Research Paper Volume 11, Issue 16 pp 6449—6468
Quantitative analysis of the human ovarian carcinoma mitochondrial phosphoproteome
- 1 Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics of Chinese Ministry of Health, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China
- 2 Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Structural Biology and Drug Design, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China
- 3 State Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Anticancer Drugs, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China
- 4 National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 88 Xiangya Road, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China
Received: June 15, 2019 Accepted: August 10, 2019 Published: August 22, 2019
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.102199How to Cite
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Abstract
To investigate the existence and their potential biological roles of mitochondrial phosphoproteins (mtPPs) in human ovarian carcinoma (OC), mitochondria purified from OC and control tissues were analyzed with TiO2 enrichment-based iTRAQ quantitative proteomics. Totally 67 mtPPs with 124 phosphorylation sites were identified, which of them included 48 differential mtPPs (mtDPPs). Eighteen mtPPs were reported previously in OCs, and they were consistent in this study compared to previous literature. GO analysis revealed those mtPPs were involved in multiple cellular processes. PPI network indicated that those mtPPs were correlated mutually, and some mtPPs acted as hub molecules, such as EIF2S2, RPLP0, RPLP2, CFL1, MYH10, HSP90, HSPD1, PSMA3, TMX1, VDAC2, VDAC3, TOMM22, and TOMM20. Totally 32 mtPP-pathway systems (p<0.05) were enriched and clustered into 15 groups, including mitophagy, apoptosis, deubiquitination, signaling by VEGF, RHO-GTPase effectors, mitochondrial protein import, translation initiation, RNA transport, cellular responses to stress, and c-MYC transcriptional activation. Totally 29 mtPPs contained a certain protein domains. Upstream regulation analysis showed that TP53, TGFB1, dexamethasone, and thapsigargin might act as inhibitors, and L-dopa and forskolin might act as activators. This study provided novel insights into mitochondrial protein phosphorylations and their potential roles in OC pathogenesis and offered new biomarker resource for OCs.