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Gunnerås SA, Agaton C, Djerbi S, Hansson M. Prestige Antibodies™—Monospecific Antibodies Designed for Immunohistochemical Analysis. Biotechniques 2008; 44:573-6. [DOI: 10.2144/000112886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Sara A. Gunnerås
- Atlas Antibodies AB, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Atlas Antibodies AB, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Atlas Antibodies AB, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Atlas Antibodies AB, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Hernández-Torres F, Pedrajas JR, Aránega AE, Navarro F. Expression in bacteria of small and specific protein domains of two transcription factor isoforms, purification and monospecific polyclonal antibodies generation, by a two-step affinity chromatography procedure. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 60:151-6. [PMID: 18479936 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2007] [Revised: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The detection and analysis of protein isoforms is a complicated task especially if they differ only in small specific domains. Obtaining specific polyclonal antibodies against these domains is a challenge, but if successful it can have a wide range of applications, such as in proteomics and immunochemical analysis. We show herein a method of overexpression and purification of two small specific domains corresponding to the isoforms b and c of the murine transcription factor Pitx2, and the generation and purification of monospecific polyclonal antibodies against them, by using a two-step affinity purification procedure, based on the use of CNBr-Sepharose matrix. Such a method also allows recovering monospecific polyclonal antibodies against the tag fusion peptide (C-LYTAG tag). The specificity of the isolated polyclonal antibodies was demonstrated by Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. In addition, our protocol is easily scalable and allows the generation of monospecific polyclonal antibodies for large-scale analysis.
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- Francisco Hernández-Torres
- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Simpson RJ, Bernhard OK, Greening DW, Moritz RL. Proteomics-driven cancer biomarker discovery: looking to the future. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2008; 12:72-7. [PMID: 18295612 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Revised: 02/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Availability of a suite of biomarkers for early detection, stratification into distinct subtypes, and monitoring progression or response to therapy promises significant improvements in clinical outcomes for cancer patients. However, despite the recent progress in proteomics technologies based on mass spectrometry (MS), discovery of novel clinical assessment tools has been slow. This is, partly due to the inherent difficulties in working with blood as the biospecimen for candidate discovery. A better understanding of the limitations of blood for comparative protein profiling and a better appreciation of the advantages of cancer tissue or cancer cell secretomes have the potential to greatly enhance the progress.
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- Richard J Simpson
- Joint Proteomics Laboratory, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3055, Australia.
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Prestige Antibodies™ - Monospecific Antibodies Designed for Immunohistochemical Analysis. Biotechniques 2008; 44:427-30. [DOI: 10.2144/000112824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Human protein atlas and the use of microarray technologies. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2008; 19:30-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 11/14/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Asplund A, Gry Björklund M, Sundquist C, Strömberg S, Edlund K, Östman A, Nilsson P, Pontén F, Lundeberg J. Expression profiling of microdissected cell populations selected from basal cells in normal epidermis and basal cell carcinoma. Br J Dermatol 2008; 158:527-38. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08418.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nuclear expression of the non–B-cell lineage Sox11 transcription factor identifies mantle cell lymphoma. Blood 2008; 111:800-5. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-06-093401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is defined pathologically by the detection of CD20, CD5, and most importantly cyclin D1 (CCND1). Its distinction from other lymphomas is important for prognosis and appropriate therapy, but occasional cases may fail to express CCND1 and morphologic simulators may express CD20 and CD5 but not CD23. In this study, we show that the transcription factor Sox11 is specifically expressed in the nucleus of MCL compared with other lymphomas and benign lymphoid tissue. Although the role of Sox11 presently is not known in lymphocyte ontogeny, it is normally expressed in the developing central nervous system in the embryo and shows sequence homology with Sox4, a transcription factor crucial for B lymphopoiesis. Sox11 mRNA is increased in gliomas compared with healthy brain tissue, suggesting a role in malignant transformation and/or cell survival. Our novel finding of specific overexpression of Sox11 mRNA and nuclear protein in both cyclin D1–positive and – negative MCL may be useful for the diagnosis of MCL as a complement to cyclin D1 and also suggests a functional role for Sox11 in MCL.
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Paik YK, Kim H, Lee EY, Kwon MS, Cho SY. Overview and introduction to clinical proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 428:1-31. [PMID: 18287765 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-117-8_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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As the field of clinical proteomics progresses, discovery of disease biomarkers becomes paramount. However, the immediate challenges are to establish standard operating procedures for both clinical specimen handling and reduction of sample complexity and to increase the ability to detect proteins and peptides present in low amounts. The traditional concept of a disease biomarker is shifting toward a new paradigm, namely, that an ensemble of proteins or peptides would be more efficient than a single protein/peptide in the diagnosis of disease. Because clinical proteomics usually requires easy access to well-defined fresh clinical specimens (including morphologically consistent tissue and properly pretreated body fluids of sufficient quantity), biorepository systems need to be established. Here, we address these questions and emphasize the necessity of developing various microdissection techniques for tissue specimens, multidimensional fractionation for body fluids, and other related techniques (including bioinformatics), tools which could become integral parts of clinical proteomics for disease biomarker discovery.
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- Young-Ki Paik
- Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei Proteome Research Center & Biomedical Proteome Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Greening DW, Glenister KM, Kapp EA, Moritz RL, Sparrow RL, Lynch GW, Simpson RJ. Comparison of human platelet membrane-cytoskeletal proteins with the plasma proteome: Towards understanding the platelet-plasma nexus. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:63-77. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.200780067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Grabe N, Pommerencke T, Steinberg T, Dickhaus H, Tomakidi P. Reconstructing protein networks of epithelial differentiation from histological sections. Bioinformatics 2007; 23:3200-8. [PMID: 18042556 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btm504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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MOTIVATION For systems biology of complex stratified epithelia like human epidermis, it will be of particular importance to reconstruct the spatiotemporal gene and protein networks regulating keratinocyte differentiation and homeostasis. RESULTS Inside the epidermis, the differentiation state of individual keratinocytes is correlated with their respective distance from the connective tissue. We here present a novel method to profile this correlation for multiple epithelial protein biomarkers in the form of quantitative spatial profiles. Profiles were computed by applying image processing algorithms to histological sections stained with tri-color indirect immunofluorescence. From the quantitative spatial profiles, reflecting the spatiotemporal changes of protein expression during cellular differentiation, graphs of protein networks were reconstructed. CONCLUSION Spatiotemporal networks can be used as a means for comparing and interpreting quantitative spatial protein expression profiles obtained from different tissue samples. In combination with automated microscopes, our new method supports the large-scale systems biological analysis of stratified epithelial tissues.
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- Niels Grabe
- Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis (TIGA) Center, BIOQUANT, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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An optimized immunohistochemical method for detection of phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinases. J Immunol Methods 2007; 330:34-43. [PMID: 18061203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Study of the in vivo spatio-temporal localization of modified proteins is likely to become a major focus of proteomics research in the near future. In this study we optimized and tested an immunohistochemical procedure for detecting unstable phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. Using our method, phosphorylated MAP kinases can be sensitively and reproducibly localized in the developing white matter of murine spinal cord on embryonic day 15. Our method is simple and effective, and so may be useful in future proteomics research.
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Köcher T, Superti-Furga G. Mass spectrometry-based functional proteomics: from molecular machines to protein networks. Nat Methods 2007; 4:807-15. [PMID: 17901870 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The study of protein-protein interactions by mass spectrometry is an increasingly important part of post-genomics strategies to understand protein function. A variety of mass spectrometry-based approaches allow characterization of cellular protein assemblies under near-physiological conditions and subsequent assignment of individual proteins to specific molecular machines, pathways and networks, according to an increasing level of organizational complexity. An appropriate analytical strategy can be individually tailored--from an in-depth analysis of single complexes to a large-scale characterization of entire molecular pathways or even an analysis of the molecular organization of entire expressed proteomes. Here we review different options regarding protein-complex purification strategies, mass spectrometry analysis and bioinformatic methods according to the specific question that is being addressed.
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- Thomas Köcher
- Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Lazarettgasse 19, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Stoevesandt O, Taussig MJ. Affinity reagent resources for human proteome detection: initiatives and perspectives. Proteomics 2007; 7:2738-50. [PMID: 17639606 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Essential to the ambition of characterising fully the human proteome are systematic and comprehensive collections of specific affinity reagents directed against all human proteins, including splice variants and modifications. Although a large number of affinity reagents are available commercially, their quality is often questionable and only a fraction of the proteome is covered. In order for more targets to be examined, there is a need for broad availability of panels of affinity reagents, including binders against proteins of unknown functions. The most familiar affinity reagents are antibodies and their fragments, but engineered forms of protein scaffolds and nucleic acid aptamers with similar diversity and binding properties are becoming viable alternatives. Recent initiatives in Europe and the USA have been established to improve both the availability and quality of reagents for affinity proteomics, with the ultimate aim of creating standardised collections of well-validated binding molecules for proteome analysis. As well as coordinating affinity reagent production through existing resources and technology providers, these projects aim to benchmark key molecular entities, tools, and applications, and establish the bioinformatics framework and databases needed. The benefits of such reagent resources will be seen in basic research, medicine and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Oda Stoevesandt
- Technology Research Group, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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Marinelli RJ, Montgomery K, Liu CL, Shah NH, Prapong W, Nitzberg M, Zachariah ZK, Sherlock GJ, Natkunam Y, West RB, van de Rijn M, Brown PO, Ball CA. The Stanford Tissue Microarray Database. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 36:D871-7. [PMID: 17989087 PMCID: PMC2238948 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Stanford Tissue Microarray Database (TMAD; http://tma.stanford.edu) is a public resource for disseminating annotated tissue images and associated expression data. Stanford University pathologists, researchers and their collaborators worldwide use TMAD for designing, viewing, scoring and analyzing their tissue microarrays. The use of tissue microarrays allows hundreds of human tissue cores to be simultaneously probed by antibodies to detect protein abundance (Immunohistochemistry; IHC), or by labeled nucleic acids (in situ hybridization; ISH) to detect transcript abundance. TMAD archives multi-wavelength fluorescence and bright-field images of tissue microarrays for scoring and analysis. As of July 2007, TMAD contained 205 161 images archiving 349 distinct probes on 1488 tissue microarray slides. Of these, 31 306 images for 68 probes on 125 slides have been released to the public. To date, 12 publications have been based on these raw public data. TMAD incorporates the NCI Thesaurus ontology for searching tissues in the cancer domain. Image processing researchers can extract images and scores for training and testing classification algorithms. The production server uses the Apache HTTP Server, Oracle Database and Perl application code. Source code is available to interested researchers under a no-cost license.
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- Robert J Marinelli
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Kondo T, Hirohashi S. Application of highly sensitive fluorescent dyes (CyDye DIGE Fluor saturation dyes) to laser microdissection and two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) for cancer proteomics. Nat Protoc 2007; 1:2940-56. [PMID: 17406554 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Proteome data combined with histopathological information provides important, novel clues for understanding cancer biology and reveals candidates for tumor markers and therapeutic targets. We have established an application of a highly sensitive fluorescent dye (CyDye DIGE Fluor saturation dye), developed for two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE), to the labeling of proteins extracted from laser microdissected tissues. The use of the dye dramatically decreases the protein amount and, in turn, the number of cells required for 2D-DIGE; the cells obtained from a 1 mm2 area of an 8-12 microm thick tissue section generate up to 5,000 protein spots in a large-format 2D gel. This protocol allows the execution of large-scale proteomics in a more efficient, accurate and reproducible way. The protocol can be used to examine a single sample in 5 d or to examine hundreds of samples in large-scale proteomics.
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- Tadashi Kondo
- Proteome Bioinformatics Project, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
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Van Kolen K, Pullan S, Neefs JM, Dautzenberg FM. Nociceptive and behavioural sensitisation by protein kinase Cepsilon signalling in the CNS. J Neurochem 2007; 104:1-13. [PMID: 17971128 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite the apparent homology in the protein kinase C (PKC) family, it has become clear that slight structural differences are sufficient to have unique signalling properties for each individual isoform. For PKCepsilon in depth investigation of these aspects revealed unique actions in the CNS and lead to development of specific modulators with clinical perspective. In this review, we describe to which extent PKCepsilon is distinct from other isoforms on the level of tissue expression and protein structure. As this kinase is highly expressed in the brain, we outline three main aspects of PKCepsilon signalling in the CNS. First, its ability to alter the permeability of N-type Ca2+ channels in dorsal root ganglia has been shown to enhance nociception. Secondly, PKCepsilon increases anxiety by diminishing GABA(A)R-induced inhibitory post-synaptic currents in the prefrontal cortex. Another important aspect of the latter inhibition is the reduced sensitivity of GABA(A) receptors to ethanol, a mechanism potentially contributing to abuse. A third signalling cascade improves cognitive functions by facilitating cholinergic signalling in the hippocampus. Collectively, these findings point to a physical and behavioural sensitising role for this kinase.
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- Kristof Van Kolen
- CNS Research, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium.
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Björling E, Lindskog C, Oksvold P, Linné J, Kampf C, Hober S, Uhlén M, Pontén F. A web-based tool for in silico biomarker discovery based on tissue-specific protein profiles in normal and cancer tissues. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 7:825-44. [PMID: 17913849 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m700411-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Here we report the development of a publicly available Web-based analysis tool for exploring proteins expressed in a tissue- or cancer-specific manner. The search queries are based on the human tissue profiles in normal and cancer cells in the Human Protein Atlas portal and rely on the individual annotation performed by pathologists of images representing immunohistochemically stained tissue sections. Approximately 1.8 million images representing more than 3000 antibodies directed toward human proteins were used in the study. The search tool allows for the systematic exploration of the protein atlas to discover potential protein biomarkers. Such biomarkers include tissue-specific markers, cell type-specific markers, tumor type-specific markers, markers of malignancy, and prognostic or predictive markers of cancers. Here we show examples of database queries to generate sets of candidate biomarker proteins for several of these different categories. Expression profiles of candidate proteins can then subsequently be validated by examination of the underlying high resolution images. The present study shows examples of search strategies revealing several potential protein biomarkers, including proteins specifically expressed in normal cells and in cancer cells from specified tumor types. The lists of candidate proteins can be used as a starting point for further validation in larger patient cohorts using both immunological approaches and technologies utilizing more classical proteomics tools.
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- Erik Björling
- School of Biotechnology, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Sun S, Lee NPY, Poon RTP, Fan ST, He QY, Lau GK, Luk JM. Oncoproteomics of hepatocellular carcinoma: from cancer markers' discovery to functional pathways. Liver Int 2007; 27:1021-38. [PMID: 17845530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2007.01533.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a heterogeneous cancer with no promising treatment and remains one of the most prevailing and lethal malignancies in the world. Researchers in many biological areas now routinely identify and characterize protein markers by a mass spectrometry-based proteomic approach, a method that has been commonly used to discover diagnostic biomarkers for cancer detection. The proteomic research platforms span from the classical two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) to the latest Protein Chip or array technology, which are often integrated with the MALDI (matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization), SELDI (surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization) or tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). New advances on quantitative proteomic analysis (e.g. SILAC, ICAT, and ITRAQ) and multidimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT) have greatly enhanced the capability of proteomic methods to study the expressions, modifications and functions of protein markers. The present article reviews the latest proteomic development and discovery of biomarkers in HCC that may provide insights into the underlying mechanisms of hepatocarcinogenesis and the readiness of biomarkers for clinical uses.
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- Stella Sun
- Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, Jockey Club Clinical Research Center, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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Nice EC, Rothacker J, Weinstock J, Lim L, Catimel B. Use of multidimensional separation protocols for the purification of trace components in complex biological samples for proteomics analysis. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1168:190-210; discussion 189. [PMID: 17597136 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2007] [Revised: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The routine detection of low abundance components in complex samples for detailed proteomics analysis continues to be a challenge. Whilst the potential of multidimensional chromatographic fractionation for this purpose has been proposed for some years, and was used effectively for the purification to homogeneity of trace components in bulk biological samples for N-terminal sequence analysis, its practical application in the proteomics arena is still limited. This article reviews some of the recent data using these approaches, including the use of microaffinity purification as part of multidimensional protocols for downstream proteomics analysis.
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- E C Nice
- Protein Biosensing and Epithelial Laboratories, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch, P.O. Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Vic. 3050, Australia.
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Ferletta M, Uhrbom L, Olofsson T, Pontén F, Westermark B. Sox10 Has a Broad Expression Pattern in Gliomas and Enhances Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-B–Induced Gliomagenesis. Mol Cancer Res 2007; 5:891-7. [PMID: 17855658 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-07-0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In a previously published insertional mutagenesis screen for candidate brain tumor genes in the mouse using a Moloney mouse leukemia virus encoding platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-B, the Sox10 gene was tagged in five independent tumors. The proviral integrations suggest an enhancer effect on Sox10. All Moloney murine leukemia virus/PDGFB tumors had a high protein expression of Sox10 independently of malignant grade or tumor type. To investigate the role of Sox10 in gliomagenesis, we used the RCAS/tv-a mouse model in which the expression of retroviral-encoded genes can be directed to glial progenitor cells (Ntv-a mice). Both Ntv-a transgenic mice, wild-type, and Ntv-a p19Arf null mice were injected with RCAS-SOX10 alone or in combination with RCAS-PDGFB. Infection with RCAS-SOX10 alone did not induce any gliomas. Combined infection of RCAS-SOX10 and RCAS-PDGFB in wild-type Ntv-a mice yielded a tumor frequency of 12%, and in Ntv-a Arf-/- mice the tumor frequency was 30%. This indicates that Sox10 alone is not sufficient to induce gliomagenesis but acts synergistically with PDGFB in glioma development. All induced tumors displayed characteristics of PNET-like structures and oligodendroglioma. The tumors had a strong and widely distributed expression of Sox10 and PDGFR-alpha. We investigated the expression of Sox10 in other human tumors and in a number of gliomas. The Sox10 expression was restricted to gliomas and melanomas. All glioma types expressed Sox10, and tumors of low-grade glioma had a much broader distribution of Sox10 compared with high-grade gliomas.
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- Maria Ferletta
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Rudbeck Laboratory C11, Dag Hammarskjoldsv 20, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Strömberg S, Björklund MG, Asplund C, Sköllermo A, Persson A, Wester K, Kampf C, Nilsson P, Andersson AC, Uhlen M, Kononen J, Ponten F, Asplund A. A high-throughput strategy for protein profiling in cell microarrays using automated image analysis. Proteomics 2007; 7:2142-50. [PMID: 17549799 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Advances in antibody production render a growing supply of affinity reagents for immunohistochemistry (IHC), and tissue microarray (TMA) technologies facilitate simultaneous analysis of protein expression in a multitude of tissues. However, collecting validated IHC data remains a bottleneck problem, as the standard method is manual microscopical analysis. Here we present a high-throughput strategy combining IHC on a recently developed cell microarray with a novel, automated image-analysis application (TMAx). The software was evaluated on 200 digital images of IHC-stained cell spots, by comparing TMAx annotation with manual annotation performed by seven human experts. A high concordance between automated and manual annotation of staining intensity and fraction of IHC-positive cells was found. In a limited study, we also investigated the possibility to assess the correlation between mRNA and protein levels, by using TMAx output results for relative protein quantification and quantitative real-time PCR for the quantification of corresponding transcript levels. In conclusion, automated analysis of immunohistochemically stained in vitro-cultured cells in a microarray format can be used for high-throughput protein profiling, and extraction of RNA from the same cell lines provides a basis for comparing transcription and protein expression on a global scale.
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- Sara Strömberg
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Proteomic studies have generated numerous datasets of potential diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic significance in human cancer. Two key technologies underpinning these studies in cancer tissue are two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and mass spectrometry (MS). Although surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (SELDI-TOF)-MS is the mainstay for serum or plasma analysis, other methods including isotope-coded affinity tag technology, reverse-phase protein arrays, and antibody microarrays are emerging as alternative proteomic technologies. Because there is little overlap between studies conducted with these approaches, confirmation of these advanced technologies remains an elusive goal. This problem is further exacerbated by lack of uniform patient inclusion and exclusion criteria, low patient numbers, poor supporting clinical data, absence of standardized sample preparation, and limited analytical reproducibility (in particular of 2D-PAGE). Despite these problems, there is little doubt that the proteomic approach has the potential to identify novel diagnostic biomarkers in cancer. In therapeutic proteomics, the challenge is significant due to the complexity systems under investigation (i.e., cells generate over 10(5) different polypeptides). However, the most significant contribution of therapeutic proteomics research is expected to derive not from single experiments, but from the synthesis and comparison of large datasets obtained under different conditions (e.g., normal, inflammation, cancer) and in different tissues and organs. Thus, standardized processes for storing and retrieving data obtained with different technologies by different research groups will have to be developed. Shifting the emphasis of cancer proteomics from technology development and data generation to careful study design, data organization, formatting, and mining is crucial to answer clinical questions in cancer research.
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- M A Reymond
- Department of Surgery, University of Magdeburg, Germany
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Takikita M, Chung JY, Hewitt SM. Tissue microarrays enabling high-throughput molecular pathology. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2007; 18:318-25. [PMID: 17643281 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The tissue microarray has enabled high-throughput pathology. Rather than the laborious review of individual slides and issues of assay reproducibility across large series of specimens, tissue microarrays allow the review of a single stain on a single slide containing tens to hundreds of samples. This is a paradigm shift in pathology, away from histomorphology and toward molecular characterization by immunohistochemistry. This platform allows large retrospective clinical studies of biomarkers for correlation with outcome and can equally well be applied toward high-throughput analysis of cell lines and xenografts. Tissue microarrays encourage novel approaches to assaying tissue with retained histomorphology and have enabled image analysis in pathology. The reduction of tissue to an analyte for high-throughput analysis has highlighted the importance of a high quality tissue and the impact of tissue handling and processing in the quality of data that can be obtained from analysis of tissue.
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- Mikiko Takikita
- Tissue Array Research Program, Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, TARP Lab, MSC 4605, Bethesda, MD 20892-4605, USA
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Sundqvist G, Stenvall M, Berglund H, Ottosson J, Brumer H. A general, robust method for the quality control of intact proteins using LC–ESI-MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 852:188-94. [PMID: 17267305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2006] [Revised: 01/02/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A simple and robust method for the routine quality control of intact proteins based on liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) is presented. A wide range of prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteins expressed recombinantly in Escherichia coli or Pichia pastoris has been analyzed with medium- to high-throughput with on-line desalting from multi-well sample plates. Particular advantages of the method include fast chromatography and short cycle times, the use of inexpensive trapping/desalting columns, low sample carryover, and the ability to analyze proteins with masses ranging from 5 to 100 kDa with greater than 50 ppm accuracy. Moreover, the method can be readily coupled with optimized chemical reduction and alkylation steps to facilitate the analysis of denatured or incorrectly folded proteins (e.g., recombinant proteins sequestered in E. coli inclusion bodies) bearing cysteine residues, which otherwise form intractable multimers and non-specific adducts by disulfide bond formation.
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- Gustav Sundqvist
- School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, Albanova University Centre, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Mulder J, Wernérus H, Shi TJ, Pontén F, Hober S, Uhlén M, Hökfelt T. Systematically generated antibodies against human gene products: High throughput screening on sections from the rat nervous system. Neuroscience 2007; 146:1689-703. [PMID: 17478047 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2007] [Revised: 02/14/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Completion of the Human Genome Project and recent developments in proteomics make it possible to systematically generate affinity reagents to a large portion of the proteome. Recently an antibody-based human protein atlas covering many organs including four areas of the brain has been released (www.proteinatlas.org). Due to the heterogeneity, size, and availability of tissue a more thorough analysis of the human brain is associated with considerable difficulties. Here we applied 120 antibodies raised against 112 human gene products to the smaller rat brain, a rodent animal model, where a single section represents a 'superarray' including many brain areas, and consequently allowing analysis of a huge number of cell types and their neurochemicals. Immunoreactive structures were seen in the investigated brain tissue after incubation with 56 antibodies (46.6%), of which 25 (20.8%) showed a clearly discrete staining pattern that was limited to certain areas, or subsets of brain cells. Bioinformatics, pre-adsorption tests and Western blot analysis were applied to identify non-specific antibodies. Eleven antibodies, including such raised against four 'ambiguous' proteins, passed all validation criteria, and the expression pattern and subcellular distribution of these proteins were studied in detail. To further explore the potential of the systematically generated antibodies, all 11 antibodies that passed validation were used to analyze the spinal cord and lumbar dorsal root ganglia after unilateral transection of the sciatic nerve. Discrete staining patterns were observed for four of the proteins, and injury-induced regulation was found for one of them. In conclusion, the study presented here suggests that a significant portion (10%) of the antibodies generated to a human protein can be used to analyze orthologues present in the rodent brain and to produce a protein-based atlas of the rodent brain. It is hoped that this type of antibody-based, high throughput screening of brain tissue from various rodent disease models will provide new information on the brain chemical neuroanatomy and insights in processes underlying neurological pathologies.
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- J Mulder
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Retzius v. 8, S171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Falk R, Ramström M, Ståhl S, Hober S. Approaches for systematic proteome exploration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 24:155-68. [PMID: 17376740 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioeng.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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With the completion of the human genome project (HUGO) during recent years, gene function, protein abundance and expression patterns in tissues and cell types have emerged as central areas for the scientific community. A mapped human proteome will extend the value of the genome sequence and large-scale efforts aiming at elucidating protein localization, abundance and function are invaluable for biomarker and drug discovery. This research area, termed proteomics, is more demanding than any genome sequencing effort and to perform this on a wide scale is a highly diverse task. Therefore, the proteomics field employs a range of methods to examine different aspects of proteomics including protein localization, protein-protein interactions, posttranslational modifications and alteration of protein composition (e.g. differential expression) in tissues and body fluids. Here, some of the most commonly used methods, including chromatographic separations together with mass spectrometry and a number of affinity proteomics concepts are discussed and exemplified.
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- Ronny Falk
- Royal Institute of Technology, Albanova University Center, School of Biotechnology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Omenn GS. Report from the 2nd Annual US HUPO Meeting on the HUPO Human Plasma Proteome Project. Expert Rev Proteomics 2007; 3:165-8. [PMID: 16608429 DOI: 10.1586/14789450.3.2.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Smith JC, Lambert JP, Elisma F, Figeys D. Proteomics in 2005/2006: developments, applications and challenges. Anal Chem 2007; 79:4325-43. [PMID: 17477510 DOI: 10.1021/ac070741j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Jeffrey C Smith
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology and Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5
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Guo T, Wang W, Rudnick PA, Song T, Li J, Zhuang Z, Weil RJ, DeVoe DL, Lee CS, Balgley BM. Proteome analysis of microdissected formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue specimens. J Histochem Cytochem 2007; 55:763-72. [PMID: 17409379 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7a7177.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Targeted proteomics research, based on the enrichment of disease-relevant proteins from isolated cell populations selected from high-quality tissue specimens, offers great potential for the identification of diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biological markers for use in the clinical setting and during preclinical testing and clinical trials, as well as for the discovery and validation of new protein drug targets. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue collections, with attached clinical and outcome information, are invaluable resources for conducting retrospective protein biomarker investigations and performing translational studies of cancer and other diseases. Combined capillary isoelectric focusing/nano-reversed-phase liquid chromatography separations equipped with nano-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry are employed for the studies of proteins extracted from microdissected FFPE glioblastoma tissues using a heat-induced antigen retrieval (AR) technique. A total of 14,478 distinct peptides are identified, leading to the identification of 2733 non-redundant SwissProt protein entries. Eighty-three percent of identified FFPE tissue proteins overlap with those obtained from the pellet fraction of fresh-frozen tissue of the same patient. This large degree of protein overlapping is attributed to the application of detergent-based protein extraction in both the cell pellet preparation protocol and the AR technique.
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- Tong Guo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Mattoon D, Michaud G, Merkel J, Schweitzer B. Biomarker discovery using protein microarray technology platforms: antibody-antigen complex profiling. Expert Rev Proteomics 2007; 2:879-89. [PMID: 16307517 DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2.6.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Protein microarrays represent an important new tool in proteomic systems biology. This review focuses on the contributions of protein microarrays to the discovery of novel disease biomarkers through antibody-based assays. Of particular interest is the use of protein microarrays for immune response profiling, through which a disease-specific antibody repertoire may be defined. The antigens and antibodies revealed by these studies are useful for clinical assay development, with enormous potential to aid in diagnosis, prognosis, disease staging and treatment selection. The discovery and characterization of novel biomarkers specifically tailored to disease type and stage are expected to enable personalized medicine by facilitating preventative medicine, predictive diagnostics and individualized curative therapies.
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- Dawn Mattoon
- Invitrogen Corporation, ProtoArray Services, ProtoArray Center, 688 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06405, USA.
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Lundberg E, Sundberg M, Gräslund T, Uhlén M, Svahn HA. A novel method for reproducible fluorescent labeling of small amounts of antibodies on solid phase. J Immunol Methods 2007; 322:40-9. [PMID: 17383674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2006] [Revised: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Fluorescently labeled antibodies are very important tools in cell biology, providing for specific and quantitative detection of antigens. To date, fluorophore labeling of antibodies has been performed in solution and has been limited by low-throughput methods requiring a substantial amount of pure antibody sample at a high concentration. We have developed a novel solid-phase labeling protocol for small amounts (i.e. micrograms) of antibodies with fluorescent dyes. Protein A affinity medium was used as solid support in a micropipette tip format. This solid-phase approach, including the advantage of the strong and specific interaction between Protein A and antibodies, allows for simultaneous purification, labeling and concentration of the antibody sample, making it possible to start with unpure antibody samples at low concentrations. We have optimized the protocol with regard to reaction pH, time, temperature and amount of amine reactive dye. In addition, we have evaluated the stability and activity of the labeled antibodies. To evaluate the reproducibility and robustness of this method we labeled eight antibodies with amine reactive fluorescent dyes followed by evaluation of antibody specificity on protein arrays. Interestingly, this gave an extremely high conformity in the degree of labeling, showing the robustness of the method. The solid-phase method also gave predictable and reproducible results and by varying the amount of reactive dye, the desired degree of labeling can easily be achieved. Antibodies labeled using this solid-phase method were similar in stability and activity to antibodies labeled in solution. This novel solid-phase antibody labeling method may also be applicable for other conjugation chemistries and labels, and has potential for high-throughput applications.
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- Emma Lundberg
- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, Roslagstullsbacken 21, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Mueller M, Martens L, Apweiler R. Annotating the human proteome: Beyond establishing a parts list. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2007; 1774:175-91. [PMID: 17223395 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 11/16/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The completion of the human genome has shifted the attention from deciphering the sequence to the identification and characterisation of the functional components, including genes. Improved gene prediction algorithms, together with the existing transcript and protein information, have enabled the identification of most exons in a genome. Availability of the 'parts list' has fostered the development of experimental approaches to systematically interrogate gene function on the genome, transcriptome and proteome level. Studying gene function at the protein level is vital to the understanding of how cells perform their functions as variations in protein isoforms and protein quantity which may underlie a change in phenotype can often not be deduced from sequence or transcript level genomics experiments alone. Recent advancements in proteomics have afforded technologies capable of measuring protein expression, post-translational modifications of these proteins, their subcellular localisation and assembly into complexes and pathways. Although an enormous amount of data already exists on the function of many human proteins, much of it is scattered over multiple resources. Public domain databases are therefore required to manage and collate this information and present it to the user community in both a human and machine readable manner. Of special importance here is the integration of heterogeneous data to facilitate the creation of resources that go beyond a mere parts list.
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- Michael Mueller
- EMBL Outstation, The European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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Rykl J, Thiemann J, Kurzawski S, Pohl T, Gobom J, Zidek W, Schlüter H. Renal cathepsin G and angiotensin II generation. J Hypertens 2007; 24:1797-807. [PMID: 16915029 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000242404.91332.be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alternative pathways of angiotensin II biosynthesis play a significant role in the renin-angiotensin system. In this study porcine renal tissue was investigated for angiotensin II-generating enzymes. METHODS AND RESULTS Protein extracts from porcine renal tissue were fractionated by liquid chromatography and tested for their angiotensin II-generating activity by the mass-spectrometry-assisted enzyme screening system (MES) and the active fractions were purified to near homogeneity. In one of these active fractions, inhibitable by an angiotensin-converting enzyme specific inhibitor, purified by anion-exchange chromatography, followed by hydroxyapatite chromatography, lectin affinity chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography and two-dimensional electrophoresis, angiotensin-converting enzyme was identified by a tryptic peptide matrix-assisted-laser-desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass fingerprint analysis. In a second active fraction, which was inhibited by chymostatin and antipain, yielded by anion-exchange chromatography, followed by hydroxyapatite chromatography, lectin affinity chromatography, chymostatin-antipain chromatography and one-dimensional electrophoresis, cathepsin G was identified by electro-spray ionization (ESI)-ion-trap mass spectrometry. The angiotensin-generating activities of the fraction containing angiotensin-converting enzyme and the fraction containing cathepsin G were in the same order of magnitude, thus showing that the contribution of cathepsin G towards the production of angiotensin II is significant. CONCLUSION This is the first time that cathepsin G has been identified in mammalian renal tissue.
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- Jana Rykl
- Internal Medicine - Nephrology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin
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Ericsson C, Franzén B, Nistér M. Frozen tissue biobanks. Tissue handling, cryopreservation, extraction, and use for proteomic analysis. Acta Oncol 2007; 45:643-61. [PMID: 16938807 DOI: 10.1080/02841860600818047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The potential and the limitations of protein analysis of tissue samples are surveyed. The complexity, concentration range and dynamics of the human proteome are reviewed, as is the effect of handling and cryopreservation. Protein extraction, solubilization, resolution and detection are discussed, in relation to the properties of the human proteome.
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- Christer Ericsson
- Department of Oncology - Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:05, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Taussig MJ, Stoevesandt O, Borrebaeck CAK, Bradbury AR, Cahill D, Cambillau C, de Daruvar A, Dübel S, Eichler J, Frank R, Gibson TJ, Gloriam D, Gold L, Herberg FW, Hermjakob H, Hoheisel JD, Joos TO, Kallioniemi O, Koegl M, Koegll M, Konthur Z, Korn B, Kremmer E, Krobitsch S, Landegren U, van der Maarel S, McCafferty J, Muyldermans S, Nygren PA, Palcy S, Plückthun A, Polic B, Przybylski M, Saviranta P, Sawyer A, Sherman DJ, Skerra A, Templin M, Ueffing M, Uhlén M. ProteomeBinders: planning a European resource of affinity reagents for analysis of the human proteome. Nat Methods 2007; 4:13-7. [PMID: 17195019 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth0107-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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ProteomeBinders is a new European consortium aiming to establish a comprehensive resource of well-characterized affinity reagents, including but not limited to antibodies, for analysis of the human proteome. Given the huge diversity of the proteome, the scale of the project is potentially immense but nevertheless feasible in the context of a pan-European or even worldwide coordination.
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- Michael J Taussig
- Technology Research Group, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
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Conticello SG, Langlois MA, Yang Z, Neuberger MS. DNA deamination in immunity: AID in the context of its APOBEC relatives. Adv Immunol 2007; 94:37-73. [PMID: 17560271 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(06)94002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)/apolipoprotein B RNA-editing catalytic component (APOBEC) family is a vertebrate-restricted subgrouping of a superfamily of zinc (Zn)-dependent deaminases that has members distributed throughout the biological world. AID and APOBEC2 are the oldest family members with APOBEC1 and the APOBEC3s being later arrivals restricted to placental mammals. Many AID/APOBEC family members exhibit cytidine deaminase activity on polynucleotides, although in different physiological contexts. Here, we examine the AID/APOBEC proteins in the context of the entire Zn-dependent deaminase superfamily. On the basis of secondary structure predictions, we propose that the cytosine and tRNA deaminases are likely to provide better structural paradigms for the AID/APOBEC family than do the cytidine deaminases, to which they have conventionally been compared. These comparisons yield predictions concerning likely polynucleotide-interacting residues in AID/APOBEC3s, predictions that are supported by mutagenesis studies. We also focus on a specific comparison between AID and the APOBEC3s. Both are DNA deaminases that function in immunity and are responsible for the hypermutation of their target substrates. AID functions in the adaptive immune system to diversify antibodies with targeted DNA deamination being central to this function. APOBEC3s function as part of an innate pathway of immunity to retroviruses with targeted DNA deamination being central to their activity in retroviral hypermutation. However, the mechanism by which the APOBEC3s fulfill their function of retroviral restriction remains unresolved.
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- Silvestro G Conticello
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 2QH, United Kingdom
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Thiery G, Shchepinov MS, Southern EM, Audebourg A, Audard V, Terris B, Gut IG. Multiplex target protein imaging in tissue sections by mass spectrometry--TAMSIM. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:823-9. [PMID: 17294518 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is becoming a popular tool for imaging histological sections. Currently, this technology is used to image naturally occurring molecules. Here we report a novel development for multiplex imaging of candidate proteins. Rather than detecting whatever molecules happen to be present and above the detection threshold in the desorption pixel, we attach photocleavable mass tags to antibodies to target proteins. 'Staining' of histological sections is carried out similarly to common immunohistochemical procedures with chemiluminescent or fluorescent detection using all antibodies of a multiplex simultaneously. Mass tags with discrete masses are released from their respective antibodies by a laser pulse at 355 nm without added matrix. After scanning, mass spectrometry images are created for the mass of each tag. In contrast to fluorescent tags, mass tags do not exhibit mutual quenching. Sections of healthy human pancreatic tissue were imaged to visualize synaptophysin in neuroendocrine cells, and sections from human lymph node and liver invaded by metastatic melanoma to localize the cancer markers PS100 and HMB45 simultaneously. All these proteins are below the detection threshold of direct MALDI-MS imaging. This method is termed TAMSIM for TArgeted multiplex Mass Spectrometry IMaging.
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- Gwendoline Thiery
- Centre National de Génotypage, Bâtiment G2, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex, France
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Aguilar-Mahecha A, Hassan S, Ferrario C, Basik M. Microarrays as validation strategies in clinical samples: tissue and protein microarrays. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2006; 10:311-26. [PMID: 17069510 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2006.10.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The widespread use of DNA microarrays has led to the discovery of many genes whose expression profile may have significant clinical relevance. The translation of this data to the bedside requires that gene expression be validated as protein expression, and that annotated clinical samples be available for correlative and quantitative studies to assess clinical context and usefulness of putative biomarkers. We review two microarray platforms developed to facilitate the clinical validation of candidate biomarkers: tissue microarrays and reverse-phase protein microarrays. Tissue microarrays are arrays of core biopsies obtained from paraffin-embedded tissues, which can be assayed for histologically-specific protein expression by immunohistochemistry. Reverse-phase protein microarrays consist of arrays of cell lysates or, more recently, plasma or serum samples, which can be assayed for protein quantity and for the presence of post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation. Although these platforms are limited by the availability of validated antibodies, both enable the preservation of precious clinical samples as well as experimental standardization in a high-throughput manner proper to microarray technologies. While tissue microarrays are rapidly becoming a mainstay of translational research, reverse-phase protein microarrays require further technical refinements and validation prior to their widespread adoption by research laboratories.
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- Adriana Aguilar-Mahecha
- Montreal Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, and Department of Oncology, McGill University and Surgery, Montreal, Canada
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Mass spectrometry has evolved as a technique suitable for the characterization of peptides and proteins beyond their linear sequence. The advantages of mass spectrometric sample analysis are high sensitivity, high mass accuracy, rapid analysis time and low sample consumption. In epitope mapping, the molecular structure of an antigen (the epitope or antigenic determinant) that interacts with the paratope (recognition surface) of the antibody is identified. To obtain information on linear, conformational and/or discontinuous epitopes, various approaches have been developed in conjunction with mass spectrometry. These methods include limited proteolysis and epitope footprinting, epitope excision and epitope extraction for linear epitopes and probing the surface accessibility of residues by differential chemical modifications of specific amino acid side chains or by differential hydrogen/deuterium exchange of the protein backbone amides for conformational and discontinuous epitopes. Epitope mapping by mass spectrometry is applicable in basic biochemical research and, with increasing robustness, should soon find its implementation in routine clinical diagnosis.
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- Christine Hager-Braun
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Koga H, Kyo M, Usui-Aoki K, Inamori K. A chip-based miniaturized format for protein-expression profiling: the exploitation of comprehensively produced antibodies. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3676-83. [PMID: 16915563 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Numerous antibodies have been developed and validated in recent years, and show promise for use in novel functional protein assays. Such assays would be an alternative to pre-existing comprehensive assays, such as DNA microarrays. Antibody microarrays are thought to represent those functional protein assays. While a variety of attempts have been made to apply DNA microarray technology to antibody microarrays, a fully optimized protocol has not been established. We have been conducting a project to comprehensively produce antibodies against mouse KIAA ("KI" stands for "Kazusa DNA Research Institute" and "AA" are reference characters) proteins. Using our library of antibodies, we established a novel antibody microarray format that utilizes surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology. A label-free real-time measurement of protein expression in crude cell lysates was achieved by direct readout of the bindings using SPR. Further refinement of the antibody microarray format enabled us to detect a smaller quantity of target proteins in the lysate without the bulk effect. In this review, we first summarize available antibody array formats and then describe the above-mentioned format utilizing updated SPR technology.
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- Hisashi Koga
- Chiba Industry Advancement Center, Chiba, Japan.
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Wu YJ, Chen HM, Wu TT, Wu JS, Chu RM, Juang RH. Preparation of monoclonal antibody bank against whole water-soluble proteins from rapid-growing bamboo shoots. Proteomics 2006; 6:5898-902. [PMID: 17051642 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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An antibody bank against the whole proteins in a proteome is a useful tool for biological research. Using the standard cell fusion method, and a modified screening protocol, we produced an mAb bank against the total water-soluble proteins extracted from the rapid-growing green bamboo shoots. An improved two-stage strategy was employed to enrich those poor immunogenic or lower expressed proteins. Totally, we obtained a bank of 192 mAb which were identified as distinctive to each other by 2-DE and immunostaining.
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- Yu-Jen Wu
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, Institute of Microbiology and Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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To date, proteomics approaches have aimed to either identify novel proteins or change in protein expression/modification in various organisms under normal or disease conditions. One major aspect of functional proteomics is to identify protein biological properties in a given context, however, forward proteomics approaches alone cannot complete this goal. Indeed, with the increasing successes of such proteomics-based research strategies and the subsequent increasing amounts of proteins identified with unknown molecular functions, approaches allowing for systematic analyses of protein functions are desired. In this review, we propose to depict the complementarities of forward and reverse proteomics approaches in the definite understanding of protein functions. This dual strategy requires a data integration loop which allows for systematic characterization of protein function(s). The details of the integrative process combining both in silico and experimental resources and tools are presented. Altogether, we believe that the integration of forward and reverse proteomics approaches supported by bioinformatics will provide an efficient path towards systems biology.
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- Sandrine Palcy
- Organelle Signaling laboratory, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Haab BB, Paulovich AG, Anderson NL, Clark AM, Downing GJ, Hermjakob H, Labaer J, Uhlen M. A Reagent Resource to Identify Proteins and Peptides of Interest for the Cancer Community. Mol Cell Proteomics 2006; 5:1996-2007. [PMID: 16867976 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.t600020-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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On the basis of discussions with representatives from all sectors of the cancer research community, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) recognizes the immense opportunities to apply proteomics technologies to further cancer research. Validated and well characterized affinity capture reagents (e.g. antibodies, aptamers, and affibodies) will play a key role in proteomics research platforms for the prevention, early detection, treatment, and monitoring of cancer. To discuss ways to develop new resources and optimize current opportunities in this area, the NCI convened the "Proteomic Technologies Reagents Resource Workshop" in Chicago, IL on December 12-13, 2005. The workshop brought together leading scientists in proteomics research to discuss model systems for evaluating and delivering resources for reagents to support MS and affinity capture platforms. Speakers discussed issues and identified action items related to an overall vision for and proposed models for a shared proteomics reagents resource, applications of affinity capture methods in cancer research, quality control and validation of affinity capture reagents, considerations for target selection, and construction of a reagents database. The meeting also featured presentations and discussion from leading private sector investigators on state-of-the-art technologies and capabilities to meet the user community's needs. This workshop was developed as a component of the NCI's Clinical Proteomics Technologies Initiative for Cancer, a coordinated initiative that includes the establishment of reagent resources for the scientific community. This workshop report explores various approaches to develop a framework that will most effectively fulfill the needs of the NCI and the cancer research community.
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- Brian B Haab
- Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA
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One of the promises of modern biotechnology is to improve medical care by providing accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment to patients who will derive the maximum benefit. Delivery of this promise in the 21st century is the result of major advances in biotechnology over the past 20 years. Sequencing of the human genome and other high-volume data discovery has become possible, owing to relatively inexpensive computation power and automation. The same forces that drove the human genome project are now being focused on cataloging various disease processes at the DNA, RNA and protein levels. As these high-throughput technologies are entering the clinical care environment, the major task at hand is to integrate the complex data and derive clinically useful information. In spite of major breakthroughs in molecular approaches to the diagnosis and prognostication of cancer, there remain significant obstacles in applying these technologies to clinical samples. The time-honored conventional histopathology, for example, is still the backbone of tumor diagnosis and prognostication. The traditional fixation and processing methods are, however, rapidly losing ground, as they do not protect important tissue macromolecules. Formalin, the common universal fixative, is losing its place in histopathology. In addition to its toxicity, it alters macromolecules and renders the tissue unfit for most advanced molecular studies. This has prompted the use of fresh or fresh-frozen biopsy material for most biomolecular discoveries and clinical assays. This of course is impractical, or even impossible, in most clinical settings, particularly since tumors are being detected earlier and smaller. Also, many preneoplastic conditions are impossible to triage for freezing since their accurate diagnosis requires the use of the entire sample for detailed microscopic examination. The focus in this report is on breast cancer, where the value of the innovative approaches of the tissue detection of biomolecular predictors is examined. To this end, novel tissue handling platforms are introduced that are not only suitable for histological diagnosis, but allow the detection of tumor proteome and expression profiles on the same biopsy sample.
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- Mehdi Nassiri
- Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
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Ohara R, Knappik A, Shimada K, Frisch C, Ylera F, Koga H. Antibodies for proteomic research: comparison of traditional immunization with recombinant antibody technology. Proteomics 2006; 6:2638-46. [PMID: 16572469 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Antibodies play a pivotal role in studying the expression and function of proteins. Proteomics studies require the generation of specific and high-affinity antibodies against large numbers of proteins. While traditional animal-based antibody generation is laborious, difficult to automate, and therefore less suited to keep up with the requirements of proteomics research, the use of recombinant in vitro antibody technology might offer a solution to this problem. However, it has not been demonstrated yet that such antibodies are at least as useful as conventional antibodies for typical proteomics applications. Here we generated novel recombinant Fab antibody fragments from the naïve HuCAL GOLD library against a number of targets derived from a mouse cDNA library. We compared these antibodies with polyclonal antisera produced against the same targets and show that these recombinant antibodies are useful reagents for typical applications like Western blotting or immunohistochemistry.
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- Reiko Ohara
- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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Andersson AC, Strömberg S, Bäckvall H, Kampf C, Uhlen M, Wester K, Pontén F. Analysis of protein expression in cell microarrays: a tool for antibody-based proteomics. J Histochem Cytochem 2006; 54:1413-23. [PMID: 16957166 PMCID: PMC3958123 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.6a7001.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tissue microarray (TMA) technology provides a possibility to explore protein expression patterns in a multitude of normal and disease tissues in a high-throughput setting. Although TMAs have been used for analysis of tissue samples, robust methods for studying in vitro cultured cell lines and cell aspirates in a TMA format have been lacking. We have adopted a technique to homogeneously distribute cells in an agarose gel matrix, creating an artificial tissue. This enables simultaneous profiling of protein expression in suspension- and adherent-grown cell samples assembled in a microarray. In addition, the present study provides an optimized strategy for the basic laboratory steps to efficiently produce TMAs. Presented modifications resulted in an improved quality of specimens and a higher section yield compared with standard TMA production protocols. Sections from the generated cell TMAs were tested for immunohistochemical staining properties using 20 well-characterized antibodies. Comparison of immunoreactivity in cultured dispersed cells and corresponding cells in tissue samples showed congruent results for all tested antibodies. We conclude that a modified TMA technique, including cell samples, provides a valuable tool for high-throughput analysis of protein expression, and that this technique can be used for global approaches to explore the human proteome.
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- Ann-Catrin Andersson
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Chung JY, Braunschweig T, Tuttle K, Hewitt SM. Tissue microarrays as a platform for proteomic investigation. J Mol Histol 2006; 38:123-8. [PMID: 16953460 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-006-9049-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tissue microarrays have become an essential tool in translational pathology. They are used to confirm results from other experimental platforms, such as expression microarrays, as well as a primary tool to explore the expression profile of proteins by immunohistochemical analysis. Tissue microarrays are routinely used molecular epidemiology, drug development and determining the diagnostic, prognostic and predictive value of new biomarkers. By applying traditional protein based assays, as well as novel assays to the platform, tissue microarrays have gained a new utility as a proteomic tool for both basic science as well as clinical investigation. This article will explore the new approaches that are being applied to tissue microarrays to, characterize the human proteome, and new technologies that allow tissue microarrays to function as a protein array.
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- Joon-Yong Chung
- Tissue Array Research Program, Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, MSC 4605, Bethesda, MD 20892-4605, USA
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Larsson K, Wester K, Nilsson P, Uhlén M, Hober S, Wernérus H. Multiplexed PrEST immunization for high-throughput affinity proteomics. J Immunol Methods 2006; 315:110-20. [PMID: 16949094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2006.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2005] [Revised: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Monospecific antibodies dfdfdfdf (msAbs) generated through antigen specific purification of polyclonal antisera are valuable tools in proteome analyses. However, proteome wide generation of msAbs would require extensive immunization programs. Therefore, it would be desirable to develop efficient immunization and purification methods to reduce the number of animals needed for such antibody-based research. Here we describe a multiplex immunization strategy for generation of msAbs towards recombinantly produced human protein fragments, denoted PrESTs. Antisera from rabbits immunized with a mixture of two, three, five and up to ten different PrESTs have been purified by a two-step immunoaffinity-based protocol and the efficiency of the purification method was analyzed using a two-color protein array concept. The obtained results showed that almost 80% of the animals immunized with antigens composed of two or three different PrESTs yielded antibodies recognizing all the included PrESTs. Furthermore, the modified two-step purification method effectively eliminated all background binding and produced pure antibody pools against individual PrESTs. This indicates that the multiplexed PrEST immunization strategy described here could become useful for high-throughput antibody-based proteomics initiatives, thus significantly reducing the number of animals needed in addition to providing a more cost-efficient method for production of msAbs.
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- Karin Larsson
- Department of Proteomics, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
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The driving force behind oncoproteomics is the belief that certain protein signatures or patterns exist that are associated with a particular malignancy. If so, the correlation of clinical parameters with defined protein expression patterns would allow us to predict disease progression and perhaps even postulate improved therapeutic modalities. The technological challenges to achieve these goals are significant, as the human proteome is not defined. No general methodological approach exists today, and human cancer can, furthermore, be divided into several disease subgroups. One potential solution to finding cancer-associated protein signatures is the emerging technology of affinity proteomics. This approach addresses some of the shortcomings of traditional proteomics and combines it with the power of microarrays. The present review focuses on the role of antibody microarrays in oncoproteomics and its potential to provide a truly proteome-wide analytical approach.
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- Carl A K Borrebaeck
- Lund University, Department of Immunotechnology, BMC D13, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden.
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