The proteome of the human endolymphatic sac endolymph

Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 4;11(1):11850. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89597-3.

Abstract

The endolymphatic sac (ES) is the third part of the inner ear, along with the cochlea and vestibular apparatus. A refined sampling technique was developed to analyse the proteomics of ES endolymph. With a tailored solid phase micro-extraction probe, five ES endolymph samples were collected, and six sac tissue biopsies were obtained in patients undergoing trans-labyrinthine surgery for sporadic vestibular schwannoma. The samples were analysed using nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-MS/MS) to identify the total number of proteins. Pathway identification regarding molecular function and protein class was presented. A total of 1656 non-redundant proteins were identified, with 1211 proteins detected in the ES endolymph. A total of 110 proteins were unique to the ES endolymph. The results from the study both validate a strategy for in vivo and in situ human sampling during surgery and may also form a platform for further investigations to better understand the function of this intriguing part of the inner ear.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Biopsy
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Cochlea
  • Ear, Inner / physiology
  • Endolymph / metabolism*
  • Endolymphatic Sac / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / metabolism*
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Vestibule, Labyrinth
  • X-Ray Microtomography
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Proteome