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The knowledge of the localization of proteins to a particular subcellular structure or organelle is an important step towards assigning function to proteins predicted by genome-sequencing projects that have yet to be characterized. Moreover, the localization of novel proteins to organelles also enhances our understanding of the functions of organelles. Many organelles cannot be purified. In several cases where the degree of contamination by organelles with similar physical parameters to the organelle being studied has gone unchecked, this has lead to the mis-localization of proteins. Recently, several techniques have emerged, which depend on characterization of the distribution pattern of organelles partially separated using density centrifugation by quantitative proteomics approaches. Here, we discuss one of these approaches, the localization of organelle proteins by isotope tagging (LOPIT) where the distribution patterns of organelles are assessed by measuring the relative abundance of proteins between fractions along the length of density gradients using stable isotope-coded tags. The subcellular localizations of proteins can be determined by comparing their distributions to those of previously localized proteins by assuming that proteins that belong to the same organelle will cofractionate in density gradients. Analysis of distribution patterns can be achieved by employing multivariate statistical methods such as principal component analysis and partial least squares discriminate analysis. In this chapter, we focus on the use of the LOPIT technique in the assignment of membrane proteins to the plant Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum.
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Lilley, K.S., Dunkley, T.P. (2008). Determination of Genuine Residents of Plant Endomembrane Organelles using Isotope Tagging and Multivariate Statistics. In: Pflieger, D., Rossier, J. (eds) Organelle Proteomics. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 432. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-028-7_25
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