Research Article

Investigating the Protein Signature of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Pediatric Brain Tumor Tissue: Towards the Comprehension of Its Aggressive Behavior

Table 1

List and distribution of the proteins and peptides identified in AC tissue in at least four out of the seven samples analysed by LC-MS in top-down approach.

Uniprot accessionDescriptionMolecular weight [M+H]+Posttranslational modification (PTM)Sample distribution#
AC1AC2AC3AC4AC5AC6AC7

P62328Thymosin β4§ [18, 23]4961.51N-term acetylation
Thymosin β4 oxidized form§ [23]4977.51N-term acetylation; M6 oxidation
Thymosin β4 fragment 2-12§ [23]1304.61N-term acetylation
Thymosin β4 fragment 20-442829.42
Thymosin β4 fragment 20-402485.28
Thymosin β4 fragment 27-441984.99
Thymosin β4 fragment 16-443285.73
Thymosin β4 fragment 21-442701.33
Thymosin β4 fragment 20-422613.34
Thymosin β4 fragment 20-392357.23
Thymosin β4 fragment 26-442113.08

P63313Thymosin β10§ [23]4934.54N-term acetylation
Thymosin β10 fragment 2-42, des-IS§ [23]4734.43N-term acetylation, C-terminal truncation
Thymosin β10 fragment 2-27§ [23]2964.51N-term acetylation

P06454-2Prothymosin α isoform 2§ [23]11978.90N-term acetylation

P06454Prothymosin α fragment 2-29,Thymosin α1§ [23]3107.52N-term acetylation
Prothymosin α fragment 2-36,Thymosin α11§ [23]3788.83N-term acetylation
Prothymosin α fragment 90-1112553.08

P59665Alpha-defensin1§ [16, 17]3440.53Disulfide bonds C2-C30; C4-C19; C9-C29

P59665Alpha-defensin2§ [16, 17]3369.50Disulfide bonds C1-C29; C3-C18; C8-C28

P59666Alpha-defensin3§ [16, 17]3484.52Disulfide bonds C2-C30; C4-C19; C9-C29

P12838Alpha-defensin4§ [16, 17]3707.77Disulfide bonds C2-C30; C4-C19; C9-C29

P02671Fibrinogen alpha chain fragment 20-35, fibrinopeptide A1536.69

P14136Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 388-4325206.73
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 398-4324035.12
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 406-4323197.67
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 416-4301797.91
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 414-4322288.11
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 406-4292852.55
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 389-4051900.01
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 388-4052028.08
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment418-4321756.89
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 414-4302058.00
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 416-4322028.02
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 412-4322488.23
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 384-3971651.86
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 389-3981149.61
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 412-4312357.23
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 401-4323761.98
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 407-4323041.58
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 413-4322387.17
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 412-4302258.11
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 415-4322159.06
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 415-4301928.95
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 417-4321871.92
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 419-4321699.87
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 416-4291682.88
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 416-4281554.79
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 418-4301526.78
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 385-3971504.80
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 389-4011464.76
Glial fibrillary acidic protein fragment 386-3971417.77

P08670Vimentin fragment 434-4663814.94
Vimentin fragment 445-4662551.21
Vimentin fragment 444-4662664.29
Vimentin fragment 443-4662777.38
Vimentin fragment 446-4662423.11
Vimentin fragment 450-4661992.90
Vimentin fragment 13-28 or 12-271650.82
Vimentin fragment 440-4663147.60
Vimentin fragment 447-4662322.06
Vimentin fragment 441-4662991.51
Vimentin fragment 442-4662890.46
Vimentin fragment 5-282504.21
Vimentin fragment 29-502391.23
Vimentin fragment 424-4422195.19
Vimentin fragment 451-4661836.80
Vimentin fragment 452-4661721.77
Vimentin fragment 453-4661664.76
Vimentin fragment 454-4661536.69

P0CG47Ubiquitin§ [14]8560.64
Ubiquitin fragment 1-74, des-GG§ [23]8446.60C-terminal truncation
Ubiquitin fragment 1-73, des-RGG§ [23]8290.51C-terminal truncation

P06703Protein S100-A6 cysteinylated form§ [17, 52]10204.33N-term acetylation; cysteinylation

P31949Protein S100-A11§ [52, 53]11644.79N-term acetylation

P69905Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 2-343473.77
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 2-333326.70
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 111-1423427.83
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 107-1423854.12
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 110-1423540.91
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 16-341992.97
Hemoglobin subunit alpha fragment 34-471732.87

P68871Hemoglobin subunit beta fragment 131-1471869.01
Hemoglobin subunit beta fragment 33-42, LVV-hemorphin-71308.71

P0DP23Calmodulin§ [52]16780.912 acetylations (or 1 acetylation and 1 trimethylation)

P01011Alpha-1-antichymotrypsin fragment 387-4234352.34C-terminal fragment
Alpha-1-antichymotrypsin fragment 390-4234023.19C-terminal fragment
Alpha-1-antichymotrypsin fragment 384-4234623.52C-terminal fragment

P01009Alpha-1-antitrypsin fragment 383-4184133.24C-terminal fragment
Alpha-1-antitrypsin fragment 384-4184046.20C-terminal fragment

P80723Brain acid-soluble protein 1 fragment 199-2272892.43C-terminal fragment

P55087Aquaporin-4 fragment 275-3033257.61

P02768Serum albumin fragment 25-482753.44

P16403; P16402; P10412Histone H1.2 fragment 33-53/histone H1.3 fragment 34-54/histone H1.4 fragment 33-532139.21

P05204Non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-17 fragment 29-421471.86

O60814Histone H2B type 1-K fragment 2-121092.61
Histone H2B type 1-K fragment 2-161492.85

Q5QNW6Histone H2B type 2-F fragment 2-171606.93

P17677Neuromodulin fragment 220-2382154.92

P46821Microtubule-associated protein 1B fragment 853-8742624.36

P68363Tubulin alpha-1B fragment 68-791384.73

§Based on previous identification, relative reference reported. In bold are marked the protein/peptides identified in at least six of the seven samples analyzed. Monoisotopic. #The “•” and “-” symbols indicate detected and undetected proteins/peptides, respectively.