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In my first project, protein alterations of HCT 116 cells treated with triptolide were profiled at a global level, by using Isobaric Tags for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ) labeling followed by MS/MS analysis. The study of networks provides some insight into the molecular mechanisms of triptolide against colorectal cancer. In my second project, direct binding targets of triptolide were identified, by using combination of Activity-based Protein Profiling (ABPP) and proteomic approaches. Peroxiredoxin I and Annexin A1 were validated to be the direct binding targets of triptolide. 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