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Jain M, Dhariwal R, Patil N, Ojha S, Tendulkar R, Tendulkar M, Dhanda PS, Yadav A, Kaushik P. Unveiling the Molecular Footprint: Proteome-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease. Proteomes 2023; 11:33. [PMID: 37873875 PMCID: PMC10594437 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes11040033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. Early and accurate diagnosis of AD is crucial for implementing timely interventions and developing effective therapeutic strategies. Proteome-based biomarkers have emerged as promising tools for AD diagnosis and prognosis due to their ability to reflect disease-specific molecular alterations. There is of great significance for biomarkers in AD diagnosis and management. It emphasizes the limitations of existing diagnostic approaches and the need for reliable and accessible biomarkers. Proteomics, a field that comprehensively analyzes the entire protein complement of cells, tissues, or bio fluids, is presented as a powerful tool for identifying AD biomarkers. There is a diverse range of proteomic approaches employed in AD research, including mass spectrometry, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and protein microarrays. The challenges associated with identifying reliable biomarkers, such as sample heterogeneity and the dynamic nature of the disease. There are well-known proteins implicated in AD pathogenesis, such as amyloid-beta peptides, tau protein, Apo lipoprotein E, and clusterin, as well as inflammatory markers and complement proteins. Validation and clinical utility of proteome-based biomarkers are addressing the challenges involved in validation studies and the diagnostic accuracy of these biomarkers. There is great potential in monitoring disease progression and response to treatment, thereby aiding in personalized medicine approaches for AD patients. There is a great role for bioinformatics and data analysis in proteomics for AD biomarker research and the importance of data preprocessing, statistical analysis, pathway analysis, and integration of multi-omics data for a comprehensive understanding of AD pathophysiology. In conclusion, proteome-based biomarkers hold great promise in the field of AD research. They provide valuable insights into disease mechanisms, aid in early diagnosis, and facilitate personalized treatment strategies. However, further research and validation studies are necessary to harness the full potential of proteome-based biomarkers in clinical practice.
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- Mukul Jain
- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Vivekanand Education Society, College of Pharmacy, Chembur, Mumbai 400071, India;
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- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel College of Science, Mira Rd (East), Thane 400071, India;
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- Department of Botany, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari 122502, India;
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- Instituto de Conservacióny Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Perevezentseva DO, Gorchakov EV. Voltammetric determination of cysteine at a graphite electrode modified with gold nanoparticles. J Solid State Electrochem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-012-1727-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Na K, Lee MJ, Jeong HJ, Kim H, Paik YK. Differential gel-based proteomic approach for cancer biomarker discovery using human plasma. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 854:223-37. [PMID: 22311764 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-573-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (2D DIGE) has become a general platform for analysis of various clinical samples such as biofluids and tissues. In comparison to conventional 2-D polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D PAGE), 2D DIGE offers several advantages, such as accuracy and reproducibility between experiments, which facilitate spot-to-spot comparisons. Although whole plasma can be easily obtained, the complexity of plasma samples makes it challenging to analyze samples with good reproducibility. Here, we describe a method for decreasing protein complexity in plasma samples within a narrow pH range by depleting high-abundance plasma proteins. In combination with analysis of differentially expressed spots, trypsin digestion, identification of protein by mass spectrometry, and standard 2D PAGE and DIGE, this method has been optimized for comparison of plasma samples from healthy donors and patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Keun Na
- Graduate Program in Functional Genomics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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Tran B, Pepaj M, Lundanes E, Greibrokk T. The Behaviour of Reduced, Alkylated and Native Proteins in a pH-Gradient LC System. Chromatographia 2007. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-007-0390-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Yang Z, Attygalle AB. LC/MS characterization of undesired products formed during iodoacetamide derivatization of sulfhydryl groups of peptides. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:233-43. [PMID: 17206739 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Many undesired by-products have been noticed during alkylation with iodoacetamide, a widely used derivatization reaction in proteomics for the determination of sulfhydryl groups in peptides and proteins. We report here that iodoacetamide reacts with the N-terminal NH2 and the C-terminal carboxylic acid groups, in addition to the peripheral residues bearing protic functional groups. If sufficient reaction time is given, the N-terminal NH2 group is readily dialkylated by iodoacetamide. In fact, the N-terminal NH2 group reacts even faster than the reactive sites present in residues, such as tyrosine or histidine. LC/MS investigations with certain reactive peptides show that by-products are formed in a relatively short reaction time, even at room temperature. Interestingly, derivatives formed in this way are useful for sequence determination of peptides by MS since the intensities of y'' ions are highly suppressed in the spectra of N-terminus mono- and dialkylated peptides, whereas those of b-ions are significantly enhanced. For example, in the spectrum of N,N-dicarboxamidomethyl derivative of Val-Ala-Ala-Phe (VAAF), the y-series ions are virtually absent. On the other hand, when the derivatization takes place at the carboxylic group, the y-series ions are markedly observed in the spectra of these undesired O-carboxamidomethyl derivatives.
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- Zhihua Yang
- Center for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ 07030, USA
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Righetti PG. Real and imaginary artefacts in proteome analysis via two-dimensional maps. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 841:14-22. [PMID: 16517224 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2005] [Revised: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present review touches on a long-lasting debate on possible artefacts (i.e. generation of spurious spots, not belonging to the biological sample under analysis) induced by the separation technique (in this case, two-dimensional mapping) per se. It is shown here that some of the biggest offenders, always blamed in the past (at least since 1970, i.e. since the inception of gel-base isoelectric focusing protocols), namely deamidation (of Asn and Gln residues) and carbamylation (due to cyanate produced in urea solution), simply do not occur in properly handled samples and have never indeed been demonstrated in real samples, except when forced in purpose. Conversely, two unexpected major artefacts have been recently shown to plague 2D mapping. One is formation of homo- and hetero-oligomers in samples that have been reduced but not alkylated prior to entering the electric field. The phenomenon is highly aggravated in alkaline pH regions and can lead to an impressive number of spurious spots not existing in the original sample. Thus, alkylation (best if performed with acrylamide or vinylpyridines) is a must for avoiding such spurious spots, as well as sample streaking and smearing in the alkaline gel region, and for maintaining sample integrity. In fact, the other unexpected artefact is desulfuration (beta-elimination) by which, upon prolonged electrophoresis, the sample looses an -SH group fro Cys residues. This loss, in the long run, is accompanied by massive protein degradation due to lysis of a C-N bond along the polypeptide chain. Here too, alkylation of -SH groups of Cys almost completely prevents this noxious degradation phenomenon.
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- Pier Giorgio Righetti
- Polytechnic of Milano, Department of Chemistry, Giulio Natta, Materials and Engineering Chemistry, Via Mancinelli 7, Milano 20131, Italy.
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Vâlcu CM, Schlink K. Reduction of proteins during sample preparation and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of woody plant samples. Proteomics 2006; 6:1599-605. [PMID: 16456882 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protein extraction procedure and the reducing agent content (DTT, dithioerythritol, tributyl phosphine and tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine (TCEP)) of the sample and rehydration buffers were optimised for European beech leaves and roots and Norway spruce needles. Optimal extraction was achieved with 100 mM DTT for leaves and needles and a mixture of 2 mM TCEP and 50 mM DTT for roots. Performing IEF in buffers containing hydroxyethyldisulphide significantly enhanced the quality of separation for all proteins except for acidic root proteins, which were optimally focused in the same buffer as extracted.
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- Cristina-Maria Vâlcu
- Section of Forest Genetics, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
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Mineki R, Taka H, Fujimura T, Kikkawa M, Shindo N, Murayama K. In situ alkylation with acrylamide for identification of cysteinyl residues in proteins during one- and two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Proteomics 2002; 2:1672-81. [PMID: 12469337 DOI: 10.1002/1615-9861(200212)2:12<1672::aid-prot1672>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cysteinyl residues in proteins were alkylated with acrylamide during sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) to yield a thioether derivative, cys-S-beta-propionamide (PAM cys). The process was termed in situ alkylation with acrylamide. Using this method, the recovery of PAM-cys peptides from bovine serum albumin (BSA) was 88.6% at 10 picomol in one-dimensional (1-D) SDS-PAGE and 97.1% at 50 picomol in two-dimensional (2-D) SDS-PAGE. The coverage of tryptic peptide of BSA in 1-D and 2-D SDS-PAGE was 83.7% and 81.1%, respectively. The advantages of in situ alkylation with acrylamide were the following: (i) cysteinyl peptides were effectively derived in a single PAM cys and then proteins were precisely identified using databases; (ii) marked reduction of salts compared with post alkylation, e.g., using carboxymethylamide (CAM), resulting in higher signal intensity and wider coverage of cysteinyl peptides from PAM cys, compared with those of CAM derivatives, in mass spectrometry peptide mapping; and (iii) shorter duration by excluding the processes of post alkylation and desalting before peptide mapping.
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- Reiko Mineki
- Division of Biochemical Analysis, Central Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Proteomic tools measure gene expression, protein activity and interactions of biological events at the protein level. Proteins are the major catalysts of biological functions and contain several dimensions of information that collectively indicate the actual rather than the potential functional state as indicated by mRNA analysis. Measurements can be made in terms of protein quantity, location, and time-point. For the future we see a further integration of existing and new technologies for proteomics from a wide range of areas of biochemistry, chemistry, physics, computing science and molecular biology. This will further advance our knowledge of how biological systems are built up and what mechanisms control these systems. However, the potential of proteomics to comprehensively answer all biological questions is limited as only protein activity is measured. A unification of genomics, proteomics, and other technologies is needed if we are to start to understand the complexity of biological function in the context of disease and health.
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- Valerie C Wasinger
- Mass Spectrometry and Protein Analysis Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Herbert B, Galvani M, Hamdan M, Olivieri E, MacCarthy J, Pedersen S, Righetti PG. Reduction and alkylation of proteins in preparation of two-dimensional map analysis: why, when, and how? Electrophoresis 2001; 22:2046-57. [PMID: 11465505 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200106)22:10<2046::aid-elps2046>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The standard procedure adopted up to the present in proteome analysis calls for just reduction prior to the isoelectric focusing/immobilized pH gradient (IEF/IPG) step, followed by a second reduction/alkylation step in between the first and second dimension, in preparation for the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) step. This protocol is far from being optimal. It is here demonstrated, by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF)-mass spectrometry, that failure to reduce and alkylate proteins prior to any electrophoretic step (including the first dimension) results in a large number of spurious spots in the alkaline pH region, due to "scrambled" disulfide bridges among like and unlike chains. This series of artefactual spots comprises not only dimers, but an impressive series of oligomers (up to nonamers) in the case of simple polypeptides such as the human alpha- and beta-globin chains, which possess only one (alpha-) or two (beta-) -SH groups. As a result, misplaced spots are to be found in the resulting two-dimensional (2-D) map, if performed with the wrong protocol. The number of such artefactual spots can be impressively large. In the case of analysis of complex samples, such as human plasma, it is additionally shown that failure to alkylate proteins results in a substantial loss of spots in the alkaline gel region, possibly due to the fact that these proteins, at their pI, regenerate their disulfide bridges with concomitant formation of macroaggregates which become entangled with and trapped within the polyacrylamide gel fibers. This strongly quenches their transfer in the subsequent SDS-PAGE step.
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- B Herbert
- Proteome Systems, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Chapter 14 Two-dimensional maps. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4770(01)80046-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Yan JX, Sanchez JC, Rouge V, Williams KL, Hochstrasser DF. Modified immobilized pH gradient gel strip equilibration procedure in SWISS-2DPAGE protocols. Electrophoresis 1999; 20:723-6. [PMID: 10344239 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(19990101)20:4/5<723::aid-elps723>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the present paper we report a revised protocol for immobilized pH gradient (IPG) gel strip equilibration involving a procedural modification between the first- and second-dimensional separation in both analytical and preparative two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE). By changing the pH of the equilibration buffer (pH 8.0), the concentration of alkylating reagent (125 mM iodoacetamide) and the time of incubation (15 min), it has been possible to achieve increased cysteine (Cys) alkylation to completion with only one adduct of carboxyamidomethyl-Cys formed. Importantly, the modification does not alter the 2-D proteome patterns and therefore maintains the integrity of the existing SWISS-2DPAGE entries. Results are presented for comparative analyses using human plasma, and for Cys analysis of human albumin to illustrate the advantages of the improved protein reduction and Cys alkylation. The modified step of IPG gel strip equilibration will assist protein digestion for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation - time-of-flight - mass spectrometry analysis, and make Cys quantitation possible without further in-gel or on-blot alkylation.
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- J X Yan
- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
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Adamczyk M, Gebler JC, Wu J. A simple method to identify cysteine residues by isotopic labeling and ion trap mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 1999; 13:1813-1817. [PMID: 10482894 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19990930)13:18<1813::aid-rcm722>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A simple method was developed to facilitate the identification of cysteine-containing peptides based on S-carboxymethylation of cysteine residues with isotopically enriched bromoacetic acid. An ion trap mass spectrometer with high-resolution scan functionality allows identification of the unique isotopic distribution patterns specific to the modified peptides.
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- M Adamczyk
- Department of Chemistry (9NM), Abbott Diagnostics Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064-6016, USA.
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