Changes in Protein Expression in Warmed Human Lens Epithelium Cells Using Shotgun Proteomics
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: In previous studies, we reported that the assessment of the cumulative thermal dose in the crystalline lens, conducted through computational modeling utilizing a supercomputer and the biothermal transport equation, exhibited a significant association wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/2/286 |
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| Summary: | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: In previous studies, we reported that the assessment of the cumulative thermal dose in the crystalline lens, conducted through computational modeling utilizing a supercomputer and the biothermal transport equation, exhibited a significant association with the incidence of nuclear cataracts. In this study, we have investigated the types of proteins that expressed underlying 35.0 °C (normal-temp) and 37.5 °C (warming-temp) by using the shotgun liquid chromatography (LC) with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-based global proteomic approach. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: We have discussed the changes in protein expression in warmed iHLEC-NY2 cells using Gene Ontology analysis and a label-free semiquantitative method based on spectral counting. <i>Results</i>: In iHLEC-NY2, 615 proteins were detected, including 307 (49.9%) present in both lenses cultured at normal-temp and warming-temp, 130 (21.1%) unique to the lens cultured at normal-temp, and 178 (29.0%) unique to the lens cultured at warming-temp. Furthermore, LC–MS/MS analysis showed that warming decreased the expression of actin, alpha cardiac muscle 1, actin-related protein 2, putative tubulin-like protein alpha-4B, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 1, ubiquitin-ribosomal protein eL40 fusion protein, ribosome biogenesis protein BMS1 homolog, histone H2B type 1-M, and histone H2A.J. in iHLEC-NY2. <i>Conclusions</i>: The decreases in the specific protein levels of actin, tubulin, ubiquitin, ribosomes, and histones may be related to cataract development under warming conditions. This investigation could provide a critical framework for understanding the correlation between temperature dynamics and the development of nuclear cataracts. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-660X 1648-9144 |