2-DE Gel Analysis: The Spot Detection

The abundance of different proteins on a 2-DE gel is reflected by the shape, size, and intensity of the corresponding spots. Protein quantitation requires the conversion of an analog gel image into digital data, resulting into a catalog of individual spots listed as x, y positions, shape parameters, and quantitative values. So, it is possible to carry out objective comparisons of equivalent spots on different gels, determining whether a particular protein is more or less abundant in one sample compared with another.

Source: Springer protocols feed by Protein Science - November 27, 2015 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: news