Proteomics & Genomics / Ezine
Journal Highlight: Five years later: The current status of the use of proteomics and transcriptomics in EMF research
Date: Sep 24, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
This review examines the status of research into the effects of electromagnetic fields using proteomics and transcriptomics methods, as part of the European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) Action.
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Money in the biobank: Standard protocols required to make best use of stored biosamples
Date: Sep 15, 2012
Author: Steve Down
The preparation, collection, storage and quality of biological samples for biobanks need to be standardised so that they can be fully utilised for the study of human disease, say an international team of scientists.
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Shared biomarker development: Common protein sequences across different invertebrates
Date: Sep 1, 2012
Author: Steve Down
The evolutionary conservation of vitellogenin-like proteins, which are precursors of the major egg yolk protein, allows them to be identified and quantified in unsequenced species that are absent from public databases, say French researchers.
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Journal Highlight: Cancer and viruses: A double-edged sword
Date: Aug 27, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The neoplastic potential of human tumour-associated viruses and associated vaccine successes are reviewed, including the use of oncolytic viruses for therapeutic intervention and the potential of proteomics technology in the field of oncovirology.
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Staph test: Profiling bacterial infection in wounds
Date: Aug 16, 2012
Author: Steve Down
The response of a wound to infection by Staphylococcus aureus has been followed by mass spectrometry to show the changes that occur at the site as the infection takes hold and spreads.
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Seeing through the smokescreen: Proteins implicated in bone loss induced by smoking
Date: Aug 1, 2012
Author: Steve Down
Cigarette smoke induces increased amounts of two proteins that accelerate the production of cells which break down bone and induce bone resorption, leading to lower bone density.
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Journal Highlight: Strategies for membrane interaction proteomics: No mass spectrometry required
Date: Jul 23, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
This review describes some of the major non-mass spectrometry-based methods and technologies used for the investigation of intracellular membrane protein complexes and highlights their advantages and drawbacks.
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A vein attempt: Debris from angioplasty good for proteomics
Date: Jul 16, 2012
Author: Steve Down
Scraps of biological material that are trapped in embolic protection devices during a balloon angioplasty procedure can provide clues to the protein changes caused by inflammation during atherosclerosis.
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Classifying MRSA: Biomarker peptides of different strains by rapid mass spectrometric profiling
Date: Jul 1, 2012
Author: Steve Down
Three strains of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be distinguished by the mass spectrometric detection of specific peptides, providing the opportunity for developing a diagnostic test.
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Journal Highlight: Insights on neoplastic stem cells from gel-based proteomics of childhood germ cell tumors
Date: Jun 25, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The first proteomics study of childhood germ cell tumours suggests that glucocorticoid receptor signalling is an area of interest for these and neoplastic stem cells.
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