Proteomics & Genomics / Ezine
Journal Highlight: Changes in the bovine whey proteome during the early lactation period
Date: Oct 24, 2011
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A two-dimensional gel-based approach was used in this study to investigate time-dependent changes in the bovine whey proteome during the early lactation period.
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Beer haze clearing up: Barley proteins implicated in sediment formation
Date: Oct 15, 2011
Author: Steve Down
A proteomics study following proteins through the brewing process has suggested that the haze found in beers originates predominantly from barley proteins, rather than the hordein proteins in malt that had previously been implicated.
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Sleep apnoea diagnosis: serum proteins linked to disease severity
Date: Oct 1, 2011
Author: Steve Down
Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea based on serum protein levels took a step closer following a preliminary proteomic study on affected men in which the expression of some proteins was related to the severity of the condition.
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Journal Highlight: Proteomic analysis of peach endocarp and mesocarp during early fruit development
Date: Sep 26, 2011
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The development of the stone and formation of peach fruit were explored using a proteomic approach, revealing 68 proteins with different expression patterns in both the endocarp and mesocarp during early fruit development, the majority being involved in primary or secondary metabolism.
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Archived cancer biomarkers: Phosphoprotein panel identified from preserved prostate cancer tissue
Date: Sep 15, 2011
Author: Steve Down
The phosphoprotein signatures of archived prostate cancer tissues have been successfully characterised by a gel-free proteomics approach in a pilot study that can form the basis of a biomarker discovery campaign.
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Sickle cell testing: High throughput mass spectrometry method could lead to cheap, universal neonate screening
Date: Sep 1, 2011
Author: Steve Down
Universal screening of newborn children for sickle cell disease is possible due to the development of a rapid mass spectrometric method designed to detect all types of haemoglobin variant and which can process up to 1000 samples a day.
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Journal Highlight: Proteomic signatures in antibiotic research
Date: Aug 22, 2011
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This review recapitulates how antibiotic proteomic signatures are established and highlights areas of antibiotic research benefiting most from proteomic signatures.
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Oiling the toxic wheels: Evidence for the role of haptoglobin phenotypes in toxic oil syndrome
Date: Aug 15, 2011
Author: Steve Down
One of the risk factors associated with toxic oil syndrome has been identified in proteomics studies as a phenotype of haptoglobin, with a different phenotype affording protection, according to researchers in Spain where the disease struck.
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The evil twin: Ocean acidification affects proteome of growing barnacles
Date: Aug 1, 2011
Author: Steve Down
Ocean acidification alters the proteome of the larvae of an ecologically important barnacle species, to a small but significant extent. Molecular chaperones and proteins related to energy metabolism and respiration had altered expression levels, hinting at the adopted mechanism for coping with acidification stress.
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Journal Highlight: A roadmap for successful applications of clinical proteomics
Date: Jul 25, 2011
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A roadmap for improving the success rate of clinical proteomics includes steps for improvements that need to be made in analytical tools, discovery, validation, clinical application, and post-clinical application appraisal.
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