Identification of protein components in in vivo human acquired enamel pellicle using LC-ESI-MS/MS

J Proteome Res. 2007 Jun;6(6):2152-60. doi: 10.1021/pr060580k. Epub 2007 Apr 21.

Abstract

The acquired enamel pellicle is a thin protein film forming upon exposure of tooth enamel surfaces to saliva. The structural analysis of this integument relies on efficient pellicle harvesting and protein identification procedures. Material from three individual subjects and two pooled samples yielded the identification by LC-ESI-MS/MS of 130 pellicle proteins of which 89 were found in three or more experiments. A high intersubject consistency in pellicle composition was observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Dental Pellicle / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Proteins