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Bauernfeind AL, Reyzer ML, Caprioli RM, Ely JJ, Babbitt CC, Wray GA, Hof PR, Sherwood CC. High spatial resolution proteomic comparison of the brain in humans and chimpanzees. J Comp Neurol 2015; 523:2043-61. [PMID: 25779868 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We performed high-throughput mass spectrometry at high spatial resolution from individual regions (anterior cingulate and primary motor, somatosensory, and visual cortices) and layers of the neocortex (layers III, IV, and V) and cerebellum (granule cell layer), as well as the caudate nucleus in humans and chimpanzees. A total of 39 mass spectrometry peaks were matched with probable protein identifications in both species, allowing for comparison in expression. We explored how the pattern of protein expression varies across regions and cortical layers to provide insights into the differences in molecular phenotype of these neural structures between species. The expression of proteins differed principally in a region- and layer-specific pattern, with more subtle differences between species. Specifically, human and chimpanzee brains were similar in their distribution of proteins related to the regulation of transcription and enzyme activity but differed in their expression of proteins supporting aerobic metabolism. Whereas most work assessing molecular expression differences in the brains of primates has been performed on gene transcripts, this dataset extends current understanding of the differential molecular expression that may underlie human cognitive specializations.
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- Amy L Bauernfeind
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110.,Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130.,Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232.,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
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- MAEBIOS-TM, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 88310
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
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- Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708.,Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708.,Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708
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- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, New York
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- Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052
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Enrichment of single neurons and defined brain regions from human brain tissue samples for subsequent proteome analysis. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2015; 122:993-1005. [PMID: 26123835 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-015-1414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Brain function in normal aging and neurological diseases has long been a subject of interest. With current technology, it is possible to go beyond descriptive analyses to characterize brain cell populations at the molecular level. However, the brain comprises over 100 billion highly specialized cells, and it is a challenge to discriminate different cell groups for analyses. Isolating intact neurons is not feasible with traditional methods, such as tissue homogenization techniques. The advent of laser microdissection techniques promises to overcome previous limitations in the isolation of specific cells. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for isolating and analyzing neurons from postmortem human brain tissue samples. We describe a workflow for successfully freezing, sectioning and staining tissue for laser microdissection. This protocol was validated by mass spectrometric analysis. Isolated neurons can also be employed for western blotting or PCR. This protocol will enable further examinations of brain cell-specific molecular pathways and aid in elucidating distinct brain functions.
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Fernández-Irigoyen J, Zelaya MV, Tuñon T, Santamaría E. Anatomo-proteomic characterization of human basal ganglia: focus on striatum and globus pallidus. Mol Brain 2014; 7:83. [PMID: 25406675 PMCID: PMC4236423 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-014-0083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The basal ganglia (BG) are a complex network of subcortical nuclei involved in the coordination and integration of the motor activity. Although these independent anatomical structures are functionally related, the proteome present in each isolated nucleus remains largely unexplored. In order to analyse the BG proteome in a large-scale format, we used a multi-dimensional fractionation approach which combines isolation of anatomically-defined nuclei, and protein/peptide chromatographic fractionation strategies coupled to mass spectrometry. RESULTS Using this workflow, we have obtained a proteomic expression profile across striatum and globus pallidus structures among which 1681 proteins were located in caudate nucleus (CN), 1329 in putamen, 1419 in medial globus pallidus (GPi), and 1480 in lateral globus pallidus (GPe), establishing a BG reference proteome to a depth of 2979 unique proteins. Protein interactome mapping highlighted significant clustering of common proteins in striatal and pallidal structures, contributing to oxidative phosphorylation, protein degradation and neurotrophin signalling pathways. In silico analyses emphasized specific pathways represented in striatal and pallidal structures highlighting 5-hydroxytryptamine degradation, synaptic vesicle trafficking, and dopamine, metabotropic glutamate and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor pathways. Additional bioinformatic analyses also revealed that: i) nearly 4% of identified proteins have been previously associated to neurodegenerative syndromes, ii) 11% of protein set tends to localize to synaptic terminal, and iii) 20% of identified proteins were also localized in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CONCLUSIONS Overall, the anatomo-proteomic profiling of BG complements the anatomical atlas of the human brain transcriptome, increasing our knowledge about the molecular basis of the BG and the etiology of the movement disorders.
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- Joaquín Fernández-Irigoyen
- />Clinical Neuroproteomics Group, Proteomics Unit, Proteored-ISCIII, Navarrabiomed, Fundación Miguel Servet, Irunlarrea Street, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- />Neurological Tissue Bank, Navarrabiomed, Fundación Miguel Servet, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- />Pathological Anatomy Department, Navarra Hospital Complex, Pamplona, Spain
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- />Clinical Neuroproteomics Group, Proteomics Unit, Proteored-ISCIII, Navarrabiomed, Fundación Miguel Servet, Irunlarrea Street, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Schumacher J, Rosenkranz D, Herlyn H. Mating systems and protein-protein interactions determine evolutionary rates of primate sperm proteins. Proc Biol Sci 2013; 281:20132607. [PMID: 24307672 PMCID: PMC3866406 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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To assess the relative impact of functional constraint and post-mating sexual selection on sequence evolution of reproductive proteins, we examined 169 primate sperm proteins. In order to recognize potential genome-wide trends, we additionally analysed a sample of altogether 318 non-reproductive (brain and postsynaptic) proteins. Based on cDNAs of eight primate species (Anthropoidea), we observed that pre-mating sperm proteins engaged in sperm composition and assembly show significantly lower incidence of site-specific positive selection and overall lower non-synonymous to synonymous substitution rates (dN/dS) across sites as compared with post-mating sperm proteins involved in capacitation, hyperactivation, acrosome reaction and fertilization. Moreover, database screening revealed overall more intracellular protein interaction partners in pre-mating than in post-mating sperm proteins. Finally, post-mating sperm proteins evolved at significantly higher evolutionary rates than pre-mating sperm and non-reproductive proteins on the branches to multi-male breeding species, while no such increase was observed on the branches to unimale and monogamous species. We conclude that less protein–protein interactions of post-mating sperm proteins account for lowered functional constraint, allowing for stronger impact of post-mating sexual selection, while the opposite holds true for pre-mating sperm proteins. This pattern is particularly strong in multi-male breeding species showing high female promiscuity.
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- Julia Schumacher
- Institute of Anthropology, University of Mainz, , Anselm-Franz-von-Bentzel-Weg 7, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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Melchior K, Tholey A, Heisel S, Keller A, Lenhof HP, Meese E, Huber CG. Proteomic study of human glioblastoma multiforme tissue employing complementary two-dimensional liquid chromatography- and mass spectrometry-based approaches. J Proteome Res 2010; 8:4604-14. [PMID: 19673542 DOI: 10.1021/pr900420b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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An extensive data set comprising 2660 unique protein identifications was obtained for the proteome of a human brain tumor (glioblastoma multiforme) by combining the results of two complementary analytical strategies based on two-dimensional chromatography and mass spectrometry. A bottom-up method, performing peptide separation in both chromatographic dimensions was employed as well as a semi-top-down method, in which intact proteins were separated in the first and tryptic peptides in the second dimension. The identified proteins were assigned to their molecular functions and compared to previously identified proteins of glioblastoma multiforme (= astrocytoma WHO grade IV), lower WHO grade astrocytomas (grade II and III), and nontumor brain tissue. With the use of a subset of 104 identified membrane proteins, the properties of intact protein fractionation in the first dimension of the semi-top-down approach were elucidated in detail. The benefit of the semi-top-down approach was further demonstrated by the identification of a set of endogenous glioblastoma multiforme expressed proteins. These proteins correspond to recombinant antigens which were recently found to be reactive against autoantibodies in glioblastoma multiforme patients. The results indicate the usefulness of the semi-top-down approach for the investigation of immunogenic antigens in human tumor tissue samples.
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- Katja Melchior
- Department of Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis and Bioanalysis, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Antonov AV, Dietmann S, Rodchenkov I, Mewes HW. PPI spider: a tool for the interpretation of proteomics data in the context of protein-protein interaction networks. Proteomics 2009; 9:2740-9. [PMID: 19405022 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Recent advances in experimental technologies allow for the detection of a complete cell proteome. Proteins that are expressed at a particular cell state or in a particular compartment as well as proteins with differential expression between various cells states are commonly delivered by many proteomics studies. Once a list of proteins is derived, a major challenge is to interpret the identified set of proteins in the biological context. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) data represents abundant information that can be employed for this purpose. However, these data have not yet been fully exploited due to the absence of a methodological framework that can integrate this type of information. Here, we propose to infer a network model from an experimentally identified protein list based on the available information about the topology of the global PPI network. We propose to use a Monte Carlo simulation procedure to compute the statistical significance of the inferred models. The method has been implemented as a freely available web-based tool, PPI spider (http://mips.helmholtz-muenchen.de/proj/ppispider). To support the practical significance of PPI spider, we collected several hundreds of recently published experimental proteomics studies that reported lists of proteins in various biological contexts. We reanalyzed them using PPI spider and demonstrated that in most cases PPI spider could provide statistically significant hypotheses that are helpful for understanding of the protein list.
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- Alexey V Antonov
- GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute for Bioinformatics, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Caudle WM, Pan S, Shi M, Quinn T, Hoekstra J, Beyer RP, Montine TJ, Zhang J. Proteomic identification of proteins in the human brain: Towards a more comprehensive understanding of neurodegenerative disease. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:1484-97. [PMID: 21136796 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200800043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Proteomics has revealed itself as a powerful tool in the identification and determination of proteins and their biological significance. More recently, several groups have taken advantage of the high-throughput nature of proteomics in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the human brain. In turn, this information has provided researchers with invaluable insight into the potential pathways and mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders, e.g., Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. Furthermore, these findings likely will improve methods to diagnose disease and monitor disease progression as well as generate novel targets for therapeutic intervention. Despite these advances, comprehensive understanding of the human brain proteome remains challenging, and requires development of improved sample enrichment, better instrumentation, and innovative analytic techniques. In this review, we will focus on the most recent progress related to identification of proteins in the human brain under normal as well as pathological conditions, mainly Alzheimer and Parkinson disease, their potential application in biomarker discovery, and discuss current advances in protein identification aimed at providing a more comprehensive understanding of the brain.
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- W Michael Caudle
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Martins-de-Souza D, Gattaz WF, Schmitt A, Rewerts C, Maccarrone G, Dias-Neto E, Turck CW. Proteome analysis of human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using shotgun mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2008; 31:3122-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tavichakorntrakool R, Prasongwattana V, Sriboonlue P, Puapairoj A, Pongskul J, Khuntikeo N, Hanpanich W, Yenchitsomanus PT, Wongkham C, Thongboonkerd V. Serial analyses of postmortem changes in human skeletal muscle: A case study of alterations in proteome profile, histology, electrolyte contents, water composition, and enzyme activity. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:1255-64. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.200800051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Micallef J, Gajadhar A, Wiley J, DeSouza LV, Michael Siu KW, Guha A. Proteomics: present and future implications in neuro-oncology. Neurosurgery 2008; 62:539-55; discussion 539-55. [PMID: 18425004 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000317302.85837.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PROTEOMICS, IN ITS broadest mandate, is the study of proteins and their functions. As the "workhorses" of the genome, proteins govern normal cellular structure and function. Protein function is not just a reflection of its expression level; it is also the cumulative result of many post-transcriptional (splicing) and post-translational events that together determine cellular localization, interactions, and longevity. The composition and variability of the proteome is vastly more complex than the corresponding genome. It is this proteome variation that helps define an organism and the unique characteristics that separate one individual from another. Aberrations in protein function, which alter normal cellular structure and function, are the ultimate basis of disease, including cancer. Therefore, an understanding of protein networks through a systems biology approach of proteomics is necessary to understand normal and abnormal cellular function, with the goal of performing rational therapeutic interventions. In this review, we focus on two emerging proteomic technologies: mass spectrometry and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. In addition to reviewing the principles and potential utilization of these two techniques, we highlight their application in neuro-oncology research.
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- Johann Micallef
- Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Center, Hospital for Sick Children's Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Kitsou E, Pan S, Zhang J, Shi M, Zabeti A, Dickson DW, Albin R, Gearing M, Kashima DT, Wang Y, Beyer RP, Zhou Y, Pan C, Caudle WM, Zhang J. Identification of proteins in human substantia nigra. Proteomics Clin Appl 2008; 2:776-82. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.200800028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wang Y, Muneton S, Sjövall J, Jovanovic JN, Griffiths WJ. The effect of 24S-hydroxycholesterol on cholesterol homeostasis in neurons: quantitative changes to the cortical neuron proteome. J Proteome Res 2008; 7:1606-14. [PMID: 18303831 DOI: 10.1021/pr7006076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In humans, the brain represents only about 2% of the body's mass but contains about one-quarter of the body's free cholesterol. Cholesterol is synthesized de novo in brain and removed by metabolism to oxysterols. 24S-Hydoxycholesterol represents the major metabolic product of cholesterol in brain, being formed via the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme CYP46A1. CYP46A1 is expressed exclusively in brain, normally by neurons. In this study, we investigated the effect of 24S-hydroxycholesterol on the proteome of rat cortical neurons. With the use of two-dimensional liquid chromatography linked to nanoelectrospray tandem mass spectrometry, over 1040 proteins were identified including members of the cholesterol, isoprenoid and fatty acid synthesis pathways. With the use of stable isotope labeling technology, the protein expression patterns of enzymes in these pathways were investigated. 24S-Hydroxycholesterol was found to down-regulate the expression of members of the cholesterol/isoprenoid synthesis pathways including 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 1 (EC 2.3.3.10), diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.33), isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase (EC 5.3.3.2), farnesyl-diphosphate synthase (Geranyl trans transferase, EC 2.5.1.10), and dedicated sterol synthesis enzymes, farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (squalene synthase, EC 2.5.1.21) and methylsterol monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.72). The expression of many enzymes in the cholesterol/isoprenoid and fatty acid synthesis pathways are regulated by the membrane-bound transcription factors named sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs), which themselves are both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally regulated. The current proteomic data indicates that 24S-hydroxycholesterol down-regulates cholesterol synthesis in neurons, possibly, in a post-transcriptional manner through SREBP-2. In contrast to cholesterol metabolism, enzymes responsible for the synthesis of fatty acids were not found to be down-regulated in neurons treated with 24S-hydroxycholesterol, while apolipoprotein E (apo E), a cholesterol trafficking protein, was found to be up-regulated. Taken together, this data leads to the hypothesis that, in times of cholesterol excess, 24S-hydroxycholesterols signals down-regulation of cholesterol synthesis enzymes through SREBP-2, but up-regulates apo E synthesis (through the liver X receptor) leading to cholesterol storage and restoration of cholesterol balance.
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- Yuqin Wang
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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Pan S, Shi M, Jin J, Albin RL, Lieberman A, Gearing M, Lin B, Pan C, Yan X, Kashima DT, Zhang J. Proteomics Identification of Proteins in Human Cortex Using Multidimensional Separations and MALDI Tandem Mass Spectrometer. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 6:1818-23. [PMID: 17644759 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m700158-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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It is essential to characterize the proteome of various regions of human brain because most, if not all, neurodegenerative diseases are region-specific. Here we report an in-depth proteomics identification of proteins extracted from the frontal cortex, a region playing a critical role in cognitive function. The integrated proteomics analytical flow consisted of biochemical fractionation, strong cation exchange chromatography, reverse phase liquid chromatography, and MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometric analysis. In total, 812 proteins were confidently identified with two or more peptides. These proteins demonstrated diverse isoelectric points and molecular weights and are involved in several molecular functions, including protein binding, catalytic activity, transport, structure, and signal transduction. A number of proteins known to be associated with neurodegenerative diseases were also identified. Detailed characterization of these proteins will supply the necessary information to appropriately interpret proteins associated with aging and/or age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Finally 140 proteins found in the cortical proteome were present in the proteome of cerebrospinal fluid, providing tissue-specific candidates for biomarker discovery in body fluid.
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- Sheng Pan
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
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Current literature in mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:689-700. [PMID: 17474104 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Dumont D, Noben JP, Moreels M, Vanderlocht J, Hellings N, Vandenabeele F, Lambrichts I, Stinissen P, Robben J. Characterization of mature rat oligodendrocytes: a proteomic approach. J Neurochem 2007; 102:562-76. [PMID: 17442050 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04575.x] [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] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Oligodendrocytes are glial cells responsible for the synthesis and maintenance of myelin in the central nervous system (CNS). Oligodendrocytes are vulnerable to damage occurring in a variety of neurological diseases. Understanding oligodendrocyte biology is crucial for the dissemination of de- and remyelination mechanisms. The goal of the present study is the construction of a protein database of mature rat oligodendrocytes. Post-mitotic oligodendrocytes were isolated from mature Wistar rats and subjected to immunocytochemistry. Proteins were extracted and analyzed by means of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and two-dimensional liquid chromatography, both coupled to mass spectrometry. The combination of the gel-based and gel-free approach resulted in confident identification of a total of 200 proteins. A minority of proteins were identified in both proteomic strategies. The identified proteins represent a variety of functional groups, including novel oligodendrocyte proteins. The results of this study emphasize the power of the applied proteomic strategy to study known or to reveal new proteins and to investigate their regulation in oligodendrocytes in different disease models.
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- Debora Dumont
- Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute BIOMED, Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School of Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Synaptic vesicles are key organelles in neurotransmission. Vesicle integral or membrane-associated proteins mediate the various functions the organelle fulfills during its life cycle. These include organelle transport, interaction with the nerve terminal cytoskeleton, uptake and storage of low molecular weight constituents, and the regulated interaction with the pre-synaptic plasma membrane during exo- and endocytosis. Within the past two decades, converging work from several laboratories resulted in the molecular and functional characterization of the proteinaceous inventory of the synaptic vesicle compartment. However, up until recently and due to technical difficulties, it was impossible to screen the entire organelle thoroughly. Recent advances in membrane protein identification and mass spectrometry (MS) have dramatically promoted this field. A comparison of different techniques for elucidating the proteinaceous composition of synaptic vesicles revealed numerous overlaps but also remarkable differences in the protein constituents of the synaptic vesicle compartment, indicating that several protein separation techniques in combination with differing MS approaches are required to identify and characterize the synaptic vesicle proteome. This review highlights the power of various gel separation techniques and MS analyses for the characterization of the proteome of highly purified synaptic vesicles. Furthermore, the newly detected protein assignments to synaptic vesicles, especially those proteins which are new to the inventory of the synaptic vesicle proteome, are critically discussed.
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- Jacqueline Burré
- Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Neurochemistry, JW Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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