Simple targeted assays for metabolic pathways and signaling: a powerful tool for targeted proteomics

We introduce STAMPS, a pathway centric web service for the development of targeted proteomics assays. STAMPS guides the user by providing several intuitive interfaces for a rapid and simplified method design. Applying our curated framework to signaling and metabolic pathways, we reduced average assay development time by a factor of ~150 and revealed that the insulin signaling is actively controlled by protein abundance changes in insulin sensitive and resistance states.