ITRAQ

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iTRAQ (isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation) is a non-gel based technique used to identify and quantify proteins from different sources in one single experiment. It uses isotope coded covalent tags. iTRAQ is used in proteomics to study quantitative changes in the proteome.[1][2]

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The method is based on the covalent labeling of the N-terminus and sidechain amines of peptides from protein digestions with tags of varying mass. There are currently four different tags (soon to be eight) which can be used to label all peptides (In theory) from different samples/treatments. These samples are then pooled and usually fractionated by nano liquid chromatography and analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). A database search is then performed using the fragmentation data to identify the labelled peptides and hence the corresponding proteins. The fragmentation of the attached tag generates a low molecular mass reporter ion that can be used to relatively quantify the peptides and the proteins from which they originated, using software such as the freely available i-Tracker[3].

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  1. ^ Zieske LR (2006). "A perspective on the use of iTRAQ reagent technology for protein complex and profiling studies". J. Exp. Bot. 57 (7): 1501–8. doi:10.1093/jxb/erj168. PMID 16574745. 
  2. ^ Gafken PR, Lampe PD (2006). "Methodologies for characterizing phosphoproteins by mass spectrometry". Cell Commun. Adhes. 13 (5-6): 249–62. doi:10.1080/15419060601077917. PMID 17162667. 
  3. ^ Shadforth IP, Dunnley PJ, Lilley KS, Bessant C (2005). "i-Tracker: For quantitative proteomics using iTRAQ". BMC Genomics 6: 145. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-6-145. 


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