Amphibian skin secretomics: application of parallel quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and peptide precursor cDNA cloning to rapidly characterize the skin secretory peptidome of Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis azurea: discovery of a novel peptide family, the hyposins |
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Authors: | Thompson Alan Hunter Bjourson Anthony John Orr David Francis Shaw Chris McClean Stephen |
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Institution: | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co Londonderry BT52 1SA, UK. |
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Abstract: | This study reports the variety of peptides present in the skin secretory peptidome of Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis azurea. Peptide structures, along with post-translational modifications, were elucidated by QTOF MS/MS analysis, cDNA sequencing, or a combination of both. Twenty-two peptides, including 19 novel structures, were identified from six different structural classes, including tryptophyllins, dermorphins, and a novel group of peptides termed hyposins. The study demonstrates the power of this combined approach to mine the rich peptidome compliment of the amphibian defensive skin secretome. |
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