Research Article

Comparative Plasma Protein Profiling of Hemoglobin H Disease

Table 3

List of 10 differential spots representing 7 plasma proteins compared between HbH and HbH-CS.

NumberName of proteinMW*pI**MOWSE scoreSequence coverage (%)Intensity ratio of HbH/HbH-CS valueTissue specificityFunctions

H03Complement C3792946.02272112.960.077LiverPhagocytosis, inflammatory responses, activation cell damage

H11Haptoglobin458616.13172134.810.021LiverHb-scavenging proteins
H12Haptoglobin458616.13172133.470.016
H13Haptoglobin458616.13102132.880.049

H14Transthyretin159915.52325345.480.002LiverThyroxin-binding prealbumin, redox reaction

H08Actin420525.29141293.210.043Cell membraneRed-cell skeleton membrane protein

H09Haptoglobin-related protein713175.92403402.070.028LiverLiver damage

H07Serum paraoxonase398775.0872172.540.047LiverAntioxidant, detoxification of organophosphates

H-16Serum albumin713175.92363200.570.021LiverRegulation of the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood
H-17Serum albumin713175.92180170.490.039

pI: isoelectric point and *Mw: molecular weight.