbreviations

ATP:

adenosine triphosphate

DTT:

dithiothreitol

ECM:

extracellular matrix

GDT:

guanosine diphosphate

LR:

log ratio

MALDI TOF-MS/MS:

Matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization time-of-flight tandem mass spectroscopy

MMPs:

matrix metalloproteinases

PAGE:

polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

PBS:

phosphate buffered solution

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulfate

TCA:

trichloroacetic acid

TCTP:

translationally controlled tumor protein

2-DE:

two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

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    Jihye Lee & Seyeon Park

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    Gunsup Lee, Jin Hee Park & Sukchan Lee

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Lee, J., Lee, G., Park, J.H. et al. Proteomic analysis of tumor tissue in CT-26 implanted BALB/C mouse after treatment with ascorbic acid. Cell Mol Biol Lett 17, 62–76 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11658-011-0035-7

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