Introduction

Contacts

About the Consortium

The Mass Spectrometry Consortium for the Life Sciences and Protein Analysis Facility provides support, equipment, and expertise for analyzing complex protein mixtures. Electrospray and Maldi mass spectrometers are capable of determining the molecular weight of intact proteins and can identify proteins using protein fingerprints or peptide sequencing via MS/MS. Additional mass spectrometers provide for the identification of other organic molecules and protein quantification via ICAT.

Proteome Analysis Core Facility

The PAF has equipment to help with separation and differential expression between two samples. The facility has capability of traditional 2D, DIGE, Proteosep (2D liquid chromatofocusing) and high throughput spot picking, digestion, and ziptipping.

Software Licenses

We have licenses for these softwares:

The Consortium is supported by:

• NSF Grant 9871237: Mass Spectrometry for Biological Sciences
  (Dr. Gary Nelsestuen, PI)
• NSF Grant CHE0078192: Data System Upgrades for Mass Spectrometry
• NIH Grant RRR15808: Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
• The College of Biological Sciences
• The College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
• The Agricultural Experiment Station
• The University of Minnesota Graduate School
• Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
• Office of the Senior Vice President for the Academic Health Center
• The State of Minnesota