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Proteome analysis of human plasma and amniotic fluid by Off‐Gel™ isoelectric focusing followed by nano‐LC‐MS/MS
Author(s) -
Michel Philippe E.,
Crettaz David,
Morier Patrick,
Heller Manfred,
Gallot Denis,
Tissot JeanDaniel,
Reymond Frédéric,
Rossier Joel S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.200500680
Subject(s) - isoelectric focusing , proteome , amniotic fluid , blood proteins , proteomics , two dimensional gel electrophoresis , chromatography , chemistry , gel electrophoresis , human plasma , placenta , biology , fetus , biochemistry , pregnancy , gene , genetics , enzyme
This paper presents a comparative proteomic analysis of human maternal plasma and amniotic fluid (AF) samples from the same patient at term of pregnancy in order to find specific AF proteins as markers of premature rupture of membranes, a complication frequently observed during pregnancy. Maternal plasma and the corresponding AF were immunodepleted in order to remove the six most abundant proteins before the systematic analysis of their protein composition. The protein samples were then fractionated by IEF Off‐Gel™ electrophoresis (OGE), digested and analyzed with nano‐LC‐MS/MS separation, revealing a total of 73 and 69 proteins identified in maternal plasma and AF samples, respectively. The proteins identified in AF have been compared to those identified in the mother plasma as well as to the reference human plasma protein list reported by Anderson et al. ( Mol. Cell. Proteomics 2004, 3 , 311–326). This comparison showed that 26 proteins were exclusively present in AF and not in plasma among which 10 have already been described to be placenta or pregnancy specific. As a further validation of the method, plasma proteins fractionated by OGE and analysed by nano‐LC‐MS/MS have been compared to the Swiss 2‐D PAGE reference map by reconstructing a map that matches 2‐D gel and OGE experimental data. This representation shows that 36 of 49 reference proteins could be identified in both data sets, and that isoform shifts in p I are well conserved in the OGE data sets.