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Pavlopoulos GA, Kontou PI, Pavlopoulou A, Bouyioukos C, Markou E, Bagos PG. Bipartite graphs in systems biology and medicine: a survey of methods and applications. Gigascience 2018; 7:1-31. [PMID: 29648623 PMCID: PMC6333914 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The latest advances in high-throughput techniques during the past decade allowed the systems biology field to expand significantly. Today, the focus of biologists has shifted from the study of individual biological components to the study of complex biological systems and their dynamics at a larger scale. Through the discovery of novel bioentity relationships, researchers reveal new information about biological functions and processes. Graphs are widely used to represent bioentities such as proteins, genes, small molecules, ligands, and others such as nodes and their connections as edges within a network. In this review, special focus is given to the usability of bipartite graphs and their impact on the field of network biology and medicine. Furthermore, their topological properties and how these can be applied to certain biological case studies are discussed. Finally, available methodologies and software are presented, and useful insights on how bipartite graphs can shape the path toward the solution of challenging biological problems are provided.
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- Georgios A Pavlopoulos
- Lawrence Berkeley Labs, DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
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- University of Thessaly, Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, Papasiopoulou 2–4, Lamia, 35100, Greece
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- Izmir International Biomedicine and Genome Institute (iBG-Izmir), Dokuz Eylül University, 35340, Turkey
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Epigenetics and Cell Fate, UMR7216, CNRS, France
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- University of Thessaly, Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, Papasiopoulou 2–4, Lamia, 35100, Greece
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- University of Thessaly, Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, Papasiopoulou 2–4, Lamia, 35100, Greece
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Purification of nasulysin-1: A new toxin from Porthidium nasutum snake venom that specifically induces apoptosis in leukemia cell model through caspase-3 and apoptosis-inducing factor activation. Toxicon 2016; 120:166-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bogdanow B, Zauber H, Selbach M. Systematic Errors in Peptide and Protein Identification and Quantification by Modified Peptides. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:2791-801. [PMID: 27215553 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.055103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The principle of shotgun proteomics is to use peptide mass spectra in order to identify corresponding sequences in a protein database. The quality of peptide and protein identification and quantification critically depends on the sensitivity and specificity of this assignment process. Many peptides in proteomic samples carry biochemical modifications, and a large fraction of unassigned spectra arise from modified peptides. Spectra derived from modified peptides can erroneously be assigned to wrong amino acid sequences. However, the impact of this problem on proteomic data has not yet been investigated systematically. Here we use combinations of different database searches to show that modified peptides can be responsible for 20-50% of false positive identifications in deep proteomic data sets. These false positive hits are particularly problematic as they have significantly higher scores and higher intensities than other false positive matches. Furthermore, these wrong peptide assignments lead to hundreds of false protein identifications and systematic biases in protein quantification. We devise a "cleaned search" strategy to address this problem and show that this considerably improves the sensitivity and specificity of proteomic data. In summary, we show that modified peptides cause systematic errors in peptide and protein identification and quantification and should therefore be considered to further improve the quality of proteomic data annotation.
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- Boris Bogdanow
- From the ‡Proteome Dynamics lab, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str.13, 13092 Berlin, Germany
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- From the ‡Proteome Dynamics lab, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str.13, 13092 Berlin, Germany
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- From the ‡Proteome Dynamics lab, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Str.13, 13092 Berlin, Germany
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Melani RD, Araujo GD, Carvalho PC, Goto L, Nogueira FC, Junqueira M, Domont GB. Seeing beyond the tip of the iceberg: A deep analysis of the venome of the Brazilian Rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus terrificus. EUPA OPEN PROTEOMICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.euprot.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xu L, Tang H, Chen DW, El-Naggar AK, Wei P, Sturgis EM. Genome-wide association study identifies common genetic variants associated with salivary gland carcinoma and its subtypes. Cancer 2015; 121:2367-74. [PMID: 25823930 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Salivary gland carcinomas (SGCs) are a rare malignancy with unknown etiology. The objective of the current study was to identify genetic variants modifying the risk of SGC and its major subtypes: adenoid cystic carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. METHODS The authors conducted a genome-wide association study in 309 well-defined SGC cases and 535 cancer-free controls. A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-level discovery study was performed in non-Hispanic white individuals followed by a replication study in Hispanic individuals. A logistic regression analysis was applied to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). A meta-analysis of the results was conducted. RESULTS A genome-wide significant association with SGC in non-Hispanic white individuals was detected at coding SNPs in CHRNA2 (cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 [neuronal]) (OR, 8.55; 95% CI, 4.53-16.13 [P = 3.6 × 10(-11)]), OR4F15 (olfactory receptor, family 4, subfamily F, member 15) (OR, 5.26; 95% CI, 3.13-8.83 [P = 3.5 × 10(-10)]), ZNF343 (zinc finger protein 343) (OR, 3.28; 95% CI, 2.12-5.07 [P = 9.1 × 10(-8)]), and PARP4 (poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase family, member 4) (OR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.54-2.59 [P = 1.7 × 10(-7)]). Meta-analysis of the non-Hispanic white and Hispanic cohorts identified another genome-wide significant SNP in ELL2 (meta-OR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.48-2.34 [P = 1.3 × 10(-7)]). Risk alleles were largely enriched in mucoepidermoid carcinoma, in which the SNPs in CHRNA2, OR4F15, and ZNF343 had ORs of 15.71 (95% CI, 6.59-37.47 [P = 5.2 × 10(-10)]), 15.60 (95% CI, 6.50-37.41 [P = 7.5 × 10(-10)]), and 6.49 (95% CI, 3.36-12.52 [P = 2.5 × 10(-8)]), respectively. None of these SNPs retained a significant association with adenoid cystic carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS To the best of the authors' knowledge, the current study is the first to identify a panel of SNPs associated with the risk of SGC. Confirmation of these findings along with functional analysis of identified SNPs are needed.
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- Li Xu
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Clincal Research, Quality Improvement, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Biostatistics and Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.,Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Goto-Silva L, Maliga Z, Slabicki M, Murillo JR, Junqueira M. Application of shotgun proteomics for discovery-driven protein-protein interaction. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1156:265-278. [PMID: 24791995 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0685-7_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Affinity purification of protein complexes and identification of co-purified proteins by mass spectrometry is a powerful method to discover novel protein-protein interactions. Application of this method to the study of biological systems often requires the ability to process a large number of samples. Hence, there is great need to generate proteomic workflows compatible with large-scale studies. The major goal of this protocol is to present a fast, reliable, and scalable method to characterize protein complexes by mass spectrometry to overcome the limitations of conventional geLC-MS/MS or MudPIT protocols. This method was successfully employed for the discovery and characterization of novel protein complexes in cultured yeast, mammalian cells, and mice.
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- Livia Goto-Silva
- Proteomics Unit, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909, Brazil
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Alper JD, Tovar M, Howard J. Displacement-weighted velocity analysis of gliding assays reveals that Chlamydomonas axonemal dynein preferentially moves conspecific microtubules. Biophys J 2013; 104:1989-98. [PMID: 23663842 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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In vitro gliding assays, in which microtubules are observed to glide over surfaces coated with motor proteins, are important tools for studying the biophysics of motility. Gliding assays with axonemal dyneins have the unusual feature that the microtubules exhibit large variations in gliding speed despite measures taken to eliminate unsteadiness. Because axonemal dynein gliding assays are usually done using heterologous proteins, i.e., dynein and tubulin from different organisms, we asked whether the source of tubulin could underlie the unsteadiness. By comparing gliding assays with microtubules polymerized from Chlamydomonas axonemal tubulin with those from porcine brain tubulin, we found that the unsteadiness is present despite matching the source of tubulin to the source of dynein. We developed a novel, to our knowledge, displacement-weighted velocity analysis to quantify both the velocity and the unsteadiness of gliding assays systematically and without introducing bias toward low motility. We found that the quantified unsteadiness is independent of tubulin source. In addition, we found that the short Chlamydomonas microtubules translocate significantly faster than their porcine counterparts. By modeling the effect of length on velocity, we propose that the observed effect may be due to a higher rate of binding of Chlamydomonas axonemal dynein to Chlamydomonas microtubules than to porcine microtubules.
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- Joshua D Alper
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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Champagne A, Boutry M. Proteomics of nonmodel plant species. Proteomics 2013; 13:663-73. [PMID: 23125178 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Revised: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Until recently, large scale proteomic investigations in the plant field have only been possible for a few model species for which the whole genome sequence had been fully determined. In contrast, for many other species with a strong economic interest as sources of human food and animal feed, as well as industrial and pharmacological molecules, little was known about their genome sequence and identifying the proteome in these species was still considered challenging. However, progress has been made as a result of several recent advances in proteomics tools, e.g. in MS technology and data search programs, and the increasing availability of genomic and cDNA sequences from various species. Moreover, next-generation sequencing technologies now make it possible to rapidly determine, at a reasonable cost, the genome or RNA sequence of species not currently considered as models, thus considerably expanding the plant sequence databases. This review will show how these advances make it possible to identify a large set of proteins, even for species for which few sequences are currently available.
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- Antoine Champagne
- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-15, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Widlund PO, Podolski M, Reber S, Alper J, Storch M, Hyman AA, Howard J, Drechsel DN. One-step purification of assembly-competent tubulin from diverse eukaryotic sources. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:4393-401. [PMID: 22993214 PMCID: PMC3496613 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-06-0444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A method is presented that allows rapid and efficient purification of native, active tubulin from a variety of species and tissue sources by affinity chromatography. It eliminates the need to use heterologous systems for the study of microtubule-associated proteins and motor proteins, which has been a major issue in microtubule-related research. We have developed a protocol that allows rapid and efficient purification of native, active tubulin from a variety of species and tissue sources by affinity chromatography. The affinity matrix comprises a bacterially expressed, recombinant protein, the TOG1/2 domains from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Stu2, covalently coupled to a Sepharose support. The resin has a high capacity to specifically bind tubulin from clarified crude cell extracts, and, after washing, highly purified tubulin can be eluted under mild conditions. The eluted tubulin is fully functional and can be efficiently assembled into microtubules. The method eliminates the need to use heterologous systems for the study of microtubule-associated proteins and motor proteins, which has been a major issue in microtubule-related research.
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- Per O Widlund
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Cappadona S, Baker PR, Cutillas PR, Heck AJR, van Breukelen B. Current challenges in software solutions for mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics. Amino Acids 2012. [PMID: 22821268 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1289-1288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has evolved as a high-throughput research field over the past decade. Significant advances in instrumentation, and the ability to produce huge volumes of data, have emphasized the need for adequate data analysis tools, which are nowadays often considered the main bottleneck for proteomics development. This review highlights important issues that directly impact the effectiveness of proteomic quantitation and educates software developers and end-users on available computational solutions to correct for the occurrence of these factors. Potential sources of errors specific for stable isotope-based methods or label-free approaches are explicitly outlined. The overall aim focuses on a generic proteomic workflow.
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- Salvatore Cappadona
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Cappadona S, Baker PR, Cutillas PR, Heck AJR, van Breukelen B. Current challenges in software solutions for mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics. Amino Acids 2012; 43:1087-108. [PMID: 22821268 PMCID: PMC3418498 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1289-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
Abstract
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics has evolved as a high-throughput research field over the past decade. Significant advances in instrumentation, and the ability to produce huge volumes of data, have emphasized the need for adequate data analysis tools, which are nowadays often considered the main bottleneck for proteomics development. This review highlights important issues that directly impact the effectiveness of proteomic quantitation and educates software developers and end-users on available computational solutions to correct for the occurrence of these factors. Potential sources of errors specific for stable isotope-based methods or label-free approaches are explicitly outlined. The overall aim focuses on a generic proteomic workflow.
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- Salvatore Cappadona
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Analytical Signalling Group, Centre for Cell Signalling, Barts Cancer Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ UK
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Silva AJD, Gómez-Mendoza DP, Junqueira M, Domont GB, Ximenes Ferreira Filho E, de Sousa MV, Ricart CAO. Blue native-PAGE analysis of Trichoderma harzianum secretome reveals cellulases and hemicellulases working as multienzymatic complexes. Proteomics 2012; 12:2729-38. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Adelson Joel da Silva
- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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Pabis M, Neufeld N, Shav-Tal Y, Neugebauer KM. Binding properties and dynamic localization of an alternative isoform of the cap-binding complex subunit CBP20. Nucleus 2012; 1:412-21. [PMID: 21326824 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.1.5.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The nuclear cap-binding complex (CBC) is a heterodimer composed of CBP20 and CBP80 subunits and has roles in the biogenesis of messenger RNAs (mRNAs), small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) and microRNAs. CBP20 is a phylogenetically conserved protein that interacts with the 7-methyl guanosine (m7G) cap added to the 5' end of all RNA polymerase II transcripts. CBP80 ensures high affinity binding of the cap by CBP20 and provides a platform for interactions with other factors. Here we characterize an alternative splice variant of CBP20, termed CBP20S. The CBP20S transcript has an in-frame deletion, leading to the translation of a protein lacking most of the RNA recognition motif (RRM). We show that CBP20S is conserved among mammalian species and is expressed in human cell lines and bone marrow cells. Unlike the full-length CBP20, CBP20S does not bind CBP80 or the m7G cap. Nevertheless, CBP20S does bind mRNA, is localized to an active transcription site and redistributed to nucleolar caps upon transcription inhibition. Our results suggest that this novel form CBP20S plays a role in transcription and/or RNA processing independent of CBP80 or the cap.
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- Marta Pabis
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse, Dresden, Germany
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Kumar S, Yoo HY, Kumagai A, Shevchenko A, Shevchenko A, Dunphy WG. Role for Rif1 in the checkpoint response to damaged DNA in Xenopus egg extracts. Cell Cycle 2012; 11:1183-94. [PMID: 22391207 DOI: 10.4161/cc.11.6.19636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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TopBP1 is critical for both DNA replication and checkpoint regulation in vertebrate cells. In this study, we have identified Rif1 as a binding partner of TopBP1 in Xenopus egg extracts. In addition, Rif1 also interacts with both ATM and the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) complex, which are key regulators of checkpoint responses to double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs). Depletion of Rif1 from egg extracts compromises the activation of Chk1 in response to DSBs but not stalled replication forks. Removal of Rif1 also has a significant impact on the chromatin-binding behavior of key checkpoint proteins. In particular, binding of TopBP1, ATR and the MRN complex to chromatin containing DSBs is reduced in the absence of Rif1. Rif1 interacts with chromatin in a highly regulated and dynamic manner. In unperturbed egg extracts, the association of Rif1 with chromatin depends upon formation of replication forks. In the presence of DSBs, there is elevated accumulation of Rif1 on chromatin under conditions where the activation of ATM is suppressed. Taken together, these results suggest that Rif1 plays a dynamic role in the early steps of a checkpoint response to DSBs in the egg-extract system by promoting the correct accumulation of key regulators on the DNA.
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- Sanjay Kumar
- Division of Biology 147-75, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Knaust A, Shevchenko A, Shevchenko A. Horizontal carryover of proteins on one-dimensional polyacrylamide gels may jeopardize gel-enhanced liquid chromatography mass spectrometry proteomic interpretations. Anal Biochem 2012; 421:779-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Carrasco MA, Buechler SA, Arnold RJ, Sformo T, Barnes BM, Duman JG. Investigating the deep supercooling ability of an Alaskan beetle, Cucujus clavipes puniceus, via high throughput proteomics. J Proteomics 2011; 75:1220-34. [PMID: 22094879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cucujus clavipes puniceus is a freeze avoiding beetle capable of surviving the long, extremely cold winters of the Interior of Alaska. Previous studies showed that some individuals typically supercool to mean values of approximately -40 °C, with some individuals supercooling to as low as -58 °C, but these non-deep supercooling (NDSC) individuals eventually freeze if temperatures drop below this. However, other larvae, especially if exposed to very cold temperatures, supercool even further. These deep supercooling (DSC) individuals do not freeze even if cooled to -100 °C. In addition, the body water of the DSC larvae vitrifies (turns to a glass) at glass transition temperatures of -58 to -70 °C. This study examines the proteomes of DSC and NDSC larvae to assess proteins that may contribute to or inhibit the DSC trait. Using high throughput proteomics, we identified 138 proteins and 513 Gene Ontology categories in the DSC group and 104 proteins and 573 GO categories in the NDSC group. GO categories enriched in DSC include alcohol metabolic process, cellular component morphogenesis, monosaccharide metabolic process, regulation of biological quality, extracellular region, structural molecule activity, and antioxidant activity. Proteins unique to DSC include alpha casein precursor, alpha-actinin, vimentin, tropomyosin, beta-lactoglobulin, immunoglobulins, tubulin, cuticle proteins and endothelins.
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Carrasco MA, Buechler SA, Arnold RJ, Sformo T, Barnes BM, Duman JG. Elucidating the Biochemical Overwintering Adaptations of Larval Cucujus clavipes puniceus, a Nonmodel Organism, via High Throughput Proteomics. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:4634-46. [DOI: 10.1021/pr200518y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Martin A. Carrasco
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Proteomics Facility, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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- University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Kumagai A, Shevchenko A, Shevchenko A, Dunphy WG. Direct regulation of Treslin by cyclin-dependent kinase is essential for the onset of DNA replication. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 193:995-1007. [PMID: 21646402 PMCID: PMC3115804 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201102003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Treslin, a TopBP1-interacting protein, is necessary for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication in vertebrates. Association between Treslin and TopBP1 requires cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) activity in Xenopus laevis egg extracts. We investigated the mechanism and functional importance of Cdk for this interaction using both X. laevis egg extracts and human cells. We found that Treslin also associated with TopBP1 in a Cdk-regulated manner in human cells and that Treslin was phosphorylated within a conserved Cdk consensus target sequence (on S976 in X. laevis and S1000 in humans). Recombinant human Cdk2-cyclin E also phosphorylated this residue of Treslin in vitro very effectively. Moreover, a mutant of Treslin that cannot undergo phosphorylation on this site showed significantly diminished binding to TopBP1. Finally, human cells harboring this mutant were severely deficient in DNA replication. Collectively, these results indicate that Cdk-mediated phosphorylation of Treslin during S phase is necessary for both its effective association with TopBP1 and its ability to promote DNA replication in human cells.
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- Akiko Kumagai
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Krastev DB, Slabicki M, Paszkowski-Rogacz M, Hubner NC, Junqueira M, Shevchenko A, Mann M, Neugebauer KM, Buchholz F. A systematic RNAi synthetic interaction screen reveals a link between p53 and snoRNP assembly. Nat Cell Biol 2011; 13:809-18. [PMID: 21642980 DOI: 10.1038/ncb2264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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TP53 (tumour protein 53) is one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancer and its role during cellular transformation has been studied extensively. However, the homeostatic functions of p53 are less well understood. Here, we explore the molecular dependency network of TP53 through an RNAi-mediated synthetic interaction screen employing two HCT116 isogenic cell lines and a genome-scale endoribonuclease-prepared short interfering RNA library. We identify a variety of TP53 synthetic interactions unmasking the complex connections of p53 to cellular physiology and growth control. Molecular dissection of the TP53 synthetic interaction with UNRIP indicates an enhanced dependency of TP53-negative cells on small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein (snoRNP) assembly. This dependency is mediated by the snoRNP chaperone gene NOLC1 (also known as NOPP140), which we identify as a physiological p53 target gene. This unanticipated function of TP53 in snoRNP assembly highlights the potential of RNAi-mediated synthetic interaction screens to dissect molecular pathways of tumour suppressor genes.
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- Dragomir B Krastev
- University of Technology Dresden, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Department of Medical Systems Biology, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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Frank AM, Monroe ME, Shah AR, Carver JJ, Bandeira N, Moore RJ, Anderson GA, Smith RD, Pevzner PA. Spectral archives: extending spectral libraries to analyze both identified and unidentified spectra. Nat Methods 2011; 8:587-91. [PMID: 21572408 PMCID: PMC3128193 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) experiments yield multiple, nearly identical spectra of the same peptide in various laboratories, but proteomics researchers typically do not leverage the unidentified spectra produced in other labs to decode spectra they generate. We propose a spectral archives approach that clusters MS/MS datasets, representing similar spectra by a single consensus spectrum. Spectral archives extend spectral libraries by analyzing both identified and unidentified spectra in the same way and maintaining information about peptide spectra that are common across species and conditions. Thus archives offer both traditional library spectrum similarity-based search capabilities along with new ways to analyze the data. By developing a clustering tool, MS-Cluster, we generated a spectral archive from ∼1.18 billion spectra that greatly exceeds the size of existing spectral repositories. We advocate that publicly available data should be organized into spectral archives rather than be analyzed as disparate datasets, as is mostly the case today.
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- Ari M Frank
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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van den Toorn HWP, Muñoz J, Mohammed S, Raijmakers R, Heck AJR, van Breukelen B. RockerBox: Analysis and Filtering of Massive Proteomics Search Results. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:1420-4. [DOI: 10.1021/pr1010185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Henk W. P. van den Toorn
- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, The Netherlands
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Balbuena TS, Dias LLC, Martins MLB, Chiquieri TB, Santa-Catarina C, Floh EIS, Silveira V. Challenges in proteome analyses of tropical plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s1677-04202011000200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Genome sequencing of various organisms allow global analysis of gene expression, providing numerous clues on the biological function and involvement in the biological processes studied. Proteomics is a branch of molecular biology and biotechnology that has undergone considerable development in the post-genomic era. Despite the recent significant advancements in proteomics techniques, still there is much to be improved. Due to peculiarities to the plant kingdom, proteomics approaches require adaptations, so as to improve efficiency and accuracy of results in plants. Data generated by proteomics can substantially contribute to the understanding and monitoring of plant physiological events and development of biotechnological strategies. Especially for tropical species, challenges are even greater, in the light of the abundance of secondary metabolites, as well as of the lack of complete genome sequences. This review discusses current topics in proteomics concerning challenges and perspectives, with emphasis on the proteomics of tropical plant species.
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Nesvizhskii AI. A survey of computational methods and error rate estimation procedures for peptide and protein identification in shotgun proteomics. J Proteomics 2010; 73:2092-123. [PMID: 20816881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the peptide and protein identification process using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) data generated in shotgun proteomic experiments. The commonly used methods for assigning peptide sequences to MS/MS spectra are critically discussed and compared, from basic strategies to advanced multi-stage approaches. A particular attention is paid to the problem of false-positive identifications. Existing statistical approaches for assessing the significance of peptide to spectrum matches are surveyed, ranging from single-spectrum approaches such as expectation values to global error rate estimation procedures such as false discovery rates and posterior probabilities. The importance of using auxiliary discriminant information (mass accuracy, peptide separation coordinates, digestion properties, and etc.) is discussed, and advanced computational approaches for joint modeling of multiple sources of information are presented. This review also includes a detailed analysis of the issues affecting the interpretation of data at the protein level, including the amplification of error rates when going from peptide to protein level, and the ambiguities in inferring the identifies of sample proteins in the presence of shared peptides. Commonly used methods for computing protein-level confidence scores are discussed in detail. The review concludes with a discussion of several outstanding computational issues.
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Słabicki M, Theis M, Krastev DB, Samsonov S, Mundwiller E, Junqueira M, Paszkowski-Rogacz M, Teyra J, Heninger AK, Poser I, Prieur F, Truchetto J, Confavreux C, Marelli C, Durr A, Camdessanche JP, Brice A, Shevchenko A, Pisabarro MT, Stevanin G, Buchholz F. A genome-scale DNA repair RNAi screen identifies SPG48 as a novel gene associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia. PLoS Biol 2010; 8:e1000408. [PMID: 20613862 PMCID: PMC2893954 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We have identified a novel gene in a genome-wide, double-strand break DNA repair RNAi screen and show that is involved in the neurological disease hereditary spastic paraplegia. DNA repair is essential to maintain genome integrity, and genes with roles in DNA repair are frequently mutated in a variety of human diseases. Repair via homologous recombination typically restores the original DNA sequence without introducing mutations, and a number of genes that are required for homologous recombination DNA double-strand break repair (HR-DSBR) have been identified. However, a systematic analysis of this important DNA repair pathway in mammalian cells has not been reported. Here, we describe a genome-scale endoribonuclease-prepared short interfering RNA (esiRNA) screen for genes involved in DNA double strand break repair. We report 61 genes that influenced the frequency of HR-DSBR and characterize in detail one of the genes that decreased the frequency of HR-DSBR. We show that the gene KIAA0415 encodes a putative helicase that interacts with SPG11 and SPG15, two proteins mutated in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). We identify mutations in HSP patients, discovering KIAA0415/SPG48 as a novel HSP-associated gene, and show that a KIAA0415/SPG48 mutant cell line is more sensitive to DNA damaging drugs. We present the first genome-scale survey of HR-DSBR in mammalian cells providing a dataset that should accelerate the discovery of novel genes with roles in DNA repair and associated medical conditions. The discovery that proteins forming a novel protein complex are required for efficient HR-DSBR and are mutated in patients suffering from HSP suggests a link between HSP and DNA repair. All cells in our bodies have to cope with numerous lesions to their DNA. Cells use a battery of genes to repair DNA and maintain genome integrity. Given the importance of an intact genome, it is not surprising that genes with roles in DNA repair are mutated in many human diseases. Here, we present the results of a genome-scale DNA repair screen in human cells and discover 61 genes that have a potential role in this process. We studied in detail a previously uncharacterized gene (KIAA0415/SPG48) and demonstrated its importance for efficient DNA double strand break repair. Further analyses revealed mutations in the SPG48 gene in some patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). We showed that SPG48 physically interacts with other HSP proteins and that patient cells are sensitive to DNA damaging drugs. Our data suggest a link between HSP and DNA repair and we propose that HSP patients should be screened for KIAA0415/SPG48 mutations in the future.
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- Mikołaj Słabicki
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Structural Bioinformatics, BIOTEC TU, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
- APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics, Paris, France
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
- APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics, Paris, France
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
- APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics, Paris, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- INSERM, Unit 975 Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Paris, France
- CNRS, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7225 Paris, France
- APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Genetics and Cytogenetics, Paris, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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Kupinski AP, Müller-Reichert T, Eckmann CR. The Caenorhabditis elegans Ste20 kinase, GCK-3, is essential for postembryonic developmental timing and regulates meiotic chromosome segregation. Dev Biol 2010; 344:758-71. [PMID: 20595048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.05.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ste20 kinases constitute a large family of serine/threonine kinases with a plethora of biological functions. Members of the GCK-VI subfamily have been identified as important regulators of osmohomeostasis across species functioning upstream of ion channels. Although the expression of the two highly similar mammalian GCK-VI kinases is eminent in a wide variety of tissues, which includes also the testis, their potential roles in development remain elusive. Caenorhabditis elegans contains a single ancestral ortholog termed GCK-3. Here, we report a comprehensive analysis of gck-3 function and demonstrate its requirement for several developmental processes independent of ion homeostasis, i.e., larval progression, vulva, and germ line formation. Consistent with a wide range of gck-3 function we find that endogenous GCK-3 is expressed ubiquitously. The serine/threonine kinase activity of GCK-3, but not its presumed C-terminal substrate interaction domain, is essential for gck-3 gene function. Although expressed in female germ cells, we find GCK-3 progressively accumulating during spermatogenesis where it promotes the first meiotic cell division and facilitates faithful chromosome segregation. In particular, we find that different levels of gck-3 activity appear to be important for various aspects of germ line development. Taken together, our findings suggest that members of the GCK-VI kinase subfamily may act as key regulators of many developmental processes and that this newly described role in meiotic progression might be conserved and an important part of sexual reproduction.
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- Adam P Kupinski
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Treslin collaborates with TopBP1 in triggering the initiation of DNA replication. Cell 2010; 140:349-59. [PMID: 20116089 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 10/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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TopBP1 has important roles in both DNA replication and checkpoint regulation in vertebrates. We have identified a protein called Treslin that associates with TopBP1 in Xenopus egg extracts. Depletion of Treslin from egg extracts strongly inhibits chromosomal DNA replication. Binding of Treslin to chromatin in egg extracts occurs independently of TopBP1. However, loading of the initiator protein Cdc45 onto chromatin cannot take place in the absence of Treslin. Prior to the initiation of DNA replication, Treslin associates with TopBP1 in a Cdk2-dependent manner. Ablation of Treslin from human cells also strongly inhibits DNA replication. Taken together, these results indicate that Treslin and TopBP1 collaborate in the Cdk2-mediated loading of Cdc45 onto replication origins. Thus, Treslin regulates a pivotal step in the initiation of DNA replication in vertebrates.
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Dias LL, Balbuena TS, Silveira V, Santa-Catarina C, Schevchenko A, Floh EIS. Two-dimensional gel electrophoretic protein profile analysis during seed development of Ocotea catharinensis: a recalcitrant seed species. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s1677-04202010000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of the present work was to characterize changes in the protein profile throughout seed development in O. catharinensis, a recalcitrant species, by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Protein extraction was undertaken by using a thiourea/urea buffer, followed by a precipitation step with 10% TCA. Comparative analysis during seed development showed that a large number of proteins were exclusively detected in each developmental stage. The cotyledonary stage, which represents the transition phase between embryogenesis and the beginning of metabolism related to maturation, presents the highest number of stage-specific spots. Protein identification, through MS/MS analysis, resulted in the identification of proteins mainly related to oxidative metabolism and storage synthesis. These findings contribute to a better understanding of protein metabolism during seed development in recalcitrant seeds, besides providing information on established markers that could be useful in defining and improving somatic embryogenesis protocols, besides monitoring the development of somatic embryos in this species.
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Ma B. Challenges in Computational Analysis of Mass Spectrometry Data for Proteomics. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2010; 25:107-123. [DOI: 10.1007/s11390-010-9309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Valcu CM, Junqueira M, Shevchenko A, Schlink K. Comparative proteomic analysis of responses to pathogen infection and wounding in Fagus sylvatica. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:4077-91. [PMID: 19575529 DOI: 10.1021/pr900456c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Defense responses of Fagus sylvatica seedlings elicited by infection with the root pathogen Phytophthora citricola and root or leaf wounding were compared at local and systemic levels in differential display experiments using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by homology-driven mass spectrometric identification of proteins. A total of 68 protein spots were identified representing 51 protein functions related to protein synthesis and processing, energy, primary and secondary metabolism, as well as signal transduction, stress and defense. Changes in the abundance of root and leaf proteins partly overlapped between plant responses to the different stressors. The response to pathogen infection was rather late, weak and unspecific and accompanied by adjustments of the energy and primary metabolism which suggested either a lack of recognition or a suppression of host's defense reaction by the invading pathogen. The response to wounding involved changes in the basal metabolism as well as activation of defense mechanisms. Both types of changes were largely specific to the wounded organ. Similarities between the defense mechanisms activated by root infection and root wounding were also observed.
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Changes in the 2-DE protein profile during zygotic embryogenesis in the Brazilian Pine (Araucaria angustifolia). J Proteomics 2009; 72:337-52. [PMID: 19367732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Araucaria angustifolia is the only native conifer of economic importance in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Due to a clear-cutting form of exploitation this species has received the status of vulnerable. The aim of this work was to investigate and characterize changes in protein expression profile during seed development of this endangered species. For this, the proteome of developing seeds was characterized by 2-DE and LC-MS/MS. Ninety six proteins were confidently identified and classified according to their biological function and expression profile. Overaccumulated proteins in early seed development indicated a higher control on oxidative stress metabolism during this phase. In contrast, highly expressed proteins in late stages revealed an active metabolism, leading to carbon assimilation and storage compounds accumulation. Comprehensive protein expression profiles and identification of overaccumulated proteins provide new insights into the process of embryogenesis in this recalcitrant species. Considerations on the improvement and control of somatic embryogenesis through medium manipulation and protein markers screening using data generated are also discussed.
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Shevchenko A, Valcu CM, Junqueira M. Tools for exploring the proteomosphere. J Proteomics 2009; 72:137-44. [PMID: 19167528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Homology-driven proteomics aims at exploring the proteomes of organisms with unsequenced genomes that, despite rapid genomic sequencing progress, still represent the overwhelming majority of species in the biosphere. Methodologies have been developed to enable automated LC-MS/MS identifications of unknown proteins, which rely on the sequence similarity between the fragmented peptides and reference database sequences from phylogenetically related species. However, because full sequences of matched proteins are not available and matching specificity is reduced, estimating protein abundances should become the obligatory element of homology-driven proteomics pipelines to circumvent the interpretation bias towards proteins from evolutionary conserved families.
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- Andrej Shevchenko
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Along with unequivocal hits produced by matching multiple MS/MS spectra to database sequences, LC-MS/MS analysis often yields a large number of hits of borderline statistical confidence. To simplify their validation, we propose to use rapid de novo interpretation of all acquired MS/MS spectra and, with the help of a simple software tool, display the candidate sequences together with each database search hit. We demonstrate that comparing hit database sequences and independent de novo interpretations of the same MS/MS spectra assists in rapid examination of ambiguous matches.
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- Henrik Thomas
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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Junqueira M, Spirin V, Balbuena TS, Thomas H, Adzhubei I, Sunyaev S, Shevchenko A. Protein identification pipeline for the homology-driven proteomics. J Proteomics 2008; 71:346-56. [PMID: 18639657 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2008.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Homology-driven proteomics is a major tool to characterize proteomes of organisms with unsequenced genomes. This paper addresses practical aspects of automated homology-driven protein identifications by LC-MS/MS on a hybrid LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometer. All essential software elements supporting the presented pipeline are either hosted at the publicly accessible web server, or are available for free download.
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- Magno Junqueira
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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