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ArticleScientific reports2015

A systematic analysis of human lipocalin family and its expression in esophageal carcinoma.

Ze-Peng Du, Bing-Li Wu, Xuan Wu, Xuan-Hao Lin, Xiao-Yang Qiu, Xiao-Fen Zhan, Shao-Hong Wang, Jin-Hui Shen, Chun-Peng Zheng, Zhi-Yong Wu and 3 more

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13 authors.

Ze-Peng DuDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Bing-Li WuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Xuan WuDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Xuan-Hao LinDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Xiao-Yang QiuDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Xiao-Fen ZhanDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Shao-Hong WangDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Jin-Hui ShenDepartment of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Chun-Peng ZhengDepartment of Oncology Surgery, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Zhi-Yong WuDepartment of Oncology Surgery, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou 515041, China.
Li-Yan XuInstitute of Oncologic Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
Dong WangCollege of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, China.
En-Min LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lipocalin proteins (lipocalins) are a large family of small proteins characterized by low sequence similarity and highly conserved crystal structures. Lipocalins have been found to play important roles in many human diseases. For this reason, a systemic analysis of the molecular properties of human lipocalins is essential. In this study, human lipocalins were found to contain four structurally conserved regions (SCRs) and could be divided into two subgroups. A human lipocalin protein-protein interaction network (PPIN) was constructed and integrated with their expression data in esophageal carcinoma. Many lipocalins showed obvious co-expression patterns in esophageal carcinoma. Their subcellular distributions also suggested these lipocalins may transfer signals from the extracellular space to the nucleus using the pathway-like paths. These analyses also expanded our knowledge about this human ancient protein family in the background of esophageal carcinoma.

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Amino Acid SequenceEsophageal NeoplasmsGene ExpressionHumansLipocalinsMolecular Sequence AnnotationMolecular Sequence DataProtein Interaction MapsProtein TransportRetinoblastoma ProteinSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionLipocalinsRetinoblastoma Protein

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