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Proteomics Services - Services Described
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The following services can be performed by UA Proteomics. Please contact us for further information.

Protein Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry Packages:

o 2D-PAGE Proteomic Analysis    
o 2D-DIGE Proteomic Analysis    
o 2D-LC-MS/MS (MudPIT Analysis)    

Protein Electrophoresis and Purification Services:

o Albumin Depletion of Serum    
o Electrophoresis (1D, 2D, & DIGE)    
o Image Analysis (Typhoon Scanner)    
o Protein Gel Staining (Silver, Coomassie, SPRO Ruby)    
o PhosphoProtein Gel Staining (Pro-Q)    
o Robotic Spot Picking    
o Automated In-Gel Digestion    
o Protein Purification (HPLC, FPLC)    

Mass Spectrometry Services:

o Mass Spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS    
o SEQUEST Database Searching    

2D-PAGE Proteomic Analysis Package:

- 2D-PAGE Gel Electrophoresis    
- Post Staining    
- Simple image analysis    
- In-gel digesion, nanoLC-MS/MS, SEQUEST database searching for up to 12 spots    
   
 
 
2D-Page with spots selected for processing

2D-DIGE Proteomic Analysis Package:

- 2D-DIGE Gel Electrophoresis on 24cm IPG Strip    
- Scanning on Typhoon    
- Post staining    
- Image analysis with Decyder software to determine gel differences    
- In-gel digesion, nanoLC-MS/MS, SEQUEST database searching for up to 12 spots    
       
   
  Multiplexed image received from scanning on the Typhoon   Decyder analysis showing similar (green), increased (red), and decreased (blue) spots
   
  Decyder analysis showing histogram view of similar (green), increased (red), and decreased (blue) spots. Y axis is the volume of the spot, while X axis is the amount of difference   Sample Decyder analysis of a control gel, which is the comparison of the same sample labelled with Cy2 and Cy3.

Non-gel based method -- LC/LC-MS/MS:

- Protein sample digested with trypsin in solution (caution: cellular lysates containing large amounts of proteases or protease inhibitors are problematic as they interfere with the essential trypsin digestion)    
- Multistep on-line fractionization    
- 8-10 cation exchange chromatography steps    
- Each ion exchange step is followed by reverse phase HPLC    
- Provides identification of many (often hundreds) of proteins    

Albumin Depletion of Serum by SepproTM Column:

- Currently using Genway Pre-packed SepproTM MIXED6 column for removal of the most abundant 6 proteins    
- Affinity based on avian antibody (IgY)-antigen interactions    
- Removes Albumin, IgG, IgA, IgM, Transferrin, Fibrinogen    
- Improves the visualization of more protein features    
- Provides identification of many (often hundreds) or proteins    
     
 
  2D gel before Albumin depletion 2D gel after Albumin depletion

Electrophoresis:

 
Silver stained small scale SDS-PAGE gel. This is a BSA dilution series on a Bio-Rad Ready Gel
 
       
 
Silver stained small scale 2D-PAGE gel. This is a separation of whole white fly on a Bio-Rad Criterion Gel
 
       
 
Multiplexed image of a large scale 2D-DIGE gel
 
       

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