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Journal of Biomolecular Techniques, 18:287-297
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Enrichment and Detection of Molecules Secreted by Tumor Cells Using Magnetic Reversed-Phase Particles and LC-MALDI-TOF-MS

Jochen F. Peter1,2, Angela M. Otto2,3 and Bernhard Wolf1,2,3

1 Steinbeis Center for Cell Chip Technologies, Munich, Germany;
2 Technical University of Munich, Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Medical Electronics, Munich, Germany;
3 Central Institute for Medical Engineering, Garching, Germany

Correspondence: Jochen F. Peter, Steinbeis Center for Cell Chip Technologies, Karlstrasse 96, 80335 Munich (phone: +49-(0)173-706-9734; fax: +49-(0)89-2000-11071; email: peter{at}tum.de).

Tumor cells change their genetic expression pattern as they progress to states of increasing malignancy. Investigations at the DNA and RNA level alone cannot provide all the information resulting after the translation and processing of the corresponding proteins, which is one reason for a poor correlation between mRNA and the respective protein abundance. In diagnostics, differentially expressed peptides or proteins are important markers for the early detection of cancer. Unfortunately, tumor cells secrete peptides and proteins in only very low amounts, making mass spectrometric determination very difficult. In this publication, methods have been developed for the effective enrichment and cleanup of substances secreted by cultivated cancer cells. To obviate peptides from fetal calf serum used in cell culture, a serum surrogate was developed, which maintained growth of the cancer cells. After the binding of substances from cell-culture supernatants to custom-made magnetic reversed-phase particles, the substances were eluted and separated by capillary high-performance liquid chromatography. Fractions were spotted directly on a MALDI target, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric data acquisition was performed in automatic mode. This technology was used to detect substances secreted by two mammary carcinoma cell lines differing in their malignancy (MCF-7, MDA-MB231). Unequivocal differences in the peptide secretion patterns were observed. In conclusion, this system allows the sensitive investigation of peptides secreted by cancer cells in culture and provides a valuable tool for the investigation of cancer cells in different states of malignancy.

Key Words: cancer cells • serum surrogate • magnetic RP particles • LC-MALDI






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