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Coorssen JR, Padula MP. Proteomics-The State of the Field: The Definition and Analysis of Proteomes Should Be Based in Reality, Not Convenience. Proteomes 2024; 12:14. [PMID: 38651373 PMCID: PMC11036260 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes12020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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With growing recognition and acknowledgement of the genuine complexity of proteomes, we are finally entering the post-proteogenomic era. Routine assessment of proteomes as inferred correlates of gene sequences (i.e., canonical 'proteins') cannot provide the necessary critical analysis of systems-level biology that is needed to understand underlying molecular mechanisms and pathways or identify the most selective biomarkers and therapeutic targets. These critical requirements demand the analysis of proteomes at the level of proteoforms/protein species, the actual active molecular players. Currently, only highly refined integrated or integrative top-down proteomics (iTDP) enables the analytical depth necessary to provide routine, comprehensive, and quantitative proteome assessments across the widest range of proteoforms inherent to native systems. Here we provide a broad perspective of the field, taking in historical and current realities, to establish a more balanced understanding of where the field has come from (in particular during the ten years since Proteomes was launched), current issues, and how things likely need to proceed if necessary deep proteome analyses are to succeed. We base this in our firm belief that the best proteomic analyses reflect, as closely as possible, the native sample at the moment of sampling. We also seek to emphasise that this and future analytical approaches are likely best based on the broad recognition and exploitation of the complementarity of currently successful approaches. This also emphasises the need to continuously evaluate and further optimize established approaches, to avoid complacency in thinking and expectations but also to promote the critical and careful development and introduction of new approaches, most notably those that address proteoforms. Above all, we wish to emphasise that a rigorous focus on analytical quality must override current thinking that largely values analytical speed; the latter would certainly be nice, if only proteoforms could thus be effectively, routinely, and quantitatively assessed. Alas, proteomes are composed of proteoforms, not molecular species that can be amplified or that directly mirror genes (i.e., 'canonical'). The problem is hard, and we must accept and address it as such, but the payoff in playing this longer game of rigorous deep proteome analyses is the promise of far more selective biomarkers, drug targets, and truly personalised or even individualised medicine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jens R. Coorssen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
- Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE), St. Catharines, ON L2N 4X2, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences and Proteomics, Lipidomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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Goulden T, Bodachivskyi I, Padula MP, Williams DBG. Concentrated ionic liquids for proteomics: Caveat emptor! Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127438. [PMID: 37839603 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The use of concentrated ionic liquids (ILs) in the bioanalytical chemistry of proteins is sparse; typically, dilute aqueous IL solutions are used. Concentrated ILs have unique properties that may allow researchers to dissolve previously insoluble protein analytes, to increase the depth and robustness of sample preparation and the analysis of proteins. Previous research using concentrated ILs for this purpose is sparse and there is a need to systematically investigate the structure-activity relationship between the IL structure and its capacity to solubilise proteins. Here, bovine serum albumin was dissolved in various ionic liquids and monitored over time by light microscopy and SDS-PAGE. While qualitative, these measures provide a good estimate of, respectively, the dissolving power of an IL towards the given protein and the retained integrity of the protein. Hydrophilic ILs show the best solubilisation capacity and higher temperatures (in a restricted sense) improve the solubility of the protein. Higher temperatures and longer reaction times reduce the molecular weight of the protein, which could inhibit their applicability in proteomics, unless the conditions are judiciously controlled. Researchers should exercise caution when using concentrated ILs for protein analysis until the full scope and limitations are known, an aspect we are presently investigating.
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- Thomas Goulden
- University of Technology Sydney, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; V.P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Academician Kukhar St, Kyiv 02094, Ukraine
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- University of Technology Sydney, School of Life Sciences, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; University of Wollongong, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Woodland B, Necakov A, Coorssen JR. Optimized Proteome Reduction for Integrative Top–Down Proteomics. Proteomes 2023; 11:proteomes11010010. [PMID: 36976889 PMCID: PMC10059017 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes11010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Integrative top–down proteomics is an analytical approach that fully addresses the breadth and complexity needed for effective and routine assessment of proteomes. Nonetheless, any such assessments also require a rigorous review of methodology to ensure the deepest possible quantitative proteome analyses. Here, we establish an optimized general protocol for proteome extracts to improve the reduction of proteoforms and, thus, resolution in 2DE. Dithiothreitol (DTT), tributylphosphine (TBP), and 2-hydroxyethyldisulfide (HED), combined and alone, were tested in one-dimensional SDS-PAGE (1DE), prior to implementation into a full 2DE protocol. Prior to sample rehydration, reduction with 100 mM DTT + 5 mM TBP yielded increased spot counts, total signal, and spot circularity (i.e., decreased streaking) compared to other conditions and reduction protocols reported in the literature. The data indicate that many widely implemented reduction protocols are significantly ‘under-powered’ in terms of proteoform reduction and thus, limit the quality and depth of routine top–down proteomic analyses.
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- Breyer Woodland
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
- Ronin Institute, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
- Correspondence:
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McDowell CT, Lu X, Mehta AS, Angel PM, Drake RR. Applications and continued evolution of glycan imaging mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:674-705. [PMID: 34392557 PMCID: PMC8946722 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Glycosylation is an important posttranslational modifier of proteins and lipid conjugates critical for the stability and function of these macromolecules. Particularly important are N-linked glycans attached to asparagine residues in proteins. N-glycans have well-defined roles in protein folding, cellular trafficking and signal transduction, and alterations to them are implicated in a variety of diseases. However, the non-template driven biosynthesis of these N-glycans leads to significant structural diversity, making it challenging to identify the most biologically and clinically relevant species using conventional analyses. Advances in mass spectrometry instrumentation and data acquisition, as well as in enzymatic and chemical sample preparation strategies, have positioned mass spectrometry approaches as powerful analytical tools for the characterization of glycosylation in health and disease. Imaging mass spectrometry expands upon these strategies by capturing the spatial component of a glycan's distribution in-situ, lending additional insight into the organization and function of these molecules. Herein we review the ongoing evolution of glycan imaging mass spectrometry beginning with widely adopted tissue imaging approaches and expanding to other matrices and sample types with potential research and clinical implications. Adaptations of these techniques, along with their applications to various states of disease, are discussed. Collectively, glycan imaging mass spectrometry analyses broaden our understanding of the biological and clinical relevance of N-glycosylation to human disease.
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- Colin T. McDowell
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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Carbonara K, Padula MP, Coorssen JR. Quantitative assessment confirms deep proteome analysis by integrative top-down proteomics. Electrophoresis 2023; 44:472-480. [PMID: 36416355 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The goal of integrative top-down proteomics (i.e., two-dimensional gel electrophoresis [2DE] coupled with liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry [LC/MS/MS]) is a routine analytical approach that fully addresses the breadth and depth of proteomes. To accomplish this, there should be no addition, removal, or modification to any constituent proteoforms. To address two-decade old claims of protein losses during front-end proteome resolution using 2DE, here we tested an alternate rehydration method for immobilized pH gradient strips prior to isoelectric focusing (IEF; i.e., faceup compared to facedown) and quantitatively assessed losses during the front-end of 2DE (rehydration and IEF). Using a well-established high-resolution, quantitative 2DE protocol, there were no detectable proteoform losses using the alternate faceup rehydration method. Although there is a <0.25% total loss of proteoforms during standard facedown rehydration, it is insignificant in terms of having any effect on overall proteome resolution (i.e., total spot count and total spot signal). This report is another milestone in integrative top-down proteomics, disproving long-held dogma in the field and confirming that quantitative front-end 2DE/LC/MS/MS is currently the only method to broadly and deeply analyze proteomes by resolving their constituent proteoforms.
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- Katrina Carbonara
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences and Proteomics, Lipidomics and Metabolomics Core Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.,Ronin Institute, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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Almuslehi MSM, Sen MK, Shortland PJ, Mahns DA, Coorssen JR. Histological and Top-Down Proteomic Analyses of the Visual Pathway in the Cuprizone Demyelination Model. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:1374-1401. [PMID: 35644788 PMCID: PMC9170674 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-01997-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A change in visual perception is a frequent early symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), the pathoaetiology of which remains unclear. Following a slow demyelination process caused by 12 weeks of low-dose (0.1%) cuprizone (CPZ) consumption, histology and proteomics were used to investigate components of the visual pathway in young adult mice. Histological investigation did not identify demyelination or gliosis in the optic tracts, pretectal nuclei, superior colliculi, lateral geniculate nuclei or visual cortices. However, top-down proteomic assessment of the optic nerve/tract revealed a significant change in the abundance of 34 spots in high-resolution two-dimensional (2D) gels. Subsequent liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-TMS) analysis identified alterations in 75 proteoforms. Literature mining revealed the relevance of these proteoforms in terms of proteins previously implicated in animal models, eye diseases and human MS. Importantly, 24 proteoforms were not previously described in any animal models of MS, eye diseases or MS itself. Bioinformatic analysis indicated involvement of these proteoforms in cytoskeleton organization, metabolic dysregulation, protein aggregation and axonal support. Collectively, these results indicate that continuous CPZ-feeding, which evokes a slow demyelination, results in proteomic changes that precede any clear histological changes in the visual pathway and that these proteoforms may be potential early markers of degenerative demyelinating conditions.
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Carbonara K, Andonovski M, Coorssen JR. Proteomes Are of Proteoforms: Embracing the Complexity. Proteomes 2021; 9:38. [PMID: 34564541 PMCID: PMC8482110 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes9030038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Proteomes are complex-much more so than genomes or transcriptomes. Thus, simplifying their analysis does not simplify the issue. Proteomes are of proteoforms, not canonical proteins. While having a catalogue of amino acid sequences provides invaluable information, this is the Proteome-lite. To dissect biological mechanisms and identify critical biomarkers/drug targets, we must assess the myriad of proteoforms that arise at any point before, after, and between translation and transcription (e.g., isoforms, splice variants, and post-translational modifications [PTM]), as well as newly defined species. There are numerous analytical methods currently used to address proteome depth and here we critically evaluate these in terms of the current 'state-of-the-field'. We thus discuss both pros and cons of available approaches and where improvements or refinements are needed to quantitatively characterize proteomes. To enable a next-generation approach, we suggest that advances lie in transdisciplinarity via integration of current proteomic methods to yield a unified discipline that capitalizes on the strongest qualities of each. Such a necessary (if not revolutionary) shift cannot be accomplished by a continued primary focus on proteo-genomics/-transcriptomics. We must embrace the complexity. Yes, these are the hard questions, and this will not be easy…but where is the fun in easy?
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- Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Mathematics & Science, Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; (K.C.); (M.A.)
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Proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC®) protein degraders are heterobifunctional small molecules that bind a specific target protein on one end and a specific ubiquitin ligase enzyme (E3) on the other, thereby driving intracellular degradation of the target protein via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. PROTACs and other small molecule protein degraders are being developed as potential therapeutics for several diseases, with the first PROTACs having entered the clinic for cancer treatments in 2019. While humans express approximately 600 E3s, only a few have been used for protein degrader technology. A major challenge to designing degraders based on additional E3s is the development of quality ligands for other E3s. Most methods to screen for novel ligands employ purified forms of the protein of interest. Ligands discovered in this manner are typically subsequently evaluated in cultured cells. Optimal ligands efficiently cross biological membranes and interact specifically with the protein of interest, which can be assessed by a variety of cell-based methods. Functionality and specificity of ligand-protein interactions can also be evaluated using cell or tissue extracts and affinity beads based on the ligand, as described here. E3 affinity beads described herein are based on conjugation of the potential E3 ligand to biotin and commercially available streptavidin agarose with high affinity for biotin.
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Carbonara K, Coorssen JR. A 'green' approach to fixing polyacrylamide gels. Anal Biochem 2020; 605:113853. [PMID: 32687811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2020.113853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Handling chemicals that require specific safety precautions and protections generates the need for hazardous waste removal and transportation costs. With the growing effort to reduce both cost per analysis and the environmental footprint of research, we report an effective alternative to the widely used methanol/acetic acid gel fixation solution. 1.0 M citric acid dissolved in 5% acetic acid (C3A) provides comparable results following both SDS-PAGE and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, while also eliminating waste removal costs.
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- Katrina Carbonara
- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Mathematics and Science, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Mathematics and Science, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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Marcus K, Lelong C, Rabilloud T. What Room for Two-Dimensional Gel-Based Proteomics in a Shotgun Proteomics World? Proteomes 2020; 8:proteomes8030017. [PMID: 32781532 PMCID: PMC7563651 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes8030017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was instrumental in the birth of proteomics in the late 1980s. However, it is now often considered as an outdated technique for proteomics—a thing of the past. Although this opinion may be true for some biological questions, e.g., when analysis depth is of critical importance, for many others, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics still has a lot to offer. This is because of its robustness, its ability to separate proteoforms, and its easy interface with many powerful biochemistry techniques (including western blotting). This paper reviews where and why two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics can still be profitably used. It emerges that, rather than being a thing of the past, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics is still highly valuable for many studies. Thus, its use cannot be dismissed on simple fashion arguments and, as usual, in science, the tree is to be judged by the fruit.
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- Katrin Marcus
- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty & Medical Proteome Analysis, Center for Proteindiagnostics (PRODI) Ruhr-University Bochum Gesundheitscampus, 4 44801 Bochum, Germany;
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- CBM UMR CNRS5249, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 17 rue des Martyrs, CEDEX 9, 38054 Grenoble, France;
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, UMR 5249, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38054 Grenoble, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-438-783-212
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Chernyatina AA, Low HH. Core architecture of a bacterial type II secretion system. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5437. [PMID: 31780649 PMCID: PMC6882859 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13301-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Bacterial type II secretion systems (T2SSs) translocate virulence factors, toxins and enzymes across the cell outer membrane. Here we use negative stain and cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the core architecture of an assembled T2SS from the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae. We show that 7 proteins form a ~2.4 MDa complex that spans the cell envelope. The outer membrane complex includes the secretin PulD, with all domains modelled, and the pilotin PulS. The inner membrane assembly platform components PulC, PulE, PulL, PulM and PulN have a relative stoichiometric ratio of 2:1:1:1:1. The PulE ATPase, PulL and PulM combine to form a flexible hexameric hub. Symmetry mismatch between the outer membrane complex and assembly platform is overcome by PulC linkers spanning the periplasm, with PulC HR domains binding independently at the secretin base. Our results show that the T2SS has a highly dynamic modular architecture, with implication for pseudo-pilus assembly and substrate loading.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Suppression of the Peripheral Immune System Limits the Central Immune Response Following Cuprizone-Feeding: Relevance to Modelling Multiple Sclerosis. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111314. [PMID: 31653054 PMCID: PMC6912385 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cuprizone (CPZ) preferentially affects oligodendrocytes (OLG), resulting in demyelination. To investigate whether central oligodendrocytosis and gliosis triggered an adaptive immune response, the impact of combining a standard (0.2%) or low (0.1%) dose of ingested CPZ with disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB), using pertussis toxin (PT), was assessed in mice. 0.2% CPZ(±PT) for 5 weeks produced oligodendrocytosis, demyelination and gliosis plus marked splenic atrophy (37%) and reduced levels of CD4 (44%) and CD8 (61%). Conversely, 0.1% CPZ(±PT) produced a similar oligodendrocytosis, demyelination and gliosis but a smaller reduction in splenic CD4 (11%) and CD8 (14%) levels and no splenic atrophy. Long-term feeding of 0.1% CPZ(±PT) for 12 weeks produced similar reductions in CD4 (27%) and CD8 (43%), as well as splenic atrophy (33%), as seen with 0.2% CPZ(±PT) for 5 weeks. Collectively, these results suggest that 0.1% CPZ for 5 weeks may be a more promising model to study the ‘inside-out’ theory of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, neither CD4 nor CD8 were detected in the brain in CPZ±PT groups, indicating that CPZ-mediated suppression of peripheral immune organs is a major impediment to studying the ‘inside-out’ role of the adaptive immune system in this model over long time periods. Notably, CPZ(±PT)-feeding induced changes in the brain proteome related to the suppression of immune function, cellular metabolism, synaptic function and cellular structure/organization, indicating that demyelinating conditions, such as MS, can be initiated in the absence of adaptive immune system involvement.
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Killinger BA, Madaj Z, Sikora JW, Rey N, Haas AJ, Vepa Y, Lindqvist D, Chen H, Thomas PM, Brundin P, Brundin L, Labrie V. The vermiform appendix impacts the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Sci Transl Med 2019; 10:10/465/eaar5280. [PMID: 30381408 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar5280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) involves the accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein, which has been suggested to begin in the gastrointestinal tract. Here, we determined the capacity of the appendix to modify PD risk and influence pathogenesis. In two independent epidemiological datasets, involving more than 1.6 million individuals and over 91 million person-years, we observed that removal of the appendix decades before PD onset was associated with a lower risk for PD, particularly for individuals living in rural areas, and delayed the age of PD onset. We also found that the healthy human appendix contained intraneuronal α-synuclein aggregates and an abundance of PD pathology-associated α-synuclein truncation products that are known to accumulate in Lewy bodies, the pathological hallmark of PD. Lysates of human appendix tissue induced the rapid cleavage and oligomerization of full-length recombinant α-synuclein. Together, we propose that the normal human appendix contains pathogenic forms of α-synuclein that affect the risk of developing PD.
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- Bryan A Killinger
- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Proteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.,Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Psychiatric Clinic, Lund, Division of Psychiatry, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Proteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. .,Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Angel PM, Saunders J, Clift CL, White-Gilbertson S, Voelkel-Johnson C, Yeh E, Mehta A, Drake RR. A Rapid Array-Based Approach to N-Glycan Profiling of Cultured Cells. J Proteome Res 2019; 18:3630-3639. [PMID: 31535553 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Typically, N-glycosylation studies done on cultured cells require up to millions of cells followed by lengthy preparation to release, isolate, and profile N-glycans. To overcome these limitations, we report a rapid array-based workflow for profiling N-glycan signatures from cells, adapted from imaging mass spectrometry used for on-tissue N-glycan profiling. Using this approach, N-glycan profiles from a low-density array of eight cell chambers could be reported within 4 h of completing cell culture. Approaches are demonstrated that account for background N-glycans due to serum media. Normalization procedures are shown. The method is robust and reproducible, requiring as few as 3000 cells per replicate with a 3-20% coefficient of variation to capture label-free profiles of N-glycans. Quantification by stable isotopic labeling of N-glycans in cell culture is demonstrated and adds no additional time to preparation. Utility of the method is demonstrated by measurement of N-glycan turnover rates due to induction of oxidative stress in human primary aortic endothelial cells. The developed method and ancillary tools serve as a foundational launching point for rapid profiling of N-glycans ranging from high-density arrays down to single cells in culture.
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Dowling P, Zweyer M, Swandulla D, Ohlendieck K. Characterization of Contractile Proteins from Skeletal Muscle Using Gel-Based Top-Down Proteomics. Proteomes 2019; 7:proteomes7020025. [PMID: 31226838 PMCID: PMC6631179 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes7020025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The mass spectrometric analysis of skeletal muscle proteins has used both peptide-centric and protein-focused approaches. The term 'top-down proteomics' is often used in relation to studying purified proteoforms and their post-translational modifications. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, in combination with peptide generation for the identification and characterization of intact proteoforms being present in two-dimensional spots, plays a critical role in specific applications of top-down proteomics. A decisive bioanalytical advantage of gel-based and top-down approaches is the initial bioanalytical focus on intact proteins, which usually enables the swift identification and detailed characterisation of specific proteoforms. In this review, we describe the usage of two-dimensional gel electrophoretic top-down proteomics and related approaches for the systematic analysis of key components of the contractile apparatus, with a special focus on myosin heavy and light chains and their associated regulatory proteins. The detailed biochemical analysis of proteins belonging to the thick and thin skeletal muscle filaments has decisively improved our biochemical understanding of structure-function relationships within the contractile apparatus. Gel-based and top-down proteomics has clearly established a variety of slow and fast isoforms of myosin, troponin and tropomyosin as excellent markers of fibre type specification and dynamic muscle transition processes.
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- Paul Dowling
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23F2H6 Co. Kildare, Ireland.
- MU Human Health Research Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23F2H6 Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23F2H6 Co. Kildare, Ireland.
- MU Human Health Research Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23F2H6 Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Laramie MD, Smith MK, Marmarchi F, McNally LR, Henary M. Small Molecule Optoacoustic Contrast Agents: An Unexplored Avenue for Enhancing In Vivo Imaging. Molecules 2018; 23:E2766. [PMID: 30366395 PMCID: PMC6278390 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Almost every variety of medical imaging technique relies heavily on exogenous contrast agents to generate high-resolution images of biological structures. Organic small molecule contrast agents, in particular, are well suited for biomedical imaging applications due to their favorable biocompatibility and amenability to structural modification. PET/SPECT, MRI, and fluorescence imaging all have a large host of small molecule contrast agents developed for them, and there exists an academic understanding of how these compounds can be developed. Optoacoustic imaging is a relatively newer imaging technique and, as such, lacks well-established small molecule contrast agents; many of the contrast agents used are the same ones which have found use in fluorescence imaging applications. Many commonly-used fluorescent dyes have found successful application in optoacoustic imaging, but others generate no detectable signal. Moreover, the structural features that either enable a molecule to generate a detectable optoacoustic signal or prevent it from doing so are poorly understood, so design of new contrast agents lacks direction. This review aims to compile the small molecule optoacoustic contrast agents that have been successfully employed in the literature to bridge the information gap between molecular design and optoacoustic signal generation. The information contained within will help to provide direction for the future synthesis of optoacoustic contrast agents.
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- Matt D Laramie
- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
- Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, 100 Piedmont Avenue SE, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Noaman N, Coorssen JR. Coomassie does it (better): A Robin Hood approach to total protein quantification. Anal Biochem 2018; 556:53-56. [PMID: 29763592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantitative comparative proteomics require accurate and reproducible assessments of total protein concentration. We report a straightforward, cost-effective adaptation of an established commercial method for total protein quantification (EZQ™), utilising non-proprietary materials and colloidal Coomassie Brilliant Blue (cCBB) staining to achieve greater reproducibility, equal sensitivity, and optimal linearity of signal within a practical concentration range for proteins in common solubilisation buffers (i.e. for isoelectric focussing and/or SDS-PAGE). This method provided more accurate and precise determinations of total protein concentration in human serum prepared for two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, indicating it may be better suited as the lead-in to most quantitative proteomic analyses.
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- Nour Noaman
- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Mathematics & Science, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Mathematics & Science, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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Noaman N, Abbineni PS, Withers M, Coorssen JR. High Sensitivity Top‐down Proteomics: Coomassie for In‐gel Proteoform Detection Rivals MS‐based Peptide Detection. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.802.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nour Noaman
- Department of Molecular Physiology, and the WSU Molecular Medicine Research GroupSchool of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversityCampbelltownAustralia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, and the WSU Molecular Medicine Research GroupSchool of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversityCampbelltownAustralia
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- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological SciencesBrock UniversitySt CatharinesONCanada
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The most commonly used types of gels for separating proteins are SDS gels, either in a 1-D format or as the second dimension of various 2-D separations, and the most common methods of visualizing proteins in these gels use protein binding dyes after fixing the proteins in the gel matrix. In recent years, there has been a continuing trend away from preparing staining solutions in the laboratory to using commercially available kits, which are convenient, save time, have defined shelf lives, and may provide greater reproducibility than stains formulated in research laboratories. In general, when using commercial kits, satisfactory results can be readily obtained by following the manufacturer's protocols. This unit reviews commonly used fixation-based stains and provides a number of manual formulations with staining protocols for those who prefer such staining methods. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Lynn A Beer
- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Moritz CP. Tubulin or Not Tubulin: Heading Toward Total Protein Staining as Loading Control in Western Blots. Proteomics 2018; 17. [PMID: 28941183 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Western blotting is an analytical method widely used for detecting and (semi-)quantifying specific proteins in given samples. Western blots are continuously applied and developed by the protein community. This review article focuses on a significant, but not yet well-established, improvement concerning the internal loading control as a prerequisite to accurately quantifying Western blots. Currently, housekeeping proteins (HKPs) like actin, tubulin, or GAPDH are often used to check for equal loading or to compensate potential loading differences. However, this loading control has multiple drawbacks. Staining of the total protein on the blotting membrane has emerged as a better loading control. Total protein staining (TPS) represents the actual loading amount more accurately than HKPs due to minor technical and biological variation. Further, the broad dynamic range of TPS solves the issue of HKPs that commonly fail to show loading differences above small loading amounts of 0.5-10 μg. Although these and further significant advantages have been demonstrated over the past 10 years, only a small percentage of laboratories take advantage of it. The objective of this review article is to collect and compare information about TPS options and to invite users to reconsider their applied loading control. Nine benefits of TPS are discussed and seven different variants are critically evaluated by comparing technical details. Consequently, this review article offers an orientation in selecting the appropriate staining type. I conclude that TPS should be the preferred loading control in future Western blot approaches.
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- Christian P Moritz
- Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Étienne, France.,Institut NeuroMyoGène, Team Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies, Lyon/Saint-Étienne, France
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Structural basis for high-affinity actin binding revealed by a β-III-spectrin SCA5 missense mutation. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1350. [PMID: 29116080 PMCID: PMC5676748 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01367-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5 (SCA5) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the cytoskeletal protein β-III-spectrin. Previously, a SCA5 mutation resulting in a leucine-to-proline substitution (L253P) in the actin-binding domain (ABD) was shown to cause a 1000-fold increase in actin-binding affinity. However, the structural basis for this increase is unknown. Here, we report a 6.9 Å cryo-EM structure of F-actin complexed with the L253P ABD. This structure, along with co-sedimentation and pulsed-EPR measurements, demonstrates that high-affinity binding caused by the CH2-localized mutation is due to opening of the two CH domains. This enables CH1 to bind actin aided by an unstructured N-terminal region that becomes α-helical upon binding. This helix is required for association with actin as truncation eliminates binding. Collectively, these results shed light on the mechanism by which β-III-spectrin, and likely similar actin-binding proteins, interact with actin, and how this mechanism can be perturbed to cause disease.
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Noaman N, Abbineni PS, Withers M, Coorssen JR. Coomassie staining provides routine (sub)femtomole in-gel detection of intact proteoforms: Expanding opportunities for genuine Top-down Proteomics. Electrophoresis 2017; 38:3086-3099. [PMID: 28872692 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Modified colloidal Coomassie Brilliant Blue (cCBB) staining utilising a novel destain protocol and near-infrared fluorescence detection (nIRFD) rivals the in-gel protein detection sensitivity (DS) of SYPRO Ruby. However, established DS estimates are likely inaccurate in terms of 2DE-resolved proteoform 'spots' since DS is routinely measured from comparatively diffuse protein 'bands' following wide-well 1DE. Here, cCBB DS for 2DE-based proteomics was more accurately determined using narrow-well 1DE. As precise estimates of protein standard monomer concentrations are essential for accurate quantitation, coupling UV absorbance with gel-based purity assessments is described. Further, as cCBB is compatible with both nIRFD and densitometry, the impacts of imaging method (and image resolution) on DS were assessed. Narrow-well 1DE enabled more accurate quantitation of cCBB DS for 2DE, achieving (sub)femtomole DS with either nIRFD or densitometry. While densitometry offers comparative simplicity and affordability, nIRFD has the unique potential for enhanced DS with Deep Imaging. Higher-resolution nIRFD also improved analysis of a 2DE-resolved proteome, surpassing the DS of standard nIRFD and densitometry, with nIRFD Deep Imaging further maximising proteome coverage. cCBB DS for intact proteins rivals that of mass spectrometry (MS) for peptides in complex mixtures, reaffirming that 2DE-MS currently provides the most routine, broadly applicable, robust, and information-rich Top-down approach to Discovery Proteomics.
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- Nour Noaman
- Department of Molecular Physiology, and the WSU Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, and the WSU Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Departments of Health Sciences and Biological Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Yu D, Wang Y, Zhang S, Chen Z, Xue M, Wang Y, Cong W, Jin L, Zhu Z. An ultrasensitive stain for negative protein detection in SDS-PAGE via 4′,5′-Dibromofluorescein. J Proteomics 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A Routine 'Top-Down' Approach to Analysis of the Human Serum Proteome. Proteomes 2017; 5:proteomes5020013. [PMID: 28587287 PMCID: PMC5489773 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes5020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Serum provides a rich source of potential biomarker proteoforms. One of the major obstacles in analysing serum proteomes is detecting lower abundance proteins owing to the presence of hyper-abundant species (e.g., serum albumin and immunoglobulins). Although depletion methods have been used to address this, these can lead to the concomitant removal of non-targeted protein species, and thus raise issues of specificity, reproducibility, and the capacity for meaningful quantitative analyses. Altering the native stoichiometry of the proteome components may thus yield a more complex series of issues than dealing directly with the inherent complexity of the sample. Hence, here we targeted method refinements so as to ensure optimum resolution of serum proteomes via a top down two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) approach that enables the routine assessment of proteoforms and is fully compatible with subsequent mass spectrometric analyses. Testing included various fractionation and non-fractionation approaches. The data show that resolving 500 µg protein on 17 cm 3–10 non-linear immobilised pH gradient strips in the first dimension followed by second dimension resolution on 7–20% gradient gels with a combination of lithium dodecyl sulfate (LDS) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) detergents markedly improves the resolution and detection of proteoforms in serum. In addition, well established third dimension electrophoretic separations in combination with deep imaging further contributed to the best available resolution, detection, and thus quantitative top-down analysis of serum proteomes.
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Zhang Y, Yu D, Dai J, Wang X, Zhu Z, Huang Y, Sun J, Chen Z, Jin L, Wang Y. A method for rapid and sensitive negative staining of proteins in SDS-PAGE using 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein. Proteomics 2017; 17. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yuan Zhang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
- Wenzhou Undersun Biotechnology Co. Ltd.; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
- Wenzhou Undersun Biotechnology Co. Ltd.; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
- Wenzhou Undersun Biotechnology Co. Ltd.; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Institute of neuroscience, Department of histology and embryology; Wenzhou Medical University; Wenzhou Zhejiang P. R. China
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Manning BJ, Yusufzai T. The ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes CHD6, CHD7, and CHD8 exhibit distinct nucleosome binding and remodeling activities. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:11927-11936. [PMID: 28533432 PMCID: PMC5512084 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.779470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Proper chromatin regulation is central to genome function and maintenance. The group III chromodomain–helicase–DNA-binding (CHD) family of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes, comprising CHD6, CHD7, CHD8, and CHD9, has well-documented roles in transcription regulation, impacting both organism development and disease etiology. These four enzymes are similar in their constituent domains, but they fill surprisingly non-redundant roles in the cell, with deficiencies in individual enzymes leading to dissimilar disease states such as CHARGE syndrome or autism spectrum disorders. The mechanisms explaining their divergent, non-overlapping functions are unclear. In this study, we performed an in-depth biochemical analysis of purified CHD6, CHD7, and CHD8 and discovered distinct differences in chromatin remodeling specificities and activities among them. We report that CHD6 and CHD7 both bind with high affinity to short linker DNA, whereas CHD8 requires longer DNA for binding. As a result, CHD8 slides nucleosomes into positions with more flanking linker DNA than CHD7. Moreover, we found that, although CHD7 and CHD8 slide nucleosomes, CHD6 disrupts nucleosomes in a distinct non-sliding manner. The different activities of these enzymes likely lead to differences in chromatin structure and, thereby, transcriptional control, at the enhancer and promoter loci where these enzymes bind. Overall, our work provides a mechanistic basis for both the non-redundant roles and the diverse mutant disease states of these enzymes in vivo.
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- Benjamin J Manning
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
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Kim JJ, Sinkala E, Herr AE. High-selectivity cytology via lab-on-a-disc western blotting of individual cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:855-863. [PMID: 28165521 PMCID: PMC5435485 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc01333c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Cytology of sparingly available cell samples from both clinical and experimental settings would benefit from high-selectivity protein tools. To minimize cell handling losses in sparse samples, we design a multi-stage assay using a lab-on-a-disc that integrates cell handling and subsequent single-cell western blotting (scWestern). As the two-layer microfluidic device rotates, the induced centrifugal force directs dissociated cells to dams, which in turn localize the cells over microwells. Cells then sediment into the microwells, where the cells are lysed and subjected to scWestern. Taking into account cell losses from loading, centrifugation, and lysis-buffer exchange, our lab-on-a-disc device handles cell samples with as few as 200 cells with 75% cell settling efficiencies. Over 70% of microwells contain single cells after the centrifugation. In addition to cell settling efficiency, cell-size filtration from a mixed population of two cell lines is also realized by tuning the cell time-of-flight during centrifugation (58.4% settling efficiency with 6.4% impurity). Following the upstream cell handling, scWestern analysis detects four proteins (GFP, β-TUB, GAPDH, and STAT3) in a glioblastoma cell line. By integrating the lab-on-a-disc cell preparation and scWestern analysis, our platform measures proteins from sparse cell samples at single-cell resolution.
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- John J Kim
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. and University of California, Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. and University of California, Berkeley - UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Murphy S, Dowling P, Ohlendieck K. Comparative Skeletal Muscle Proteomics Using Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis. Proteomes 2016; 4:proteomes4030027. [PMID: 28248237 PMCID: PMC5217355 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes4030027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The pioneering work by Patrick H. O’Farrell established two-dimensional gel electrophoresis as one of the most important high-resolution protein separation techniques of modern biochemistry (Journal of Biological Chemistry1975, 250, 4007–4021). The application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis has played a key role in the systematic identification and detailed characterization of the protein constituents of skeletal muscles. Protein changes during myogenesis, muscle maturation, fibre type specification, physiological muscle adaptations and natural muscle aging were studied in depth by the original O’Farrell method or slightly modified gel electrophoretic techniques. Over the last 40 years, the combined usage of isoelectric focusing in the first dimension and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis in the second dimension has been successfully employed in several hundred published studies on gel-based skeletal muscle biochemistry. This review focuses on normal and physiologically challenged skeletal muscle tissues and outlines key findings from mass spectrometry-based muscle proteomics, which was instrumental in the identification of several thousand individual protein isoforms following gel electrophoretic separation. These muscle-associated protein species belong to the diverse group of regulatory and contractile proteins of the acto-myosin apparatus that forms the sarcomere, cytoskeletal proteins, metabolic enzymes and transporters, signaling proteins, ion-handling proteins, molecular chaperones and extracellular matrix proteins.
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- Sandra Murphy
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Proteomics Is Analytical Chemistry: Fitness-for-Purpose in the Application of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Analyses. Proteomes 2015; 3:440-453. [PMID: 28248279 PMCID: PMC5217385 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes3040440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease function at least in part based on the flexibility and fine-tuning afforded by protein isoforms and post-translational modifications. The ability to effectively and consistently resolve these protein species or proteoforms, as well as assess quantitative changes is therefore central to proteomic analyses. Here we discuss the pros and cons of currently available and developing analytical techniques from the perspective of the full spectrum of available tools and their current applications, emphasizing the concept of fitness-for-purpose in experimental design based on consideration of sample size and complexity; this necessarily also addresses analytical reproducibility and its variance. Data quality is considered the primary criterion, and we thus emphasize that the standards of Analytical Chemistry must apply throughout any proteomic analysis.
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Wright EP, Padula MP, Higgins VJ, Aldrich-Wright JR, Coorssen JR. A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms of Action of an Alternative Anticancer Compound in Comparison to Cisplatin. Proteomes 2014; 2:501-526. [PMID: 28250393 PMCID: PMC5302693 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes2040501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Many clinically available anticancer compounds are designed to target DNA. This commonality of action often yields overlapping cellular response mechanisms and can thus detract from drug efficacy. New compounds are required to overcome resistance mechanisms that effectively neutralise compounds like cisplatin and those with similar chemical structures. Studies have shown that 56MESS is a novel compound which, unlike cisplatin, does not covalently bind to DNA, but is more toxic to many cell lines and active against cisplatin-resistant cells. Furthermore, a transcriptional study of 56MESS in yeast has implicated iron and copper metabolism as well as the general yeast stress response following challenge with 56MESS. Beyond this, the cytotoxicity of 56MESS remains largely uncharacterised. Here, yeast was used as a model system to facilitate a systems-level comparison between 56MESS and cisplatin. Preliminary experiments indicated that higher concentrations than seen in similar studies be used. Although a DNA interaction with 56MESS had been theorized, this work indicated that an effect on protein synthesis/ degradation was also implicated in the mechanism(s) of action of this novel anticancer compound. In contrast to cisplatin, the different mechanisms of action that are indicated for 56MESS suggest that this compound could overcome cisplatin resistance either as a stand-alone treatment or a synergistic component of therapeutics.
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- Elise P Wright
- Molecular Physiology Department, and the Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW 2751, Australia.
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Molecular Physiology Department, and the Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW 2751, Australia.
- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW 2751, Australia.
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- Molecular Physiology Department, and the Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW 2751, Australia.
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Oliveira BM, Coorssen JR, Martins-de-Souza D. 2DE: the phoenix of proteomics. J Proteomics 2014; 104:140-50. [PMID: 24704856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Given the rapid developments in mass spectrometry (MS) in terms of sensitivity, mass accuracy, and throughput, some have suggested that two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) may no longer be a method of choice for proteomic analyses. However, as recognition of issues with these newer shotgun-MS approaches grows, there is a fresh and growing regard for the maturity of 2DE-MS as a genuine top-down analytical approach, particularly as it resolves thousands of intact protein species in a single run, enabling the simultaneous analysis of total protein complement, including isoforms and post-translational modifications. Given the strengths of both, it is most appropriate to view these as complementary or at least parallel approaches: as proteins encompass a myriad of physico-chemical properties, and the real aim is to explore proteomes as deeply as possible, all available resolving strategies must be considered in terms of the complexity encountered. It is time to critically and constructively focus on the optimization and integration of existing techniques rather than simplistically suggesting that one should replace the other. Our intention here is thus to present an overview of protein resolving techniques, focusing on milestones associated with 2DE, including pros, cons, advances and variations, in particular relative to shotgun proteomic approaches. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Proteomic researchers recognize the importance of 2DE in the history of proteomics. But the latest developments in mass spectrometry-based techniques have led some researchers to retire 2DE in their labs. However, we argue here that 2DE-MS is a genuine top-down analytical approach. The significance of this discussion is to make proteomic researchers aware of the importance of this technique in a proteomic pipeline. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Environmental and structural proteomics.
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- Bruno M Oliveira
- Catarinense Federal Institute, Videira Campus, Videira, SC, Brazil
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- Dept. of Molecular Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia; UWS Molecular Medicine Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
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- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.
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Wright EP, Partridge MA, Padula MP, Gauci VJ, Malladi CS, Coorssen JR. Top-down proteomics: enhancing 2D gel electrophoresis from tissue processing to high-sensitivity protein detection. Proteomics 2014; 14:872-89. [PMID: 24452924 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The large-scale resolution and detection of proteins from complex native mixtures is fundamental to quantitative proteomic analyses. Comprehensive analyses depend on careful tissue handling and quantitative protein extraction and assessment. To most effectively link these analyses with an understanding of underlying molecular mechanisms, it is critical that all protein types - isoforms, splice variants and those with functionally important PTMs - are quantitatively extracted with high reproducibility. Methodological details concerning protein extraction and resolution using 2DE are discussed with reference to current in-gel protein detection limits. We confirm a significant increase in total protein, and establish that extraction, resolution and detection of phospho- and glycoproteins are improved following automated frozen disruption relative to manual homogenisation. The quality of 2DE protein resolution is established using third-dimension separations and 'deep imaging'; substantially more proteins/protein species than previously realised are actually resolved by 2DE. Thus, the key issue for effective proteome analyses is most likely to be detection, not resolution. Thus, these systematic methodological and technical advances further solidify the role of 2DE in top-down proteomics. By routinely assessing as much proteomic data from a sample as possible, 2DE enables more detailed and critical insights into molecular mechanisms underlying different physiological states.
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- Elise P Wright
- Department of Molecular Physiology, Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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Mayne J, Starr AE, Ning Z, Chen R, Chiang CK, Figeys D. Fine Tuning of Proteomic Technologies to Improve Biological Findings: Advancements in 2011–2013. Anal Chem 2013; 86:176-95. [DOI: 10.1021/ac403551f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Janice Mayne
- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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- Ottawa Institute of
Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology
and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H8M5
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This unit has been recently updated to include information on preformulated gel stains as well as new protocols for Sypro Ruby and silver staining, and gel imaging methodology. Other previously published protocols are also provided for both rapid and acid-based Coomassie blue staining, and alternate methods for silver staining (i.e., nonammoniacal silver staining, rapid silver staining, and an enhanced-background, two-stage method).
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- Lynn A Echan
- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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