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ArticleMolecular systems biology2020

Automated sample preparation with SP3 for low-input clinical proteomics.

Torsten Müller, Mathias Kalxdorf, Rémi Longuespée, Daniel N Kazdal, Albrecht Stenzinger, Jeroen Krijgsveld

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Torsten MüllerGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Mathias KalxdorfGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Rémi LonguespéeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Daniel N KazdalInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8187-3281
Albrecht StenzingerInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jeroen KrijgsveldGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7549-9326
German Cancer Research Center · DEHeidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-throughput and streamlined workflows are essential in clinical proteomics for standardized processing of samples from a variety of sources, including fresh-frozen tissue, FFPE tissue, or blood. To reach this goal, we have implemented single-pot solid-phase-enhanced sample preparation (SP3) on a liquid handling robot for automated processing (autoSP3) of tissue lysates in a 96-well format. AutoSP3 performs unbiased protein purification and digestion, and delivers peptides that can be directly analyzed by LCMS, thereby significantly reducing hands-on time, reducing variability in protein quantification, and improving longitudinal reproducibility. We demonstrate the distinguishing ability of autoSP3 to process low-input samples, reproducibly quantifying 500-1,000 proteins from 100 to 1,000 cells. Furthermore, we applied this approach to a cohort of clinical FFPE pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADC) samples and recapitulated their separation into known histological growth patterns. Finally, we integrated autoSP3 with AFA ultrasonication for the automated end-to-end sample preparation and LCMS analysis of 96 intact tissue samples. Collectively, this constitutes a generic, scalable, and cost-effective workflow with minimal manual intervention, enabling reproducible tissue proteomics in a broad range of clinical and non-clinical applications.

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AdenocarcinomaChromatography, LiquidHeLa CellsHumansLung NeoplasmsMass SpectrometryProteinsProteomicsReproducibility of ResultsRoboticsSoftwareSpecimen HandlingWorkflowProteinsautomationclinical proteomicsFFPElow-inputSP3

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PMID32129943
PMCPMC6966100
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