Multiplexed phosphoprotein analysis in immune cells

Acta Neurol Scand Suppl. 2006:183:58-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00618.x.

Abstract

Analyzing signaling networks in immune cells is of particular interests in diseases where treatment choices are preferentially immunomodulatory. By combining phospho-specific antibodies with multicolor flow cytometry it is possible to perform quantitative multiparameter analysis of signaling pathways within complex cell populations. Multiplexed phosphoprotein analysis will potentially incorporate environmental factors such as toxins or pathogens and genetic variability of individual patients in a step towards personalized medicine.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / metabolism*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / metabolism*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / therapy
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • STAT1 Transcription Factor / metabolism
  • STAT4 Transcription Factor / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Phosphoproteins
  • STAT1 Transcription Factor
  • STAT1 protein, human
  • STAT4 Transcription Factor
  • STAT4 protein, human