Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals that Luks-PV exerts antitumor activity by regulating the key proteins and metabolic pathways in HepG2 cells

Anticancer Drugs. 2020 Mar;31(3):223-230. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000866.

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a complicated and poor prognosis cancer, necessitating the development of a potential treatment strategy. In this study, we initially revealed that LukS-PV belonged to leukocidin family performs an anti-HCC action. Then, we used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) to compare protein expression profiles of the LukS-PV-treated human HCC cell lines HepG2 and the control cells. GO annotations and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis were carried out of differential expression followed by protein-protein interactome, to explore the underlying cancer suppressor mechanisms of LukS-PV for human HCC. A total of 88 upregulated proteins and 46 downregulated proteins were identified. The top 10 proteins identified by the MCC method are FN1, APP, TIMP1, nucleobindin-1, GOLM1, APLP2, CYR61, CD63, ENG, and CD9. Our observation on protein expression indicated that LukS-PV produces a signature affecting central carbon metabolism in cancer, galactose metabolism, and fructose and mannose metabolism pathways. The results give a functional effects and molecular mechanism insight, following LukS-PV treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Bacterial Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Toxins / pharmacology*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Exotoxins / pharmacology*
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / pharmacology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / drug effects
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Protein Interaction Maps
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • leukocidin S-component protein, Staphylococcus