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Targeted Proteomics Of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Kevin Gregory Kania
Targeted Proteomics Of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Kevin Gregory Kania
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Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) exhibit two unique characteristics: pluripotency and self-renewal. These properties are maintained by a series of complex signaling pathways, however, quantitative data for the respective proteins is lacking. Selected reaction monitoring (SRM) is a targeted, quantitative technique in mass spectrometry that is highly sensitive in peptide detection. In this thesis, an SRM protocol was developed in order to detect and quantify a defined set of proteins responsible for maintaining stem cell pluripotency. Two hESC differentiation protocols were validated for use as model systems within which to measure differential protein expression by SRM. SRM assays were generated …