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ArticleJournal of mass spectrometry : JMS2019

A recommended and verified procedure for in situ tryptic digestion of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues for analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry.

Audra M Judd, Danielle B Gutierrez, Jessica L Moore, Nathan Heath Patterson, Junhai Yang, Carrie E Romer, Jeremy L Norris, Richard M Caprioli

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Article in Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Batch Effects in MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging.Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Audra M JuddMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-129X
Danielle B GutierrezMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-2134
Jessica L MooreMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Nathan Heath PattersonMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Junhai YangMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Carrie E RomerMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jeremy L NorrisMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Richard M CaprioliMass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

Training (pp 214-245)P41GM103391 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI REYZER, MICHELLE L · 2012 to 2020
$17.7M
Vanderbilt University Biomolecular Multimodal Imaging Center for 3-Dimensional Tissue MappingU54DK120058 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CAPRIOLI, RICHARD M, SPRAGGINS, JEFFREY M · 2018 to 2021
$5.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK120058NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103391-->NIH/NIGMS P41GM103391-07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS) is a molecular imaging technology uniquely capable of untargeted measurement of proteins, lipids, and metabolites while retaining spatial information about their location in situ. This powerful combination of capabilities has the potential to bring a wealth of knowledge to the field of molecular histology. Translation of this innovative research tool into clinical laboratories requires the development of reliable sample preparation protocols for the analysis of proteins from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, the standard preservation process in clinical pathology. Although ideal for stained tissue analysis by microscopy, the FFPE process cross-links, disrupts, or can remove proteins from the tissue, making analysis of the protein content challenging. To date, reported approaches differ widely in process and efficacy. This tutorial presents a strategy derived from systematic testing and optimization of key parameters, for reproducible in situ tryptic digestion of proteins in FFPE tissue and subsequent MALDI IMS analysis. The approach describes a generalized method for FFPE tissues originating from virtually any source.

Indexed as

FormaldehydeHumansParaffin EmbeddingProteinsProteolysisSpecimen HandlingSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTissue Array AnalysisTissue FixationTrypsinFormaldehydeProteinsTrypsincolonformalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissuein situ tryptic digestionMALDI imaging mass spectrometrymolecular histology

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PMID31254303
PMCPMC6711785
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