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Basic Concepts, Amino Acids, Proteins Flashcards

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Milli-

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10__

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Micro-

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10__

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Nano-

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10__

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M

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mol/L

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%

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weight/volume (usually g/dL)

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Equivalent

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available charges of the particular ion

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Units of activity

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Defined in terms of some effect

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Osmolarity

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moles of solute particles in a solution

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Henderson-Hasselbach

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pH= pKa + log ([A_]/[HA])

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α-amino acids

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  • Carboxylic acid with amine group on the α-carbon
  • R-groups change (most are L-amino acids)
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Non Polar Aliphatic Amino Acids

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Glycine, Alanine, Proline, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine

(GAP, LIV)

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Glycine

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Gly

Non Polar aliphatic

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Alanine

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Ala

Non polar Aliphatic

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Proline

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Pro

Non Polar Aliphatic

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Valine

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Val

Non Polar Aliphatic

Branched Chain

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Leucine

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Leu

Non polar Aliphatic

Branched Chain

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Isoleucine

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Ile

Non polar Aliphatic

Branched chain

most hydrophobic (charges are very balanced)

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Aromatic Amino Acids

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Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan

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Phenylalanine

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Phe

Aromatic

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Tyrosine

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Tyr

Aromatic

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Tryptophan

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Trp

Aromatic

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Polar, Uncharged Amino Acids

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Asparagine, Glutamine, Serine, Threonine

Typically found on the surface

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Asparagine

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Asn

Polar/Uncharged

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Glutamine

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Gln

Polar, uncharged

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Serine

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Ser

Polar, uncharged

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Threonine

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Thr

Polar, uncharged

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Sulfur-containing Amino Acids

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Methionine, Cysteine

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Methionine

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Met

Sulfur-containing

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Cysteine

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Cys

Sulfur-containing, so can form disulfide bonds

Cystine = 2 cysteines bound by disulfide bond

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30
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Negatively charged Amino Acids

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Aspartate, Glutamate

Acidic Amino Acids

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Positively Charged Amino Acids

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Arginine, lysine, histidine

Basic amino acid

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Aspartate

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Asp

Negatively charged (acidic)

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Glutamate

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Glu

Negatively charged (acidic)

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Arginine

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Arg

Positively charged (basic)

Most hydrophilic (very polar)

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Lysine

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Lys

Positive charge (basic)

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Histidine

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His

Positively charged (basic)

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Hydropathy

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How hydrophilic/phobic an anima acid is

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pI

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The pH at which the net charge on an amino acid is 0

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Selenocysteine

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  • Modification fo a serine bound to a unique tRNA to selenocycteine
  • Found in a few enzymes, where it is essential for activity
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Types of amino acid modifications

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  • Carbohydrate addition
  • Lipid addition (can anchor to protein membrane or be involved in regulation)
  • Regulation
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O-glycosylation

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Occurs on the OH of ser, thr, tyr

Carbohydrate addition

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N-glycosylation

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Occurs on the NH2 of asn

Carbohydrate addition

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Palmitoylation

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Occurs on the internal SH of cys

Lipid addition

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Myristolation

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Occurs on the NH of the N-terminal of gly

Lipid addition

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Prenylation

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Occurs on the Sh of cys

Lipid addition

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Phosphorylation

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Occurs on the OH of ser, thr, tyr

is reversible

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Acetylation

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Occurs on the NH2 of lys (N-terminus)

Reversible

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ADP-ribosylation

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Occurs on the N of arg, gln, cys

Reversible

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Carboxylation

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Turns gutamyl residues into Ɣ-carboxylglutamyl residues

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Oxidation

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Pro/lys into hydroxylpro/hydroxylys

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Peptide bond

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  • Bond b/t the α-carboxyl grp of 1 AA and the α-amino group of another AA
  • Is planar
  • Adjacent R-groups are almost always trans
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Proteins

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linear polymers of α-amino acids bound together by peptide bonds

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Primary structure of proteins

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  • Amino acyl sequence of proteins
  • N-terminal = amino
  • C-terminal = carboxyl
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Polymorphism

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  • genetic variation with a species
  • Can produce a variation in phenotype which could be deleterious
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Developmental variaion

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  • Different protein isoforms/isozymes may be expressed at different developmental stages of an organism
  • Ex: HbF, HbA, and other hemoglobins
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Tissue-specific Isoforms

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  • Different protein isoforms/isozymes are expressed simulteneously in one organism, but are restricted to different tissues
  • Ex: creatine kinase isozymes and lactate dehydrogenase isozymes
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Secondary Structures

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Recurring, localized structures found within regions of a poly peptide chain

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Alpha – Helix

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  • Helical structure stabilized by hydrogen bonds (b/t amino and carboxyl O atom of 2nd AA 4 residues down the chain)
  • AA R-group projects outward from the axis of the helix
  • Proline cannot be a part of a α-helix
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Beta-Pleated Sheet

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  • somewhat planar surface stabilized by H-bonds b/t amide hydrograns and carboxyl Os
  • AA R-groups are perpendicular to the plane of the sheet
  • surfaces formed by β-sheets are often twisted
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Parallel β-pleated sheets

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2 polypeptide chains are oriented in the same direction relative to the N/C termini

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Anti-Parallel β-pleated Sheets

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2 polypeptide cains are oriented in opposite directions relative to their N/C termini

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Domain

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Part of a secondary structure that can exist on its own

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Motif

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  • Type of supersecondary structure that is found in an array of different proteins (can make up a domain)
  • Ex: helix-turn-helix motifs are found in many DNA-binding proteins
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Teriary Structures

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The folding pattern of the secondary structural elements into a 3D conformation

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Forces involved in 3º structures

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H-bonds, Salt bridges, Hydrophobic interactions, Van der Wall forces, Disulfide bridges

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Globular protein properties

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  • Core is usually hydrophobic AA
  • Surface is usually charged/polar AA (so hydrophilic) that interacts w/ a polar/aqueous environment and forms salt bridges to stabilize the structure
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Transmembrane proteins typically have what types of 2º and 3º structures?

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  • 2º: usually α-helices that have hydrophobic residues that are embedded in the lipid/hydrophobic layer of the membrane
  • 3º: hydrophilic residues interact extra/intracellularly
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Quaternary structure

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The individual subunits form a functional protein

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What determines the protein type?

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The number of subunits determines what about the protein?

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Forces in 4º structure in globular proteins

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H-bonding, Hydrophobic interactions, salt bridges/ionic bonds, rarely disulfide bonds (no covalent bonds)

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Forces in 4º structure in fiborus/structural proteins

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Extensive covalent bonds

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What are the functional aspects of 4º structure

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  1. Increased stability (bc increased # of interactions b/t AA)
  2. Cooperativity b/t subunits (Ex: hemoglobin-O2 binding)
  3. Different subunits may have different activities
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Protein folding

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  • 1º structure of protein determines folding
  • Some fold spontaneously while others require specific cellular processes to promote proper folding
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Heat Shock Proteins

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  • Some prevent improper folding
  • Others requires ATP energy to promote folding
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Cis-trans isomerases and disulfide isomerases promote what?

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What non HSP function to promote proper protein folding?

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Size Exclusion Chromatography

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  • Uses porous beads
  • Larger proteins elude 1st bc smaller proteins get caught in the pores of the beads
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Ion Exchange Chromatography (Cation)

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  • bound chemicals have a negative charge
  • Cations adhere to the negatively charged column
  • charges on proteins are pH dependent
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Ion Exchange Chromatography (Anion)

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  • bound chemicals have positive charge
  • Anions adhere to the positively charged column
  • Charges on proteins are pH dependent
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Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography

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  • Medium contains hydrophobic groups
  • Proteins w/ hydrophobic groups adhere to the column
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Affinity Chromatography

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  • Medium has a bound, protein specific ligand
  • Proteins that bind to the ligand adhere to the column
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High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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  • Eluent pumped thru column under high pressure
  • Typically looking for hydrophobic interaction chromatography (aka reversed phase)
  • Separation is faster and at higher resolution
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Electrophoresis

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Separation based on mirgration of charged molecules applied in an electrical field

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Native electrophoresis

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  • Separates by differences in charges due to the 1º structure
  • Ex: hemoglobin isoforms, some isozymes (LDH, CK)
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SDS-PAGE

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  • Protein molecules interact with the detergent (SDS) to produce proteins of about = charge-to-mass ratios
  • SDS disrupts 4º structures (proteins become monomers
  • migration thru the gel is based on size: smaller proteins go faster
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Iso-Electric Focusing (IEF)

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  • Buffers generate a pH gradients within a PA gel
  • Proteins migrate to pI=pH of gel
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2D Electrophoresis

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Uses both IEF and SDS-PAGE

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Western blot

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  • Proteins are separated via electrophoresis and transferred to synthetic membrane (incubated w/ antibodies for specific protein
  • 2nd antibody conjugated w/ reporter molecule to help visualize the specific protein
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Mass Spect

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  • Separates molecules based on their mass
  • Can identify proteins thru determination of masses of peptides produced thru tryptic digestion of proteins
  • detects covalent modifications of a protein

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