Research Article

Thiopurines Induce Oxidative Stress in T-Lymphocytes: A Proteomic Approach

Table 1

Differentially regulated proteins identified by mass spectrometry.

Spot numberProtein nameaFunction (COGnitor NCBI and SwissProt)Expression change (in fold)
Jurkat wtJurkat kdkd DMSO/wt DMSOkd 6-MP/wt 6-MPkd 6-TG/wt 6-TG
6-MP6-TG6-MP6-TG

Oxidative stress
8Thioredoxin (THIO)Cell redox homeostasis, protein thiol-disulfide exchangeNS1.67*NSNSNSNSNS
12Thioredoxin domain containing protein 17 (TXD17)Disulfide reductase, modulates TNF-alpha signaling and NF-kappa-B activationNS2.87*NSNSNSNSNS

Cell cycle regulation
6Stathmin 1 (STMN1)Cell differentiation, microtubule depolymerization, intracellular signal transduction1.53*NS1.53*NSNSNSNS
7Costars family protein ABRACL (ABRAL)Member of costars family1.96*NSNSNSNSNSNS

Cytoskeleton regulation
5Cofilin 1 (COF1)Rho protein signal transduction, actin cytoskeleton organization, antiapoptosisNS2.53*NSNS2.78**1.5*2.45*
9Profilin 1 (PROF1)Actin cytoskeleton organization, regulation of transcription from mRNA polymerase II promoterNS5.25*NSNSNSNSNS
13Myotrophin (MTPN)Positive regulation of cardiac muscle hypertrophy, NF-kappa B transcription factor activityNS2.02*NSNSNSNS1.75*

Enzymes
3Delta (3,5)-delta(2,4)-dienoyl-CoA isomerase, mitochondrial (ECH1)Involved in fatty acid metabolism and lipid metabolismNSNSNS2.22***NSNS1.54*
4Deoxyuridine 5′-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase, mitochondrial (DUT)Nucleotide metabolism, dUTP diphosphatase activityNSNSNSNS2.02**NS1.78*

Others
1Ataxin 10 (ATX10) Role in the maintenance of a critical intracellular glycosylation level and homeostasisNSNSNSNS2.63*NSNS
2Heterogenous ribonucleoprotein H3 (HNRH3)Nuclear mRNA splicing via spliceosome NSNSNSNS1.74*NSNS
10Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)Cell proliferation, inflammatory responseNS3.32*NS1.81*NSNSNS
11Hemoglobin subunit alpha (HBA)Oxygen transport, hydrogen peroxide catabolic process4.09*5.55*NSNSNSNSNS

aProteins identified by Q-TOF MS/MS analysis and database search against SwissProt; : upregulated; : downregulated; NS: nonsignificant change.
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