Summary
Chemical modification reactions play an important role in various protocols for mass-spectrometry-based proteome analysis; this applies to both gel-based and gel-free proteomics workflows. In combination with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE), the addition of “tags” by means of chemical reactions serves several purposes. Potential benefits include increased sensitivity or sequence coverage for peptide mass fingerprinting and improved peptide fragmentation for de novo sequencing studies. Tagging strategies can also be used to obtain complementary quantitative information in addition to densitometry, and they may be employed for the study of post-translational modifications. In combination with the unique advantages of 2DE as a separation technique, such approaches provide a powerful toolbox for proteomic research. In this review, relevant examples from recent literature will be given to illustrate the capabilities of chemical tagging approaches, and methodological requirements will be discussed.
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Leitner, A., Lindner, W. (2009). Applications of Chemical Tagging Approaches in Combination with 2DE and Mass Spectrometry. In: Tyther, R., Sheehan, D. (eds) Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 519. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-281-6_6
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