2-DE-based proteomics for the analysis of metastasis-associated proteins

Methods Mol Biol. 2012:878:111-20. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-854-2_7.

Abstract

Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) is a high-resolution technique for analysis and comparison of complex protein mixtures. With the advent of recent technical developments, its application has become significant in a wide range of fields. This chapter describes a proteomic approach for the analysis of metastasis-associated proteins using pre-fractionation of glycosylated proteins via lectin (HPA) affinity chromatography prior to separation by 2-DE. Guidelines for the preparation and storage of buffers, experimental conditions and protocols of affinity chromatography, isoelectric focussing, and SDS-PAGE conditions are provided. Critical parameters associated with the different steps of 2-DE are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional / methods*
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Glycoproteins / analysis*
  • Glycoproteins / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Lectins / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Proteomics / methods*

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Lectins