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JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 634-642Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/pr050387a
Keywords
rat liver; plasma membrane; plasma membrane proteins; two-phase partition; LC-MS/MS
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To comprehensively identify proteins of the rat liver plasma membrane (PM), we have adopted a proteomics strategy that utilizes sucrose density centrifugation in conjunction with aqueous two-phase partition for plasma membrane isolation, followed by SDS-PAGE, mass spectrometry and bioinformatics. Western blot analysis showed that this method results in highly purified plasma membrane fractions, which is a key to successful plasma membrane proteomics. The PM proteins were separated by SDSPAGE and digested with trypsin. Through nano-ESI-LC MS/MS analysis we identified 428 rat liver membrane proteins, of which 304 had a gene ontology (GO) annotation indicating a cellular component, and 204 (67%) of the latter were known integral membrane proteins or membrane-associated proteins. In addition to proteins known to be associated with the plasma membrane, several hypothetical proteins have also been identified. This study not only provides a tool to study plasma membrane proteins with low levels of contamination, but also provides a data set for proteins of high to moderate abundance in rat liver plasma membranes, thus allowing for more comprehensive characterization of membrane proteins and a better understanding of membrane dynamics.
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