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ArticleCancer genomics & proteomics

Proteomic Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues With Encapsulation Shows Up-regulation of Leucine Aminopeptidase 3 and Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase 2.

Keisuke Kuhara, Takao Kitagawa, Byron Baron, Kazuhiro Tokuda, Kazuhiko Sakamoto, Hiroaki Nagano, Kazuyuki Nakamura, Masanobu Kobayashi, Hiroki Nagayasu, Yasuhiro Kuramitsu

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Keisuke KuharaAdvanced Research Promotion Centre, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan.
Takao KitagawaAdvanced Research Promotion Centre, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan.
Byron BaronCentre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Kazuhiro TokudaGraduate School of Health and Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Kazuhiko SakamotoDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Hiroaki NaganoDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Kazuyuki NakamuraCentre of Clinical Laboratories in Tokuyama Medical Association Hospital, Shunan, Japan.
Masanobu KobayashiAdvanced Research Promotion Centre, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan.
Hiroki NagayasuDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Human Biology and Pathophysiology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan.
Yasuhiro KuramitsuAdvanced Research Promotion Centre, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan; climates@hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp.
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido · JPYamaguchi University · JPTokuyama (Japan) · JPUniversity of Malta · MTYamaguchi Prefectural University · JP

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Abstract

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aimCancer is the most fatal disease worldwide whose most lethal characteristics are invasion and metastasis. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most fatal cancers worldwide. HCC often shows encapsulation, which is related to better prognosis. In this study, proteomic analysis of HCC tissues with and without encapsulation was performed, in order to elucidate the factors which play important roles in encapsulation. MATERIALS AND

methodsFive HCC tissues surrounded by a capsule and five HCC tissues which broke the capsule were obtained from patients diagnosed with HCC who underwent surgical liver resection. Protein samples from these tissues were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE), and the protein spots whose expression was different between encapsulated and non-encapsulated HCC tissues were identified through gel imaging analysis software. The selected protein spots were analyzed and identified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

resultsTwo-DE analysis showed 14 spots whose expression was different between encapsulated and non-encapsulated HCC tissues. Of these, 9 were up-regulated and 5 were down-regulated in HCC tissues without encapsulation. The validation by Western blot confirmed that leucine aminopeptidase 3 (LAP3) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase mitochondrial (PCK2) were up-regulated significantly in HCC tissues with a capsule, compared to HCC tissues that broke the capsule.

conclusionThese findings suggest that LAP3 and PCK2 could be factors responsible for the maintenance of encapsulation in HCC tissues.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHumansLeucyl AminopeptidaseLiver NeoplasmsMalePhosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)PrognosisProteomicsUp-RegulationLAP3 protein, humanLeucyl AminopeptidasePCK2 protein, humanPhosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)encapsulationHCCleucine aminopeptidase 3phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase mitochondrialproteomics

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PMCPMC8126332
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