Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation

Studying protein interactions in vivo can reveal key molecular mechanisms of biological processes. Co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry detects protein–protein interactions with high throughput. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful genetic model organism for in vivo studies. Ye...

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Main Authors: Gülkiz Baytek, Oliver Popp, Philipp Mertins, Baris Tursun
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/btn-2021-0074
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description Studying protein interactions in vivo can reveal key molecular mechanisms of biological processes. Co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry detects protein–protein interactions with high throughput. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful genetic model organism for in vivo studies. Yet its rigid and complex tissues require optimization for biochemistry applications to ensure reproducibility. The authors optimized co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry by combining a native co-immunoprecipitation procedure with single-pot, solid-phase enhanced sample preparation. The authors' results for the highly conserved chromatin regulator FACT subunits HMG-3 and HMG-4 demonstrated that single-pot, solid-phase enhanced sample preparation-integrated co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry procedures for C. elegans samples are highly robust. Moreover, in an accompanying study about the chromodomain factor MRG-1 (MRG15 in humans), the authors demonstrated remarkably high reproducibility for ten replicate experiments.
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spelling doaj-art-564122ebeb0549fd830bd5d5627d19252025-08-20T02:25:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98182022-05-0172517518410.2144/btn-2021-0074Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparationGülkiz Baytek0Oliver Popp1Philipp Mertins2Baris Tursun31Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, 10115, Berlin, Germany2Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115, Berlin, Germany2Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115, Berlin, Germany1Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, 10115, Berlin, GermanyStudying protein interactions in vivo can reveal key molecular mechanisms of biological processes. Co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry detects protein–protein interactions with high throughput. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful genetic model organism for in vivo studies. Yet its rigid and complex tissues require optimization for biochemistry applications to ensure reproducibility. The authors optimized co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry by combining a native co-immunoprecipitation procedure with single-pot, solid-phase enhanced sample preparation. The authors' results for the highly conserved chromatin regulator FACT subunits HMG-3 and HMG-4 demonstrated that single-pot, solid-phase enhanced sample preparation-integrated co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry procedures for C. elegans samples are highly robust. Moreover, in an accompanying study about the chromodomain factor MRG-1 (MRG15 in humans), the authors demonstrated remarkably high reproducibility for ten replicate experiments.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/btn-2021-0074C. elegansco-immunoprecipitationFACTHMG-3HMG-4mass spectrometry
spellingShingle Gülkiz Baytek
Oliver Popp
Philipp Mertins
Baris Tursun
Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
BioTechniques
C. elegans
co-immunoprecipitation
FACT
HMG-3
HMG-4
mass spectrometry
title Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
title_full Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
title_fullStr Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
title_full_unstemmed Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
title_short Robust co-immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for Caenorhabditis elegans using solid-phase enhanced sample preparation
title_sort robust co immunoprecipitation with mass spectrometry for caenorhabditis elegans using solid phase enhanced sample preparation
topic C. elegans
co-immunoprecipitation
FACT
HMG-3
HMG-4
mass spectrometry
url https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/btn-2021-0074
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