Glutathionylation Decreases Methyltransferase Activity of PRMT5 and Inhibits Cell Proliferation

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• •PRMT5 glutathionylation is increased in aged mice or under oxidative stress.
• •Deglutathionylation of PRMT5 is catalyzed by glutaredoxin-1.
• •PRMT5 glutathionylation decreases its methyltransferase activity.
• •PRMT5 glutathionylation results in G2/M arrest and inhibits cell proliferation.

     

An in-depth Comparison of the Pediatric and Adult Urinary N-glycomes

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• •N-glycan patterns are distinct in pediatric and adult urine.
• •Sex differences of N-glycans are much larger in adults.
• •Pediatric urine has almost no sex differences in N-glycan levels.
• •In adults, the majority of N-glycans were more abundant in males.

     

Identification of a Multiplex Biomarker Panel for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Quantitative Proteomics and Machine Learning

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• •Quantitative proteomics and machine learning to study plasma biomarkers in HCM.
• •Six peptides are increased in plasma of LVH+ HCM compared to controls.
• •Peptide biomarkers correlate with imaging markers of phenotype severity.
• •Peptide biomarkers correlate with the estimated sudden cardiac death risk.

     

Characterizing Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Vesicoureteral Reflux: A Pilot Study of the Urinary Proteome

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• •Urinary proteomes of patients with recurrent UTI, renal scarring, and VUR.
• •80 proteins differentially expressed, compared to healthy controls.
• •62 proteins may be indicative of susceptibility for UTI.
• •Altered acute phase response, extracellular matrix and carbohydrate metabolism.

     

Combining Precursor and Fragment Information for Improved Detection of Differential Abundance in Data Independent Acquisition

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• •Modern DIA methods contain high quality MS1 and MS2.
• •We developed a statistical procedure incorporating MS1 and MS2.
• •Benchmarking, the combined method outperformed the individual use of MS1 or MS2.

     

Characterization of Prenylated C-terminal Peptides Using a Thiopropyl-based Capture Technique and LC-MS/MS

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• •Brain membrane protein extraction.
• •Protein prenylation.
• •Prenyl peptide capture and characterization by LC-MS/MS.
• •HCD and EThcD peptide fragmentation.

     

Accurate MS-based Rab10 Phosphorylation Stoichiometry Determination as Readout for LRRK2 Activity in Parkinson's Disease

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• •MS-based clinical assay that accurately determines phospho Rab10 occupancy.
• •Stable isotope labeled phosphopeptide injected as a standard with endogenous tryptic phospho Rab peptide for accurate ratio determination.
• •Determination of pRab levels in neutrophils of Parkinson disease patients.
• •Relevance of pRab levels as marker of PD.

     

Phosphoproteomic Approaches to Discover Novel Substrates of Mycobacterial Ser/Thr Protein Kinases

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• •Mapping kinase-substrate relationships is vital in discovering new tuberculosis drug targets.
• •LC-MS/MS-based phosphoproteomics expand mycobacterial STPK substrate catalogues.
• •We review and integrate MS-generated datasets on novel candidate substrates.
• •Validation studies are necessary to confirm true physiological substrates of STPKs.

     

Combined EGFR and ROCK Inhibition in Triple-negative Breast Cancer Leads to Cell Death Via Impaired Autophagic Flux

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• •We used phosphoproteomics to reveal the underlying mechanisms of drug synergy on EGFR and ROCK co-inhibition in TNBC cells.
• •EGFR inhibition alone induces autophagy activation in TNBC cells as a cytoprotective mechanism.
• •Combinatorial treatment leads to impaired autophagic flux resulting in a strong accumulation of autophagic vacuoles.
• •We hypothesize that ROCKi-induced cytoskeletal changes impair autophagosome clearance ultimately leading to cell death.

     

Proximity Dependent Biotinylation: Key Enzymes and Adaptation to Proteomics Approaches

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• •Proximity-dependent biotinylation (PDB) approaches involve fusion of a bait with an enzyme.
• •BioID (biotin protein ligase) and APEX (peroxidase) are distinct enzymes used in PDB.
• •Past, present and future development and applications of PDB are discussed.
• •We review labeling mechanisms and kinetics to provide guidance for experimental design.
• •We discuss controls and considerations for data interpretation.

     

Quantitative Profiling of the Human Substantia Nigra Proteome from Laser-capture Microdissected FFPE Tissue

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• •A detailed investigation of the protein extraction step from FFPE tissue is shown.
• •Acidification during peptide wash increased peptide recovery of the SP3 method.
• •LCM of substantia nigra enriched neuron-specific proteins including TH.
• •>5,600 proteins were quantified using 3000 cells per sample from substantia nigra.

     

Identification of Tumor Antigens in the HLA Peptidome of Patient-derived Xenograft Tumors in Mouse

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• •Sufficient tumor tissues are often unavailable large HLA peptidome discovery.
• •Using patient derived xenograft (PDX) tumors can overcome this limitation.
• •The large PDX HLA peptidomes expand significantly those of the original biopsies.
• •The HLA peptidomes of the PDX tumors included many tumor antigens.

     

Global Proteome and Phosphoproteome Characterization of Sepsis-induced Kidney Injury

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• •Cecal Ligation Puncture (CLP) mouse model to study sepsis-induced kidney disease.
• •Quantitative global proteome and phosphoproteome profiling of mouse kidneys.
• •Highly significant candidate markers for onset and progression of AKI to CKD.
• •Mechanistic insights into sepsis-associated kidney injuries.

     

An Improved Boosting to Amplify Signal with Isobaric Labeling (iBASIL) Strategy for Precise Quantitative Single-cell Proteomics

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• •Higher AGC significantly improves quantitation quality in single-cell analysis.
• •The boosting-to-sample ratio should be carefully evaluated and optimized.
• •iBASIL allows for precise quantitation of 1,500 proteins from 104 AML single cells.
• •iBASIL recapitulates major biological differences in different AML single cells.

     

Proteaphagy in Mammalian Cells Can Function Independent of ATG5/ATG7

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• •Quantitative proteomics of isolated lysosomes, autophagosomes and proteasomes.
• •Pharmacological inhibition of proteasomes leads to their accumulation within lysosomes.
• •Inhibition of classical autophagy pathways cannot completely block this process.
• •Known autophagy adaptor proteins are not involved.

     

Concentration Determination of >200 Proteins in Dried Blood Spots for Biomarker Discovery and Validation

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• •Repeatable quantification of 200 proteins in dried blood spots.
• •Determined lower limit of quantification, repeatability, parallelism and stability.
• •Protein stability in DBS stored at ambient temperatures for up to 2 months.
• •Concentration ranges for 200 proteins in 20 healthy individuals.

     

Proteomic Analysis Reveals that Topoisomerase 2A is Associated with Defective Sperm Head Morphology

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• •Human spermatozoa possess cells of poor morphology that lack nuclear integrity.
• •These cells can be isolated by density separation.
• •Mass spectrometry reveals their nuclei contain excess protein.
• •TOP2A is a promising marker of this poor nuclear development.

     

Genetic Profile and Functional Proteomics of Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Proposal for a Molecular Classification

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• •Two molecular groups in anal squamous carcinoma according proteomic profile.
• •Differences in possible targeted processes such as metabolism or immune response.
• •Different percentage of tumor lymphocyte infiltration.
• •Difference in the frequency of ATM variants, related to PPAR inhibitors.

     

Phenotypic Adaption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Hacking Siderophores Produced by Other Microorganisms

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• •P. aeruginosa grown with exosiderophores and analyzed by proteomic and RT-qPCR.
• •Catechol-type exosiderophores strongly induce the expression of their transporters.
• •Repression of the endogenous iron uptake pathways.
• •Complex phenotypic plasticity in the expression of the various iron-uptake pathways.