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Schäfer, F. ; Tomar, A. ; Sato, S.* ; Teperino, R. ; Imhof, A.* ; Lahiri, S.*

Enhanced in situ spatial proteomics by effective combination of MALDI imaging and LC-MS/MS.

Mol. Cell. Proteomics 23:100811 (2024)
Postprint DOI PMC
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Highly specialized cells are fundamental for proper functioning of complex organs. Variations in cell-type specific gene expression and protein composition have been linked to a variety of diseases. Investigation of the distinctive molecular makeup of these cells within tissues is therefore critical in biomedical research. Although several technologies have emerged as valuable tools to address this cellular heterogeneity, most workflows lack sufficient in situ resolution and are associated with high cost and extremely long analysis times. Here, we present a combination of experimental and computational approaches that allows a more comprehensive investigation of molecular heterogeneity within tissues than by either shotgun LC-MS/MS or MALDI imaging alone. We applied our pipeline on mouse brain, which contains a wide variety of cell types that not only perform unique functions but also exhibit varying sensitivities to insults. We explored the distinct neuronal populations within the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for learning and memory that is involved in various neurological disorders. As an example, we identified the groups of proteins distinguishing the neuronal populations of dentate gyrus (DG) and the cornu ammonis (CA) in the same brain section. Most of the annotated proteins matched the regional enrichment of their transcripts, thereby validating the method. As the method is highly reproducible, the identification of individual masses through the combination of MALDI-IMS and LC-MS/MS methods can be used for the much faster and more precise interpretation of MALDI-IMS measurements only. This greatly speeds up spatial proteomic analyses and allows the detection of local protein variations within the same population of cells. The method's general applicability has the potential to be used to investigate different biological conditions and tissues and a much higher throughput than other techniques making it a promising approach for clinical routine applications.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Data Integration ; Dentate Gyrus ; Imaging Mass Spectrometry ; Laser Capture Microdissection ; Spatial Proteomics
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1535-9476
e-ISSN 1535-9484
Quellenangaben Volume: 23, Issue: 8, Pages: , Article Number: 100811 Supplement: ,
Publisher American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed