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Stratigaki M, Armirotti A, Ottonello G, Manente S, Traviglia A. Fungal and bacterial species richness in biodeteriorated seventeenth century Venetian manuscripts. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7003. [PMID: 38523163 PMCID: PMC10961312 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57228-2] [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: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Historical paper documents are susceptible to complex degradation processes, including biodeterioration, which can progressively compromise their aesthetic and structural integrity. This study analyses seventeenth century handwritten historical letters stored at the Correr Museum Library in Venice, Italy, exhibiting pronounced signs of biodeterioration. The techniques used encompassed traditional colony isolation on agar plates and proteomics analyses, employing nanoscale liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (nano-LC-MS). Fluorescence microscopy was used for the first time in the historical paper biodeterioration context to supplement the conventional stereoscopic, optical, and scanning electron microscopic imaging techniques. This method enables the visualisation of microorganisms beyond and beneath the paper's surface through their natural intrinsic autofluorescence in a non-invasive and non-destructive way. The results demonstrate a diverse, complex, and abundant microbiota composed of coexisting fungal and bacterial species (Ascomycota, Mucoromycota, Basidiomycota, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria), along with mite carcasses, insects, parasites, and possibly protists. Furthermore, this study reveals certain species that were not previously documented in the biodeterioration of historical paper, including human pathogens, such as Histoplasma capsulatum, Brucella, Candida albicans, and species of Aspergillus (A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. oryzae, A. terreus, A. niger) known to cause infections or produce mycotoxins, posing substantial risk to both artefacts and humans.
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- Maria Stratigaki
- Center for Cultural Heritage Technology (CCHT), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Torino 155, 30172, Venice, Italy.
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- Analytical Chemistry Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172, Venice, Italy
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- Center for Cultural Heritage Technology (CCHT), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Torino 155, 30172, Venice, Italy
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Gilbert C, Bathany K, Claverol S, Scanvion Q, Hedouin V, Bertrand B, Tokarski C. Successive Protein Extraction Using Hydroxylamine to Increase the Depth of Proteome Coverage in Fresh, Forensic, and Archaeological Bones. Anal Chem 2024; 96:3247-3252. [PMID: 38349005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Proteomics is continually being applied to a wider range of applications, now including the analysis of archaeological samples and anatomical specimens, particularly collagen-containing tissues such as bones and teeth. Here, we present the application of a chemical digestion-based proteomics sample preparation protocol to the analysis of fresh, anatomical, and archaeological samples. We describe and discuss two protocols: one that uses hydroxylamine as an additional step of the proteomic workflow, applied to the insoluble fraction, and another that applies hydroxylamine directly on demineralized bones and teeth. We demonstrate the additional information that can be extracted using both protocols, including an increase in the sequence coverage and number of peptides detected in modern and archaeological samples and an increase in the number of proteins identified in archaeological samples. By targeting research related to collagens or extracellular matrix proteins, the use of this protocol will open new insights, considering both fresh and ancient mineralized samples.
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- Catherine Gilbert
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Proteome Platform, Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Proteome Platform, Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Institut de Médecine Légale, EA 7367 UTML - Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale, 59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Institut de Médecine Légale, EA 7367 UTML - Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale, 59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Institut de Médecine Légale, EA 7367 UTML - Unité de Taphonomie Médico-Légale, 59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Proteome Platform, Université de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Gilbert C, Krupicka V, Galluzzi F, Popowich A, Bathany K, Claverol S, Arslanoglu J, Tokarski C. Species identification of ivory and bone museum objects using minimally invasive proteomics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadi9028. [PMID: 38277452 PMCID: PMC10816696 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi9028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Abstract
Ivory is a highly prized material in many cultures since it can be carved into intricate designs and have a highly polished surface. Due to its popularity, the animals from which ivory can be sourced are under threat of extinction. Identification of ivory species is not only important for CITES compliance, it can also provide information about the context in which a work was created. Here, we have developed a minimally invasive workflow to remove minimal amounts of material from precious objects and, using high-resolution mass spectrometry-based proteomics, identified the taxonomy of ivory and bone objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection dating from as early as 4000 B.C. We built a proteomic database of underrepresented species based on exemplars from the American Museum of Natural History, and proposed alternative data analysis workflows for samples containing inconsistently preserved organic material. This application demonstrates extensive ivory species identification using proteomics to unlock sequence uncertainties, e.g., Leu/Ile discrimination.
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- Catherine Gilbert
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Bordeaux Proteome Platform, University of Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Duan Y, Zhang M, Min C, Lin Y, Li L. Proteomic Analysis of Collagen: a Mass Spectrometry Approach to Material Identification of Shadow Puppet Cultural Relics. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12010-023-04822-1. [PMID: 38165589 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04822-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
Abstract
Shadow puppets are a popular art form in various regions, including China, Indonesia, and Turkey, and are rich in cultural significance. However, there is a considerable lack of research on the materials, diseases and conservation techniques related to shadow puppet relics. Material identification is the basis for understanding the production process of ancient shadow puppet relics and evaluating their deterioration degree. The microscopic morphology and infrared spectroscopy results in our experiments showed that the traditional methods of ancient skin identification were not effective in the shadow puppet samples. In order to achieve accurate identification, we used biological mass-spectrometry in proteomics to examine two puppet relics and commercially available modern shadow puppets. The results showed that the above samples could be detected by mass spectrometry with abundant peptides, including peptides specific for bovine skin. These peptides cannot be found in other commonly used materials for making shadow puppets, including the skins of pig, sheep, deer and horse. It is worth mentioning that we have found the peptides specific to yellow cowhide in two ancient shadow puppet relics samples. Therefore, the proteomic evidence shows that the raw materials of the two shadow puppet relics samples are yellow cowhide. Four modern samples also confirmed the reliability of material identification using proteomics. The proteomic evidence shows that the biological mass spectrometry will contribute to the scientific research of shadow puppet relics and other skin and leather cultural relics.
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- Yangbo Duan
- School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental and Social Archaeology, Institute of Cultural Heritage, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- Chengdu Museum (National Shadow Puppetry Museum in Chengdu), Chengdu, 610015, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu Museum (National Shadow Puppetry Museum in Chengdu), Chengdu, 610015, Sichuan, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental and Social Archaeology, Institute of Cultural Heritage, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China.
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Pittalà MG, Di Francesco A, Cucina A, Saletti R, Zilberstein G, Zilberstein S, Arhire T, Righetti PG, Cunsolo V. Count Dracula Resurrected: Proteomic Analysis of Vlad III the Impaler's Documents by EVA Technology and Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12732-12744. [PMID: 37552208 PMCID: PMC10469356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Abstract
The interest of scientists in analyzing items of World Cultural Heritage has been exponentially increasing since the beginning of the new millennium. These studies have grown considerably in tandem with the development and use of sophisticated and sensitive technologies such as high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) and the non-invasive and non-damaging technique, known under the acronym EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate). Here, we report the results of the MS characterization of the peptides and proteins harvested by the EVA technology applied to three letters written in 1457 and 1475 by the voivode of Wallachia, Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Dracula. The discrimination of the "original" endogenous peptides from contaminant ones was obtained by monitoring their different levels of deamidation and of other diagenetic chemical modifications. The characterization of the ancient proteins extracted from these documents allowed us to explore the environmental conditions, in the second half of the 15th century, of the Wallachia, a region considered as a meeting point for soldiers, migrants, and travelers that probably carried not only trade goods and cultural traditions but also diseases and epidemics. In addition, the identification of many human peptides and proteins harvested from the letters allowed us to uncover more about Vlad Dracula the Impaler. Particularly, the experimental data show that he probably suffered from inflammatory processes of the respiratory tract and/or of the skin. In addition, proteomics data, although not exhaustive, suggest that, according to some stories, he might also have suffered from a pathological condition called hemolacria, that is, he could shed tears admixed with blood. It is worth noting that more medieval people may have touched these documents, which cannot be denied, but it is also presumable that the most prominent ancient proteins should be related to Prince Vlad the Impaler, who wrote and signed these letters. The data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange with the identifier ⟨PXD041350⟩.
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- Maria
Gaetana Giovanna Pittalà
- Laboratory
of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy
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- SpringStyle
Tech Design Ltd, Oppenheimer
7, Rehovot 7670107, Israel
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- Sibiu
County Department of Romania National Archives, Strada Arhivelor 3, Sibiu 557260, Romania
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- Department
of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering ‘‘Giulio
Natta’’, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, Milano 20131, Italy
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- Laboratory
of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy
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Vallejo DD, Popowich A, Arslanoglu J, Tokarski C, Fernández FM. Native triboelectric nanogenerator ion mobility-mass spectrometry of egg proteins relevant to objects of cultural heritage at picoliter and nanomolar quantities. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1269:341374. [PMID: 37290850 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel D Vallejo
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nano-Objects, UMR CNRS 5248, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Geddes da Filicaia E, Evershed RP, Peggie DA. Review of recent advances on the use of mass spectrometry techniques for the study of organic materials in painted artworks. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1246:340575. [PMID: 36764767 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The study of painted artworks using scientific methods is fundamental for understanding the techniques used in their creation and their appropriate conservation. The ethical constraints involved in the handling of, and sampling from, these objects has steered recent developments in the field of Heritage science towards a range of new non-invasive/non-destructive spectroscopic techniques capable of providing important insights into their elemental or bulk chemical compositions. Due to the inherent complexities of heritage artefacts, however, their organic components are especially difficult to study in this way and their identification and degradation pathways are thus often best investigated using mass spectrometric (MS) techniques. The versatility, sensitivity and specificity of MS techniques are constantly increasing, with technological advances pushing the boundaries of their use in this field. The progress in the past ten years in the use of MS techniques for the analysis of paint media are described in the present review. While some historical context is included, the body of the review is structured around the five most widely used or emerging capabilities offered by MS. The first pertains to the use of spatially resolved MS to obtain chemical maps of components in cross-sections, which may yield information on both inorganic and organic materials, while the second area describes the development of novel sample preparation approaches for gas chromatography (GC)-MS to allow simultaneous analysis of a variety of components. The third focuses on thermally assisted analysis (either with direct MS or coupled with GC-MS), a powerful tool for studying macromolecules requiring zero (or minimal) sample pre-treatment. Subsequently, the use of soft ionisation techniques often combined with high-resolution MS for the study of peptides (proteomics) and other macromolecules (such as oligosaccharides and triglycerides) is outlined. The fifth area covers the advances in radiocarbon dating of painting components with accelerator MS (AMS). Lastly, future applications of other MS techniques to the study of paintings are mentioned; such as direct analysis in real time MS (DART-MS) and stable isotope ratio MS (IRMS). The latter, having proven its efficiency for the study of lipids in archaeological artefacts, is envisioned to become a valuable tool for this area, whereas DART-MS is already being utilised to study the surface composition of various museum objects. Rapid technological advances, resulting in increased sensitivity and selectivity of MS techniques, are opening up new approaches for paintings analysis, overcoming the fundamental hurdle of sample size available for destructive analysis. Importantly, while the last decade has seen proteomics applications come to the fore, this review aims to emphasise the wider potential of advanced MS techniques for the study of painting materials and their conservation.
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- Eugenia Geddes da Filicaia
- Scientific Department, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, UK; Organic Geochemistry Unit, Bristol Biogeochemistry Research Centre, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1T, UK.
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- Organic Geochemistry Unit, Bristol Biogeochemistry Research Centre, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1T, UK
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- Scientific Department, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, UK
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Paleoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of molecular biology, paleontology, archaeology, paleoecology, and history. Paleoproteomics research leverages the longevity and diversity of proteins to explore fundamental questions about the past. While its origins predate the characterization of DNA, it was only with the advent of soft ionization mass spectrometry that the study of ancient proteins became truly feasible. Technological gains over the past 20 years have allowed increasing opportunities to better understand preservation, degradation, and recovery of the rich bioarchive of ancient proteins found in the archaeological and paleontological records. Growing from a handful of studies in the 1990s on individual highly abundant ancient proteins, paleoproteomics today is an expanding field with diverse applications ranging from the taxonomic identification of highly fragmented bones and shells and the phylogenetic resolution of extinct species to the exploration of past cuisines from dental calculus and pottery food crusts and the characterization of past diseases. More broadly, these studies have opened new doors in understanding past human-animal interactions, the reconstruction of past environments and environmental changes, the expansion of the hominin fossil record through large scale screening of nondiagnostic bone fragments, and the phylogenetic resolution of the vertebrate fossil record. Even with these advances, much of the ancient proteomic record still remains unexplored. Here we provide an overview of the history of the field, a summary of the major methods and applications currently in use, and a critical evaluation of current challenges. We conclude by looking to the future, for which innovative solutions and emerging technology will play an important role in enabling us to access the still unexplored "dark" proteome, allowing for a fuller understanding of the role ancient proteins can play in the interpretation of the past.
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- Christina Warinner
- Department
of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
- Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany
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- Department
of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department
of Archaeology, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, United Kingdom
- Section
for Evolutionary Genomics, Globe Institute,
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
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Ntasi G, Sbriglia S, Pitocchi R, Vinciguerra R, Melchiorre C, Dello Ioio L, Fatigati G, Crisci E, Bonaduce I, Carpentieri A, Marino G, Birolo L. Proteomic Characterization of Collagen-Based Animal Glues for Restoration. J Proteome Res 2022; 21:2173-2184. [PMID: 35969501 PMCID: PMC9442796 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00232] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Animal glues are widely used in restoration as adhesives,
binders,
and consolidants for organic and inorganic materials. Their variable
performances are intrinsically linked to the adhesive properties of
collagen, which determine the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties
of the glue. We have molecularly characterized the protein components
of a range of homemade and commercial glues using mass spectrometry
techniques. A shotgun proteomic analysis provided animal origin, even
when blended, and allowed us to distinguish between hide and bone
glue on the basis of the presence of collagen type III, which is abundant
in connective skin/leather tissues and poorly synthetized in bones.
Furthermore, chemical modifications, a consequence of the preparation
protocols from the original animal tissue, were thoroughly evaluated.
Deamidation, methionine oxidation, and backbone cleavage have been
analyzed as major collagen modifications, demonstrating their variability
among different glues and showing that, on average, bone glues are
less deamidated than hide glues, but more fragmented, and mixed-collagen
glues are overall less deamidated than pure glues. We believe that
these data may be of general analytical interest in the characterization
of collagen-based materials and may help restorers in the selection
of the most appropriate materials to be used in conservation treatments.
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- Georgia Ntasi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, via Santa Caterina da Siena 37, 80132, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy.,Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, via Santa Caterina da Siena 37, 80132, Naples, Italy.,Task Force "Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali", University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy.,Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, via Santa Caterina da Siena 37, 80132, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy.,Task Force "Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali", University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy
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Ntasi G, Palomo IR, Marino G, Piaz FD, Sirano F, Cappellini E, Birolo L, Petrone P. Molecular signatures written in bone proteins of 79 AD victims from Herculaneum and Pompeii. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8401. [PMID: 35624181 PMCID: PMC9142588 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12042-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
An extensive proteomic analysis was performed on a set of 12 bones of human victims of the eruption that in AD 79 rapidly buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, allowing the detection of molecular signatures imprinted in the surviving protein components. Bone collagen survived the heat of the eruption, bearing a piece of individual biological history encoded in chemical modifications. Here we show that the human bone proteomes from Pompeii are more degraded than those from the inhabitants of Herculaneum, despite the latter were exposed to temperatures much higher than those experienced in Pompeii. The analysis of the specimens from Pompeii shows lower content of non-collagenous proteins, higher deamidation level and higher extent of collagen modification. In Pompeii, the slow decomposition of victims' soft tissues in the natural dry-wet hydrogeological soil cycles damaged their bone proteome more than what was experienced at Herculaneum by the rapid vanishing of body tissues from intense heat, under the environmental condition of a permanent waterlogged burial context. Results herein presented are the first proteomic analyses of bones exposed to eruptive conditions, but also delivered encouraging results for potential biomarkers that might also impact future development of forensic bone proteomics.
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- Georgia Ntasi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Evolutionary Genomics Section, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Evolutionary Genomics Section, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. .,Task Force Di Ateneo "Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali", University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Task Force Di Ateneo "Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali", University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Departmental Section of Legal Medicine, Anatomy and Histology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Targeted proteomics for the analysis of cultural heritage: application of broadband collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:1723-1737. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03805-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Boudier-Lemosquet A, Mahler A, Bobo C, Dufossée M, Priault M. Introducing protein deamidation: Landmark discoveries, societal outreach, and tentative priming workflow to address deamidation. Methods 2021; 200:3-14. [PMID: 34843979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Our current knowledge on protein deamidation results from a journey that started almost 100 years ago, when a handful of researchers first described the non-enzymatic "desamidation" of glutamine, and the effect of different anions on the catalytic rate of the reaction. Since then, the field has tremendously expended and now finds outreach in very diverse areas. In light of all the recent articles published in these areas, it seemed timely to propose an integrated review on the subject, including a short historical overview of the landmark discoveries in the field, highlighting the current global positioning of protein deamidation in biology and non-biology fields, and concluding with a workflow for those asking if a protein can deamidate, and identify the residues involved. This review is essentially intended to provide newcomers in the field with an overview of how deamidation has penetrated our society and what tools are currently at hand to identify and quantify protein deamidation.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Lluveras-Tenorio A, Orsini S, Pizzimenti S, Del Seppia S, Colombini MP, Duce C, Bonaduce I. Development of a GC–MS strategy for the determination of cross-linked proteins in 20th century paint tubes. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Tanasi D, Cucina A, Cunsolo V, Saletti R, Di Francesco A, Greco E, Foti S. Paleoproteomic profiling of organic residues on prehistoric pottery from Malta. Amino Acids 2021; 53:295-312. [PMID: 33582869 PMCID: PMC7910365 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-02946-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mass spectrometry-based approaches have been successfully applied for identifying ancient proteins in bones and other tissues. On the contrary, there are relatively few examples of the successful recovery and identification of archeological protein residues from ceramic artifacts; this is because ceramics contain much lower levels of proteins which are extensively degraded by diagenetic effects. In this paper, we report the results of the characterization of proteins extracted from pottery of the Maltese site of Baħrija, the guide-site for the Baħrija period (half of 9th-second half of eighth century BCE), recently identified as the final part of the Borġ in-Nadur culture. Proteomic data here reported confirm that one of the major issue of these kind of studies is represented by contamination of animal and human agents that may complicate endogenous protein identification and authentication. The samples tested included a small group of ceramic forms, namely three tableware and six coarse ware thought to have been used in food preparation and/or storage. In this context, the limited availability of paleobotanical and archeozoological analyses may be compensated by the outcomes of the first proteomics profiling which, even if obtained on a limited selection of vessels, revealed the centrality of wheat in the diet of the ancient community of Baħrija. The data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange with identifier < PXD022848 > .
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- Davide Tanasi
- Department of History, University of South Florida, SOC107 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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- Laboratory of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Service 512, Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13013, Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Organic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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New baits for fishing in cultural heritage's Mare Magnum. J Proteomics 2021; 235:104113. [PMID: 33453435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We describe here a modern tool for exploring documents pertaining to the world Cultural Heritage while avoiding their contamination or damage. Known under the acronym EVA, it consists of a plastic foil of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate studded with strong cation and anion resins admixed with C8 and C18 hydrophobic beads. When applied to any surface such foils can harvest any type of surface material, which is then eluted and analyzed via standard means, such as GS/MS (typically for metabolites), MS/MS (for peptide and protein analysis), X-ray (for elemental analysis). We briefly review here a number of past data, such as screening of original documents by Bulgakov, Chekov, Casanova, Kepler, while dealing in extenso with very recent data, pertaining to Orwell and Stalin and analysis of the skin of an Egyptian mummy. The technique was also successfully applied to paintings, such as the Donna Nuda at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, attributed to Leonardo and his school. This novel methodology represents a formidable tool for exploring the past life of famous authors, scientist and literates in that it can detect traces of their pathologies and even drug consumption left by saliva and sweat traces on their original hand-written documents.
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Ntasi G, Kirby DP, Stanzione I, Carpentieri A, Somma P, Cicatiello P, Marino G, Giardina P, Birolo L. A versatile and user-friendly approach for the analysis of proteins in ancient and historical objects. J Proteomics 2020; 231:104039. [PMID: 33147491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.104039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Identification and characterization of ancient proteins still require technical developments towards non-invasiveness, sensitivity, versatility and ease of use of the analyses. We report that the enzyme functionalized films, described in Cicatiello et al. (2018), can be used efficiently on the surface of different objects ranging from fixative-coated paper to canvas to the coating on an albumen photograph, as well as the much harder surfaces of ivory objects and the proteinaceous binders in the decoration of a wooden Egyptian coffin. The mixture of digested peptides that are efficiently captured on the functionalized surface are also amenable to LC-MS/MS analysis, which is necessary to confidently identify chemical modifications induced upon degradation, in order to characterize the conservation state of proteins. Moreover, in a two-step procedure, we have combined the trypsin functionalized film with a PNGaseF functionalized film, which adds a deglycosylation pretreatment allowing improved detection of glycosylated proteins. SIGNIFICANCE: User friendly trypsin functionalized films were implemented to expand their potential as versatile, modular tools that can be widely exploited in the world of diagnosis of cultural heritage objects, ancient proteins, and palaeoproteomics: a procedure that could be carried out by conservators or archaeologists first on-site and later analysed with standard MS techniques.
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- Georgia Ntasi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; Department of Humanities, University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Zilberstein G, Zilberstein S, Maor U, Righetti PG. Surface analysis of ancient parchments via the EVA film: The Aleppo Codex. Anal Biochem 2020; 604:113824. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2020.113824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Calvano CD, Rigante ECL, Cataldi TRI, Sabbatini L. In Situ Hydrogel Extraction with Dual-Enzyme Digestion of Proteinaceous Binders: the Key for Reliable Mass Spectrometry Investigations of Artworks. Anal Chem 2020; 92:10257-10261. [PMID: 32648736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel strategy based on in situ dual-enzyme digestion of paint layer proteinaceous binders is introduced for faster and more confident identification, resulting in a bottom-up proteomics approach by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (MS). In situ sampling/extraction of proteinaceous binders using small pieces of a hydrophilic gel, previously loaded with trypsin and chymotrypsin proteolytic enzymes, was successfully exploited. Along with minimal invasiveness, the synergy of both enzymes was very useful to increase the number of annotated peptide peaks with their corresponding amino acid sequence by database search and subsequent MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis. The protocol was initially aimed at enhancing the identification of egg-based binders and then validated on fresh and aged model pictorial layers; an increased protein coverage was significantly attained regardless of the used painting binders. Optical microscope images and spectrophotocolorimetry analysis evidenced that the painting layers were not damaged or altered because of contact/sampling without leaving hydrogel residues. The proposed protocol was successfully applied on a painted altarpiece "Assumption of the Virgin" dated to the XVI century and on an angel statue of the Nativity crib dated to the XII century, both from Altamura's Cathedral (Apulia, Italy). The occurrence of various protein binders of animal origin was easily and reliably ascertained.
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Calvano C, Rigante E, Picca R, Cataldi T, Sabbatini L. An easily transferable protocol for in-situ quasi-non-invasive analysis of protein binders in works of art. Talanta 2020; 215:120882. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Righetti PG, Zilberstein G, Zilberstein S. EVA Technology and Proteomics: A Two-Pronged Attack on Cultural Heritage. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:2914-2925. [PMID: 32442381 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel way for exploring the world's cultural heritage in the absence of damage or contamination (such as removing pigments in paintings or chipping away pieces of bones) of the items under investigation is here reported, called the EVA technique. It is based on films of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) impregnated with strong anion and cation exchangers, admixed with hydrophobic resins, C8 and C18. When in contact with any surface these films can harvest nanomoles of macromolecules (proteins and DNA) as well as metabolites, which can then be identified by standard instrumentation. Some important applications are reported, such as the findings of the renal pathology and assumption of morphine in the original manuscript of Master I Margarita by Bulgakov, the presence of TBC bacterium in Chekhov's shirt and in a letter by Orwell, the Y. pestis and anthrax bacteria in the death registries of Milan's lazaretto in the 1630 plague bout, as well as ample traces of five metals in Kepler's manuscripts, suggesting his potential practice of alchemy. Also, in the pages of the Memoirs of Casanova, although the gonorrhea bacterium could not be found, spots of HgS could be measured, suggesting its use for curing the disease. A family of EVA films is described, enlarging its use to dedicated applications, such as the capture of drugs of abuse in the pages of famous writers and even in the paintings of fauvists. It is hoped that the present methodology could open the doors of museums, state archives, and private collections for detecting biological traces left by artists, literates, and men of culture in their masterpieces.
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- Pier Giorgio Righetti
- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "'Giulio Natta"', Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, Milano 20131, Italy
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Saravayskaya Y, Zilberstein G, Zilberstein R, Zilberstein S, Maor U, D'Amato A, Righetti PG. "1984": What Orwell could not predict. Proteomic analysis of his scripts. Electrophoresis 2020; 41:1931-1940. [PMID: 32459049 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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George Orwell, fighter for the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War, was shot through the throat by a sniper on 20th May 1937 and nearly killed. After receiving only a summary external treatment, on the 29th, he was cured in a Barcelona hospital where he was infected by the Koch bacillus. After fleeing from Spain on 23rd June 1937, he repaired to his cottage in Wallington, Hertfordshire, wherefrom he wrote a letter to Sergey Dynamov, Editor of Soviet journal "Foreign Literature." This typewritten letter was analyzed by application of five EVA strips (ethylene vinyl acetate studded with strong cation and anion and with C8 and C18 resins; four on the corners and one over his signature), searching for biological traces. Upon elution of the captured biologicals, trypsin digestion and Orbitrap Fusion trihybrid mass spectrometer analyses, three of the five strips yielded clear traces of six unique proteins (via proteotypic peptides) of the tuberculosis bacterium. Additionally, MALDI TOF analysis of saliva of a tuberculosis patient and the EVA strip eluates gave a spectrum of 14 peptide bands (Mr 2700 to 6700 Da range) coincident between the two samples, thus, fully confirming Orwell's pathology. These results are attributed to saliva traces on Orwell's fingertips and to the fact that the letter was written on 2nd July 1937, when Orwell's pathology was at its peak.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Chen R, Hu M, Zheng H, Yang H, Zhou L, Zhou Y, Peng Z, Hu Z, Wang B. Proteomics and Immunology Provide Insight into the Degradation Mechanism of Historic and Artificially Aged Silk. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2435-2442. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Ruru Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Scientific Research Base of Textile Conservation, State Administration for Cultural Heritage, China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou 310002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Scientific Research Base of Textile Conservation, State Administration for Cultural Heritage, China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou 310002, China
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- Institute of Textile Conservation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Textile Conservation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Zilberstein G, Zilberstein S, Maor U, Baskin E, D'Amato A, Righetti PG. De re metallica. Johannes Kepler and alchemy. Talanta 2019; 204:82-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.05.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Degano I. Liquid chromatography: Current applications in Heritage Science and recent developments. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2018-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liquid chromatography has been widely employed in the analysis of materials in Heritage Science, due to its ease of use and relatively low-cost, starting from thin layer chromatography of organic binders in paintings, of archaeological waxes and resins, and finally of natural dyes. High performance systems employing analytical columns containing packed stationary phases gradually supplanted thin layer chromatography (TLC) in the field, since the separation, detection and quantitation of specific species contained in a sample in the field of Cultural Heritage requires selective, sensitive and reliable methods, allowing for analysing a wide range of samples, in terms of analyte types and concentration range. Today, the main applications of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in this field are related to the separation and detection of dyestuffs in archaeological materials and paint samples by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with suitable detectors. Proteomics and lipidomics are also gaining momentum in the last decade, thanks to the increased availability of instrumentation and procedures. In this chapter, principles and theory of liquid chromatography will be presented. A short review of the instrumentation needed to perform an analysis will be provided and some general principles of sample preparation revised. More details on the detection systems, the chromatographic set-ups and specific sample treatment strategies will be provided in the individual sections dedicated to the applications to Heritage Science of the main types of liquid chromatographic techniques. In particular, the applications of thin layer chromatography will be shortly described in paragraph 4.1. The applications of Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) will be discussed in detail in paragraph 4.2, including the analysis of natural and synthetic dyes and pigments and the profiling of lipid materials. The possibility to perform proteomic analysis will be presented and a link to the relevant Chapter in this book provided. The most important and promising applications of ion exchange chromatography (IC) will be discussed in paragraph 4.3. Finally, size exclusion and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) will be presented in paragraph 4.4, including applications to the study of polymeric network formation in paint binders, of the phenomena related to the depolymerisation of cellulose in paper and of cellulose and lignin in wood samples. The possibility to study synthetic polymers as artists’ materials and restorers’ tools by size exclusion (SEC) or gel permeation (GPC) will also be introduced. In the conclusions, future perspectives of liquid chromatography in Heritage Science will be briefly discussed.
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Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux
pour Casanova: Chemical‐ and bio‐analysis of his
Memoirs. Electrophoresis 2019; 40:3050-3056. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Applications and challenges of forensic proteomics. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 297:350-363. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Identification of proteinaceous binders in paintings: A targeted proteomic approach for cultural heritage. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Petrone P, Pucci P, Vergara A, Amoresano A, Birolo L, Pane F, Sirano F, Niola M, Buccelli C, Graziano V. A hypothesis of sudden body fluid vaporization in the 79 AD victims of Vesuvius. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203210. [PMID: 30256793 PMCID: PMC6157861 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In AD 79 the town of Herculaneum was suddenly hit and overwhelmed by volcanic ash-avalanches that killed all its remaining residents, as also occurred in Pompeii and other settlements as far as 20 kilometers from Vesuvius. New investigations on the victims' skeletons unearthed from the ash deposit filling 12 waterfront chambers have now revealed widespread preservation of atypical red and black mineral residues encrusting the bones, which also impregnate the ash filling the intracranial cavity and the ash-bed encasing the skeletons. Here we show the unique detection of large amounts of iron and iron oxides from such residues, as revealed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and Raman microspectroscopy, thought to be the final products of heme iron upon thermal decomposition. The extraordinarily rare preservation of significant putative evidence of hemoprotein thermal degradation from the eruption victims strongly suggests the rapid vaporization of body fluids and soft tissues of people at death due to exposure to extreme heat.
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- Pierpaolo Petrone
- Laboratory of Human Osteobiology and Forensic Anthropology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Federico II” 5, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate S.C a R.L., Naples, Italy
- Task Force di Ateneo "Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali", Universita' di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- Parco Archeologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina Herculaneum, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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Prieto-Bonete G, Pérez-Cárceles MD, Maurandi-López A, Pérez-Martínez C, Luna A. Association between protein profile and postmortem interval in human bone remains. J Proteomics 2018; 192:54-63. [PMID: 30145274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Proteomic techniques in bones forensic samples are increasingly, being applied. The main aim of forensic sciences is the estimation of postmortem interval. Most current techniques are useful for the first post-mortem stages. However, in the case of osseous remains, these techniques may be difficult to use due to the high level of decomposition of the sample. Our objective was to attempt to know whether there is a protein profile in human bone remains that would enable a late postmortem. interval ranging from 5 to 20 years postmortem to be estimated. A total of 40 femur bones from 40 different cadavers (data range 5-20 years) were use. Of the 275 total proteins, we excluded the circulating ones (n = 227), leaving a total of 48 proteins (29 structural and 19 functional) were found. A multiple correspondence analysis was applied on the 48 proteins. Finally selecting 32 proteins that allowed us to discriminate between the. two groups of postmortem interval. Analysis of the protein profile present in bone permits an approximation of the date of death within the studied interval, and could be used to complement other tests for estimating the postmortem interval.
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- Department of Didactics of Mathematical and Social Sciences, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Murcia, Spain
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Jarman KH, Heller NC, Jenson SC, Hutchison JR, Kaiser BLD, Payne SH, Wunschel DS, Merkley ED. Proteomics Goes to Court: A Statistical Foundation for Forensic Toxin/Organism Identification Using Bottom-Up Proteomics. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:3075-3085. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Kristin H. Jarman
- Applied Statistics and Computational Modeling Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Applied Statistics and Computational Modeling Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Signatures Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Signatures Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Signatures Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Signatures Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Signatures Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Cicatiello P, Ntasi G, Rossi M, Marino G, Giardina P, Birolo L. Minimally Invasive and Portable Method for the Identification of Proteins in Ancient Paintings. Anal Chem 2018; 90:10128-10133. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Paola Cicatiello
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
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- Department of Earth, Environment and Resources Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
- University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy 80132
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
- Task Force “Metodologie Analitiche per la Salvaguardia dei Beni Culturali”, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy I-80126
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Roldán C, Murcia-Mascarós S, López-Montalvo E, Vilanova C, Porcar M. Proteomic and metagenomic insights into prehistoric Spanish Levantine Rock Art. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10011. [PMID: 29968740 PMCID: PMC6030215 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28121-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The Iberian Mediterranean Basin is home to one of the largest groups of prehistoric rock art sites in Europe. Despite the cultural relevance of prehistoric Spanish Levantine rock art, pigment composition remains partially unknown, and the nature of the binders used for painting has yet to be disclosed. In this work, we present the first omic analysis applied to one of the flagship Levantine rock art sites: the Valltorta ravine (Castellón, Spain). We used high-throughput sequencing to provide the first description of the bacterial communities colonizing the rock art patina, which proved to be dominated by Firmicutes species and might have a protective effect on the paintings. Proteomic analysis was also performed on rock art microsamples in order to determine the organic binders present in Levantine prehistoric rock art pigments. This information could shed light on the controversial dating of this UNESCO Cultural Heritage, and contribute to defining the chrono-cultural framework of the societies responsible for these paintings.
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- Clodoaldo Roldán
- Materials Science Institute of the University of Valencia (ICMUV), Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Materials Science Institute of the University of Valencia (ICMUV), Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- UMR 5608 TRACES, French National Center for the Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Toulouse 2-Jean Jaurès. 5, Allée Antonio Machado, 31058, Toulouse, France
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- Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence, SL., Parc Cientific Universitat de València, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence, SL., Parc Cientific Universitat de València, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.,Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, Universitat de València-CSIC). Parc Cientific Universitat de València, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Giuffrida MG, Mazzoli R, Pessione E. Back to the past: deciphering cultural heritage secrets by protein identification. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:5445-5455. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8963-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Orsini S, Yadav A, Dilillo M, McDonnell LA, Bonaduce I. Characterization of Degraded Proteins in Paintings Using Bottom-Up Proteomic Approaches: New Strategies for Protein Digestion and Analysis of Data. Anal Chem 2018; 90:6403-6408. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Sibilla Orsini
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy 56124
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, Italy 56017
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy 56126
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, Italy 56017
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza ONLUS, San Giuliano Terme, Pisa, Italy 56017
- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 2333 ZA
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy 56124
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Cleland TP, Schroeter ER. A Comparison of Common Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Paleoproteomics. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:936-945. [PMID: 29384680 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The last two decades have seen a broad diversity of methods used to identify and/or characterize proteins in the archeological and paleontological record. Of these, mass spectrometry has opened an unprecedented window into the proteomes of the past, providing protein sequence data from long extinct animals as well as historical and prehistorical artifacts. Thus, application of mass spectrometry to fossil remains has become an attractive source for ancient molecular sequences with which to conduct evolutionary studies, particularly in specimens older than the proposed limit of amplifiable DNA detection. However, "mass spectrometry" covers a range of mass-based proteomic approaches, each of which utilize different technology and physical principles to generate unique types of data, with their own strengths and challenges. Here, we discuss a variety of mass spectrometry techniques that have or may be used to detect and characterize archeological and paleontological proteins, with a particular focus on MALDI-MS, LC-MS/MS, TOF-SIMS, and MSi. The main differences in their functionality, the types of data they produce, and the potential effects of diagenesis on their results are considered.
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- Timothy P Cleland
- Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution , Suitland, Maryland 20746, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Manfredi M, Barberis E, Gosetti F, Conte E, Gatti G, Mattu C, Robotti E, Zilberstein G, Koman I, Zilberstein S, Marengo E, Righetti PG. Method for Noninvasive Analysis of Proteins and Small Molecules from Ancient Objects. Anal Chem 2017; 89:3310-3317. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Marcello Manfredi
- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
- ISALIT, Via G. Bovio 6, 28100, Novara, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
- ISALIT, Via G. Bovio 6, 28100, Novara, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Politecnico di Torino - sede di Alessandria, Viale T. Michel, 5 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Translational
Medicine Institute, Ariel University, Ariel, 40700 Israel
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “‘Giulio Natta”’, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, Milano 20131, Italy
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Revealing the composition of organic materials in polychrome works of art: the role of mass spectrometry-based techniques. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:6957-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9862-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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