Quantitative proteomes and in vivo secretomes of progressive and regressive UV-induced fibrosarcoma tumor cells: mimicking tumor microenvironment using a dermis-based cell-trapped system linked to tissue chamber

Proteomics. 2007 Dec;7(24):4589-600. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200700425.

Abstract

The alterations of tumor proteome and/or in vivo secretome created by host-tumor cell interaction may be crucial factors for tumors to undergo progression or regression in a host system. Two UV-induced fibrosarcoma tumor cell lines (UV-2237 progressive cells and UV-2240 regressive cells) were used as models to address this issue. Hundreds of proteins including in vivo secretome have been identified and quantified via an isotope-coded protein label (ICPL) in conjunction with high-throughput NanoLC-LTQ MS analysis. A newly designed technology using a dermis-based cell-trapped system was employed to encapsulate and grow 3-D tumor cells. A tissue chamber inserted with a tumor cell-trapped dermis was implanted into mice to mimic the tumor microenvironment. The in vivo secretome created by host-tumor interaction was characterized from samples collected from tissue chamber fluids via ICPL labeling mass spectrometric analysis. Twenty-five proteins including 14-3-3 proteins, heat shock proteins, profilin-1, and a fragment of complement C3 with differential expression in proteomes of UV-2237 and UV-2240 cells were revealed. Three secreted proteins including myeloperoxidase, alpha-2-macroglobulin, and a vitamin D-binding protein have different abundances in the in vivo secretome in response to UV-2237 and UV-2240 cells. Differential tumor proteomes and in vivo secretome were thus accentuated as potential therapeutic targets to control tumor growth.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / radiation effects
  • Dermis / pathology*
  • Dermis / radiation effects
  • Fibrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neoplasm Proteins / analysis*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / chemistry
  • Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Proteome / analysis*
  • Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Proteome
  • Peroxidase