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SILAC

stable-isotope labelling by amino acids in cell culture

Among the many formats for quantitative proteomics, stable-isotope labelling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) has emerged as a simple and powerful one.

SILAC removes false positives in protein-interaction studies, reveals large-scale kinetics of proteomes and - as a quantitative phosphoproteomics technology - directly uncovers important points in the signalling pathways that control cellular decisions.

References

- Mann M. Functional and quantitative proteomics using SILAC. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2006 Dec;7(12):952-8. PMID: 17139335