Authors: Chertov, Oleg; Simpson, John T; Biragyn, Arya; Conrads, Thomas P; Veenstra, Timothy D; Fisher, Robert J

Source: Expert Review of Proteomics, Volume 2, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 139-145(7)

Publisher: Expert Reviews

Abstract:

The dramatic progress in mass spectrometry-based methods of protein identification has triggered a new quest for disease-associated biomarkers. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and its variant surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, provide effective means to explore the less studied information slice of the human serum proteome - low-molecular-weight proteins and peptides. These low-molecular-weight proteins and peptides are promising for the detection of important biomarkers. Due to the significant experimental problems imposed by high-abundance and high-molecular-weight proteins, it is important to effectively remove these species prior to mass spectrometry analysis of the low-molecular-weight serum and plasma proteomes. In this review, the advantages afforded by recently introduced methods for prefractionation of serum, as they pertain to the detection and identification of biomarkers, will be discussed.

Keywords: biomarkers; cancer; early diagnosis; mass spectrometry; plasma; prefractionation; serum

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/14789450.2.1.139

Affiliations: 1: Senior Scientist, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Protein Chemistry Laboratory, SAIC-Frederick Inc., PO Box B, Frederick, MD 21702, USA., Email: oleg@ncifcrf.gov

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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