Article ; Online: The Application of Guanidinium to Improve Biomolecule Quality in Fixed, Paraffin-embedded Tissue.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society
2023 Volume 71, Issue 2, Page(s) 87–101
Abstract: Neutral buffered formalin (NBF) is the most common fixative in clinical applications. However, NBF damages proteins and nucleic acids, limiting the quality of proteomic and nucleic acid-based assays. Prior studies have demonstrated that BE70, a fixative ... ...
Abstract | Neutral buffered formalin (NBF) is the most common fixative in clinical applications. However, NBF damages proteins and nucleic acids, limiting the quality of proteomic and nucleic acid-based assays. Prior studies have demonstrated that BE70, a fixative of buffered 70% ethanol, has many benefits over NBF but the degradation of proteins and nucleic acids in archival paraffin blocks remain a challenge. Thus, we evaluated the addition of guanidinium salts to BE70 with the hypothesis that this may protect RNA and protein. Guanidinium salt supplemented BE70 (BE70G)-fixed tissue is comparable with that of BE70 via histology and immunohistochemistry. Western blot analysis also revealed that HSP70, AKT, and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) expression signals in BE70G-fixed tissue were higher than those in BE70-fixed tissue. The quality of nucleic acids extracted from BE70G-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue was also superior, and BE70G provides improved protein and RNA quality at shorter fixation times than its predecessors. The degradation of proteins, AKT and GAPDH, in archival tissue blocks is also decreased with the addition of guanidinium salt to BE70. In conclusion, BE70G fixative improves the quality of molecular analysis with more rapid fixation of tissue and enhanced long-term storage of paraffin blocks at room temperature for evaluation of protein epitopes. |
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MeSH term(s) | Fixatives ; Guanidine ; Proteomics ; Paraffin Embedding ; Paraffin ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; Formaldehyde ; RNA/analysis ; Nucleic Acids ; Tissue Fixation |
Chemical Substances | Fixatives ; Guanidine (JU58VJ6Y3B) ; Paraffin (8002-74-2) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Formaldehyde (1HG84L3525) ; RNA (63231-63-0) ; Nucleic Acids |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-03-04 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural |
ZDB-ID | 218208-7 |
ISSN | 1551-5044 ; 0022-1554 |
ISSN (online) | 1551-5044 |
ISSN | 0022-1554 |
DOI | 10.1369/00221554231159451 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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