Course: Practicals in Proteomics

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Course title Practicals in Proteomics
Course code KBC/CVPR
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebela Marek, prof. Mgr. Dr.
Course content
1) Spectrophotometric quantification of proteins (Bradford, BCA, UV absorption) 2) Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS-PAGE) 3) Isoelectric focusing in a polyacrylamide gel 4) Gel scanning, image analysis (software LabScan and GelAnalyzer) 5) Spot excision, sample reduction and alkylation process, proteolytic cleavage of sample in gel and in solution 6) Desalting of protein and peptide samples, peptide mapping on a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer (software mMass and Mascot), computer prediction of protein cleavage (software Protein Cutter and Peptide Mass) 7) Measurement of tandem mass spectra of peptides on a MALDI-TOF/TOF spectrometer, data evaluation 8) De novo protein sequencing on a MALDI-TOF/TOF spectrometer, data evaluation 9) nLC-MALDI MS/MS analysis of a complex protein sample, data evaluation 10) Measurement of MALDI-TOF protein profiles of intact microorganisms, data evaluation (dendrograms) 8) Measuring tandem mass spectra of peptides and glycopeptides using a MALDI-TOF/TOF instrument 9) nLC-MALDI MS/MS analysis of a complex protein sample 10) Measuring MALDI-TOF protein profiles of intact microorganisms, working with the program Biospean

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Laboratory Work, Group work
  • Attendace - 78 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 100 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students perform hands-on experiments to learn how to apply basic analysis plus separation and instrumental methods used in proteomics.
Students learn to apply and practice basic proteomic procedures and methods.
Prerequisites
Knowledge and skills acquired through successful completion of the KBC/BCH Fundamentals of Biochemistry, or KBC/UBC(H) Introduction to Biochemistry, or KBC/ZBINF(ZBINU) Fundamentals of Bioinformatics are required. The course also practically develops knowledge from KBC/PROT Proteomics and KBC/BIME Biochemical methods.
KBC/PROT

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works), Systematic Observation of Student

Successful completion of assigned laboratory tasks, data processing and submission of the relevant reports.
Recommended literature
  • Link, A.J.; LaBaer, J. (2009). Proteomics: A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course Manual. Cold Spring Harbor, USA.
  • Link, Andrew J., LaBaer, Joshua. (2009). Proteomics. A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course Manual. CSH Press, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
  • Mirzaei, H.; Carrasco, M. (Eds.). (2016). Modern Proteomics: Sample Preparation, Analysis and Practical Applications. Cham, Switzerland.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Bioinformatics (2021) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Analytical Biochemist (2024) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer