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Han M, Li K, Fang Y, Chen B, Sun H, Xie Q, Zhang S, Jiang S, Lv J, Xu Y. Characteristics of casein phosphopeptides in Chinese human milk and its correlation with infant growth: A cross-sectional study. Food Chem 2024; 447:139007. [PMID: 38518618 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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This research aimed to investigate the characteristics of casein phosphopeptides in Chinese human milk, and their potential relationship to infant growth. Using the liquid chromatography-Orbitrap-mass spectrometry technique, a total of 15 casein phosphopeptides were identified from 200 human milk samples. Also, our results indicate that casein phosphopeptides were phosphorylated with only one phosphate. The relative concentrations of casein phosphopeptides at 6 months postpartum were increased compared with milk at 2 months (FDR < 0.05). Significantly positive correlations were observed between casein phosphopeptides and infant growth, as shown by four casein phosphopeptides were positively correlated with the infants' weight-for-age Z-scores (rs range from 0.20 to 0.29), and three casein phosphopeptides were positively correlated with the infants' length-for-age Z-scores (rs range from 0.19 to 0.27). This study is the first to reveal the phosphorylated level and composition of casein phosphopeptides in Chinese human milk, and their potential relationship with infant growth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muke Han
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Feihe Research Institute, Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd, Beijing 100016, China; PKUHSC-China Feihe Joint Research Institute of Nutrition and Healthy Lifespan Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China
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- Feihe Research Institute, Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd, Beijing 100016, China; PKUHSC-China Feihe Joint Research Institute of Nutrition and Healthy Lifespan Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- Feihe Research Institute, Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd, Beijing 100016, China; PKUHSC-China Feihe Joint Research Institute of Nutrition and Healthy Lifespan Development, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China
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- Feihe Research Institute, Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd, Beijing 100016, China; PKUHSC-China Feihe Joint Research Institute of Nutrition and Healthy Lifespan Development, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Monitoring Human Milk β-Casein Phosphorylation and O-Glycosylation Over Lactation Reveals Distinct Differences between the Proteome and Endogenous Peptidome. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158140. [PMID: 34360914 PMCID: PMC8347866 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Human milk is a vital biofluid containing a myriad of molecular components to ensure an infant’s best start at a healthy life. One key component of human milk is β-casein, a protein which is not only a structural constituent of casein micelles but also a source of bioactive, often antimicrobial, peptides contributing to milk’s endogenous peptidome. Importantly, post-translational modifications (PTMs) like phosphorylation and glycosylation typically affect the function of proteins and peptides; however, here our understanding of β-casein is critically limited. To uncover the scope of proteoforms and endogenous peptidoforms we utilized mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to achieve in-depth longitudinal profiling of β-casein from human milk, studying two donors across 16 weeks of lactation. We not only observed changes in β-casein’s known protein and endogenous peptide phosphorylation, but also in previously unexplored O-glycosylation. This newly discovered PTM of β-casein may be important as it resides on known β-casein-derived antimicrobial peptide sequences.
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Ten-Doménech I, Simó-Alfonso EF, Herrero-Martínez JM. Improving Fractionation of Human Milk Proteins through Calcium Phosphate Coprecipitation and Their Rapid Characterization by Capillary Electrophoresis. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:3557-3564. [PMID: 30156851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This work describes a simple sample pretreatment method for the fractionation of human milk proteins (into their two main groups, whey and caseins) prior to their analysis. The protein-extraction protocol is based on the addition of calcium phosphate to nonadjusted pH human milk. The combination of calcium ions with phosphate results in an effective coprecipitation of caseins. To assess the suitability of this fractionation protocol, the protein extracts were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), LC-MS/MS, and capillary electrophoresis (CE) analysis. The results evidence a significant decrease in contamination of casein fraction with whey proteins and vice versa compared with the conventional isoelectric precipitation of caseins. In addition, CE fraction collection coupled to LC-MS/MS (off-line coupling) has been successfully applied to the identification of minor proteins in this complex matrix. The methodology presented here constitutes a promising tool to enlarge the knowledge of human milk proteome.
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- Isabel Ten-Doménech
- Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Valencia , C. Doctor Moliner 50 , E-46100 Burjassot , Valencia , Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Valencia , C. Doctor Moliner 50 , E-46100 Burjassot , Valencia , Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Valencia , C. Doctor Moliner 50 , E-46100 Burjassot , Valencia , Spain
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Ke X, Chen Q, Pan X, Zhang J, Mo W, Ren Y. Quantification of lactoferrin in breast milk by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with isotopic dilution. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra27243b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We developed a LC-MS/MS method for quantification of human lactoferrin in breast milk based on tryptic peptides and a synthetic isotopic peptide standard.
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- Xing Ke
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hangzhou
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hangzhou
- China
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Kim JJ, Yu J, Bag J, Bakovic M, Cant JP. Translation attenuation via 3' terminal codon usage in bovine csn1s2 is responsible for the difference in αs2- and β-casein profile in milk. RNA Biol 2015; 12:354-67. [PMID: 25826667 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1017231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The rate of secretion of αs2-casein into bovine milk is approximately 25% of that of β-casein, yet mammary expression of their respective mRNA transcripts (csn1s2 and csn2) is not different. Our objective was to identify molecular mechanisms that explain the difference in translation efficiency between csn1s2 and csn2. Cell-free translational efficiency of csn2 was 5 times that of csn1s2. Transcripts of csn1s2 distributed into heavier polysomes than csn2 transcripts, indicating an attenuation of elongation and/or termination. Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of the 5' and 3' UTRs on translational efficiency were different with luciferase and casein sequences in the coding regions. Substituting the 5' and 3' UTRs from csn2 into csn1s2 did not improve csn1s2 translation, implicating the coding region itself in the translation difference. Deletion of a 28-codon fragment from the 3' terminus of the csn1s2 coding region, which displays codons with low correlations to cell fitness, increased translation to a par with csn2. We conclude that the usage of the last 28 codons of csn1s2 is the main regulatory element that attenuates its expression and is responsible for the differential translational expression of csn1s2 and csn2.
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Key Words
- 40S, small ribosomal subunit
- 60S, large ribosomal subunit
- AA, amino acid
- ARE, AU-rich element
- Apaf-1, apoptosis protease activating factor 1
- DLG1, disc large 1 ncosuppressor
- FMR1, fragile X mental retardation 1
- HRP, horseradish eroxidase
- IE, inhibitory element
- IRE, iron-responsive element
- IRES, nternal ribosome entry site
- IRP, iron-regulatory protein
- MACT, bovine mammary epithelial cell
- PABP, poly(A) binding protein
- PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- PCR, polymerase chain reaction
- PVDF, polyvinylidene fluoride
- RACE, rapid amplification of cDNA ends
- RBP, RNA-binding protein
- RRL, rabbit reticulocyte lysate
- RT, reverse transcription
- SDS, sodium dodecyl sulfate
- SE, standard error
- STR, single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein
- TBS-T, Tris-buffered saline containing 0.5%
- TfR, transferrin receptor
- Tween 20
- UTR, untranslated region
- aa-tRNA, aminoacyl-tRNA
- aaRS, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
- bovine casein
- cDNA, complementary DNA
- cell-free translation
- coding region
- codon usage
- eEF, eukaryotic elongation factor
- eIF, eukaryotic initiation factor
- eRF, eukaryotic termination factor
- m7G, 7-methylated uanidine
- mRNA, messenger RNA
- qPCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction
- sAUG, start codon
- tRNA, transfer RNA
- translational efficiency
- uAUG, upstream start codon
- uORF, open reading frame
- untranslated region
- ΔG, free energy
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- Julie J Kim
- a Animal and Poultry Science; University of Guelph ; Guelph , Ontario , Canada
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Bravo FI, Felipe X, López-Fandiño R, Molina E. Skim milk protein distribution as a result of very high hydrostatic pressure. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lemay DG, Ballard OA, Hughes MA, Morrow AL, Horseman ND, Nommsen-Rivers LA. RNA sequencing of the human milk fat layer transcriptome reveals distinct gene expression profiles at three stages of lactation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67531. [PMID: 23861770 PMCID: PMC3702532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aware of the important benefits of human milk, most U.S. women initiate breastfeeding but difficulties with milk supply lead some to quit earlier than intended. Yet, the contribution of maternal physiology to lactation difficulties remains poorly understood. Human milk fat globules, by enveloping cell contents during their secretion into milk, are a rich source of mammary cell RNA. Here, we pair this non-invasive mRNA source with RNA-sequencing to probe the milk fat layer transcriptome during three stages of lactation: colostral, transitional, and mature milk production. The resulting transcriptomes paint an exquisite portrait of human lactation. The resulting transcriptional profiles cluster not by postpartum day, but by milk Na:K ratio, indicating that women sampled during similar postpartum time frames could be at markedly different stages of gene expression. Each stage of lactation is characterized by a dynamic range (10(5)-fold) in transcript abundances not previously observed with microarray technology. We discovered that transcripts for isoferritins and cathepsins are strikingly abundant during colostrum production, highlighting the potential importance of these proteins for neonatal health. Two transcripts, encoding β-casein (CSN2) and α-lactalbumin (LALBA), make up 45% of the total pool of mRNA in mature lactation. Genes significantly expressed across all stages of lactation are associated with making, modifying, transporting, and packaging milk proteins. Stage-specific transcripts are associated with immune defense during the colostral stage, up-regulation of the machinery needed for milk protein synthesis during the transitional stage, and the production of lipids during mature lactation. We observed strong modulation of key genes involved in lactose synthesis and insulin signaling. In particular, protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, F (PTPRF) may serve as a biomarker linking insulin resistance with insufficient milk supply. This study provides the methodology and reference data set to enable future targeted research on the physiological contributors of sub-optimal lactation in humans.
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- Danielle G. Lemay
- Genome Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Shi YD, Sun GQ, Zhang ZG, Deng X, Kang XH, Liu ZD, Ma Y, Sheng QH. The chemical composition of human milk from Inner Mongolia of China. Food Chem 2011; 127:1193-8. [PMID: 25214113 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In Inner Mongolia, China, the chemical composition of 66 breast milk samples at three lactation stages was analysed. Except for total nitrogen content, the contents of total solid, fat, NPN, lactose and ash were not significantly different between colostral, transitional and mature milk. Fatty acids did not vary over the three lactation stages, while unsaturated fatty acids accounted for 59.95-63.22% of the total fatty acids. Relatively low contents of vitamins were in the milk because the volunteer mothers did not take any vitamin supplementation over the entire lactation period. Besides sodium and phosphate, the concentrations of most minerals in the breast milk remained fairly constant across the three lactation stages.
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- Yu-Dong Shi
- R&D Center, Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- R&D Center, Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- R&D Center, Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- Mengniu Arla (Inner Mongolia) Dairy Products Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- R&D Center, Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- Mengniu Arla (Inner Mongolia) Dairy Products Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- R&D Center, Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co. Ltd., Huhhot 011500, China.
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El Rassi Z. Electrophoretic and electrochromatographic separation of proteins in capillaries: an update covering 2007-2009. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:174-91. [PMID: 20039288 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This review article covers 3-year period from 2007 to 2009 and is a continuation of the review article by V. Dolnik, [Electrophoresis 2008, 29, 143-156]. This article with 125 references describes recent developments in CE and CEC of proteins in capillary format and does not cover the developments of CE and CEC in microchip format, since Tran et al. review the microchip subject in this special issue. The present review article has four major topics including (i) the separation media, (ii) multidimensional separations, (iii) detection, and (iv) applications.
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- Ziad El Rassi
- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3071, USA.
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Oh E, Hasan MN, Jamshed M, Park SH, Hong HM, Song EJ, Yoo YS. Growing trend of CE at the omics level: The frontier of systems biology. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:74-92. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200900410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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