OBJECTIVE: To investigate the nuclear proteomes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-depleted A549 cells (Rho0 cells) and their parental cells (Rho+ cells), and to learn more about the nuclear responses to mitochondrial dysfunction. METHODS: The nuclear proteomes of Rho and Rho + cells were characterized by two dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and SELDI-TOF ProteinChip technologies, the differentially expressed protein-spots were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrum (MS), the nucleophosmin and P53 expression were detected by Western blotting assay, and the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was...