Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Glycogen In Situ

Tara R. Hawkinson, Ramon C. Sun

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Abstract

Histopathological detection and quantitation of glycogen in situ are important for the assessment of glycogen storage diseases and different types of cancer. The current standard method for defining the regionality of glycogen rely almost exclusively on Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) staining, a workflow that lacks specificity and sensitivity. Herein, we describe a new and much improved workflow to detect microenvironmental glycogen in situ using enzyme-assisted matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). This method provides superior sensitivity and can elucidate the molecular features of glycogen structure, with 50 μm spatial resolution for a next-generation histopathological assessment of glycogen.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
Pages215-228
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2437
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • FFPE tissue
  • Glycogen
  • Glycogen chain length
  • Isoamylase
  • MALDI-MSI

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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