Abstract
Ovarian cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death. A comparative proteomic study was performed on normal ovarian tissue ( n = 5) and grade 3 ovarian tumours ( n = 5) to search for differentially expressed proteins. In contrast to other studies, here we extracted proteins in soluble and insoluble protein fractions using commercial kits and also utilised three medium-range IPG strips that encompassed the broad pH range of 3–10 (pH 3–6, 5–8 and 7–10). Protein fractions were compared by 2D-PAGE and MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS. Nineteen differentially expressed proteins were identified: HSP60, Grp78, CK19, EF-Tu, MRLC2, prohibitin, Stress-70 protein, TPI and tubulin α6 were up-regulated in grade 3 tumours whereas annexin A2 and A5, antithrombin-III precursor, CBR1, GSTM2, GSTM3, RALDH1, serum albumin precursor, transthyretin precursor and vimentin were found to be down-regulated in grade 3 ovarian tumours. These proteins are associated with cytoskeleton rearrangement, cell metabolism, tumour suppression function, apoptosis and induction of host response.
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