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- Jornvall, Hans, et al.
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Oligomerization and insulin interactions of proinsulin C-peptide : Threefold relationships to properties of insulin
- 2010
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Ingår i: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC. - : Elsevier BV. - 0006-291X .- 1090-2104. ; 391:3, s. 1561-1566
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Three principally different sites of action have been reported for proinsulin C-peptide, at surface-mediated, intracellular, and extracellular locations. Following up on the latter, we now find that (i) mass spectrometric analyses reveal the presence of the C-peptide monomer in apparent equilibrium with a low-yield set of oligomers in weakly acidic or basic aqueous solutions, even at low peptide concentrations (sub-mu M). It further shows not only C-peptide to interact with insulin oligomers (known before), but also the other way around. (ii) Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of C-peptide shows detectable oligomers upon Western blotting. Formation of thioflavin T positive material was also detected. (iii) Cleavage patterns of analogues are compatible with C-peptide as a substrate of insulin degrading enzyme. Combined, the results demonstrate three links with insulin properties, in a manner reminiscent of amyloidogenic peptides and their chaperons in other systems. If so, peripheral C-peptide/insulin interactions, absolute amounts of both peptides and their ratios may be relevant to consider in diabetic and associated diseases.
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- Shariatgorji, Mohammadreza, 1974-
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Novel clean-up, concentration and laser desorption/ionization strategies for mass spectrometry
- 2010
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Despite valuable advantages of mass spectrometry (MS) techniques they still have drawbacks that need to be overcome, notably their sensitivity to various kinds of interfering substances and associated difficulties involved in detecting signals from analytes present in trace quantities. Thus, high quality analytical data could be acquired by improving sample pre-treatment techniques and/or ionization methods to increase ionization yields and/or avoid the generation of unwanted ions. In the studies this thesis is based upon, a microfluidic electrocapture system capable of trapping charged proteins/polypeptides while non-charged species such as non-ionic detergents are swept out, was used to decrease the concentration of detergent in samples containing soluble and membrane associated proteins/polypeptide. Subsequent mass spectrometric analysis yielded well-resolved mass spectra of the target analytes. In addition, it was found that solid phase extraction (SPE) sorbents such as graphitized carbon black (GCB), can efficiently assist the laser desorption ionization of small molecules without generating any interfering ions which inspired the fabrication of μ-traps and discs. Other matrix-free approaches demonstrated the utility of silicon nitride and oxidized GCB nanoparticles as versatile media for surface-assisted laser desorption ionization (SALDI) of small molecules. In this thesis it is discussed that small molecule analytes such as Polyphenols present in red wine and quaternary protoberberine alkaloids with highly conjugated systems and acidic/permanently charged functional groups can be readily analyzed without any matrix or assisting-surface. In summary, the microfluidic electrocapture, new laser desorption ionization methods and surfaces, as well as integrated SALDI and SPE platforms, introduced in this work extend the MS strategies allowing coverage of a wider range of samples.
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- Shariatgorji, Mohammadreza, et al.
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Trends in the bioanalytical applications of microfluidic electrocapture
- 2011
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Ingår i: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1618-2642 .- 1618-2650. ; 399:1, s. 191-195
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Downscaled analytical tools for sample preparation have offered benefits such as higher throughput, easier automation and lower sample/reagent consumption. Microfluidic electrocapture, which is a newly developed sample preparation/manipulation system, uses an electric field to trap and separate charged species without using any solid sorbent. The feasibility of using microfluidic electrocapture is reported for separation, clean-up, concentration, microreactions and complexation studies of proteins, peptides and other biologically important biomolecules. The instrumentation and applications of microfluidic electrocapture are reviewed and an overview is provided of future perspectives offered by the current and envisaged platforms.
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