title: Towards comprehensive and quantitative proteomics for diagnosis and therapy of human disease.
abstract: Given superior analytical features, MS proteomics is well suited for the basic investigation and clinical diagnosis of human disease. Modern MS enables detailed functional characterization of the pathogenic biochemical processes, as achieved by accurate and comprehensive quantification of proteins and their regulatory chemical modifications. Here, we describe how high-accuracy MS in combination with high-resolution chromatographic separations can be leveraged to meet these analytical requirements in a mechanism-focused manner. We review the quantification methods capable of producing accurate measurements of protein abundance and posttranslational modification stoichiometries. We then discuss how experimental design and chromatographic resolution can be leveraged to achieve comprehensive functional characterization of biochemical processes in complex biological proteomes. Finally, we describe current approaches for quantitative analysis of a common functional protein modification: reversible phosphorylation. In all, current instrumentation and methods of high-resolution chromatography and MS proteomics are poised for immediate translation into improved diagnostic strategies for pediatric and adult diseases.
authors: Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Cifani
authors: Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.|Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell College of Cornell University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Kentsis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome
keywords: Biomedicine; Functional proteomics; Mass spectrometry; PTM; Pediatric disease; Protein quantification