Genes do not yield p53 protein, because of 40 of their gene-coding region is eliminated by the induced mutation. Male mice with an age between 10 and 12 weeks old were used in our study. All animal experimental procedures were approved by the Institute Animal Care and Use Committe of the University of Kentucky andProteomics of p53-Regulated Pathways in BrainTable 1. Proteins Expressed Differently in Mitochondrial Fraction Isolated from the Brain of WT and p53(2/2) mice.Spot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cucurbitacin I web JI-101 biological activity protein Identified Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G (o) subunit alpha ATP synthase subunit beta, mitochondrial 22948146 Heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 5, subfamily A1 Glutamate dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial Isoform mithocondrial of Fumarate hydratase Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferaseAccession # P18872 P56480 P63017 B2RS41 P26443 P97807-2 Q8QZTCoverage 12.15 4.54 37.31 14.72 26.34 25.57 26.89 38.Number of identified peptidesa 3 2 20 6 13 8 8Score 24.11 18.16 196.60 36.70 78.69 62.73 50.64 74.MW (kDa) 40.1 56.3 70.8 55.9 61.3 50.0 44.8 30.pI 5.53 5.34 5.52 8.25 8.00 7.94 8.51 8.P valueb 0.0019 0.0035 0.002 0.0009 0.0076 0.0019 0.00079 0.Foldc 212 q p53KO 125 q p53KO 212 q p53KO 131 q p53KO 131 q p53KO 325 q p53KO 166 q 53KO 201 q p53KOIsoform Mt-VDAC1 of Voltage- Q60932-2 dependent anion-selective channel protein 1 Aspartate aminotransferase Mn Superoxide dismutase Cytochrome b-c1 complex Rieske subunit Thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase P05202 P09671 Q9CR68 P9 10 1143.72 13.96 26.28 28.17 4 7174.33 43.39 70.31 41.47.4 24.6 29.3 28.9.00 8.62 8.70 7.0.0037 0.0026 0.0030 0.210 q p53KO 133 q 53KO 252 q 53KO 253 q 53KOab cThe number of peptide sequences identified by nanospray ESI-MS/MS of tryptic peptides. The fold-change in spot density from p53(2/2) mice compared to wt. The arrow indicates the direction of change. The p-value associated with fold-change calculated using a Student’s t-test. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049846.tTwo-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE)2D-PAGE was performed to separate proteins on IEF strips based on molecular migration rate. IEF strips were thawed and equilibrated for 10 min in 23727046 equilibration buffer A [50 mM Tris?HCl, pH 6.8, 6 M urea, 1 (w/v) SDS, 30 v/v glycerol, 0.5 DTT] and then re-equilibrated for 10 min in equilibration buffer B [50 mM Tris Cl, pH 6.8, 6 M urea, 1 (w/v) SDS, 30 v/v glycerol, 4.5 IA]. Criterion precast linear gradient (8?6 ) Tris Cl polyacrylamide gels were uesd to perform second dimension electrophoresis. Precision Plus ProteinTM All Blue Standards and samples were run at a constant voltage of 200 V for 65 min.SYPRO RubyH stainingAfter 2D-PAGE, gels were incubated in a fixing solution [7 (v/v) acetic acid, 10 (v/v) methanol] for 20 min at RT. Sypro RubyH Protein Gel Stain (,50 ml) was 
added to gels to stain them overnight at RT on a gently rocking platform. Gels then were placed in deionized water at RT until scanning. Gels were scanned into Adobe Photoshop 6.0 with a 
Molecular Dynamics STORM Phosphoimager (lex/lem: 470/618 nm) and stored in deionized water at 4 uC until further use.Image AnalysisDifferential expression. Spot intensities from SYPRO RubyH-stained 2D-gel images of WT and p53(2/2) samples were quantified by densitometry according to the total spot density using PD Quest analysis software from Bio-Rad (Hercules, CA).Table 2. Functionalities of Identified Proteins Differently Expressed.Functions Energy or mitochondrial alterationsProteins.Genes do not yield p53 protein, because of 40 of their gene-coding region is eliminated by the induced mutation. Male mice with an age between 10 and 12 weeks old were used in our study. All animal experimental procedures were approved by the Institute Animal Care and Use Committe of the University of Kentucky andProteomics of p53-Regulated Pathways in BrainTable 1. Proteins Expressed Differently in Mitochondrial Fraction Isolated from the Brain of WT and p53(2/2) mice.Spot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Protein Identified Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G (o) subunit alpha ATP synthase subunit beta, mitochondrial 22948146 Heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 5, subfamily A1 Glutamate dehydrogenase 1, mitochondrial Isoform mithocondrial of Fumarate hydratase Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferaseAccession # P18872 P56480 P63017 B2RS41 P26443 P97807-2 Q8QZTCoverage 12.15 4.54 37.31 14.72 26.34 25.57 26.89 38.Number of identified peptidesa 3 2 20 6 13 8 8Score 24.11 18.16 196.60 36.70 78.69 62.73 50.64 74.MW (kDa) 40.1 56.3 70.8 55.9 61.3 50.0 44.8 30.pI 5.53 5.34 5.52 8.25 8.00 7.94 8.51 8.P valueb 0.0019 0.0035 0.002 0.0009 0.0076 0.0019 0.00079 0.Foldc 212 q p53KO 125 q p53KO 212 q p53KO 131 q p53KO 131 q p53KO 325 q p53KO 166 q 53KO 201 q p53KOIsoform Mt-VDAC1 of Voltage- Q60932-2 dependent anion-selective channel protein 1 Aspartate aminotransferase Mn Superoxide dismutase Cytochrome b-c1 complex Rieske subunit Thioredoxin-dependent peroxide reductase P05202 P09671 Q9CR68 P9 10 1143.72 13.96 26.28 28.17 4 7174.33 43.39 70.31 41.47.4 24.6 29.3 28.9.00 8.62 8.70 7.0.0037 0.0026 0.0030 0.210 q p53KO 133 q 53KO 252 q 53KO 253 q 53KOab cThe number of peptide sequences identified by nanospray ESI-MS/MS of tryptic peptides. The fold-change in spot density from p53(2/2) mice compared to wt. The arrow indicates the direction of change. The p-value associated with fold-change calculated using a Student’s t-test. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049846.tTwo-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE)2D-PAGE was performed to separate proteins on IEF strips based on molecular migration rate. IEF strips were thawed and equilibrated for 10 min in 23727046 equilibration buffer A [50 mM Tris?HCl, pH 6.8, 6 M urea, 1 (w/v) SDS, 30 v/v glycerol, 0.5 DTT] and then re-equilibrated for 10 min in equilibration buffer B [50 mM Tris Cl, pH 6.8, 6 M urea, 1 (w/v) SDS, 30 v/v glycerol, 4.5 IA]. Criterion precast linear gradient (8?6 ) Tris Cl polyacrylamide gels were uesd to perform second dimension electrophoresis. Precision Plus ProteinTM All Blue Standards and samples were run at a constant voltage of 200 V for 65 min.SYPRO RubyH stainingAfter 2D-PAGE, gels were incubated in a fixing solution [7 (v/v) acetic acid, 10 (v/v) methanol] for 20 min at RT. Sypro RubyH Protein Gel Stain (,50 ml) was added to gels to stain them overnight at RT on a gently rocking platform. Gels then were placed in deionized water at RT until scanning. Gels were scanned into Adobe Photoshop 6.0 with a Molecular Dynamics STORM Phosphoimager (lex/lem: 470/618 nm) and stored in deionized water at 4 uC until further use.Image AnalysisDifferential expression. Spot intensities from SYPRO RubyH-stained 2D-gel images of WT and p53(2/2) samples were quantified by densitometry according to the total spot density using PD Quest analysis software from Bio-Rad (Hercules, CA).Table 2. Functionalities of Identified Proteins Differently Expressed.Functions Energy or mitochondrial alterationsProteins.
