"High-resolution" mini-two-dimensional gel electrophoresis automatically run and stained in less than 6 h with small, ready-to-use slab gels
Hochstrasser, D.; Augsburger, V.; Pun, T.; Weber, D.; Pellegrini, C.; Muller, A.F.
Clinical Chemistry 34(1): 166-170
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9147 PMID: 2448065 Document Number: 307466
Although two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis is one of the most powerful techniques for analyzing protein mixtures, its application in routine clinical laboratories is currently limited, because it is time-consuming, complex, and relatively expensive. Here we describe a method for automatically running and staining "high-resolution" mini 2-D electrophoresis gels in less than 6 h, by using "ready-to-use" slab gels and a PhastSystem electrophoresis apparatus. We present 2-D gel electrophoretograms of 25 nL of plasma, as well as their automatic computer analysis. For comparison, a conventional 2-D gel electrophoresis profile of 200 nL of a plasma sample is shown. The technique is easy to perform, highly sensitive, rapid, and potentially useful in semi-routine clinical chemistry laboratories.