Research Article

Identification of Candidate Biomarkers in Malignant Ascites from Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by iTRAQ-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis

Table 1

Top upregulated and downregulated proteins identified by iTRAQ (HCC vs. HD, p<0.05).

AccessionDescription/Gene name (Protein name)Ratio (HCC/HD)Score

Upregulated proteins

B4E1B2cDNA FLJ536911.604358
Q6MZU6DKFZp686C152132.213984
A2MYE1VACWR153(A30 protein)1.55493
A2J1N3Rheumatoid factor RF-IP202.72332
A8K9J7H2B(Histone H2B)1.97121
H6VRF8KRT1(Keratin-1)1.88110
B0AZL7cDNAFLJ79457(highly similar to Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein)1.6662
A0N8J1V(k)3 sequence of NG9 gene from fetal liver DNA1.5257
P35908KRT2(Keratin-2)1.5351
Q04756HGFA(Hepatocyte growth factor activator)1.5945

Downregulated proteinsā€‰ā€‰

Q6PIQ7IGL(Immunoglobulin lambda)0.613129
Q6DHW4Uncharacterized protein0.60526
A0A0J9YXX1Uncharacterized protein0.43146
E5RIF9CA1(Carbonic anhydrase 1)0.57104
Q5NV65V1-5(V1-5 protein)0.6445