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Galindo-Luján R, Pont L, Quispe F, Sanz-Nebot V, Benavente F. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Combined with Chemometrics for Protein Profiling and Classification of Boiled and Extruded Quinoa from Conventional and Organic Crops. Foods 2024; 13:1906. [PMID: 38928847 PMCID: PMC11203106 DOI: 10.3390/foods13121906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Quinoa is an Andean crop that stands out as a high-quality protein-rich and gluten-free food. However, its increasing popularity exposes quinoa products to the potential risk of adulteration with cheaper cereals. Consequently, there is a need for novel methodologies to accurately characterize the composition of quinoa, which is influenced not only by the variety type but also by the farming and processing conditions. In this study, we present a rapid and straightforward method based on matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) to generate global fingerprints of quinoa proteins from white quinoa varieties, which were cultivated under conventional and organic farming and processed through boiling and extrusion. The mass spectra of the different protein extracts were processed using the MALDIquant software (version 1.19.3), detecting 49 proteins (with 31 tentatively identified). Intensity values from these proteins were then considered protein fingerprints for multivariate data analysis. Our results revealed reliable partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) classification models for distinguishing between farming and processing conditions, and the detected proteins that were critical for differentiation. They confirm the effectiveness of tracing the agricultural origins and technological treatments of quinoa grains through protein fingerprinting by MALDI-TOF-MS and chemometrics. This untargeted approach offers promising applications in food control and the food-processing industry.
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- Rocío Galindo-Luján
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (R.G.-L.); (L.P.); (V.S.-N.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (R.G.-L.); (L.P.); (V.S.-N.)
- Serra Húnter Program, Generalitat de Catalunya, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), Lima 15024, Peru;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (R.G.-L.); (L.P.); (V.S.-N.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (R.G.-L.); (L.P.); (V.S.-N.)
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Zhaogao L, Yaxuan W, Mengwei X, Haiyu L, Lin L, Delin X. Molecular mechanism overview of metabolite biosynthesis in medicinal plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 204:108125. [PMID: 37883919 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Medicinal plants are essential and rich resources for plant-based medicines and new drugs. Increasing attentions are paid to the secondary metabolites of medicinal plants due to their unique biological activity, pharmacological action, and high utilization value. However, the development of medicinal plants is constrained by limited natural resources and an unclear understanding of the mechanisms underlying active medicinal ingredients, thereby rendering the utilization and exploration of secondary metabolites more challenging. Besides, with the advancement of research on biosynthesis and molecular metabolism of natural products from medicinal plants, the methods for studying the biological activity and pharmacological effects of these products are constantly evolving. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the biosynthetic pathways and related regulatory genes of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants, which has greatly advanced both basic research and the development of clinical applications for medicinal plants. In this review, we discuss the past two decades of international research on the development of medicinal plant resources, mainly focusing on the biosynthetic pathway of secondary metabolites, intracellular signal transduction processes, multi-omics applications, and the application of gene editing technology in related research progress. We also discuss future development trends to promote the deep mining and development of natural products from medicinal plants, providing a useful reference.
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- Li Zhaogao
- Department of Cell Biology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China; Department of Medical Instrumental Analysis, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China; Guizhou Provincial Demonstration Center of Basic Medical Experimental Teaching, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Instrumental Analysis, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China; Guizhou Provincial Demonstration Center of Basic Medical Experimental Teaching, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefuxi Road Xinpu District of Zunyi City, Zunyi, 563099, Guizhou, China.
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Liu P, Liu Z, Ma X, Wan H, Zheng J, Luo J, Deng Q, Mao Q, Li X, Pu Z. Characterization and Differentiation of Grain Proteomes from Wild-Type Puroindoline and Variants in Wheat. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1979. [PMID: 37653896 PMCID: PMC10224366 DOI: 10.3390/plants12101979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Premium wheat with a high end-use quality is generally lacking in China, especially high-quality hard and soft wheat. Pina-D1 and Pinb-D1 (puroindoline genes) influence wheat grain hardness (i.e., important wheat quality-related parameter) and are among the main targets in wheat breeding programs. However, the mechanism by which puroindoline genes control grain hardness remains unclear. In this study, three hard wheat puroindoline variants (MY26, GX3, and ZM1) were compared with a soft wheat variety (CM605) containing the wild-type puroindoline genotype. Specifically, proteomic methods were used to screen for differentially abundant proteins (DAPs). In total, 6253 proteins were identified and quantified via a high-throughput tandem mass tag quantitative proteomic analysis. Of the 208 DAPs, 115, 116, and 99 proteins were differentially expressed between MY26, GX3, and ZM1 (hard wheat varieties) and CM605, respectively. The cluster analysis of protein relative abundances divided the proteins into six clusters. Of these proteins, 67 and 41 proteins were, respectively, more and less abundant in CM605 than in MY26, GX3, and ZM1. Enrichment analyses detected six GO terms, five KEGG pathways, and five IPR terms that were shared by all three comparisons. Furthermore, 12 proteins associated with these terms or pathways were found to be differentially expressed in each comparison. These proteins, which included cysteine proteinase inhibitors, invertases, low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits, and alpha amylase inhibitors, may be involved in the regulation of grain hardness. The candidate genes identified in this study may be relevant for future analyses of the regulatory mechanism underlying grain hardness.
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- Peixun Liu
- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Wheat Research Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Linfen 041000, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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- Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Environmentally Friendly Crop Germplasm Innovation and Genetic Improvement Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Wheat Biology and Genetic Improvement on Southwestern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Chengdu 610066, China; (P.L.)
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Barashkova AS, Smirnov AN, Zorina ES, Rogozhin EA. Diversity of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides in Black Cumin ( Nigella sativa L.) Seeds. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098066. [PMID: 37175769 PMCID: PMC10179141 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) is known to possess a wide variety of antimicrobial peptides belonging to different structural families. Three novel antimicrobial peptides have been isolated from black cumin seeds. Two of them were attributed as members of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins family, and one as a defensin. We have made an attempt of using the proteomic approach for novel antimicrobial peptides search in N. sativa seeds as well. The use of a well-established approach that includes extraction and fractionation stages remains relevant even in the case of novel peptides search because of the lacking N. sativa genome data. Novel peptides demonstrate a spectrum of antimicrobial activity against plant pathogenic organisms that may cause economically important crop diseases. These results obtained allow considering these molecules as candidates to be applied in "next-generation" biopesticides development for agricultural use.
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- Anna S Barashkova
- Laboratory of Neuroreceptors and Neuroregulators, Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, RAS, 117437 Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Ecology of Microorganisms, All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection, 196608 Pushkin, Russia
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- Department of Plant Protection, Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University, 127434 Moscow, Russia
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- Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Neuroreceptors and Neuroregulators, Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, RAS, 117437 Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Ecology of Microorganisms, All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection, 196608 Pushkin, Russia
- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, 152742 Borok, Russia
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Poza-Viejo L, Redondo-Nieto M, Matías J, Granado-Rodríguez S, Maestro-Gaitán I, Cruz V, Olmos E, Bolaños L, Reguera M. Shotgun proteomics of quinoa seeds reveals chitinases enrichment under rainfed conditions. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4951. [PMID: 36973333 PMCID: PMC10043034 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32114-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Quinoa is an Andean crop whose cultivation has been extended to many different parts of the world in the last decade. It shows a great capacity for adaptation to diverse climate conditions, including environmental stressors, and, moreover, the seeds are very nutritious in part due to their high protein content, which is rich in essential amino acids. They are gluten-free seeds and contain good amounts of other nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, or minerals. Also, the use of quinoa hydrolysates and peptides has been linked to numerous health benefits. Altogether, these aspects have situated quinoa as a crop able to contribute to food security worldwide. Aiming to deepen our understanding of the protein quality and function of quinoa seeds and how they can vary when this crop is subjected to water-limiting conditions, a shotgun proteomics analysis was performed to obtain the proteomes of quinoa seeds harvested from two different water regimes in the field: rainfed and irrigated conditions. Differentially increased levels of proteins determined in seeds from each field condition were analysed, and the enrichment of chitinase-related proteins in seeds harvested from rainfed conditions was found. These proteins are described as pathogen-related proteins and can be accumulated under abiotic stress. Thus, our findings suggest that chitinase-like proteins in quinoa seeds can be potential biomarkers of drought. Also, this study points to the need for further research to unveil their role in conferring tolerance when coping with water-deficient conditions.
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- Laura Poza-Viejo
- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira, Spain
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- Department of Abiotic Stress and Plant Pathology, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Rizzo AJ, Palacios MB, Vale EM, Zelada AM, Silveira V, Burrieza HP. Snapshot of four mature quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa) seeds: a shotgun proteomics analysis with emphasis on seed maturation, reserves and early germination. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 29:319-334. [PMID: 37033760 PMCID: PMC10073371 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Chenopodium quinoa Willd. is a crop species domesticated over 5000 years ago. This species is highly diverse, with a geographical distribution that covers more than 5000 km from Colombia to Chile, going through a variety of edaphoclimatic conditions. Quinoa grains have great nutritional quality, raising interest at a worldwide level. In this work, by using shotgun proteomics and in silico analysis, we present an overview of mature quinoa seed proteins from a physiological context and considering the process of seed maturation and future seed germination. For this purpose, we selected grains from four contrasting quinoa cultivars (Amarilla de Maranganí, Chadmo, Sajama and Nariño) with different edaphoclimatic and geographical origins. The results give insight on the most important metabolic pathways for mature quinoa seeds including: starch synthesis, protein bodies and lipid bodies composition, reserves and their mobilization, redox homeostasis, and stress related proteins like heat-shock proteins (HSPs) and late embryogenesis abundant proteins (LEAs), as well as evidence for capped and uncapped mRNA translation. LEAs present in our analysis show a specific pattern of expression matching that of other species. Overall, this work presents a complete snapshot of quinoa seeds physiological context, providing a reference point for further studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-023-01295-8.
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- Axel Joel Rizzo
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo de las Plantas, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo de las Plantas, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia (CBB), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ Brazil
- Unidade de Biologia Integrativa, Setor de Genômica e Proteômica, UENF, Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ Brazil
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia (CBB), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ Brazil
- Unidade de Biologia Integrativa, Setor de Genômica e Proteômica, UENF, Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ Brazil
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo de las Plantas, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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De Pascale S, Troise AD, Petriccione M, Nunziata A, Cice D, Magri A, Salzano AM, Scaloni A. Investigating phenotypic relationships in persimmon accessions through integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis of corresponding fruits. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1093074. [PMID: 36794209 PMCID: PMC9923171 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1093074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Together with phenological and genomic approaches, gel-based and label-free proteomic as well metabolomic procedures were separately applied to plants to highlight differences between ecotypes, to estimate genetic variability within/between organism populations, or to characterize specific mutants/genetically modified lines at metabolic level. To investigate the possible use of tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics in the above-mentioned contexts and based on the absence of combined proteo-metabolomic studies on Diospyros kaki cultivars, we here applied integrated proteomic and metabolomic approaches to fruits from Italian persimmon ecotypes with the aim to characterize plant phenotypic diversity at molecular level. We identified 2255 proteins in fruits, assigning 102 differentially represented components between cultivars, including some related to pomological, nutritional and allergenic characteristics. Thirty-three polyphenols were also identified and quantified, which belong to hydroxybenzoic acid, flavanol, hydroxycinnamic acid, flavonol, flavanone and dihydrochalcone sub-classes. Heat-map representation of quantitative proteomic and metabolomic results highlighted compound representation differences in various accessions, whose elaboration through Euclidean distance functions and other linkage methods defined dendrograms establishing phenotypic relationships between cultivars. Principal component analysis of proteomic and metabolomic data provided clear information on phenotypic differences/similarities between persimmon accessions. Coherent cultivar association results were observed between proteomic and metabolomic data, emphasizing the utility of integrating combined omic approaches to identify and validate phenotypic relationships between ecotypes, and to estimate corresponding variability and distance. Accordingly, this study describes an original, combined approach to outline phenotypic signatures in persimmon cultivars, which may be used for a further characterization of other ecotypes of the same species and an improved description of nutritional characteristics of corresponding fruits.
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- Sabrina De Pascale
- Proteomics, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Portici, Italy
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- Proteomics, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Portici, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Caserta, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Caserta, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Caserta, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Caserta, Italy
- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Proteomics, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Portici, Italy
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- Proteomics, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Portici, Italy
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Yue-han Z, Yi-peng C, Zhao-hua H. Effect of different drying techniques on rose ( Rosa rugosa cv. Plena) proteome based on label-free quantitative proteomics. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13158. [PMID: 36747566 PMCID: PMC9898662 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To explore the molecular mechanisms of different processing technologies on rose tea (Rosa rugosa cv. Plena), we investigated the rose tea proteome (fresh rose tea [CS], vacuum freeze-drying rose tea [FD], and vacuum microwave rose tea [VD]) using label-free quantification proteomics (LFQ). A total of 2187 proteins were identified, with 1864, 1905, and 1660 proteins identified in CS, FD, and VD, respectively. Of those, 1500 proteins were quantified. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation and enrichment analysis of differential expression proteins (DEPs) in VD vs. CS, FD vs. CS, and FD vs. VD showed that these pathways were associated with energy metabolism, the metabolic breakdown of energy substances and protein biosynthesis, such as oxidative phosphorylation, citrate cycle, carbon metabolism pathways, and ribosome and protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum. FD could ensure the synthesis of protein translation and energy metabolism, thereby maintaining the high quality of rose tea.
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A Proteomics Data Mining Strategy for the Identification of Quinoa Grain Proteins with Potential Immunonutritional Bioactivities. Foods 2023; 12:foods12020390. [PMID: 36673481 PMCID: PMC9858122 DOI: 10.3390/foods12020390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Quinoa proteins are attracting global interest for their wide amino acid profile and as a promising source for the development of biomedical treatments, including those against immune-mediated diseases. However, information about the bioactivity of quinoa proteins is scarce. In this study, a quinoa grain proteome map obtained by label-free mass spectrometry-based shotgun proteomics was investigated for the identification of quinoa grain proteins with potential immunonutritional bioactivities, including those related to cancer. After carefully examining the sequence similarities of the 1211 identified quinoa grain proteins against already described bioactive proteins from other plant organisms, 71, 48, and 3 of them were classified as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), oxidative stress induced peptides (OSIPs), and serine-type protease inhibitors (STPIs), respectively, suggesting their potential as immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer agents. In addition, data interpretation using Venn diagrams, heat maps, and scatterplots revealed proteome similarities and differences with respect to the AMPs, OSIPs, and STPIs, and the most relevant bioactive proteins in the predominant commercial quinoa grains (i.e., black, red, white (from Peru), and royal (white from Bolivia)). The presented proteomics data mining strategy allows easy screening for potentially relevant quinoa grain proteins and commercial classes for immunonutrition, as a basis for future bioactivity testing.
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Galindo-Luján R, Pont L, Sanz-Nebot V, Benavente F. Protein profiling and classification of commercial quinoa grains by MALDI-TOF-MS and chemometrics. Food Chem 2023; 398:133895. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang J, Wang X, Zhang C, Zhou X. Microplastics induce immune suppression via S100A8 downregulation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 242:113905. [PMID: 35868177 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microplastic (MP) pollution has been largely reported in the daily consumption of water and food, however, the toxicities of MPs to human beings remain largely uncovered. We found that MPs in drinking water significantly impaired mouse immune function by reducing spleen weight, CD8+ T cell amount and raising CD4+ to CD8+ T cell ratio. We performed proteomics and phosphoproteomics by LC-MS/MS and found MPs significantly induced 130 and 57 proteins upregulated in proteome and phosphoproteome, and 191 and 37 proteins downregulated in proteome and phosphoproteome, separately. Bioinformatic analysis show that asthma, mineral absorption, and the IL-17 signaling pathway were significantly enriched and may be involved in MP-induced spleen damage and immune suppression. We verified the top 3 differentially expressed proteins and phosphoproteins by western blot, and we further showed that S100A8 was significantly downregulated by MPs via histochemistry staining. Our results revealed that MPs can induce spleen damage and immune suppression by reducing S100A8 expression, suggesting an underestimated influence and mechanism of MPs on the mammalian immune system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Juan Wang
- Henan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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- Department of clinical laboratory medicine, Xiangya Medical School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China; Department of clinical laboratory medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of clinical laboratory medicine, Xiangya Medical School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China; Department of clinical laboratory medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China.
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Insight of the Functional and Biological Activities of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Protein by Proteomics Analysis and Protein-Based Bioinformatics. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27092987. [PMID: 35566340 PMCID: PMC9100645 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the most critical economic crops in the tropics and sub-tropics. Although coconut protein has attracted more and more attention due to its nutritional potential, the lack of proteomic information has limited its practical application. The present study aimed to investigate the coconut meat proteome by shotgun proteomics and protein-based bioinformatic analysis. A grand total of 1686 proteins were identified by searching the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) protein database and self-constructed C. nucifera transcriptome repository. Among them, 17 and 9 proteins were identified as antioxidant proteins and globulins, respectively. Network analysis of the globulins referred to the sub-works of Cupin and Oleosin, and the antioxidant proteins were related to the sub-networks of glutathione metabolism and peroxisome. The bioactive peptides acquired by in-silico digestion of the targeted proteins have the potential to be applied as antioxidants and emulsifiers for both healthcare and food stabilization.
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ACOSTA DFR, GÓMEZ JEB, DUQUE JFS, GALINDEZ JZZ, CRUZ JAM. Antioxidant potential of extruded snacks enriched with hyper-protein quinoa flour and vegetable extracts. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.74621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Metaproteomics insights into fermented fish and vegetable products and associated microbes. FOOD CHEMISTRY. MOLECULAR SCIENCES 2021; 3:100045. [PMID: 35415649 PMCID: PMC8991600 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Increasing global population means higher demand for healthy food. Fish and vegetables are healthy foods, but overproduction leads to spoilage. Fermentation of fish/vegetables elongate their shelf lives, improved flavour and functions. Microbes associated with Fish/vegetable fermentation produce health conferring peptides. There is little review on peptides elicited during fish/vegetable fermentations.
The interest in proteomic studies of fermented food is increasing; the role of proteins derived from fermentation extends beyond preservation, they also improve the organoleptic, anti-pathogenic, anti-cancer, anti-obesogenic properties, and other health conferring properties of fermented food. Traditional fermentation processes are still in use in certain cultures, but recently, the controlled process is gaining wider acceptance due to consistency and predictability. Scientists use modern biotechnological approaches to evaluate reactions and component yields from fermentation processes. Pieces of literature on fermented fish and vegetable end-products are scanty (compared to milk and meat), even though fish and vegetables are considered health conferring diets with high nutritional contents. Evaluations of peptides from fermented fish and vegetables show they have anti-obesity, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-pathogenic, anti-anti-nutrient, improves digestibility, taste, nutrient content, texture, aroma properties, etc. Despite challenges impeding the wider applications of the metaproteomic analysis of fermented fish and vegetables, their potential benefits cannot be underestimated.
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