SImpson
MUP complexity and analytical challenges
Beynon RJ, Armstrong SD, Gómez-Baena G, Lee V, Simpson D, Unsworth J, Hurst JL. (2014) The complexity of protein semiochemistry in mammals. Biochem Soc Trans. 2014 Aug 42:837-845 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Proteomics of myofibroblasts
Balabanova S, Holmberg C, Steele I, Ebrahimi B, Rainbow L, Burdyga T, McCaig C, Tiszlavicz L, Lertkowit N, Giger OT, Oliver S, Prior I, Dimaline R, Simpson D, Beynon R, Hegyi P, Wang TC, Dockray GJ, Varro A. (2014) The neuroendocrine phenotype of gastric myofibroblasts and its loss with cancer progression. Carcinogenesis (in press) [Abstract...]
Designing QconCATs for a mammalian pathway
Simpson, D.M. & Beynon, R.J. (2012) QconCATs: design and expression of concatenated protein standards for multiplexed protein quantification. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 404: 977-989 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Quantification of a metabolic pathway
Carroll KM, Simpson DM, Eyers CE, Knight CG, Brownridge P, Dunn W, Winder CL, Lanthaler K, Pir P, Malys N, Kell DB, Oliver SG, Gaskell SJ, Beynon RJ. (2011) Absolute quantification of a metabolic pathway in yeast: deployment of a complete QconCAT approach. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Sep 19. [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Schistosome parasite QconCAT
Castro-Borgesa, W., Simpson, D.M., Dowlea, A., Curwen, R.S., Thomas-Oates, J., Beynon, R.J. & Wilson, A. R. (2011) Abundance of tegument surface proteins in the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni determined by QconCAT proteomics. J Proteomics [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Proteomics of copper effects in Ronaldsay sheep
Simpson, D.M., Beynon, R.J., Robertson, D.H.L., Loughran, M.J. & Haywood, S. (2004) Copper associated liver disease: a proteomics study of copper challenge in a sheep model. Proteomics 4, 524-536. [PUBMED] [PDF] [Abstract...]
Copper toxicity in sheep
Haywood, S. Simpson, D.M, Ross, G. & Beynon, R.J. (2005) The unique response of North Ronaldsay sheep to copper challenge compared with Cambridge sheep: oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage and hepatic stellate cell activation. J. Comp. Path.133, 114-127 [PUBMED] [PDF] [Abstract...]
Proteomics of oxidative stress in mice
Aphrodite Vasilaki, Deborah Simpson, Francis McArdle, Lynne McLean, Robert J. Beynon, Holly Van Remmen, Arlan G. Richardson, Anne McArdle, John A Faulkner and Malcolm J. Jackson (2007) Formation of 3-nitrotyrosines in carbonic anhydrase III is a sensitive marker of oxidative stress in skeletal muscle PROTEOMICS – Clinical Applications 1: 362–372 [PDF] [Abstract...]
Proteomics of copper toxicity
Simpson, D. M., Mobasheri, A., Haywood, S. & Beynon, R. J. (2007) A proteomics study of the response of North Ronaldsay sheep to copper challenge. BMC Veterinary Research BMC Vet Res. 27, 36 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
QconCAT protocols defined
Pratt, J.M., Simpson, D.M., Doherty, M.K., Rivers, J, Gaskell, S.J. Beynon , R.J. (2006) Multiplexed absolute quantification for proteomics using concatenated signature peptides encoded by QconCAT genes. Nature Protocols 1, 1029 - 1043 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Darcin NMR structure lodged
Phelan MM, McLean L, Simpson DM, Hurst JL, Beynon RJ, Lian LY. (2010) (1)H, (15)N and (13)C resonance assignment of darcin, a mouse major urinary protein. Biomol NMR Assign. 2010 Aug 12[PUBMED] [Abstract...]
Absolute quantification by QconCAT
Rivers J, Simpson DM, Robertson DH, Gaskell SJ, Beynon RJ.(2007) Absolute multiplexed quantitative analysis of protein expression during muscle development using QconCAT. Mol Cell Proteomics. 6, 1416-1427. [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Urinary lipocalins
Beynon, RJ, Hurst, JL, Turton, MJ , Robertson, DHL , Armstrong, SD, Cheetham, SA, Simpson, D, MacNicoll, A, Humphries, RE (2008) Urinary lipocalins in rodenta: is there a generic model? Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11, 37-49 [PDF] [Abstract...]
Designer genes for mass spectrometry
Eyers CE, Simpson DM, Wong SC, Beynon RJ, Gaskell SJ. (2008) QCAL-a Novel Standard for Assessing Instrument Conditions for Proteome Analysis. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 19, 1275-1280 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
FTICR based quantification
Johnson, H., Wong, S C C, D M Simpson, R J Beynon, and S J Gaskell (2008) . Protein quantification by selective isolation and fragmentation of isotopic pairs using FT-ICR MS. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 19, 973-977 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]
Acetone modifies peptides! Be careful if you're using acetone precipitation.
Simpson DM, Beynon RJ. (2010) Acetone precipitation of proteins and the modification of peptides. J Proteome Res. 9, 444-450 [PUBMED][PDF] [Abstract...]