Cleanascite™ for lipid removal and identification of biomarkers from fish bile samples.

July 14, 2012 - PRLog -- MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ., July 14, 2012 -- Authors RA Hauser-Davis and team cites Cleanascite™ as an ideal lipid clarification reagent during sample preparation of fish bile containing matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The paper titled, “First-time report of metalloproteinases in fish bile and their potential as bioindicators regarding environmental contamination” is published in the journal Aquatic Toxicology.2012 Apr; 110-111:99-106. Scientists identified matrix metalloproteinases in the bile of mullets (Mugil liza) and tilapias (Tilapia rendalli) which required clarification and purification studies prior to performing SDS-PAGE and zymography analysis. Lipid removal was performed using the delipidizer Cleanascite™, which is a non-ionic adsorbent, used to precipitate lipid fat droplets, cell debris and mucinous impurities. It is ideal for clarifying ascites, serum, cell & tissue culture, bile and organ homogenates.
MMPs are protease enzymes which require a metal (zinc or cobalt) for catalytic activity. MMPs function in wound repair, tissue development and embryogenesis by destroying extracellular matrix of normal physiological processes. Examples of MMPs are gelatinases, collagenases, stromelysins and similar proteinases. Published papers by authors Shapiro have shown the connection between overexpression of a specific MMP, either by tumor cells or the surrounding stroma, as being pro-tumorigenic. Moreover MMPs are recruited by tumor cells for reconstructing normal tissue and promote neovascularization, tumor spread and growth. Synthetic MMP inhibitors are being developed for slowing tumor growth and for anti-neoplastic therapy.

Gallbladder bile from 2 fish species, mullet (Mugil liza) and tilapias (Tilapia rendalli), contained substantial matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Extensive purification studies were conducted in order to obtain workable samples for SDS-PAGE and zymography analysis. Cleanascite™ is a solid-phase, non-ionic adsorbent supplied as a suspension in saline, ready for use. Simply add, centrifuge and/or filter. The clarified supernatant is ready for subsequent downstream processing or analysis.Cleanascite™ does not bind to DNA, RNA, enzymes, proteins and leaves glycoproteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, hemoglobin, proteoglycans, nucleic acids, serum components(such as hormones, nutrients, globulins, clotting factors, transport proteins) alone. Delipidizer treatments are known to extends the life of membrane and chromatographic columns and allows for downstream processing of large-scale therapeutic proteins, enzymes and monclonal antibodies.  In this study scientists also conducted numerous inhibitor studies in which MMPS were inhibited. Differences in proteinase expression were observed in fish from a contaminated and reference site. Metalloproteinases in fish bile are routinely analyzed by mass spectrometry approaches such as inductively coupled plasma MS (ICP-MS), electrospray MS (ESI-MS), and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization MS (MALDI-MS) alongside prior 2D-PAGE protein separation to rapidly and precisely identify gene products, metabolites, or proteins.

Fish is ideal for assessing water-borne or sediment-deposited toxins, provides knowledge of environmental contamination due to toxicants and therefore comparing fish proteomes to analyze proteome expression under complex field situations could provide knowledge of gene products, metabolites, or proteins for further studies. (Albertsson et al. 2007). Metalloproteins in fish could be used as biomarkers of environmental exposure for fish and have utility as biomarkers for environmental contamination (López-Barea and Gómez-Ariza 2006 ).

Quantifying total metal levels in fish organs, and directly relating them to environmental contamination provides information about toxic exposure levels (Moldovan et al. 2004 ).Total metal levels in fish are influenced by the amount of metals present in the form of metal-bound proteins and/or on-site contamination.

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Biotech Support Group LLC is a leading provider of genomics and proteomics sample preparation products and enrichment reagent kits as well as integrated biotechnology services for life sciences research, biomarker and drug discovery. Based in New Jersey, it’s principal products include:  AlbuVoid™ for albumin depletion, Cleanascite™ for lipid adsorption and clarification, NuGel™ for passivated silica-based affinity chromatography, and ProCipitate™ & ProPrep™ for nucleic acid isolation. Currently, Biotech Support Group LLC and ProFACT Proteomics Inc., are collaborating on the development of a proteomics platform used in functional profiling for proteomic analysis and a separations method for generating sub-proteomes used in biomarker and functional proteomic prospecting. For more information, go to www.biotechsupportgroup.com

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References for Cleanascite™

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Guerrier L, Claverol S, Finzi L et al Contribution of solid-phase hexapeptide ligand libraries to the repertoire of human bile proteins.Journal of Chromatography A.2007;1176(1-2):192-205

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