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Proteomic Research on the Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms

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According to estimates, more than 800 mushroom species have been confirmed to possess various pharmacological properties. While the primary research focus has been on immunomodulatory and, more recently, on direct antitumor effects, many other therapeutic properties have also become important research subjects. Systems biology approaches, which include various omics methods coupled with bioinformatics, have begun to enter the field of medicinal mushroom research. Proteomics is a well-established hypothesis-generating discipline focused on the systemic study of proteins, used in discovering new pathways and processes resulting from physiological and pathological states or pharmacological interventions. It is particularly powerful in new potential therapeutic target discovery of “druggable proteins” or disease biomarkers of prognostic or therapeutic significance. Despite challenges in proteomics’ extensive data analysis and interpretation, proteomics remains indispensable for the detailed understanding and characterization of pharmacological effects.

In comparison with genomics, proteomics generates more accurate data since several protein products may result from only one gene. This results from differential splicing and more than 200 posttranslational modifications, which affect protein function, stability, protein-protein, and other interactions. This chapter provides a current overview of proteomic research on medicinal mushrooms concerning anticancer, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, antiatherosclerotic, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective properties.

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Abbreviations

2-DE:

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

ALT:

Alanine transaminase or alanine aminotransferase

AST:

Aspartate transaminase or aspartate aminotransferase

Cy:

Cyclophosphamide

DEP:

Differentially expressed protein

DIGE:

Difference gel electrophoresis

ECM:

Extracellular matrix

ESI:

Electrospray ionization

GL-SP:

Ganoderma lucidum spore polysaccharides

GSH:

Glutathione

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

IARC:

International agency for research on cancer

IL-2:

Interleukin 2

iTRAQ:

Isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation

KEGG:

Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes

LC-MS:

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

MALDI:

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

MAPK:

Mitogen-activated protein kinase

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

NSCLS:

Non-small-cell lung carcinoma

PPI:

Protein-protein interactions

PRDX:

Peroxiredoxins

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SWATH:

Sequential windowed acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra

TCA cycle:

Tricarboxylic acid cycle or citric acid cycle

TMT:

Tandem mass tag

UPR:

Unfolded protein response

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Jakopovic, B., Oršolić, N., Kraljević Pavelić, S., Jakopovich, I. (2023). Proteomic Research on the Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms. In: Agrawal, D.C., Dhanasekaran, M. (eds) Mushrooms with Therapeutic Potentials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9550-7_11

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