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- Title
The proteome of the human endolymphatic sac endolymph.
- Authors
Ölander, Christine; Edvardsson Rasmussen, Jesper; Eriksson, Per Olof; Laurell, Göran; Rask-Andersen, Helge; Bergquist, Jonas
- Abstract
The endolymphatic sac (ES) is the third part of the inner ear, along with the cochlea and vestibular apparatus. A refined sampling technique was developed to analyse the proteomics of ES endolymph. With a tailored solid phase micro-extraction probe, five ES endolymph samples were collected, and six sac tissue biopsies were obtained in patients undergoing trans-labyrinthine surgery for sporadic vestibular schwannoma. The samples were analysed using nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-MS/MS) to identify the total number of proteins. Pathway identification regarding molecular function and protein class was presented. A total of 1656 non-redundant proteins were identified, with 1211 proteins detected in the ES endolymph. A total of 110 proteins were unique to the ES endolymph. The results from the study both validate a strategy for in vivo and in situ human sampling during surgery and may also form a platform for further investigations to better understand the function of this intriguing part of the inner ear.
- Subjects
ENDOLYMPHATIC sac; INNER ear; COCHLEA; VESTIBULAR apparatus; PROTEOMICS; ENDOLYMPH
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-89597-3