Phosphoproteome Profiling of Human Skin Fibroplast Cells in Response to Low- and High-Dose Irradiation
The biological effect of low-dose radiation is currently not well understood. A hallmark of the response to radiation is the phosphorylation of proteins involved in DNA repair, DNA damage signaling, and cell cycle checkpoint control, which is important in prompt cellular response. The objective of the work presented here was to explore the phosphoproteome of normal human skin fibroblast (HSF) cells to reveal differences between low- and high-dose irradiation responses at the protein phosphorylation level. Several techniques —Trizol extract of proteins, methylation of the enzyme digest (peptides), enrichment of phosphopeptides with immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC), nanoflow reversed-phase HPLC (nano-LC)/electrospray ionization, and tandem mass spectrometry— were combined for analysis of the HSF cell phosphoproteome following low- and high-doses of irradiation. More than 95% of the peptides identified after IMAC enrichment were phosphopeptides. Among the 493 unique phosphopeptides, 232 were singly phosphorylated, 220 were doubly phosphorylated, and 41 were triply phosphorylated, indicating the overall effectiveness of the IMAC technique to enrich both singly and multiple phosphorylated peptides. Over 700 phosphorylation sites were assigned to a total of 346 proteins, many of which are known or proposed to be highly relevant to a plethora of fundamental biological processes. The profile for proteins identified from the low-dose (2cGy) irradiated HSF cells was shown to be different from the profile obtained for proteins irradiated at the high-dose (4 Gy). This type of fundamental information regarding radiation-response to cellular events at the molecular level provides a mechanistic basis for identifying relevant molecular markers that can be used in future to better evaluate human health risks at low doses of irradiation and to develop low dose radiation counter measurements.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 883206
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-46275; 2148; KP1102020
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Proteome Research, 5(5):1252-1260, Vol. 5, Issue 5; ISSN 1535--3893
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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