Shotgun mass spectrometry workflow combining IEF and LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF

Protein J. 2010 Feb;29(2):99-102. doi: 10.1007/s10930-009-9227-7.

Abstract

We present a high throughput shotgun mass spectrometry workflow using a bidimensional peptide fractionation procedure consisting of isoelectric focusing and RP-HPLC prior to mass spectrometric analysis, with the aim of optimizing peptide separation and protein identification. As part of the workflow we used the 'Isotope-Coded Protein Labeling' (ICPL) method for accurate relative quantitation of protein expression. Such workflow was successfully applied to a comparative proteome analysis of schizophrenia versus healthy control brain tissues and can be an alternative to proteome researches.

MeSH terms

  • Brain Chemistry
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays / methods
  • Humans
  • Isoelectric Focusing / methods*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Peptides* / analysis
  • Peptides* / isolation & purification
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Schizophrenia / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Peptides