Parafilm-assisted microdissection: a sampling method for mass spectrometry-based identification of differentially expressed prostate cancer protein biomarkers†
J. Franck,R. Sabbagh,M. Salzet,R. Day,I. Fournier
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 12/03/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4CC08331H
Abstract

Mass spectrometry-based methods for prostate cancer biomarker discovery are hampered by their low-throughput capabilities because of extensive sample preparation. We present the parafilm-assisted microdissection technique coupled with label-free quantification and bioinformatics analysis as a means to evaluate directly protein expression changes on benign and tumor regions.

Graphical abstract: Parafilm-assisted microdissection: a sampling method for mass spectrometry-based identification of differentially expressed prostate cancer protein biomarkers