2021
Sex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure
Lee AM, Mansuri MS, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Sex Differences in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2021, 14: 657064. PMID: 34335180, PMCID: PMC8317211, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.657064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral tegmental areaC3H/HeJ miceGlial fibrillary acidic proteinChronic nicotine administrationNicotine administrationProtein abundanceProteomeIsobaric labelingNicotine exposureFemale miceTegmental areaHeJ miceNucleus accumbensNicotine addictionProteinSex differencesSample fractionationPathwayFibrillary acidic proteinTandem mass spectrometryNetwork analysisMouse strainsChronic nicotineMesolimbic systemNicotine reward
2019
Development of Targeted Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches for Quantitation of Proteins Enriched in the Postsynaptic Density (PSD)
Wilson RS, Rauniyar N, Sakaue F, Lam TT, Williams KR, Nairn AC. Development of Targeted Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches for Quantitation of Proteins Enriched in the Postsynaptic Density (PSD). Proteomes 2019, 7: 12. PMID: 30986977, PMCID: PMC6630806, DOI: 10.3390/proteomes7020012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParallel reaction monitoringPostsynaptic densityData-independent acquisition (DIA) approachElectron-dense regionsQuantitation of proteinsBiochemical fractionationMass spectrometry analysisMass spectrometry-based assayProtein abundanceExcitatory glutamatergic synapsesPSD compositionProtein compositionPSD proteinsInternal peptide standardsPSD fractionProteinTargeted Mass SpectrometrySpectrometry analysisGlutamatergic synapsesMass spectrometryPeptide standardsAbundanceNeuropsychiatric disordersCortical brain tissueWide variety