Native antigen fractionation protein microarrays for biomarker discovery

Methods Mol Biol. 2011:723:129-48. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-043-0_9.

Abstract

In this protocol, we used the T24 human bladder cancer cell line as a source of native antigens to construct fractionated lysate microarrays. Subsequently, these microarrays were used to compare the autoantibody responses of individuals with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) to those of normal female controls. To accomplish this, T24 cells were lysed under nondenaturing conditions to obtain native antigens. These native antigens were then fractionated in 2D using a PF-2D liquid chromatography; the first dimension separated the proteins by their isoelectric points, and the second separated them according to hydrophobicity. The resulting protein fractions were printed onto nitrocellulose-coated glass slides (PATH slides) to create a set of fractionated lysate microarrays. To compare the autoantibody responses of IC/PBS patients with normal controls, the fractionated lysate arrays were competitively hybridized with fluorescently labeled IgG samples purified from both IC/PBS and control sera. This protocol presents a detailed description of the creation and use of native antigen fractionated lysate microarrays for autoantibody profiling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens / chemistry*
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Cell Extracts / immunology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Reverse-Phase
  • Computational Biology
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods*

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Autoantibodies
  • Biomarkers
  • Cell Extracts
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Immunoglobulin G