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Andrews WT, Bickner AN, Tobias F, Ryan KA, Bruening ML, Hummon AB. Electroblotting through Enzymatic Membranes to Enhance Molecular Tissue Imaging. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1689-1699. [PMID: 34110793 PMCID: PMC9241434 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool for studying biomolecule localization in tissue. Protein distributions in tissue provide important histological information; however, large proteins exhibit a high limit of detection in MALDI-MS when compared to their corresponding smaller proteolytic peptides. As a result, several techniques have emerged to digest proteins into more detectable peptides for imaging. Digestion is typically accomplished through trypsin deposition on the tissue, but this technique increases the complexity of the tissue microenvironment, which can limit the number of detectable species. This proof-of-principle study explores tryptic tissue digestion during electroblotting through a trypsin-containing membrane. This approach actively extracts and enzymatically digests proteins from mouse brain tissue sections while simultaneously reducing the complexity of the tissue microenvironment (compared to trypsin deposition on the surface) to obtain an increased number of detectable peptide fragments. The method does not greatly compromise spatial location or require expensive devices to uniformly deposit trypsin on tissue. Using electrodigestion through membranes, we detected and tentatively identified several tryptic peptides that were not observed after on-tissue digestion. Moreover, the use of pepsin rather than trypsin in digestion membranes allows extraction and digestion at low pH to detect peptides from a complementary subset of tissue proteins. Future studies will aim to further improve the method, including changing the substrate membrane to increase spatial resolution and the number of detected peptides.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Bickner AN, Champion MM, Hummon AB, Bruening ML. Electroblotting through a tryptic membrane for LC-MS/MS analysis of proteins separated in electrophoretic gels. Analyst 2021; 145:7724-7735. [PMID: 33000802 DOI: 10.1039/d0an01380c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Digestion of proteins separated via sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) remains a popular method for protein identification using mass-spectrometry based proteomics. Although robust and routine, the in-gel digestion procedure is laborious and time-consuming. Electroblotting to a capture membrane prior to digestion reduces preparation steps but requires on-membrane digestion that yields fewer peptides than in-gel digestion. This paper develops direct electroblotting through a trypsin-containing membrane to a capture membrane to simplify extraction and digestion of proteins separated by SDS-PAGE. Subsequent liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) identifies the extracted peptides. Analysis of peptides from different capture membrane pieces shows that electrodigestion does not greatly disturb the spatial resolution of a standard protein mixture separated by SDS-PAGE. Electrodigestion of an Escherichia coli (E. coli) cell lysate requires four hours of total sample preparation and results in only 13% fewer protein identifications than in-gel digestion, which can take 24 h. Compared to simple electroblotting and protein digestion on a poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) capture membrane, adding a trypsin membrane to the electroblot increases the number of protein identifications by 22%. Additionally, electrodigestion experiments using capture membranes coated with polyelectrolyte layers identify a higher fraction of small proteolytic peptides than capture on PVDF or in-gel digestion.
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- A N Bickner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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Mass spectrometry, a technology to determine the mass of ionized molecules and biomolecules, is increasingly applied for the global identification and quantification of proteins. Proteomics applies mass spectrometry in many applications, and each application requires consideration of analytical choices, instrumental limitations and data processing steps. These depend on the aim of the study and means of conducting it. Choosing the right combination of sample preparation, MS instrumentation, and data processing allows exploration of different aspects of the proteome. This chapter gives an outline for some of these commonly used setups and some of the key concepts, many of which later chapters discuss in greater depth. Understanding and handling mass spectrometry data is a multifaceted task that requires many user decisions to obtain the most comprehensive information from an MS experiment. Later chapters in this book deal in-depth with various aspects of the process and how different tools addresses the many analytical challenges. This chapter revises the basic concept in mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics.
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- Rune Matthiesen
- Computational and Experimental Biology Group, CEDOC, Chronic Diseases Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Innovating the Concept and Practice of Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis in the Analysis of Proteomes at the Proteoform Level. Proteomes 2019; 7:proteomes7040036. [PMID: 31671630 PMCID: PMC6958347 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes7040036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) is an important and well-established technical platform enabling extensive top-down proteomic analysis. However, the long-held but now largely outdated conventional concepts of 2DE have clearly impacted its application to in-depth investigations of proteomes at the level of protein species/proteoforms. It is time to popularize a new concept of 2DE for proteomics. With the development and enrichment of the proteome concept, any given “protein” is now recognized to consist of a series of proteoforms. Thus, it is the proteoform, rather than the canonical protein, that is the basic unit of a proteome, and each proteoform has a specific isoelectric point (pI) and relative mass (Mr). Accordingly, using 2DE, each proteoform can routinely be resolved and arrayed according to its different pI and Mr. Each detectable spot contains multiple proteoforms derived from the same gene, as well as from different genes. Proteoforms derived from the same gene are distributed into different spots in a 2DE pattern. High-resolution 2DE is thus actually an initial level of separation to address proteome complexity and is effectively a pre-fractionation method prior to analysis using mass spectrometry (MS). Furthermore, stable isotope-labeled 2DE coupled with high-sensitivity liquid chromatography-tandem MS (LC-MS/MS) has tremendous potential for the large-scale detection, identification, and quantification of the proteoforms that constitute proteomes.
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Ma S, Wang C, Zhao B, Ren X, Tian S, Wang J, Zhang C, Shao Y, Qiu M, Wang X. Tandem mass tags labeled quantitative proteomics to study the effect of tobacco smoke exposure on the rat lung. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:496-506. [PMID: 29307719 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The causal link between tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and numerous severe respiratory system diseases (RSD), including chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer, is well established. However, the pathogenesis of TSE-induced RSD remains incompletely understood. This research aims to detect the pathogenetic mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets of TSE-induced RSD. METHODS This study employed TSE model which rats were exposed to a concentration of 60% tobacco smoke in a toxicant exposure system for four weeks. Tandem mass tags (TMT) labeled quantitative proteomics combined with off-line high pH reversed-phase fractionation, and nano-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method (off-line high pH RPF-nano-LC-MS/MS) were adopted to detect differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the lung tissues of the TSE model rats and to compare them with those in control. The accuracy of the results was verified by western blot. RESULTS Compared with the control group, 33 proteins in the TSE model group's lung tissues showed significant differential expression. Analysis based on the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways indicated that, several biological pathways, such as the steroid biosynthesis pathway, were involved and played significant roles in the pathogenesis of the experimental group's TSE. CONCLUSIONS These findings make a crucial contribution to the search for a comprehensive understanding of TSE-induced RSD's pathogenesis, and furthermore provide guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of TSE-induced RSD.
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- Shuangshuang Ma
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China; Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250014, China
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- Beijing Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China.
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Kumari A, Datta S. Phospholipid bilayer functionalized membrane pores for enhanced efficiency of immobilized glucose oxidase enzyme. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wen M, Jin Y, Manabe T, Chen S, Tan W. A comparative analysis of human plasma and serum proteins by combining native PAGE, whole-gel slicing and quantitative LC-MS/MS: Utilizing native MS-electropherograms in proteomic analysis for discovering structure and interaction-correlated differences. Electrophoresis 2017; 38:3111-3123. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Meiling Wen
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Guangdong University of Technology; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou P. R. China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Guangdong University of Technology; Guangzhou P. R. China
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Hao WR, Chen M, Chen YJ, Su YC, Cheng CM, Hsueh HY, Kao AP, Hsieh YC, Chang J, Tseng MY, Chuang KH. Poly-protein G-expressing bacteria enhance the sensitivity of immunoassays. Sci Rep 2017; 7:989. [PMID: 28428542 PMCID: PMC5430508 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01022-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The sensitivities of solid-phase immunoassays are limited by the quantity of detection antibodies bound to their antigens on the solid phase. Here, we developed a poly-protein G-expressing bacterium as an antibody-trapping microparticle to enhance the signals of immunoassays by increasing the accumulation of detection antibodies on the given antigen. Eight tandemly repeated fragment crystallisable (Fc) binding domains of protein G were stably expressed on the surface of Escherichia coli BL21 cells (termed BL21/8G). BL21/8G cells showed a higher avidity for trapping antibodies on their surface than monomeric protein G-expressing BL21 (BL21/1G) cells did. In the sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), simply mixing the detection antibody with BL21/8G provided a detection limit of 6 pg/mL for human interferon-α (IFN-α) and a limit of 30 pg/mL for polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated IFN-α (Pegasys), which are better than that of the traditional ELISA (30 pg/mL for IFN-α and 100 pg/mL for Pegasys). Moreover, the sensitivity of the Western blot for low-abundance Pegasys (0.4 ng/well) was increased by 25 folds upon mixing of an anti-PEG antibody with BL21/8G cells. By simply being mixed with a detection antibody, the poly-protein G-expressing bacteria can provide a new method to sensitively detect low-abundance target molecules in solid-phase immunoassays.
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- Wen-Rui Hao
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. program for the Clinical Drug Discovery from Botanical Herbs, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. program for the Clinical Drug Discovery from Botanical Herbs, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Stemforce Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Chiayi City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. program for the Clinical Drug Discovery from Botanical Herbs, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Dulay MT, Eberlin LS, Zare RN. Protein Analysis by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Using Trypsin-Immobilized Organosiloxane Polymer Surfaces. Anal Chem 2015; 87:12324-30. [PMID: 26567450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In the growing field of proteomic research, rapid and simple protein analysis is a crucial component of protein identification. We report the use of immobilized trypsin on hybrid organic-inorganic organosiloxane (T-OSX) polymers for the on-surface, in situ digestion of four model proteins: melittin, cytochrome c, myoglobin, and bovine serum albumin. Tryptic digestion products were sampled, detected, and identified using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) and nanoDESI-MS. These novel, reusable T-OSX arrays on glass slides allow for protein digestion in methanol:water solvents (1:1, v/v) and analysis directly from the same polymer surface without the need for sample preparation, high temperature, and pH conditions typically required for in-solution trypsin digestions. Digestion reactions were conducted with 2 μL protein sample droplets (0.35 mM) at incubation temperatures of 4, 25, 37, and 65 °C and digestion reaction times between 2 and 24 h. Sequence coverages were dependent on the hydrophobicity of the OSX polymer support and varied by temperature and digestion time. Under the best conditions, the sequence coverages, determined by DESI-MS, were 100% for melittin, 100% for cytochrome c, 90% for myoglobin, and 65% for bovine serum albumin.
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- Maria T Dulay
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Hattan SJ, Du J, Parker KC. Bifunctional Glass Membrane Designed to Interface SDS-PAGE Separations of Proteins with the Detection of Peptides by Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2015; 87:3685-93. [DOI: 10.1021/ac503980x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Stephen J. Hattan
- SimulTOF Systems, 60 Union Avenue, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776, United States
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- Toxikon Corporation, 15 Wiggins Avenue, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, United States
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- SimulTOF Systems, 60 Union Avenue, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776, United States
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Proteins have been transferred from the gel to the membrane by a variety of methods. These include vacuum blotting, centrifuge blotting, electroblotting of proteins to Teflon tape and membranes for N- and C-terminal sequence analysis, multiple tissue blotting, a two-step transfer of low- and high-molecular-weight proteins, acid electroblotting onto activated glass, membrane-array method for the detection of human intestinal bacteria in fecal samples, protein microarray using a new black cellulose nitrate support, electrotransfer using square wave alternating voltage for enhanced protein recovery, polyethylene glycol-mediated significant enhancement of the immunoblotting transfer, parallel protein chemical processing before and during western blot and the molecular scanner concept, electronic western blot of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric-identified polypeptides from parallel processed gel-separated proteins, semidry electroblotting of peptides and proteins from acid-urea polyacrylamide gels, transfer of silver-stained proteins from polyacrylamide gels to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes, and the display of K(+) channel proteins on a solid nitrocellulose support for assaying toxin binding. The quantification of proteins bound to PVDF membranes by elution of CBB, clarification of immunoblots on PVDF for transmission densitometry, gold coating of nonconductive membranes before matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometric analysis to prevent charging effect for analysis of peptides from PVDF membranes, and a simple method for coating native polysaccharides onto nitrocellulose are some of the methods involving either the manipulation of membranes with transferred proteins or just a passive transfer of antigens to membranes. All these methods are briefly reviewed in this chapter.
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Gómez de León CT, Díaz Martín RD, Mendoza Hernández G, González Pozos S, Ambrosio JR, Mondragón Flores R. Proteomic characterization of the subpellicular cytoskeleton of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. J Proteomics 2014; 111:86-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Differential expression of immunogenic proteins on virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:741309. [PMID: 25105140 PMCID: PMC4109345 DOI: 10.1155/2014/741309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Molecular epidemiology has revealed that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), formerly regarded as highly conserved species, displays a considerable degree of genetic variability that can influence the outcome of the disease as well as the innate and adaptive immune response. Recent studies have demonstrated that Mtb families found worldwide today differ in pathology, transmissibility, virulence, and development of immune response. By proteomic approaches seven proteins that were differentially expressed between a local clinical isolate from Latin-American-Mediterranean (LAM) and from Haarlem (H) lineages were identified. In order to analyze the immunogenic ability, recombinant Rv2241, Rv0009, Rv0407, and Rv2624c proteins were produced for testing specific antibody responses. We found that these proteins induced humoral immune responses in patients with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis with substantial cross-reactivity among the four proteins. Moreover, such reactivity was also correlated with anti-Mtb-cell surface IgM, but not with anti-ManLAM, anti-PPD, or anti-Mtb-surface IgG antibodies. Therefore, the present results describe new Mtb antigens with potential application as biomarkers of TB.
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Jin Y, Bu S, Zhang J, Yuan Q, Manabe T, Tan W. Native protein mapping and visualization of protein interactions in the area of human plasma high-density lipoprotein by combining nondenaturing micro 2DE and quantitative LC-MS/MS. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:2055-64. [PMID: 24668886 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A human plasma sample was subjected to nondenaturing micro 2DE and a gel area (5 mm × 18 mm) that includes high-density lipoprotein (HDL) was cut into 1 mm × 1 mm squares, then the proteins in the 90 gel pieces were analyzed by quantitative LC-MS/MS. Grid-cutting of the gel was employed to; (i) ensure the total analysis of the proteins in the area, (ii) standardize the conditions of analysis by LC-MS/MS, (iii) reconstruct the protein distribution patterns from the quantity data. Totally 154 proteins were assigned in the 90 gel pieces and the quantity distribution of each was reconstructed as a color density pattern (a native protein map). The map of apolipoprotein (Apo) A-I showed a wide apparent mass distribution characteristic to HDL and was compared with the maps of the other 153 proteins. Eleven proteins showed maps of wide distribution that overlapped with the map of Apo A-I, and all have been reported to be the components of HDL. Further, seven minor proteins associated with HDL were detected at the gel positions of high Apo A-I quantity. These results for the first time visualized the localization of HDL apolipoproteins on a nondenaturing 2DE gel and strongly suggested their interactions.
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- Ya Jin
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Škrášková K, Heeren RM. A review of complementary separation methods and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging: Lowering sample complexity. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1319:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sandoval-Oliveros MR, Paredes-López O. Isolation and characterization of proteins from chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:193-201. [PMID: 23240604 DOI: 10.1021/jf3034978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Chia ( Salvia hispanica L.) is a plant that produces seeds rich in some nutraceutical compounds with high protein content, but little is known about them; for this reason the aim of this study was to characterize the seed storage proteins. Protein fractions were extracted from chia seed flour. The main protein fraction corresponded to globulins (52%). Sedimentation coefficient studies showed that the globulin fraction contains mostly 11S and 7S proteins. The molecular sizes of all the reduced fractions were about 15-50 kDa. Electrophoretic experiments under native conditions exhibited four bands of globulins in the range of 104-628 kDa. The denaturation temperatures of crude albumins, globulins, prolamins, and glutelins were 103, 105, 85.6, and 91 °C, respectively; albumins and globulins had relatively good thermal stability. Selected globulin peptides by mass spectrometry showed homology to sesame proteins. A good balance of essential amino acids was found in the seed flour and globulins, especially of methionine+cysteine.
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- María R Sandoval-Oliveros
- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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Mass spectrometry has been widely applied to study biomolecules and one rapidly developing field is the global analysis of proteins, proteomics. Understanding and handling mass spectrometry data is a multifaceted task that requires many decisions to be made to get the most comprehensive information from an experiment. Later chapters in this book deal in-depth with various aspects of the process and how different tools can be applied to the many analytical challenges. This introductory chapter is intended as a basic introduction to mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics to set the scene for newcomers and give pointers to reference material. There are many applications of mass spectrometry in proteomics and each application is associated with some analytical choices, instrumental limitations and data processing steps that depend on the aim of the study and means of conducting it. Different aspects of the proteome can be explored by choosing the right combination of sample preparation, MS instrumentation and data processing. This chapter gives an outline for some of these commonly used setups and some of the key concepts, many of which are explored in greater depth in later chapters.
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- Rune Matthiesen
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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Wang X, Liang S. Sample preparation for the analysis of membrane proteomes by mass spectrometry. Protein Cell 2012; 3:661-8. [PMID: 22926766 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-012-2062-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The low abundance and highly hydrophobic nature of most membrane proteins make their analysis more difficult than that for common soluble proteins. Successful membrane protein identification is largely dependent on the sample preparation including the enrichment and dissolution of the membrane proteins. A series of conventional and newly developed methods has been applied to the enrichment of low-abundance membrane proteins at membrane and/or protein levels and to the dissolution of hydrophobic membrane proteins. However, all the existing methods have inherent advantages and limitations. Up to now, there has been no unique method that can universally be employed to solve all the problems and more efforts are needed in improving sample preparation for the analysis of membrane proteomes.
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- Xianchun Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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Williamson YM, Moura H, Simmons K, Whitmon J, Melnick N, Rees J, Woolfitt A, Schieltz DM, Tondella ML, Ades E, Sampson J, Carlone G, Barr JR. A gel-free proteomic-based method for the characterization of Bordetella pertussis clinical isolates. J Microbiol Methods 2012; 90:119-33. [PMID: 22537821 PMCID: PMC5687064 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bordetella pertussis (Bp) is the etiologic agent of pertussis or whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease occurring primarily in infants and young children. Although vaccine preventable, pertussis cases have increased over the years leading researchers to re-evaluate vaccine control strategies. Since bacterial outer membrane proteins, comprising the surfaceome, often play roles in pathogenesis and antibody-mediated immunity, three recent Bp circulating isolates were examined using proteomics to identify any potential changes in surface protein expression. Fractions enriched for outer membrane proteins were digested with trypsin and the peptides analyzed by nano liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS), followed by database analysis to elucidate the surfaceomes of our three Bp isolates. Furthermore, a less labor intensive non-gel based antibody affinity capture technology in conjunction with MS was employed to assess each Bp strains' immunogenic outer membrane proteins. This novel technique is generally applicable allowing for the identification of immunogenic surface expressed proteins on pertussis and other pathogenic bacteria.
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- Yulanda M. Williamson
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341, USA
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Enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase and antigen 85B of Mycobacterium habana are specifically recognized by antibodies in sera from leprosy patients. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2011; 18:1097-103. [PMID: 21613461 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00519-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a noncultivable bacterium. One of the principal goals of leprosy research is to develop serological tests that will allow identification and early treatment of leprosy patients. M. habana is a cultivable nonpathogenic mycobacterium and candidate vaccine for leprosy, and several antigens that cross-react between M. leprae and M. habana have been discovered. The aim of the present study was to extend the identification of cross-reactive antigens by identifying M. habana proteins that reacted by immunoblotting with antibodies in serum samples from leprosy patients but not with antibodies in sera from tuberculosis (TB) patients or healthy donors (HDs). A 28-kDa antigen that specifically reacted with sera from leprosy patients was identified. To further characterize this antigen, protein spots were aligned in two-dimensional polyacrylamide gels and Western blots. Spots cut out from the gels were then analyzed by mass spectrometry. Two proteins were identified: enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase (lipid metabolism; ML2498) and antigen 85B (Ag85B; mycolyltransferase; ML2028). These proteins represent promising candidates for the design of a reliable tool for the serodiagnosis of lepromatous leprosy, which is the most frequent form in Mexico.
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Deb-Choudhury S, Plowman JE, Thomas A, Krsinic GL, Dyer JM, Clerens S. Electrophoretic mapping of highly homologous keratins: A novel marker peptide approach. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:2894-902. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kamila Chughtai
- FOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- FOM-Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lin Y, Li Y, Liu Y, Han W, He Q, Li J, Chen P, Wang X, Liang S. Improvement of gel-separated protein identification by DMF-assisted digestion and peptide recovery after electroblotting. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:3626-35. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kaletaş BK, van der Wiel IM, Stauber J, Lennard J. Dekker, Güzel C, Kros JM, Luider TM, Heeren RMA. Sample preparation issues for tissue imaging by imaging MS. Proteomics 2009; 9:2622-33. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Van Laar VS, Mishizen AJ, Cascio M, Hastings TG. Proteomic identification of dopamine-conjugated proteins from isolated rat brain mitochondria and SH-SY5Y cells. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 34:487-500. [PMID: 19332121 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2008] [Revised: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dopamine oxidation has been previously demonstrated to cause dysfunction in mitochondrial respiration and membrane permeability, possibly related to covalent modification of critical proteins by the reactive dopamine quinone. However, specific mitochondrial protein targets have not been identified. In this study, we utilized proteomic techniques to identify proteins directly conjugated with (14)C-dopamine from isolated rat brain mitochondria exposed to radiolabeled dopamine quinone (150 microM) and differentiated SH-SY5Y cells treated with (14)C-dopamine (150 microM). We observed a subset of rat brain mitochondrial proteins that were covalently modified by (14)C-dopamine, including chaperonin, ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1, glucose regulated protein 75/mitochondrial HSP70/mortalin, mitofilin, and mitochondrial creatine kinase. We also found the Parkinson's disease associated proteins ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 and DJ-1 to be covalently modified by dopamine in both brain mitochondrial preparations and SH-SY5Y cells. The susceptibility of the identified proteins to covalent modification by dopamine may carry implications for their role in the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis.
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- Victor S Van Laar
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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González-Zamorano M, Mendoza-Hernández G, Xolalpa W, Parada C, Vallecillo AJ, Bigi F, Espitia C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glycoproteomics Based on ConA-Lectin Affinity Capture of Mannosylated Proteins. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:721-33. [DOI: 10.1021/pr800756a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Margarita González-Zamorano
- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F. México, Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, and Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA-INTA Castelar, Los Reseros y Las Cabañas B1712WAA Hurlingham, Argentina
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A plethora of methods have been used for transferring proteins from the gel to the membrane. These include centrifuge blotting, electroblotting of proteins to Teflon tape and membranes for N- and C-terminal sequence analysis, multiple tissue blotting, a two-step transfer of low and high molecular weight proteins, blotting of Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB)-stained proteins from polyacrylamide gels to transparencies, acid electroblotting onto activated glass, membrane-array method for the detection of human intestinal bacteria in fecal samples, protein microarray using a new black cellulose nitrate support, electrotransfer using square wave alternating voltage for enhanced protein recovery, polyethylene glycol-mediated significant enhancement of the immunoblotting transfer, parallel protein chemical processing before and during western blot and the molecular scanner concept, electronic western blot of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry-identified polypeptides from parallel processed gel-separated proteins, semidry electroblotting of peptides and proteins from acid-urea polyacrylamide gels, transfer of silver-stained proteins from polyacrylamide gels to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes, and the display of K(+) channel proteins on a solid nitrocellulose support for assaying toxin binding. The quantification of proteins bound to PVDF membranes by elution of CBB, clarification of immunoblots on PVDF for transmission densitometry, gold coating of nonconductive membranes before MALDI tandem mass spectrometric analysis to prevent charging effect for analysis of peptides from PVDF membranes, and a simple method for coating native polysaccharides onto nitrocellulose are some of the methods involving either the manipulation of membranes with transferred proteins or just a passive transfer of antigens to membranes. All these methods are briefly reviewed in this chapter.
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- Biji T Kurien
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
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Vaezzadeh AR, Simicevic J, Chauvet A, François P, Zimmermann-Ivol CG, Lescuyer P, Deshusses JPM, Hochstrasser DF. Imaging mass spectrometry using peptide isoelectric focusing. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:2667-2676. [PMID: 18677718 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS) has emerged as a powerful technique in the field of proteomics. The use of Immobilized pH Gradient-IsoElectric Focusing (IPG-IEF) is also a new trend, as the first dimension of separation, in shotgun proteomics. We report a combination of these two outstanding technologies. This approach is based on the separation of shotgun-produced peptides by IPG-IEF. The peptides are then transferred by capillarity to a capture membrane, which is then scanned by the mass spectrometer to generate MS images. This high-throughput methodology allows a preview of the sample to be obtained in a single day. We report the application of this new pipeline for differential comparison of the membrane proteome of two different strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in a proof-of-principle experiment.
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- Ali R Vaezzadeh
- Biomedical Proteomics Research Group, Department of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Geneva University, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Grill B, Bienvenut WV, Brown HM, Ackley BD, Quadroni M, Jin Y. C. elegans RPM-1 regulates axon termination and synaptogenesis through the Rab GEF GLO-4 and the Rab GTPase GLO-1. Neuron 2007; 55:587-601. [PMID: 17698012 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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C. elegans RPM-1 (for Regulator of Presynaptic Morphology) is a member of a conserved protein family that includes Drosophila Highwire and mammalian Pam and Phr1. These are large proteins recently shown to regulate synaptogenesis through E3 ubiquitin ligase activities. Here, we report the identification of an RCC1-like guanine nucleotide exchange factor, GLO-4, from mass spectrometry analysis of RPM-1-associated proteins. GLO-4 colocalizes with RPM-1 at presynaptic terminals. Loss of function in glo-4 or in its target Rab GTPase, glo-1, causes neuronal defects resembling those in rpm-1 mutants. We show that the glo pathway functions downstream of rpm-1 and acts in parallel to fsn-1, a partner of RPM-1 E3 ligase function. We find that late endosomes are specifically disorganized at the presynaptic terminals of glo-4 mutants. Our data suggest that RPM-1 positively regulates a Rab GTPase pathway to promote vesicular trafficking via late endosomes.
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- Brock Grill
- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Sinsheimer Laboratories, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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Khwaja FW, Nolen JDL, Mendrinos SE, Lewis MM, Olson JJ, Pohl J, Van Meir EG, Ritchie JC, Brat DJ. Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid discriminates malignant and nonmalignant disease of the central nervous system and identifies specific protein markers. Proteomics 2007; 6:6277-87. [PMID: 17078017 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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CNS diseases are often accompanied by changes in the protein composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). SELDI-TOF-MS provides an approach for identifying specific protein markers of disease in biological fluids. We compared the CSF proteomes from patients with neoplastic and reactive/inflammatory CNS diseases to identify potential biomarkers. SELDI-TOF-MS was performed on CSF derived from lumbar puncture of 32 patients, including 10 with CNS malignancies, 12 with inflammatory or reactive conditions, and 10 with unknown CNS disease. Using the SAX-2 (strong anionic exchange) chip, we uncovered three conserved protein peak ranges within each disease category. For neoplastic diseases, we identified conserved peaks at 7.5-8.0 kDa (9/10 samples), 15.1-15.9 kDa (8/10 samples), and 30.0-32.0 kDa (5/10 samples). In reactive/inflammatory diseases, conserved peaks were found at 6.7-7.1 kDa (10/12 samples), 11.5-11.9 kDa (12/12 samples), and 13.3-13.7 kDa (9/12 samples). A protein from the 30.0 to 32.0 kDa peak range found in neoplastic CSF was identified by MALDI analysis as carbonic anhydrase, a protein overexpressed in many malignancies including high-grade gliomas. Similarly, cystatin C was identified in the 13.3-13.7 kDa peak range in non-neoplastic CSF and was most prominent in inflammatory conditions. Our approach provides a rational basis for identifying biomarkers that could be used for detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of CNS diseases.
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- Fatima W Khwaja
- Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Groseclose MR, Andersson M, Hardesty WM, Caprioli RM. Identification of proteins directly from tissue: in situ tryptic digestions coupled with imaging mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:254-62. [PMID: 17230433 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A novel method for on-tissue identification of proteins in spatially discrete regions is described using tryptic digestion followed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) with MS/MS analysis. IMS is first used to reveal the protein and peptide spatial distribution in a tissue section and then a serial section is robotically spotted with small volumes of trypsin solution to carry out in situ protease digestion. After hydrolysis, 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) matrix solution is applied to the digested spots, with subsequent analysis by IMS to reveal the spatial distribution of the various tryptic fragments. Sequence determination of the tryptic fragments is performed using on-tissue MALDI MS/MS analysis directly from the individual digest spots. This protocol enables protein identification directly from tissue while preserving the spatial integrity of the tissue sample. The procedure is demonstrated with the identification of several proteins in the coronal sections of a rat brain.
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- M Reid Groseclose
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South, Medical Research Building 3, Room 9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8575, USA
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Faupel M, Bonenfant D, Schindler P, Bertrand E, Mueller D, Stoeckli M, Bitsch F, Rohner T, Staab D, Van Oostrum J. Biophotonics applied to proteomics. Subcell Biochem 2007; 43:323-338. [PMID: 17953401 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5943-8_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Since the completion of the human genome sequencing, our understanding of gene and protein function and their involvement in physiopathological states has increased dramatically, partly due to technological developments in photonics. Photonics is a very active area where new developments occur on a weekly basis, while established tools are adapted to fulfill the needs of other disciplines like genomics and proteomics. Biophotonics emerged at the interface of photonics and biology as a very straightforward and efficient approach to observe and manipulate living systems. In this chapter, we review the current applications of photonics and imaging to proteomics from 2D gels analysis to molecular imaging.
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- Michel Faupel
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Genome and Protein Sciences Systems Biology, Basel, Switzeland.
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Tinel A, Janssens S, Lippens S, Cuenin S, Logette E, Jaccard B, Quadroni M, Tschopp J. Autoproteolysis of PIDD marks the bifurcation between pro-death caspase-2 and pro-survival NF-kappaB pathway. EMBO J 2006; 26:197-208. [PMID: 17159900 PMCID: PMC1782377 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Upon DNA damage, a complex called the PIDDosome is formed and either signals NF-kappaB activation and thus cell survival or alternatively triggers caspase-2 activation and apoptosis. PIDD (p53-induced protein with a death domain) is constitutively processed giving rise to a 48-kDa N-terminal fragment containing the leucine-rich repeats (LRRs, PIDD-N) and a 51-kDa C-terminal fragment containing the death domain (DD, PIDD-C). The latter undergoes further cleavage resulting in a 37-kDa fragment (PIDD-CC). Here we show that processing occurs at S446 (generating PIDD-C) and S588 (generating PIDD-CC) by an auto-processing mechanism similar to that found in the nuclear pore protein Nup98/96 and inteins. Auto-cleavage of PIDD determines the outcome of the downstream signaling events. Whereas initially formed PIDD-C mediates the activation of NF-kappaB via the recruitment of RIP1 and NEMO, subsequent formation of PIDD-CC causes caspase-2 activation and thus cell death. A non-cleavable PIDD mutant is unable to translocate from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and loses both activities. In this way, auto-proteolysis of PIDD might participate in the orchestration of the DNA damage-induced life and death signaling pathways.
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- Antoine Tinel
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
- Protein Analysis Facility, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
- Protein Analysis Facility, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Ch. des Boveresses 155, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 21 692 5738; Fax: +41 21 692 6705; E-mail:
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Han MJ, Lee SY. The Escherichia coli proteome: past, present, and future prospects. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2006; 70:362-439. [PMID: 16760308 PMCID: PMC1489533 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00036-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteomics has emerged as an indispensable methodology for large-scale protein analysis in functional genomics. The Escherichia coli proteome has been extensively studied and is well defined in terms of biochemical, biological, and biotechnological data. Even before the entire E. coli proteome was fully elucidated, the largest available data set had been integrated to decipher regulatory circuits and metabolic pathways, providing valuable insights into global cellular physiology and the development of metabolic and cellular engineering strategies. With the recent advent of advanced proteomic technologies, the E. coli proteome has been used for the validation of new technologies and methodologies such as sample prefractionation, protein enrichment, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, protein detection, mass spectrometry (MS), combinatorial assays with n-dimensional chromatographies and MS, and image analysis software. These important technologies will not only provide a great amount of additional information on the E. coli proteome but also synergistically contribute to other proteomic studies. Here, we review the past development and current status of E. coli proteome research in terms of its biological, biotechnological, and methodological significance and suggest future prospects.
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- Mee-Jung Han
- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Hilario M, Kalousis A, Pellegrini C, Müller M. Processing and classification of protein mass spectra. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2006; 25:409-49. [PMID: 16463283 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Among the many applications of mass spectrometry, biomarker pattern discovery from protein mass spectra has aroused considerable interest in the past few years. While research efforts have raised hopes of early and less invasive diagnosis, they have also brought to light the many issues to be tackled before mass-spectra-based proteomic patterns become routine clinical tools. Known issues cover the entire pipeline leading from sample collection through mass spectrometry analytics to biomarker pattern extraction, validation, and interpretation. This study focuses on the data-analytical phase, which takes as input mass spectra of biological specimens and discovers patterns of peak masses and intensities that discriminate between different pathological states. We survey current work and investigate computational issues concerning the different stages of the knowledge discovery process: exploratory analysis, quality control, and diverse transforms of mass spectra, followed by further dimensionality reduction, classification, and model evaluation. We conclude after a brief discussion of the critical biomedical task of analyzing discovered discriminatory patterns to identify their component proteins as well as interpret and validate their biological implications.
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- Melanie Hilario
- Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Kawakami T, Hoshida Y, Kanai F, Tanaka Y, Tateishi K, Ikenoue T, Obi S, Sato S, Teratani T, Shiina S, Kawabe T, Suzuki T, Hatano N, Taniguchi H, Omata M. Proteomic analysis of sera from hepatocellular carcinoma patients after radiofrequency ablation treatment. Proteomics 2006; 5:4287-95. [PMID: 16254924 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Comparative proteomic analysis was used to search for characteristic alterations in the sera of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who had undergone curative radiofrequency ablation treatment. Serum samples collected from eight patients before and after treatment were subjected to 2-DE. Eighty-eight protein spots differentially expressed with the treatment were selected by clustering analysis, and the proteins were identified by MS based on MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis and public database searches. The statistical analysis suggested that four proteins decreased after treatment (pro-apolipoprotein, alpha2-HS glycoprotein, apolipoprotein A-IV precursor, and PRO1708/PRO2044, which is the carboxy terminal fragment of albumin) and that seven proteins were increased after treatment, including leucine-rich alpha2-glycoprotein and alpha1-antitrypsin. These data facilitate the identification of differentially expressed proteins that are involved in HCC carcinogenesis and provide candidate biomarkers for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
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- Takayuki Kawakami
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Luxembourg SL, Vaezaddeh AR, Amstalden ER, Zimmermann-Ivol CG, Hochstrasser DF, Heeren RMA. The molecular scanner in microscope mode. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:3435-42. [PMID: 17066367 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The combination of microscope mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) with protein identification methodology: the molecular scanner, was explored. The molecular scanner approach provides improvement of sensitivity of detection and identification of high-mass proteins in microscope mode IMS. The methodology was tested on protein distributions obtained after separation by sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). High-quality, high-spatial-resolution ion images were recorded on a TRIFT-II ion microscope after gold coating of the MALDI sample preparation on the poly(vinylidenedifluoride) capture membranes. The sensitivity of the combined method is estimated to be 5 pmol. The minimum amount of sample consumed, needed for identification, was estimated to be better than 100 fmol. Software tools were developed to analyze the spectral data and to generate broad mass range and single molecular component microscope mode ion images and single mass-to-charge ratio microprobe mode images.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biotechnology
- Cattle
- Chickens
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteins/chemistry
- Proteomics/methods
- Rabbits
- Scattering, Radiation
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/instrumentation
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion/methods
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- Stefan L Luxembourg
- FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wunschel D, Schultz I, Skillman A, Wahl K. Method for detection and quantitation of fathead minnow vitellogenin (Vtg) by liquid chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2005; 73:256-67. [PMID: 15894388 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2004] [Revised: 02/18/2005] [Accepted: 03/11/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Vitellogenin (Vtg) is a well-recognized biomarker of estrogen exposure in many species, particularly fish. This large protein shares a high degree of sequence homology across a large number of species. Quantitative measurement is currently done using antibody-based assays. These assays frequently require purification of Vtg and antibody production from each species because there is poor cross reactivity between antibodies for different fish. Therefore, complementary methods of measuring Vtg are desirable. Mass spectrometric (MS) analysis coupled to database searching offers the promise of a general method for protein identification. In this study, we used the well-characterized Vtg from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to evaluate the analytical parameters for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) analysis of the intact protein. The low sensitivity observed for the intact protein demonstrated that a proteolytic digestion would be necessary for MALDI-MS identification of Vtg. An analytical scale high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation combined with MALDI-MS was used to measure and confirm the identity of Vtg from the plasma of an important species for regulatory agencies, fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). The small volume requirement of this method (<10 microL) was found to be compatible with the plasma volume obtained from a few minnows. Importantly, the HPLC-MALDI-MS measurement of fathead minnow Vtg abundance after exposure to estradiol was similar to previously obtained enzyme linked immunosorbant assays (ELISA) data.
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- David Wunschel
- Chemical and Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Analytical Chemistry, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Scherl A, Zimmermann-Ivol CG, Di Dio J, Vaezzadeh AR, Binz PA, Amez-Droz M, Cochard R, Sanchez JC, Glückmann M, Hochstrasser DF. Gold coating of non-conductive membranes before matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometric analysis prevents charging effect. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:605-610. [PMID: 15685683 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Acquisition of tandem mass spectra from peptides or other analytes deposited on non-conductive membranes is inhibited on instruments combining matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with tandem time-of-flight analyzers (MALDI-TOF/TOF) due to a charging effect. A thin layer of gold renders the membrane conductive. This allows adequate data acquisition on MALDI-TOF/TOF systems. Therefore, this methodology extends the capacity of the molecular scanner concept to tandem mass spectrometry.
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- Alexander Scherl
- Biomedical Proteomics Research Group, Central Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Nadler TK, Wagenfeld BG, Huang Y, Lotti RJ, Parker KC, Vella GJ. Electronic Western blot of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric-identified polypeptides from parallel processed gel-separated proteins. Anal Biochem 2004; 332:337-48. [PMID: 15325303 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Identification of proteins previously separated by one-dimensional (1-D) or two-dimensional gel electrophoresis requires significant manipulations to digest the proteins into their respective peptides and to extract them from the gel prior to mass analysis. This article describes the simultaneous transfer and digestion of proteins directly from 1-D gels onto a membrane ready for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometric (MS) analysis. Protein transfer and digestion efficiencies are estimated to be more than 95%. The effectiveness of this procedure is demonstrated by identifying 110 unique proteins derived from a lysate of Escherichia coli and 149 proteins derived from a mouse liver homogenate separated by 1-D sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Using crude mouse liver homogenates, four distinct glutathione S-transferase classes, ranging from 23 to 27 kDa, are identified from a separating gel, indicating the discriminating potential for this method. A Visual Basic program allowed visualization of the identified proteins according to their respective positions on the 1-D gels. In many cases, two or more proteins could be identified within a single band of the SDS gel. The "digital" images generated resemble Western blots without the use of antibodies or signal amplification techniques.
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- Timothy K Nadler
- Applied Biosystems, Advanced Research & Technology, 500 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701, USA.
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Gottlieb DM, Schultz J, Bruun SW, Jacobsen S, Søndergaard I. Multivariate approaches in plant science. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2004; 65:1531-1548. [PMID: 15276450 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2003] [Revised: 04/01/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The objective of proteomics is to get an overview of the proteins expressed at a given point in time in a given tissue and to identify the connection to the biochemical status of that tissue. Therefore sample throughput and analysis time are important issues in proteomics. The concept of proteomics is to encircle the identity of proteins of interest. However, the overall relation between proteins must also be explained. Classical proteomics consist of separation and characterization, based on two-dimensional electrophoresis, trypsin digestion, mass spectrometry and database searching. Characterization includes labor intensive work in order to manage, handle and analyze data. The field of classical proteomics should therefore be extended to also include handling of large datasets in an objective way. The separation obtained by two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry gives rise to huge amount of data. We present a multivariate approach to the handling of data in proteomics with the advantage that protein patterns can be spotted at an early stage and consequently the proteins selected for sequencing can be selected intelligently. These methods can also be applied to other data generating protein analysis methods like mass spectrometry and near infrared spectroscopy and examples of application to these techniques are also presented. Multivariate data analysis can unravel complicated data structures and may thereby relieve the characterization phase in classical proteomics. Traditionally statistical methods are not suitable for analysis of the huge amounts of data, where the number of variables exceed the number of objects. Multivariate data analysis, on the other hand, may uncover the hidden structures present in these data. This study takes its starting point in the field of classical proteomics and shows how multivariate data analysis can lead to faster ways of finding interesting proteins. Multivariate analysis has shown interesting results as a supplement to classical proteomics and added a new dimension to the field of proteomics.
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- David M Gottlieb
- Plasma Product Division, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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An integrated gel protein identification technology is developed and demonstrated for the effective ( approximately 90% recovery), rapid (less than 5 min), and sensitive identification (as low as 1 ng gel protein loading) of gel-resolved proteins using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). This integrated technology involves on-line combination of electronic protein transfer with nanoscale proteolytic digestion in a capillary platform, enabling electrokinetic-based protein extraction and stacking, real-time proteolytic cleavage of extracted proteins, and direct deposition of protein digests onto MALDI targets. By revisiting the yeast two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE) in similar isoelectric point and molecular mass ranges as studied by Gygi and co-workers (Gygi, S. P.; Corthals, G. L.; Zhang, Y.; Rochon, Y.; Aebersold, R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2000, 97, 9390-9395), we are additionally able to identify a large number of low abundance proteins with codon adaptation index (CAI) values of <0.2 and increase the proteome coverage to nearly 50%. The CAI value distribution for identified yeast proteins now more closely approximates that predicted for the entire yeast proteome. We further note that the current single-capillary methodology can be easily expanded to a multiplexed capillary platform as a ultrahigh throughput and greatly effective tool for linking 2-D PAGE with MS, particularly for the analysis of low-abundance proteins.
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Kato M, Sakai-Kato K, Jin H, Kubota K, Miyano H, Toyo'oka T, Dulay MT, Zare RN. Integration of On-Line Protein Digestion, Peptide Separation, and Protein Identification Using Pepsin-Coated Photopolymerized Sol−Gel Columns and Capillary Electrophoresis/Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2004; 76:1896-902. [PMID: 15053649 DOI: 10.1021/ac035107u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A miniaturized pepsin reactor was prepared inside a fused-silica capillary (i.d. 75 microm) by coating a pepsin-containing gel on a photopolymerized porous silica monolith. The pepsin-encapsulated film was prepared by a sol-gel method. The sol-gel reaction was optimized so that the sol solution containing pepsin forms a thin film on the photopolymerized sol-gel (PSG) monolith that was initially fabricated at the inlet of the capillary. Pepsin was encapsulated into the gel matrix without losing its activity. The large surface area of the PSG monolith enabled the immobilized pepsin to achieve a high catalytic turnover rate, and the porous nature of the PSG promotes penetration of large molecular proteins into the column. The immobilized pepsin-digested peptides and proteins, and the resulting mixture of peptide fragments, could be directly separated in the portion of the capillary where no PSG monolith exists. The durability and repeatability of the fabricated pepsin-coated column was tested and found to be satisfactory. An acidic solution consisting of 0.5 M formic acid was used as the running buffer, because it suppresses the adsorption of proteins or peptides on the inner surface of the capillary as well as enables direct connection of the output of the capillary electrophoresis column to a mass spectrometer. The on-line digestion of insulin chain beta and lysozyme provides identification of the proteolytic peptides. Recovery was achieved for 100% of the insulin chain beta amino acid sequence and 73% of the lysozyme amino acid sequence.
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- Masaru Kato
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and COE Program in the 21st Century, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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Binz PA, Müller M, Hoogland C, Zimmermann C, Pasquarello C, Corthals G, Sanchez JC, Hochstrasser DF, Appel RD. The molecular scanner: concept and developments. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2004; 15:17-23. [PMID: 15102461 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2003.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Approaches aimed at deciphering the proteome have illustrated the need for relatively complex and highly sensitive methodologies. The major elements of proteome analysis, such as powerful protein separation and enzymatic processing, mass spectrometry and dedicated bioinformatics have been assembled in the development of the molecular scanner. This highly flexible and data-rich approach has combined the power of electrophoretic protein separation, the simultaneous digestion and transfer of proteins through an enzymatic membrane, the immediate use of the MALDI mass spectrometer to scan a collecting membrane, and the development of dedicated bioinformatics tools to perform protein identification and molecular imaging of the proteome. Clinical applications of the molecular scanner have also started to be developed for disease diagnosis in biological material.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biotechnology/instrumentation
- Biotechnology/methods
- Biotechnology/trends
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/instrumentation
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/methods
- Equipment Design
- Gene Expression Profiling/instrumentation
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Profiling/trends
- Humans
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteins/chemistry
- Proteomics/instrumentation
- Proteomics/methods
- Proteomics/trends
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/instrumentation
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/methods
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/trends
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/trends
- Systems Integration
- User-Computer Interface
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- Pierre-Alain Binz
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Proteome Informatics Group, CMU, Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Lee PS, Lee KH. Escherichia coli?a model system that benefits from and contributes to the evolution of proteomics. Biotechnol Bioeng 2003; 84:801-14. [PMID: 14708121 DOI: 10.1002/bit.10848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The large body of knowledge about Escherichia coli makes it a useful model organism for the expression of heterologous proteins. Proteomic studies have helped to elucidate the complex cellular responses of E. coli and facilitated its use in a variety of biotechnology applications. Knowledge of basic cellular processes provides the means for better control of heterologous protein expression. Beyond such important applications, E. coli is an ideal organism for testing new analytical technologies because of the extensive knowledge base available about the organism. For example, improved technology for characterization of unknown proteins using mass spectrometry has made two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) studies more useful and more rewarding, and much of the initial testing of novel protocols is based on well-studied samples derived from E. coli. These techniques have facilitated the construction of more accurate 2DE maps. In this review, we present work that led to the 2DE databases, including a new map based on tandem time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS); describe cellular responses relevant to biotechnology applications; and discuss some emerging proteomic techniques.
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- Pat S Lee
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 102 Olin Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Mádi A, Pusztahelyi T, Punyiczki M, Fésüs L. The biology of the post-genomic era: the proteomics. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2003; 54:1-14. [PMID: 12705317 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.54.2003.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The complete identification of coding sequences in a number of species has led to announce the beginning of the post-genomic era, new tools have become available to study complex phenomena in biological systems. Rapid advances in genomic sequencing and bioinformatics have established the field of genomics to investigate thousands genes' activity through mRNA display. However, recent studies have demonstrated a lack of correlation between the transcriptional profiles and the actual protein levels in cells, so investigation of the expressed part of the genome is also required to link genomic data to biological function. It is possible that evolutional development occured by increasing complexity of regulation processes at the level of RNA and protein molecules instead of simple increase in gene number, so investigation of proteins and protein complexes became important fields of our post-genomic era. High-resolution two-dimensional gels combined with sensitive mass spectrometry can reveal virtually all proteins present in cells opening new insights into functions of cells, tissues and whole organisms.
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- A Mádi
- Signal Transduction and Apoptosis Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4012 Debrecen, Hungary
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Marvin LF, Roberts MA, Fay LB. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry in clinical chemistry. Clin Chim Acta 2003; 337:11-21. [PMID: 14568176 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-Tof-MS) has recently become a popular and versatile method to analyze macromolecules from biological origin. In this paper, we will review the application of MALDI-Tof-MS in clinical chemistry and biology. MALDI-Tof-MS is used in clinical chemistry, e.g. disease markers can be identified with MALDI-MS analysis in combination with 1-D and 2-D gel electrophoresis separations thanks to either peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) or peptide sequence tag (PST) followed by data base searching. In microbiology, MALDI-Tof-MS is employed to analyze specific peptides or proteins directly desorbed from intact viruses, bacteria and spores. The capability to register biomarker ions in a broad m/z range, which are unique and representative for individual microorganisms, forms the basis of taxonomic identification of bacteria by MALDI-Tof-MS. Moreover, this technique can be applied to study either the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics or the antimicrobial compounds secreted by other bacterial species. More recently, the method was also successfully applied to DNA sequencing (genotyping) as well as screening for mutations. High-throughput genotyping of single-nucleotide polymorphisms has the potential to become a routine method for both laboratory and clinical applications. Moreover, posttranscriptional modifications of RNA can be analyzed by MALDI using nucleotide-specific RNAses combined with further fragmentation by post source decay (PSD).
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- Laure F Marvin
- Nestlé Research Center, Nestec Ltd, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, PO Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
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Coon JJ, Steele HA, Laipis PJ, Harrison WW. Direct Atmospheric Pressure Coupling of Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis to Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Protein Sequence Analysis. J Proteome Res 2003; 2:610-7. [PMID: 14692454 DOI: 10.1021/pr034031f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Using laser desorption-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization we describe a novel approach for coupling mass spectrometry to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In contrast to other approaches, the method allows for the direct sampling of a polyacrylamide gel-embedded protein without the addition of any exogenous matrixes and is performed at atmospheric pressure. After electrophoresis and enzymatic digestion, the gel is analyzed at AP by photons that desorb neutral peptide molecules, followed by corona discharge ionization in the gas-phase, and subsequent mass analysis. Our experimental results demonstrate the method to (1) rapidly identify electrophoresed proteins via "peptide fingerprinting" using protein databases, (2) detect single-amino acid polymorphisms, and (3) has potential for sub-picomole sensitivity while still maintaining in situ gel desorption-ionization at ambient conditions.
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- Joshua J Coon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Kvasnicka F. Proteomics: general strategies and application to nutritionally relevant proteins. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 787:77-89. [PMID: 12659735 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00212-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Proteomics as a subset of applied genomics technologies will be a key area of biology during the first decade or two of the new Millennium, and that it will have major impact, both directly and indirectly, on nutritional science. The aim of this review is to summarize information about general strategies of proteome and its application to important food proteins (plant, animal, and microbial). Methods are also described for protein separation, identification and determination. This article covers papers published within the last decade.
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- Frantisek Kvasnicka
- Department of Food Preservation and Meat Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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