Tumour-related enzyme alterations in the clear cell type of human renal cell carcinoma identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

To identify tumour-related enzyme alterations we have used 2D-gels to analyse the proteome from dissected malignant and benign kidney areas from patients with clear-cell-type renal carcinoma. The expression of 12 proteins was diminished in tumour. Four proteins were characterized by mass spectrometry and were identified as enoyl-CoA hydratase, alpha -glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 and aminoacylase-1.