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High-throughput proteomics using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Cramer, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-2511, Gobom, J. and Nordhoff, E. (2005) High-throughput proteomics using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Expert Review of Proteomics, 2 (3). pp. 407-420. ISSN 1478-9450

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2.3.407

Abstract/Summary

It has become evident that the mystery of life will not be deciphered just by decoding its blueprint, the genetic code. In the life and biomedical sciences, research efforts are now shifting from pure gene analysis to the analysis of all biomolecules involved in the machinery of life. One area of these postgenomic research fields is proteomics. Although proteomics, which basically encompasses the analysis of proteins, is not a new concept, it is far from being a research field that can rely on routine and large-scale analyses. At the time the term proteomics was coined, a gold-rush mentality was created, promising vast and quick riches (i.e., solutions to the immensely complex questions of life and disease). Predictably, the reality has been quite different. The complexity of proteomes and the wide variations in the abundances and chemical properties of their constituents has rendered the use of systematic analytical approaches only partially successful, and biologically meaningful results have been slow to arrive. However, to learn more about how cells and, hence, life works, it is essential to understand the proteins and their complex interactions in their native environment. This is why proteomics will be an important part of the biomedical sciences for the foreseeable future. Therefore, any advances in providing the tools that make protein analysis a more routine and large-scale business, ideally using automated and rapid analytical procedures, are highly sought after. This review will provide some basics, thoughts and ideas on the exploitation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization in biological mass spectrometry - one of the most commonly used analytical tools in proteomics - for high-throughput analyses.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:11164
Uncontrolled Keywords:2DE, automation, high-throughput, liquid chromatography, liquid, matrices, MALDI, mass spectrometry, peptide derivatization, proteomics, robotics, POST-SOURCE DECAY, MALDI-TOF MS, 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS, ELECTROSPRAY-IONIZATION, PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION, QUANTITATIVE, PROTEOMICS, SPATIAL-RESOLUTION, LARGE BIOMOLECULES, SAMPLE PREPARATION, PEPTIDE MIXTURES

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