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Proteomic Research in Urine and Other Fluids

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Proteomics in Domestic Animals: from Farm to Systems Biology

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Urine is an ideal biological sample. It is an important source of clinical biomarkers of systemic and renal diseases and can be obtained repeatedly without causing stress. Different analytical protocols for the study of the urine proteome have been used, from the simplest electrophoresis on agarose gels to the most sensitive and complex 2DE. As with urine, a range of bodily fluids (saliva, cerebrospinal, bronchoalveolar, amniotic fluids) are amenable to the tools of proteomics. The identification and characterization of the protein content of such fluids are being used to provide novel insights into the evolutionary adaptations of farm and domestic animal species and to characterize their normal physiological state. A comprehensive review on the application of proteomics to these biological samples is presented.

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Abbreviations

2DE:

Two-dimensional electrophoresis

Ig:

Immunoglobulins

MS:

Mass spectrometry

AKI:

Acute kidney injury

DIGE:

Difference gel electrophoresis

BSE:

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

AGE:

Agarose gel electrophoresis

CAM:

Cellulose acetate membrane

HRE:

High-resolution electrophoresis

PrPC:

Physiological prion protein

GO:

Gene ontology

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

BALF:

Bronchoalveolar fluid

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Isani, G., Ferlizza, E., Nally, J.E. (2018). Proteomic Research in Urine and Other Fluids. In: de Almeida, A., Eckersall, D., Miller, I. (eds) Proteomics in Domestic Animals: from Farm to Systems Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69682-9_7

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