Protein recovery and identification from the gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis: comparing snap-frozen and RNAlater® preserved tissues.
Proteomics
; 11(21): 4257-61, 2011 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Reliable proteomic analysis of biological tissues requires sampling approaches that preserve proteins as close to their in vivo state as possible. In the current study, the patterns of protein abundance in one-dimensional (1-D) gels were assessed for five tissues of the gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis, following snap-freezing tissues in liquid nitrogen or immersion of fresh tissues in RNAlater(®). In liver and heart, the protein profiles in 1-D gels were better preserved by snap-freezing, while in gill, the 1-D protein profile was better preserved by immersion in RNAlater(®). In skeletal muscle and brain, the two approaches yielded similar patterns of protein abundance. LC-MS/MS analyses and database searching resulted in the identification of 17 proteins in liver and 12 proteins in gill. Identified proteins include enzymes of energy metabolism, structural proteins, and proteins serving other biological functions. These protein identifications for a species without a sequenced genome demonstrate the utility of F. grandis as a model organism for environmental proteomic studies in vertebrates.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conservación de Tejido
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Criopreservación
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Fundulidae
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Proteínas de Peces
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Proteómica
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Proteomics
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos