SpotLight Proteomics: uncovering the hidden blood proteome improves diagnostic power of proteomics.

ABSTRACT: The human blood proteome is frequently assessed by protein abundance profiling using a combination of liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In traditional sequence database search, many good-quality MS/MS data remain unassigned. Here we uncover the hidden part of the blood proteome via novel SpotLight approach. This method combines de novo MS/MS sequencing of enriched antibodies and co-extracted proteins with subsequent label-free quantification of new and known peptides in both enriched and unfractionated samples. In a pilot study on differentiating early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) from Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), on peptide level the hidden proteome contributed almost as much information to patient stratification as the apparent proteome. Intriguingl

SUBMITTER: Lundstrom SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5294601 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature