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Measurement of DNA concentration as a normalization strategy for metabolomic data from adherent cell lines

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Silva, Leslie P., Lorenzi, Philip L., Purwaha, Preeti, Yong, Valeda, Hawke, David H., Weinstein, John N.·2013·Analytical Chemistry

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Metabolomics is a rapidly advancing field, and much of our understanding of the subject has come from research on cell lines. However, the results and interpretation of such studies depend on appropriate normalization of the data; ineffective or poorly chosen normalization methods can lead to frankly erroneous conclusions. That is a recurrent challenge because robust, reliable methods for normalization of data from cells have not been established. In this study, we have compared several methods for normalization of metabolomic data from cell extracts. Total protein concentration, cell count, and DNA concentration exhibited strong linear correlations with seeded cell number, but DNA concentration was found to be the most generally useful method for the following reasons: (1) DNA concentration showed the greatest consistency across a range of cell numbers; (2) DNA concentration was the closest to proportional with cell number; (3) DNA samples could be collected from the same dish as the metabolites; and (4) cell lines that grew in clumps were difficult to count accurately. We therefore conclude that DNA concentration is a widely applicable method for normalizing metabolomic data from adherent cell lines.

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Authors
Silva, L. P., Lorenzi, P. L., Purwaha, P., Yong, V., Hawke, D. H., & Weinstein, J. N.
Affiliations
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Lorenzi, Philip L.
Venue
Analytical Chemistry
Published
2013-10-02
Volume
85
Issue
20
Pages
9536-9542
ISSN
  • 0003-2700 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6882
OpenAlex
W2054932082
Cited by
111
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Analytical Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
  • National Cancer Institute (CA083639, CA143883, U24CA143883, P50CA083639, P30CA016672)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
Keywords
adherent cell lines, cell number estimation, total protein concentration, cell number, cell extracts
MeSH terms
Cell Adhesion, Cell Count, DNA, Humans, Time Factors, Linear Models, Cell Line, Tumor, Metabolomics

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