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Semiquantitative analysis of protein expression in heated rat lens using shotgun proteomics

  • Authors:
    • Hiroko Otake
    • Shuya Masuda
    • Tetsushi Yamamoto
    • Yoshiki Miyata
    • Yosuke Nakazawa
    • Naoki Yamamoto
    • Atsushi Taga
    • Hiroshi Sasaki
    • Noriaki Nagai
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  • Published online on: November 11, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13391
  • Article Number: 26
  • Copyright: © Otake et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Previous studies have reported that a strong correlation between the estimated cumulative thermal exposure in the crystalline lens and the incidence of nuclear cataracts; however, the precise relationship between temperature and cataracts remains to be fully elucidated. In the present study, the shotgun liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy‑based global proteomic approach was applied to investigate cataract‑inducing factors in lens cultured at normal (35.0˚C) and slightly warmer (37.5˚C) conditions. In the rat lens, 190 proteins (total) were identified. Of these, 48 proteins (25.3%) were found in lenses cultured at both 35.0˚C and 37.5˚C. Moreover, 85 proteins (44.7%) were unique to lenses cultured at 35.0˚C, while 57 proteins (30.0%) were unique to lenses cultured at 37.5˚C. Protein expression changes in rat lenses cultured at 37.5˚C were examined using a label‑free semiquantitative approach that uses spectral counting and Gene Ontology analysis. Filensin and vimentin protein expression, key factors in maintaining lens structure, were decreased. These findings may serve as a valuable indicator for elucidating the relationship between temperature and the onset of nuclear cataracts.
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Otake H, Masuda S, Yamamoto T, Miyata Y, Nakazawa Y, Yamamoto N, Taga A, Sasaki H and Nagai N: Semiquantitative analysis of protein expression in heated rat lens using shotgun proteomics. Mol Med Rep 31: 26, 2025.
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Otake, H., Masuda, S., Yamamoto, T., Miyata, Y., Nakazawa, Y., Yamamoto, N. ... Nagai, N. (2025). Semiquantitative analysis of protein expression in heated rat lens using shotgun proteomics. Molecular Medicine Reports, 31, 26. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13391
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Otake, H., Masuda, S., Yamamoto, T., Miyata, Y., Nakazawa, Y., Yamamoto, N., Taga, A., Sasaki, H., Nagai, N."Semiquantitative analysis of protein expression in heated rat lens using shotgun proteomics". Molecular Medicine Reports 31.1 (2025): 26.
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Otake, H., Masuda, S., Yamamoto, T., Miyata, Y., Nakazawa, Y., Yamamoto, N., Taga, A., Sasaki, H., Nagai, N."Semiquantitative analysis of protein expression in heated rat lens using shotgun proteomics". Molecular Medicine Reports 31, no. 1 (2025): 26. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13391