The use of time-resolved fluorescence in gel-based proteomics for improved biomarker discovery

AnnSofi Sandberg; Volker Buschmann; Peter Kapusta; Rainer Erdmann; Åsa M. Wheelock

doi:10.1117/12.842571

24 February 2010 The use of time-resolved fluorescence in gel-based proteomics for improved biomarker discovery

AnnSofi Sandberg, Volker Buschmann, Peter Kapusta, Rainer Erdmann, Åsa M. Wheelock

Proceedings Volume 7568, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VIII; 756811 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842571
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a new platform for quantitative intact proteomics, entitled Cumulative Time-resolved Emission 2-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis (CuTEDGE). The CuTEDGE technology utilizes differences in fluorescent lifetimes to subtract the confounding background fluorescence during in-gel detection and quantification of proteins, resulting in a drastic improvement in both sensitivity and dynamic range compared to existing technology. The platform is primarily designed for image acquisition in 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE), but is also applicable to 1-dimensional gel electrophoresis (1-DE), and proteins electroblotted to membranes. In a set of proof-of-principle measurements, we have evaluated the performance of the novel technology using the MicroTime 100 instrument (PicoQuant GmbH) in conjunction with the CyDye minimal labeling fluorochromes (GE Healthcare, Uppsala, Sweden) to perform differential gel electrophoresis (DIGE) analyses. The results indicate that the CuTEDGE technology provides an improvement in the dynamic range and sensitivity of detection of 3 orders of magnitude as compared to current state-of-the-art image acquisition instrumentation available for 2-DE (Typhoon 9410, GE Healthcare). Given the potential dynamic range of 7-8 orders of magnitude and sensitivities in the attomol range, the described invention represents a technological leap in detection of low abundance cellular proteins, which is desperately needed in the field of biomarker discovery.

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AnnSofi Sandberg, Volker Buschmann, Peter Kapusta, Rainer Erdmann, and Åsa M. Wheelock "The use of time-resolved fluorescence in gel-based proteomics for improved biomarker discovery", Proc. SPIE 7568, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues VIII, 756811 (24 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842571

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