Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
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The Pasarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Quantitative Proteomics Using Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Biopsy Tissues in Inflammatory Disease
  Author(s): Abhimanyu Amarnani^†, Joseph R. Capri, Puneet Souda, David A. Elashoff, Ivan A. Lopez, Julian P. Whitelegge* and Ram R. Singh*
  
  Background: Investigations in human disease pathogenesis have been hampered due to paucity of access to fresh-frozen tissues (FFT) for use in global, data-driven methodologies. As an alternative, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are readily available in pathology banks. However, the use of formalin for fixation can lead to the loss of proteins that appear during inflammation, thus introducing an inherent sample bias. To address this, we compared FF and FFPE tissue proteomics to determine whether FFPE-tissue can be used effectively in inflammatory diseases. Methods: Adjacent kidney slices from lupus nephritic mice were processed as FFPE or FFTs. Their tissue lysates were run together using proteomics workflow involving filter-aided sample preparation, in-solution dimethyl isotope labeling, StageTip fractionation, and nano-LC MS/.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/0974-276X.12.19.503

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