Direct ampholyte-free liquid-phase isoelectric peptide focusing: application to the human serum proteome |
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Authors: | Xiao Zhen Conrads Thomas P Lucas David A Janini George M Schaefer Carl F Buetow Kenneth H Issaq Haleem J Veenstra Timothy D |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Proteomics and Analytical Technologies, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, SAIC-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. |
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Abstract: | In this study, we utilized a multidimensional peptide separation strategy combined with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for the identification of proteins in human serum. After enzymatically digesting serum with trypsin, the peptides were fractionated using liquid-phase isoelectric focusing (IEF) in a novel ampholyte-free format. Twenty IEF fractions were collected and analyzed by reversed-phase microcapillary liquid chromatography (microLC)-MS/MS. Bioinformatic analysis of the raw MS/MS spectra resulted in the identification of 844 unique peptides, corresponding to 437 proteins. This study demonstrates the efficacy of ampholyte-free peptide autofocusing, which alleviates peptide losses in ampholyte removal strategies. The results show that the separation strategy is effective for high-throughput characterization of proteins from complex proteomic mixtures. |
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Keywords: | Ampholyte‐free isoelectric focusing Microcapillary liquid chromatography Proteome Serum Tandem mass spectrometry |
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