Slot-Blot Analysis of 3-Nitrotyrosine-Modified Brain Proteins

Rukhsana Sultana, D. Allan Butterfield

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Abstract

3-Nitrotyrosine (3-NT) is used as a biomarker of nitrosative stress. The formation of 3-NT has been reported in a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and cancer. The nitration of proteins is a reversible process, but it can induce a conformational change and thereby functional alterations of the affected protein. 3-NT measurements in biological samples are usually carried out by methodologies such as immunohistochemistry, high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and immunochemical detection. This chapter describes the immunochemical method for the determination of protein-bound 3-NT using slot-blot analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNitric Oxide, Part F
EditorsEnrique Cadenas, Lester Packer
Pages309-316
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Publication series

NameMethods in Enzymology
Volume440
ISSN (Print)0076-6879

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by NIH Grants AG‐10836 and AG‐05119.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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