Measurement of specific radioactivity in proteins separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Shaobo | |
dc.contributor.author | Mann, Christopher J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dunn, Michael J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Preedy, Victor R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Emery, Peter W. | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-10T10:11:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-10T10:11:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-03-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Zhou S, Mann CJ, Dunn MJ, Preedy VR, Emery PW (2006) 'Measurement of specific radioactivity in proteins separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis', Electrophoresis, 27 (5-6), pp.1147-1153. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0173-0835 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16470777 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/elps.200500684 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/624609 | |
dc.description.abstract | We report a method to quantify the specific radioactivity of proteins that have been separated by 2-DE. Gels are stained with SyproRuby, and protein spots are excised. The SyproRuby dye is extracted from each spot using DMSO, and the fluorescence is quantified automatically using a plate reader. The extracted gel piece is then dissolved in hydrogen peroxide and radioactivity is quantified by liquid scintillation counting. Gentle agitation with DMSO for 24 h was found to extract all the SyproRuby dye from gel fragments. The fluorescence of the extract was linearly related to the amount of BSA loaded onto a series of 1-D gels. When rat muscle samples were run on 2-DE gels, the fluorescence extracted from 54 protein spots showed a good correlation (r = 0.79, p < 0.001) with the corresponding spot intensity measured by conventional scanning and image analysis. DMSO extraction was found not to affect the amount of radioactive protein left in the gel. When a series of BSA solutions of known specific radioactivity were run on 2-DE gels, the specific radioactivity measured by the new method showed a good correlation (r = 0.98, p < 0.01, n = 5) with the specific radioactivity measured directly before loading. Reproducibility of the method was measured in a series of 2-DE gels containing proteins from the livers of rats and mice that had been injected with [35S]methionine. Variability tended to increase when the amount of radioactivity in the protein spot was low, but for samples containing at least 10 dpm above background the CV was around 30%, which is comparable to that obtained when measuring protein expression by conventional image analysis of SyproRuby-stained 2-DE gels. Similar results were obtained whether spots were excised manually or using a spot excision robot. This method offers a high-throughput, cost-effective and reliable method of quantifying the specific radioactivity of proteins from metabolic labelling experiments carried out in vivo, so long as sufficient quantities of radioactive tracer are used. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.relation.url | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/elps.200500684 | en_US |
dc.rights | White - archiving not formally supported | |
dc.subject | electrophoresis | en_US |
dc.title | Measurement of specific radioactivity in proteins separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | Electrophoresis | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-10T10:07:58Z | |
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