Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
The use of lectin affinity chromatography prior to 2-DE separation forms an alternative method to unmask the expression of targeted glycoproteins of lower abundance in serum samples. Reduced expression of alpha-2 macroglobulin (AMG) and complement factor B (CFB) was detected in sera of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) when pooled serum samples of the patients and those of healthy individuals were subjected to affinity isolation using immobilized champedak mannose-binding lectin and analyzed by 2-DE and densitometry. The AMG and CFB spots were not detected in the 2-DE protein profiles when the same pooled serum samples were subjected to albumin and IgG depletion and neither were they detected when the depleted samples were analyzed by western blotting and lectin detection. Together with other acute-phase response proteins that were previously reported to be altered in expression in NPC patients, AMG and CFB may serve as useful complementary biomarkers for NPC.
Keywords
α-2 Macroglobulin, Biomarker, Complement factor B, Lectin, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Electrophoresis
Volume
31
Issue
14
Additional Information
Correspondence: Professor Onn H. Hashim, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: onnhashim@um.edu.my Fax: +603-79674957