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Proteomics of Human Milk: Definition of a Discovery Workflow for Clinical Research Studies

Dayon, Loic  
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Macron, Charlotte
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Lahrichi, Sabine
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May 7, 2021
Journal Of Proteome Research

Milk is a complex biological fluid composed mainly of water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and diverse bioactive factors. Human milk represents a unique tailored source of nutrients that adapts during lactation to the specific needs of the developing infant. Proteins in milk have been studied for decades, and proteomics, peptidomics, and glycoproteomics are the main approaches previously deployed to decipher the proteome of human milk. In the present work, we aimed at implementing a highly automated pipeline for the proteomic analysis of human milk with liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (MS). Commercial human milk samples were used to evaluate and optimize workflows. Centrifugation for defatting milk samples was assessed before and after reduction, alkylation, and enzymatic digestion of proteins, without and with presence of surfactants. Skimmed milk samples were analyzed using isobaric labeling-based quantitative MS on an Orbitrap Tribrid mass spectrometer. Sample fractionation using isoelectric focusing was also evaluated to more deeply profile the human milk proteome. Finally, the most appropriate workflow was transferred to a liquid handling workstation for automated sample preparation. In conclusion, we have defined and describe herein an efficient highly automated proteomic workflow for human milk sample analysis. It is compatible with clinical research, possibly allowing the analysis of sufficiently large cohorts of samples.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00816
Web of Science ID

WOS:000649269600011

Author(s)
Dayon, Loic  
Macron, Charlotte
Lahrichi, Sabine
Galindo, Antonio Nunez
Affolter, Michael
Date Issued

2021-05-07

Published in
Journal Of Proteome Research
Volume

20

Issue

5

Start page

2283

End page

2290

Subjects

Biochemical Research Methods

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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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automation

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biomarker

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human

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mass spectrometry

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milk

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proteome profiling

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sample preparation

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biomarker discovery

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human plasma

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proteins

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robustness

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