Quantitative Analysis of Differential Proteome Expression in Bladder Cancer vs. Normal Bladder Cells Using SILAC Method

PLoS One. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0134727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134727. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

The best way to increase patient survival rate is to identify patients who are likely to progress to muscle-invasive or metastatic disease upfront and treat them more aggressively. The human cell lines HCV29 (normal bladder epithelia), KK47 (low grade nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer, NMIBC), and YTS1 (metastatic bladder cancer) have been widely used in studies of molecular mechanisms and cell signaling during bladder cancer (BC) progression. However, little attention has been paid to global quantitative proteome analysis of these three cell lines. We labeled HCV29, KK47, and YTS1 cells by the SILAC method using three stable isotopes each of arginine and lysine. Labeled proteins were analyzed by 2D ultrahigh-resolution liquid chromatography LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometry. Among 3721 unique identified and annotated proteins in KK47 and YTS1 cells, 36 were significantly upregulated and 74 were significantly downregulated with >95% confidence. Differential expression of these proteins was confirmed by western blotting, quantitative RT-PCR, and cell staining with specific antibodies. Gene ontology (GO) term and pathway analysis indicated that the differentially regulated proteins were involved in DNA replication and molecular transport, cell growth and proliferation, cellular movement, immune cell trafficking, and cell death and survival. These proteins and the advanced proteome techniques described here will be useful for further elucidation of molecular mechanisms in BC and other types of cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proteome*
  • Urinary Bladder / cytology
  • Urinary Bladder / metabolism*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Proteome

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (No. 81402115, 81201572), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK20140172) and the 111 Project of China (No.111-2-06). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.