Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32643306›Full record

ArticleProteomics. Clinical applications2020

Systematic Optimization of the iMALDI Workflow for the Robust and Straightforward Quantification of Signaling Proteins in Cancer Cells.

Bjoern C Froehlich, Robert Popp, Constance A Sobsey, Sahar Ibrahim, Andre M LeBlanc, Yassene Mohammed, Adriana Aguilar-Mahecha, Oliver Poetz, Michael X Chen, Alan Spatz and 4 more

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Proteomics. Clinical applications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sequencing of d/l-DNA and XNA by Templated-Synthesis.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
    Article
  2. Prospective on Imaging Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Diagnostics.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2023
    Review
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Bjoern C FroehlichUniversity of Victoria-Genome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7E8, Canada.
Robert PoppUniversity of Victoria-Genome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7E8, Canada.
Constance A SobseySegal Cancer Proteomics Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Sahar IbrahimSegal Cancer Proteomics Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Andre M LeBlancSegal Cancer Proteomics Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Yassene MohammedUniversity of Victoria-Genome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7E8, Canada.
Adriana Aguilar-MahechaSegal Cancer Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Oliver PoetzNMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute University of Tuebingen, Reutlingen, 72770, Germany.
Michael X ChenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Alan SpatzSegal Cancer Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Mark BasikSegal Cancer Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Gerald BatistSegal Cancer Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
René P ZahediSegal Cancer Proteomics Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3T1E2, Canada.
Christoph H BorchersUniversity of Victoria-Genome BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7E8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2394-6512
Jewish General Hospital · CASkolkovo Institute of Science and Technology · RUUniversity of Victoria · CANatural and Medical Sciences Institute · DEUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeImmuno-MALDI (iMALDI) combines immuno-enrichment of biomarkers with MALDI-MS for fast, precise, and specific quantitation, making it a valuable tool for developing clinical assays. iMALDI assays are optimized for the PI3-kinase signaling pathway members phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and PI3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (p110α), with regard to sensitivity, robustness, and throughput. A standardized template for developing future iMALDI assays, including automation protocols to streamline assay development and translation, is provided. EXPERIMENTAL

designConditions for tryptic digestion and immuno-enrichment (beads, bead:antibody ratios, incubation times, direct vs. indirect immuno-enrichment) are rigorously tested. Different strategies for calibration and data readout are compared.

resultsDigestion using 1:2 protein:trypsin (wt:wt) for 1 h yielded high and consistent peptide recoveries. Direct immuno-enrichment (antibody-bead coupling prior to antigen-enrichment) yielded 30% higher peptide recovery with a 1 h shorter incubation time than indirect enrichment. Immuno-enrichment incubation overnight yielded 1.5-fold higher sensitivities than 1 h incubation. Quantitation of the endogenous target proteins is not affected by the complexity of the calibration matrix, further simplifying the workflow. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This optimized and automated workflow will facilitate the clinical translation of high-throughput sensitive iMALDI assays for quantifying cell-signaling proteins in individual tumor samples, thereby improving patient stratification for targeted treatment.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionWorkflowCell Line, TumorHumansLimit of DetectionNeoplasm ProteinsSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTime FactorsNeoplasm Proteinsclinical mass spectrometryformalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE)immunohistochemistryprotein assaystranslation

Identifiers

PMID32643306
PMCPMC7539945
OpenAlexW3042184853

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.