Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress
The changes of protein expression that are monitored in proteomic experiments are a type of biological transformation that also involves changes in chemical composition. Accompanying the myriad molecular-level interactions that underlie any proteomic transformation, there is an overall thermodynamic...
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| description | The changes of protein expression that are monitored in proteomic experiments are a type of biological transformation that also involves changes in chemical composition. Accompanying the myriad molecular-level interactions that underlie any proteomic transformation, there is an overall thermodynamic potential that is sensitive to microenvironmental conditions, including local oxidation and hydration potential. Here, up- and down-expressed proteins identified in 71 comparative proteomics studies were analyzed using the average oxidation state of carbon (ZC) and water demand per residue ( ${\overline{n}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_{2}\mathrm{O}}$ n ¯ H 2 O ), calculated using elemental abundances and stoichiometric reactions to form proteins from basis species. Experimental lowering of oxygen availability (hypoxia) or water activity (hyperosmotic stress) generally results in decreased ZC or ${\overline{n}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_{2}\mathrm{O}}$ n ¯ H 2 O of up-expressed compared to down-expressed proteins. This correspondence of chemical composition with experimental conditions provides evidence for attraction of the proteomes to a low-energy state. An opposite compositional change, toward higher average oxidation or hydration state, is found for proteomic transformations in colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and in two experiments for adipose-derived stem cells. Calculations of chemical affinity were used to estimate the thermodynamic potentials for proteomic transformations as a function of fugacity of O2 and activity of H2O, which serve as scales of oxidation and hydration potential. Diagrams summarizing the relative potential for formation of up- and down-expressed proteins have predicted equipotential lines that cluster around particular values of oxygen fugacity and water activity for similar datasets. The changes in chemical composition of proteomes are likely linked with reactions among other cellular molecules. A redox balance calculation indicates that an increase in the lipid to protein ratio in cancer cells by 20% over hypoxic cells would generate a large enough electron sink for oxidation of the cancer proteomes. The datasets and computer code used here are made available in a new R package, canprot. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb555c1bfc1c433099a4a3c3a72cfc572023-12-03T01:19:47ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592017-06-015e342110.7717/peerj.3421Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stressJeffrey M. Dick0Wattanothaipayap School, Chiang Mai, ThailandThe changes of protein expression that are monitored in proteomic experiments are a type of biological transformation that also involves changes in chemical composition. Accompanying the myriad molecular-level interactions that underlie any proteomic transformation, there is an overall thermodynamic potential that is sensitive to microenvironmental conditions, including local oxidation and hydration potential. Here, up- and down-expressed proteins identified in 71 comparative proteomics studies were analyzed using the average oxidation state of carbon (ZC) and water demand per residue ( ${\overline{n}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_{2}\mathrm{O}}$ n ¯ H 2 O ), calculated using elemental abundances and stoichiometric reactions to form proteins from basis species. Experimental lowering of oxygen availability (hypoxia) or water activity (hyperosmotic stress) generally results in decreased ZC or ${\overline{n}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_{2}\mathrm{O}}$ n ¯ H 2 O of up-expressed compared to down-expressed proteins. This correspondence of chemical composition with experimental conditions provides evidence for attraction of the proteomes to a low-energy state. An opposite compositional change, toward higher average oxidation or hydration state, is found for proteomic transformations in colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and in two experiments for adipose-derived stem cells. Calculations of chemical affinity were used to estimate the thermodynamic potentials for proteomic transformations as a function of fugacity of O2 and activity of H2O, which serve as scales of oxidation and hydration potential. Diagrams summarizing the relative potential for formation of up- and down-expressed proteins have predicted equipotential lines that cluster around particular values of oxygen fugacity and water activity for similar datasets. The changes in chemical composition of proteomes are likely linked with reactions among other cellular molecules. A redox balance calculation indicates that an increase in the lipid to protein ratio in cancer cells by 20% over hypoxic cells would generate a large enough electron sink for oxidation of the cancer proteomes. The datasets and computer code used here are made available in a new R package, canprot.https://peerj.com/articles/3421.pdfCompositional biologyThermodynamic potentialRedox balance |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey M. Dick Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress PeerJ Compositional biology Thermodynamic potential Redox balance |
| title | Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress |
| title_full | Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress |
| title_fullStr | Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress |
| title_short | Chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer, hypoxia, and hyperosmotic stress |
| title_sort | chemical composition and the potential for proteomic transformation in cancer hypoxia and hyperosmotic stress |
| topic | Compositional biology Thermodynamic potential Redox balance |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/3421.pdf |
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