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Jain M, Dhariwal R, Patil N, Ojha S, Tendulkar R, Tendulkar M, Dhanda PS, Yadav A, Kaushik P. Unveiling the Molecular Footprint: Proteome-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease. Proteomes 2023; 11:33. [PMID: 37873875 PMCID: PMC10594437 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes11040033] [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: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. Early and accurate diagnosis of AD is crucial for implementing timely interventions and developing effective therapeutic strategies. Proteome-based biomarkers have emerged as promising tools for AD diagnosis and prognosis due to their ability to reflect disease-specific molecular alterations. There is of great significance for biomarkers in AD diagnosis and management. It emphasizes the limitations of existing diagnostic approaches and the need for reliable and accessible biomarkers. Proteomics, a field that comprehensively analyzes the entire protein complement of cells, tissues, or bio fluids, is presented as a powerful tool for identifying AD biomarkers. There is a diverse range of proteomic approaches employed in AD research, including mass spectrometry, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and protein microarrays. The challenges associated with identifying reliable biomarkers, such as sample heterogeneity and the dynamic nature of the disease. There are well-known proteins implicated in AD pathogenesis, such as amyloid-beta peptides, tau protein, Apo lipoprotein E, and clusterin, as well as inflammatory markers and complement proteins. Validation and clinical utility of proteome-based biomarkers are addressing the challenges involved in validation studies and the diagnostic accuracy of these biomarkers. There is great potential in monitoring disease progression and response to treatment, thereby aiding in personalized medicine approaches for AD patients. There is a great role for bioinformatics and data analysis in proteomics for AD biomarker research and the importance of data preprocessing, statistical analysis, pathway analysis, and integration of multi-omics data for a comprehensive understanding of AD pathophysiology. In conclusion, proteome-based biomarkers hold great promise in the field of AD research. They provide valuable insights into disease mechanisms, aid in early diagnosis, and facilitate personalized treatment strategies. However, further research and validation studies are necessary to harness the full potential of proteome-based biomarkers in clinical practice.
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- Mukul Jain
- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Research and Development Cell, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India; (R.D.); (N.P.)
- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Department of Life Sciences, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India;
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- Vivekanand Education Society, College of Pharmacy, Chembur, Mumbai 400071, India;
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- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel College of Science, Mira Rd (East), Thane 400071, India;
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- Department of Botany, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari 122502, India;
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- Instituto de Conservacióny Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Yoshinari T, Sekine A, Kobayashi N, Nishizaki Y, Sugimoto N, Hara-Kudo Y, Watanabe M. Determination of the biological origin of enzyme preparations using SDS-PAGE and peptide mass fingerprinting. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2023:1-12. [PMID: 37235786 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2023.2211678] [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: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Enzymes are mainly extracted from the culture broth of microorganisms. Various commercially available enzyme preparations (EPs) are derived from different microorganisms, and the source of the EP should be the same as that mentioned in the manufacture's information. The development of analytical methods that can determine the origin of the final products is important for ensuring that the EPs are nontoxic, especially when used as food additives. In this study, various EPs were subjected to SDS-PAGE, and the main protein bands were excised. After in-gel digestion, the generated peptides were analysed using MALDI-TOF MS, and protein identification was performed by searching the set of peptide masses against protein databases. In total, 36 EPs including amylase, β-galactosidase, cellulase, hemicellulase and protease were analysed, and the information about the enzyme sources was obtained for 30 EPs. Among these, the biological sources determined for 25 EPs were consistent with the manufacturer's information; for the remaining five, enzymes produced by closely-related species were shown as matching proteins due to high sequence similarity. Six enzymes derived from four microorganisms could not be identified because their protein sequences were not registered in the database. As these databases are expanded, this approach of using SDS-PAGE and peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) can determine the biological origin of enzymes rapidly and contribute to ensuring the safety of EPs.
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- Tomoya Yoshinari
- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Food Additives, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Food Additives, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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Lu Y, Dai J, Zhang S, Qiao J, Lian H, Mao L. Identification of Characteristic Peptides of Casein in Cow Milk Based on MALDI-TOF MS for Direct Adulteration Detection of Goat Milk. Foods 2023; 12:foods12071519. [PMID: 37048340 PMCID: PMC10094125 DOI: 10.3390/foods12071519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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It is widely acknowledged that casein is an important allergenic protein in milk which may cause danger to customers. The identification and confirmation of caseins through mass spectrometry requires the selection of suitable characteristic peptides. In this study, by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), the three most representative specific peptides of caseins in cow milk were screened out with mass-to-charge ratios (m/z) of 830, 1195, and 1759, respectively. By comparing 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) and α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) MALDI matrices, it was found that DHB was more suitable for peptide detection with the limits of detection (LODs) of 0.1 mg/L for α, β-casein. Furthermore, on the basis of verifying the characteristic peptides of casein from cow milk, this protocol was applied to goat milk authentication. Cow milk addition in goat milk was investigated by using the screened specific peptides. The results showed that the adulteration could be identified when the proportion of cow milk was 1% or more. When applied to inspect adulteration in five brands of commercial goat milk, specific peptides of bovine casein were detected in four of them. The method has the advantages of strong reliability, high throughput, simple preprocessing, and fast speed, which can provide powerful help for prewarning dairy allergen.
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- Yan Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Potential applications of peroxidase from Luffa acutangula in biotransformation. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-023-02696-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In-gel digestion of protein spots derived from two-dimensional gels and their subsequent identification by mass spectrometry is involved in a multitude of mass spectrometry-driven proteomic experiments, including fluorescence two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE). This type of proteomic methodology has been involved in the establishment of comparative proteome maps and in the identification of differentially expressed proteins and their isoforms in health and disease. Most in-gel digestion protocols follow a number of common steps including excision of the protein spots of interest, destaining, reduction and alkylation (for silver-stained gels), and dehydration and overnight digestion with the proteolytic enzyme of choice. While trypsin has been a mainstay of peptide digestion for many years, it does have its shortcomings, particularly related to incomplete peptide digestion, and this has led to a rise in popularity for other proteolytic enzymes either used alone or in combination. This chapter discusses the alternative enzymes available and describes the process of in-gel digestion using the enzyme trypsin.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Basumatary D, Saikia S, Yadav HS, Yadav M. In silico analysis of peroxidase from Luffa acutangula. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:25. [PMID: 36575654 PMCID: PMC9789927 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03432-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Peroxidases are oxidoreductase enzymes that widely gained attention as biocatalysts for their robust catalytic activity, specificity, and regioselective functionality for phenolic compounds. The study of molecular aspects of peroxidases is as crucial as that of the physicochemical aspects. A bioinformatics approach is utilized in this study to investigate the structural aspects and functions of luffa peroxidase (LPrx) from Luffa acutangula. The evolutionary relationship of LPrx with other class III peroxidases was studied by constructing a neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree. An analysis of the phylogenetic tree revealed that plant peroxidases share a common ancestor. The gene ontology term showed that LPrx had a molecular functionality of the oxidation-reduction process, heme binding and peroxidase-like activity, and the biological function of hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity. The enzyme-ligand interactions were studied from a catalytic point of view using the molecular docking technique. The molecular docking was carried out with LPrx as a receptor and guaiacol, m-cresol, p-cresol, catechol, quinol, pyrogallol, 2,4-dimethoxyphenol, gallic acid, aniline, and o-phenylenediamine as ligands. The results presented in the current communication will have a significant implication in proteomics, biochemistry, biotechnology, and the potential applications of peroxidases in the biotransformations of organic compounds. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03432-8.
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- Dencil Basumatary
- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 791109 India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 791109 India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 791109 India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 791109 India
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Sohail MU, Mashood F, Oberbach A, Chennakkandathil S, Schmidt F. The role of pathogens in diabetes pathogenesis and the potential of immunoproteomics as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1042362. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1042362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases marked by hyperglycemia, which increases the risk of systemic infections. DM patients are at greater risk of hospitalization and mortality from bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Poor glycemic control can result in skin, blood, bone, urinary, gastrointestinal, and respiratory tract infections and recurrent infections. Therefore, the evidence that infections play a critical role in DM progression and the hazard ratio for a person with DM dying from any infection is higher. Early diagnosis and better glycemic control can help prevent infections and improve treatment outcomes. Perhaps, half (49.7%) of the people living with DM are undiagnosed, resulting in a higher frequency of infections induced by the hyperglycemic milieu that favors immune dysfunction. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic markers for glycemic control and infection prevention are desirable. High-throughput blood-based immunoassays that screen infections and hyperglycemia are required to guide timely interventions and efficiently monitor treatment responses. The present review aims to collect information on the most common infections associated with DM, their origin, pathogenesis, and the potential of immunoproteomics assays in the early diagnosis of the infections. While infections are common in DM, their role in glycemic control and disease pathogenesis is poorly described. Nevertheless, more research is required to identify novel diagnostic and prognostic markers to understand DM pathogenesis and management of infections. Precise monitoring of diabetic infections by immunoproteomics may provide novel insights into disease pathogenesis and healthy prognosis.
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Estrada P, Bañares-Hidalgo Á, Pérez-Gil J. Disulfide bonds in the SAPA domain of the pulmonary surfactant protein B precursor. J Proteomics 2022; 269:104722. [PMID: 36108905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2022.104722] [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: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The disulfide bonds formed in the SAPA domain of a recombinant version of the NH2-terminal propeptide (SP-BN) from the precursor of human pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B) were identified through sequential digestion of SP-BN with GluC/trypsin or thermolysin/GluC, followed by mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. MS spectra allowed identification of disulfide bonds between Cys32-Cys49 and Cys40-Cys55, and we propose a disulfide connectivity pattern of 1-3 and 2-4 within the SAPA domain, with the Cys residues numbered according to their position from the N-terminus of the propeptide sequence. The peaks with m/z ∼ 2136 and ∼ 1780 in the MS spectrum of the GluC/trypsin digest were assigned to peptides 24AWTTSSLACAQGPE37 and 45QALQCR50 linked by Cys32-Cys49 and 38FWCQSLE44 and 51ALGHCLQE58 linked by Cys40-Cys55 respectively. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis verified the position of the bonds. The results of the series ions, immonium ions and internal fragment ions were all compatible with the proposed 1-3/2-4 position of the disulfide bonds in the SAPA domain. This X-pattern differs from the kringle-type found in the SAPB domain of the SAPLIP proteins, where the first Cys in the sequence links to the last, the second to the penultimate and the third to the fourth one. Regarding the SAPB domain of the SP-BN propeptide, the MS analysis of both digests identified the bond Cys100-Cys112, numbered 7-8, which is coincident with the bond position in the kringle motif. SIGNIFICANCE: The SAPLIP (saposin-like proteins) family encompasses several proteins with homology to saposins (sphingolipids activator proteins). These are proteins with mainly alpha-helical folds, compact packing including well conserved disulfide bonds and ability to interact with phospholipids and membranes. There are two types of saposin-like domains termed as Saposin A (SAPA) and Saposin B (SAPB) domains. While disulfide connectivity has been well established in several SAPB domains, the position of disulfide bonds in SAPA domains is still unknown. The present study approaches a detailed proteomic study to determine disulfide connectivity in the SAPA domain of the precursor of human pulmonary surfactant-associated protein SP-B. This task has been a challenge requiring the combination of different sequential proteolytic treatments followed by MS analysis including MALDI-TOF and tandem mass MS/MS spectrometry. The determination for first time of the position of disulfide bonds in SAPA domains is an important step to understand the structural determinants defining its biological functions.
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- Pilar Estrada
- Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Lee CA, Romanova EV, Southey BR, Gillette R, Sweedler JV. Comparative Analysis of Neuropeptides in Homologous Interneurons and Prohormone Annotation in Nudipleuran Sea Slugs. Front Physiol 2022; 12:809529. [PMID: 35002782 PMCID: PMC8735849 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.809529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite substantial research on neuronal circuits in nudipleuran gastropods, few peptides have been implicated in nudipleuran behavior. In this study, we expanded the understanding of peptides in this clade, using three species with well-studied nervous systems, Hermissenda crassicornis, Melibe leonina, and Pleurobranchaea californica. For each species, we performed sequence homology analysis of de novo transcriptome predictions to identify homologs to 34 of 36 prohormones previously characterized in the gastropods Aplysia californica and Lymnaea stagnalis. We then used single-cell mass spectrometry to characterize peptide profiles in homologous feeding interneurons: the multifunctional ventral white cell (VWC) in P. californica and the small cardioactive peptide B large buccal (SLB) cells in H. crassicornis and M. leonina. The neurons produced overlapping, but not identical, peptide profiles. The H. crassicornis SLB cells expressed peptides from homologs to the FMRFamide (FMRFa), small cardioactive peptide (SCP), LFRFamide (LFRFa), and feeding circuit activating peptides prohormones. The M. leonina SLB cells expressed peptides from homologs to the FMRFa, SCP, LFRFa, and MIP-related peptides prohormones. The VWC, previously shown to express peptides from the FMRFa and QNFLa (a homolog of A. californica pedal peptide 4) prohormones, was shown to also contain SCP peptides. Thus, each neuron expressed peptides from the FMRFa and SCP families, the H. crassicornis and M. leonina SLB cells expressed peptides from the LFRFa family, and each neuron contained peptides from a prohormone not found in the others. These data suggest each neuron performs complex co-transmission, which potentially facilitates a multifunctional role in feeding. Additionally, the unique feeding characteristics of each species may relate, in part, to differences in the peptide profiles of these neurons. These data add chemical insight to enhance our understanding of the neuronal basis of behavior in nudipleurans and other gastropods.
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- Colin A Lee
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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McMillen JC, Gutierrez DB, Judd AM, Spraggins JM, Caprioli RM. Enhancement of Tryptic Peptide Signals from Tissue Sections Using MALDI IMS Postionization (MALDI-2). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2583-2591. [PMID: 34515472 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS) allows for highly multiplexed, unlabeled mapping of analytes from tissue sections. However, further work is needed to improve the sensitivity and depth of coverage for protein and peptide IMS. We demonstrate signal enhancement of proteolytic peptides from thin tissue sections of human kidney by conventional MALDI (MALDI-1) augmented using a second ionizing laser (termed MALDI-2). Proteins were digested in situ using trypsin prior to IMS analysis. For tentative identification of peptides and proteins, a tissue homogenate from the same organ used for IMS was analyzed by LC-MS/MS, and data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD023877. These identified proteins were then digested in silico to generate a database of theoretical peptides to then match to MALDI IMS data sets. Peptides were tentatively identified by matching the MALDI peak list to the database peptide list based on mass accuracy (5 ppm mass error). This resulted in 1337 ± 96 (n = 3) peptides and 2076 ± 362 (n = 3) unique peptides matched to IMS peaks from MALDI-1 and MALDI-2, respectively. Protein identifications requiring two or more peptides per protein resulted in 276 ± 20 proteins with MALDI-1 and 401 ± 60 with MALDI-2. These results demonstrate that MALDI-2 provides enhanced sensitivity for the spatial mapping of tryptic peptides and significantly increases the number of proteins identified in IMS experiments.
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- Josiah C McMillen
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 465 21st Avenue S #3218, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Avenue S, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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Various effects of two types of kinesin-5 inhibitors on mitosis and cell proliferation. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 193:114789. [PMID: 34582773 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114789] [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: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kinesin-5 has received considerable attention as a new target for mitosis. Various small-molecule compounds targeting kinesin-5 have been developed in the last few decades. However, the differences in the cellular effects of kinesin-5 inhibitors remain poorly understood. Here, we used two different kinesin-5 inhibitors, biphenyl-type PVZB1194 and S-trityl-L-cysteine-type PVEI0021, to examine their effects on molecular events involving kinesin-5. Our biochemical study of kinesin-5 protein-protein interactions showed that PVZB1194-treated kinesin-5 interacted with TPX2 microtubule nucleation factor, Aurora-A kinase, receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility, and γ-tubulin, as did untreated mitotic kinesin-5. However, PVEI0021 prevented kinesin-5 from binding to these proteins. In mitotic HeLa cells recovered from nocodazole inhibition, kinesin-5 colocalized with these binding proteins, along with microtubules nucleated near kinetochores. By acting on kinesin-5 interactions with chromatin-associated microtubules, PVZB1194, rather than PVEI0021, not only affected the formation of dispersed microtubule clusters but also enhanced the stability of microtubules. In addition, screening for mitotic inhibitors working synergistically with the kinesin-5 inhibitors revealed that paclitaxel synergistically inhibited HeLa cell proliferation only with PVZB1194. In contrast, the Aurora-A inhibitor MLN8237 exerted a synergistic anti-cell proliferation effect when combined with either inhibitor. Together, these results have provided a better understanding of the molecular action of kinesin-5 inhibitors and indicate their usefulness as molecular tools for the study of mitosis and the development of anticancer agents.
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Kamarudheen N, Khaparde A, Gopal S, Rao KB. Unraveling a natural protease inhibitor from marine Streptomyces griseoincarnatus HK12 active against Chikungunya virus. Microbiol Res 2021; 252:126858. [PMID: 34509708 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proteases play an indispensable role in the life cycles of several life-threatening organisms such as the ones causing malaria, cancer and AIDS. A targeted blockade of these enzymes could be an efficient approach for drug modeling against these causative agents. Our study was directed towards the extraction and characterization of a protease inhibitor having activity against Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). A protein-based protease inhibitor (PI) in Streptomyces griseoincarnatus HK12 with anti-viral activity against CHIKV was revealed when screened against two major proteases, papain and trypsin. The PI was efficiently extracted at 60 % ammonium sulfate saturation and purified by ion-exchange chromatography (CM-Sepharose) at 300 mM NaCl elution followed by SDS-PAGE (10 %). The protein was characterized by denaturing SDS-PAGE, reverse zymography, and MALDI-TOF peptide mass fingerprinting. The protein-based PI was studied to have a high molecular weight of 66-70 kDA. The PI was tested to supress the supress cytopathic effects (CPE) exerted by the clinically isolated virus in BHK21 cells. This was used as a measure to determine the antiviral activity. The PI exerted significant effects with an effective concentration calculated as EC50 11.21 μg/mL. The protein was found to be reported as the first of its kind which also stands out to be the first a natural protease inhibitor against the treatment of the chikungunya virus.
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- Neethu Kamarudheen
- Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Bio-separation Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Virology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra, India
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- Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Chechushkov A, Kozlova Y, Baykov I, Morozova V, Kravchuk B, Ushakova T, Bardasheva A, Zelentsova E, Allaf LA, Tikunov A, Vlassov V, Tikunova N. Influence of Caudovirales Phages on Humoral Immunity in Mice. Viruses 2021; 13:1241. [PMID: 34206836 PMCID: PMC8310086 DOI: 10.3390/v13071241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bacteriophages are promising antibacterial agents. Although they have been recognized as bacterial viruses and are considered to be non-interacting with eukaryotic cells, there is growing evidence that phages may have a significant impact on the immune system via interactions with macrophages, neutrophils, and T-cell polarization. In this study, the influence of phages of podovirus, siphovirus, and myovirus morphotypes on humoral immunity of CD-1 mice was investigated. In addition, tissue distribution of the phages was tested in these mice. No common patterns were found either in the distribution of phages in mice or in changes in the levels of cytokines in the sera of mice once injected with phages. Importantly, pre-existing IgM-class antibodies directed against capsid proteins of phages with myovirus and siphovirus morphotypes were identified in mice before immunization. After triple immunization of CD1-mice with phages without any adjuvant, levels of anti-phage serum polyclonal IgG antibodies increased. Immunogenic phage proteins recognized by IgM and/or IgG antibodies were identified using Western blot analysis and mass spectrometry. In addition, mice serum collected after immunization demonstrated neutralizing properties, leading to a substantial decrease in infectivity of investigated phages with myovirus and siphovirus morphotypes. Moreover, serum samples collected before administration of these phages exhibited some ability to reduce the phage infectivity. Furthermore, Proteus phage PM16 with podovirus morphotype did not elicit IgM or IgG antibodies in immunized mice, and no neutralizing activities against PM16 were revealed in mouse serum samples before and after immunization.
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- Anton Chechushkov
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- International Tomography Center Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (A.C.); (Y.K.); (I.B.); (V.M.); (B.K.); (T.U.); (A.B.); (L.A.A.); (A.T.); (V.V.)
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Rehman SU, Rizwan M, Khan S, Mehmood A, Munir A. Proteomic Analysis of Medicinal Plant Calotropis Gigantea by In Silico Peptide Mass Fingerprinting. Curr Comput Aided Drug Des 2021; 17:254-265. [PMID: 32072902 DOI: 10.2174/1573409916666200219114531] [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: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Medicinal plants are the basic source of medicinal compounds traditionally used for the treatment of human diseases. Calotropis gigantea is a medicinal plant belonging to the family of Apocynaceae in the plant kingdom and subfamily Asclepiadaceae usually bearing multiple medicinal properties to cure a variety of diseases. BACKGROUND The Peptide Mass Fingerprinting (PMF) identifies the proteins from a reference protein database by comparing the amino acid sequence that is previously stored in the database and identified. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study is to identify the peptides having anti-cancerous properties by in silico peptide mass fingerprinting. METHODS The calculation of in silico peptide masses is done through the ExPASy PeptideMass and these masses are used to identify the peptides from the MASCOT online server. Anticancer probability is calculated by iACP server, docking of active peptides is done by CABS-dock the server. RESULTS The anti-cancer peptides are identified with the MASCOT peptide mass fingerprinting server, the identified peptides are screened and only the anti-cancer are selected. De-novo peptide structure prediction is used for 3D structure prediction by PEP-FOLD 3 server. The docking results confirm strong bonding with the interacting amino acids of the receptor protein of breast cancer BRCA1 which shows the best peptide binding to the active chain, the human leukemia protein docking with peptides shows the accurate binding. CONCLUSION These peptides are stable and functional and are the best way for the treatment of cancer and many other deadly diseases.
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- Saad Ur Rehman
- Department of Bioinformatics, Govt. Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Govt. Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Govt. Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Govt. Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Govt. Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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Changes in the Flower and Leaf Proteome of Common Buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) under High Temperature. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052678. [PMID: 33800930 PMCID: PMC7961373 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), a pseudocereal crop, produces a large number of flowers, but this does not guarantee high seed yields. This species demonstrates strong abortion of flowers and embryos. High temperatures during the generative growth phase result in an increase in the degeneration of embryo sacs. The aim of this study was to investigate proteomic changes in flowers and leaves of two common buckwheat accessions with different degrees of heat tolerance, Panda and PA15. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry techniques were used to analyze the proteome profiles. Analyses were conducted for flower buds, open flowers capable of fertilization, and wilted flowers, as well as donor leaves, i.e., those growing closest to the inflorescences. High temperature up-regulated the expression of 182 proteins. The proteomic response to heat stress differed between the accessions and among their organs. In the Panda accession, we observed a change in abundance of 17, 13, 28, and 11 proteins, in buds, open and wilted flowers, and leaves, respectively. However, in the PA15 accession there were 34, 21, 63, and 21 such proteins, respectively. Fifteen heat-affected proteins were common to both accessions. The indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase chloroplastic-like isoform X2 accumulated in the open flowers of the heat-sensitive cultivar Panda in response to high temperature, and may be a candidate protein as a marker of heat sensitivity in buckwheat plants.
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Fasih Ramandi N, Faranoush M, Ghassempour A, Aboul-Enein HY. Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Method for Monitoring Various Type of Leukemia, Especially MALDI-TOF in Leukemia's Proteomics Studies Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2021; 52:1259-1286. [PMID: 33499652 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2021.1871844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Recent success in studying the proteome, as a source of biomarkers, has completely changed our understanding of leukemia (blood cancer). The identification of differentially expressed proteins, such as relapse and drug resistance proteins involved in leukemia by using various ionization sources and mass analyzers of mass spectrometry techniques, has helped scientists find better diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment strategies. With the aid of this powerful analytical technique, we can investigate the qualification/quantification of proteins, protein-protein interactions, post-translational modifications, and find the correlation between proteins and their genes with the hope of finding the missing parts of the successful therapy puzzle. In this review, we followed different MS sources and analyzers which used for monitoring various type of leukemia, then focused on MALDI-TOF MS as a quick and reliable method for studying proteins. Due to several review published for other techniques, the present review is the first work in this field. Also, by classifying more than 400 proteins, we have found 42 proteins are involved in two or three different stages of leukemia. Finally, we have suggested six specific biomarkers for AML, one for ALL, three biomarkers with a role in the etiology of leukemia and 13 markers with the potential for further studies.
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- Negin Fasih Ramandi
- Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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Analysis of Monoclonal Antibodies by Capillary Electrophoresis: Sample Preparation, Separation, and Detection. SEPARATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/separations8010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are dominating the biopharmaceutical field due to the fact of their high specificity in the treatment of diverse diseases. Nevertheless, mAbs are very complex glycoproteins exhibiting several macro- and microheterogeneities that may affect their safety, quality, and efficacy. This complexity is very challenging for mAbs development, formulation, and quality control. To tackle the quality issue, a combination of multiple analytical approaches is necessary. In this perspective, capillary electrophoresis has gained considerable interest over the last decade due to the fact of its complementary features to chromatographic approaches. This review provides an overview of the strategies of mAbs and derivatives analysis by capillary electrophoresis hyphenated to ultraviolet, fluorescence, and mass spectrometry detection. The main sample preparation approaches used for mAb analytical characterization (i.e., intact, middle-up/down, and bottom-up) are detailed. The different electrophoretic modes used as well as integrated analysis approaches (sample preparation and separation) are critically discussed.
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Zhao D, Jiang B, Zhang Y, Sun W, Pu Z, Bao Y. Purification and characterization of a cold-adapted κ-carrageenase from Pseudoalteromonas sp. ZDY3. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 178:105768. [PMID: 33035660 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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κ-Carrageenase (EC3.2.1.83) is a class of glycoside hydrolase, which can be used for hydrolysis of κ-carrageenan to κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides. In this study, a bacterium, identified as Pseudoalteromonas sp. ZDY3 isolated from rotten algae, was capable to degrade κ-carrageenan. The κ-carrageenase produced by Pseudoalteromonas sp. ZDY3 was purified to homogeneity and named as CgkZDY3. The accurate molecular mass of CgkZDY3 was determined through LC-HRMS, and a posttranslational removal of C-terminal end of the protein was discovered. CgkZDY3 had strict hydrolysis specificity to κ-carrageenan, the values of Km and kcat/Km of CgkZDY3 were 3.67 mg mL-1 and 53.0 mL mg-1 s-1, respectively. CgkZDY3 was a cold-adapted κ-carrageenase with excellent storage stability of both the temperature below 35 °C and a wide pH range, and was an endo-type κ-carrageenase with high hydrolysis rate, oligosaccharides with different degrees of polymerization can be obtained by controlling the hydrolysis time, and the final products were κ-neocarrabiose and κ-neocarratetraose. These properties are of great significance for production of κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides with different polymerization degrees under process control.
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- Dongying Zhao
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China; School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, 124221, China.
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Amicucci MJ, Nandita E, Galermo AG, Castillo JJ, Chen S, Park D, Smilowitz JT, German JB, Mills DA, Lebrilla CB. A nonenzymatic method for cleaving polysaccharides to yield oligosaccharides for structural analysis. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3963. [PMID: 32770134 PMCID: PMC7414865 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17778-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Polysaccharides are the most abundant biomolecules in nature, but are the least understood in terms of their chemical structures and biological functions. Polysaccharides cannot be simply sequenced because they are often highly branched and lack a uniform structure. Furthermore, large polymeric structures cannot be directly analyzed by mass spectrometry techniques, a problem that has been solved for polynucleotides and proteins. While restriction enzymes have advanced genomic analysis, and trypsin has advanced proteomic analysis, there has been no equivalent enzyme for universal polysaccharide digestion. We describe the development and application of a chemical method for producing oligosaccharides from polysaccharides. The released oligosaccharides are characterized by advanced liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methods with high sensitivity, accuracy and throughput. The technique is first used to identify polysaccharides by oligosaccharide fingerprinting. Next, the polysaccharide compositions of food and feces are determined, further illustrating the utility of technique in food and clinical studies.
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- Matthew J Amicucci
- Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
- Foods For Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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Marcus K, Lelong C, Rabilloud T. What Room for Two-Dimensional Gel-Based Proteomics in a Shotgun Proteomics World? Proteomes 2020; 8:proteomes8030017. [PMID: 32781532 PMCID: PMC7563651 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes8030017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was instrumental in the birth of proteomics in the late 1980s. However, it is now often considered as an outdated technique for proteomics—a thing of the past. Although this opinion may be true for some biological questions, e.g., when analysis depth is of critical importance, for many others, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics still has a lot to offer. This is because of its robustness, its ability to separate proteoforms, and its easy interface with many powerful biochemistry techniques (including western blotting). This paper reviews where and why two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics can still be profitably used. It emerges that, rather than being a thing of the past, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomics is still highly valuable for many studies. Thus, its use cannot be dismissed on simple fashion arguments and, as usual, in science, the tree is to be judged by the fruit.
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- Katrin Marcus
- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Medical Faculty & Medical Proteome Analysis, Center for Proteindiagnostics (PRODI) Ruhr-University Bochum Gesundheitscampus, 4 44801 Bochum, Germany;
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- CBM UMR CNRS5249, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 17 rue des Martyrs, CEDEX 9, 38054 Grenoble, France;
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, UMR 5249, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38054 Grenoble, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-438-783-212
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Xing G, Giosafatto CVL, Carpentieri A, Pasquino R, Dong M, Mariniello L. Gelling behavior of bio-tofu coagulated by microbial transglutaminase combined with lactic acid bacteria. Food Res Int 2020; 134:109200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Delauzun V, Amigues B, Gaubert A, Leone P, Grange M, Gauthier L, Roussel A. Extracellular vesicles as a platform to study cell-surface membrane proteins. Methods 2020; 180:35-44. [PMID: 32156657 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2020.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Producing intact recombinant membrane proteins for structural studies is an inherently challenging task due to their requirement for a cell-lipid environment. Most of the procedures developed involve isolating the protein by solubilization with detergent and further reconstitutions into artificial membranes. These procedures are highly time consuming and suffer from further drawbacks, including low yields and high cost. We describe here an alternative method for rapidly obtaining recombinant cell-surface membrane proteins displayed on extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from cells in culture. Interaction between these membrane proteins and ligands can be analyzed directly on EVs. Moreover, EVs can also be used for protein structure determination or immunization purposes.
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- Vincent Delauzun
- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR 7257, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, 13009 Marseille, France.
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Fast Confirmation of Antibody Identity by MALDI-TOF MS Fingerprints. Antibodies (Basel) 2020; 9:antib9020008. [PMID: 32224944 PMCID: PMC7362173 DOI: 10.3390/antib9020008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Thousands of antibodies for diagnostic and other analytical purposes are on the market. However, it is often difficult to identify duplicates, reagent changes, and to assign the correct original publications to an antibody. This slows down scientific progress and might even be a cause of irreproducible research and a waste of resources. Recently, activities were started to suggest the sole use of recombinant antibodies in combination with the open communication of their sequence. In this case, such uncertainties should be eliminated. Unfortunately, this approach seems to be rather a long-term vision since the development and manufacturing of recombinant antibodies remain quite expensive in the foreseeable future. Nearly all commercial antibody suppliers also may be reluctant to publish the sequence of their antibodies, since they fear counterfeiting. De novo sequencing of antibodies is also not feasible today for a reagent user without access to the hybridoma clone. Nevertheless, it seems to be crucial for any scientist to have the opportunity to identify an antibody undoubtedly to guarantee the traceability of any research activity using antibodies from a third party as a tool. For this purpose, we developed a method for the identification of antibodies based on a MALDI-TOF MS fingerprint. To circumvent lengthy denaturation, reduction, alkylation, and enzymatic digestion steps, the fragmentation was performed with a simple formic acid hydrolysis step. Eighty-nine unknown monoclonal antibodies were used for this study to examine the feasibility of this approach. Although the molecular assignment of peaks was rarely possible, antibodies could be easily recognized in a blinded test, simply from their mass-spectral fingerprint. A general protocol is given, which could be used without any optimization to generate fingerprints for a database. We want to propose that, in most scientific projects relying critically on antibody reagents, such a fingerprint should be established to prove and document the identity of the used antibodies, as well as to assign a specific reagent to a datasheet of a commercial supplier, public database record, or antibody ID.
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An Approach for the Identification of Proteins Modified with ISG15. Methods Mol Biol 2019. [PMID: 31256383 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9055-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) encodes a protein that is most upregulated by type I interferon stimulation and, upon activation, is conjugated to various target proteins in a process known as ISGylation. ISGylation has been shown to have roles in various biological phenomena such as viral infection and cancer. To gain further insight into the function of ISGylation, it would be useful to be able to identify ISGylated proteins. Here, we describe a method for the identification of proteins modified with ISG15. This method involves the generation of stable ISG15-transfectant cells, followed by affinity purification, and then identification of the ISGylated proteins by mass spectrometry.
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Identification of the protein targets of bioactive small molecules is a routine challenge in chemical biology and phenotype-based drug discovery. Recent years have seen an explosion of approaches to meeting this challenge, but the traditional method of affinity pulldowns remains a practical choice in many contexts. This technique can be used as long as an affinity probe can be synthesized, usually with a crosslinking moiety to enable photo-affinity pulldowns. It can be applied to varied tissue types and can be performed with minimal specialized equipment. Here, we provide our protocol for photo-affinity pulldown experiments, with notes on making this method generally applicable to varied target identification challenges.
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- Seung-Yong Seo
- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
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Analytical techniques for characterization of biological molecules - proteins and aptamers/oligonucleotides. Bioanalysis 2018; 11:103-117. [PMID: 30475073 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2018-0225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the advent of the high-throughput technologies and exciting times for biology, the discipline of analytical methodology is experiencing a surge in the growth and the scope. Over the years, multitude of analytical techniques have evolved from a work-intensive, low sensitivity and high volume of reagent and sample consumption endeavor to automated, better selectivity, lower limit of quantification and cost-effective techniques for biological research. In this review, we give an overview of the currently available wide range of cell-based and noncell based and structural based analytical techniques, their principle and biological applications. The analytical techniques discussed in this paper includes surface plasmon resonance, electrophoresis, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, Western blotting, flow cytometry, fluorescence activated cell sorting, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray crystallography.
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Kalita B, Patra A, Jahan S, Mukherjee AK. First report of the characterization of a snake venom apyrase (Ruviapyrase) from Indian Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) venom. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 111:639-648. [PMID: 29325746 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A novel apyrase from Russell's viper venom (RVV) was purified and characterized, and it was named Ruviapyrase (Russell's viper apyrase). It is a high molecular weight (79.4 kDa) monomeric glycoprotein that contains 2.4% neutral sugars and 58.4% N-linked oligosaccharides and strongly binds to Concanavalin A. The LC-MS/MS analysis did not identify any protein in NCBI protein database, nevertheless some de novo sequences of Ruviapyrase showed putative conserved domain of apyrase superfamily. Ruviapyrase hydrolysed adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to a significantly greater extent (p < .05) as compared to adenosine diphosphate (ADP); however, it was devoid of 5'-nucleotidase and phosphodiesterase activities. The Km and Vmax values for Ruviapyrase towards ATP were 2.54 μM and 615 μM of Pi released min-1, respectively with a turnover number (Kcat) of 24,600 min-1. Spectrofluorometric analysis demonstrated interaction of Ruviapyrase with ATP and ADP at Kd values of 0.92 nM and 1.25 nM, respectively. Ruviapyrase did not show cytotoxicity against breast cancer (MCF-7) cells and haemolytic activity, it exhibited marginal anticoagulant and strong antiplatelet activity, and dose-dependently reversed the ADP-induced platelet aggregation. The catalytic activity and platelet deaggregation property of Ruviapyrase was significantly inhibited by EDTA, DTT and IAA, and neutralized by commercial monovalent and polyvalent antivenom.
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- Bhargab Kalita
- Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India.
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Shim YY, Mustafa R, Shen J, Ratanapariyanuch K, Reaney MJT. Composition and Properties of Aquafaba: Water Recovered from Commercially Canned Chickpeas. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29553544 DOI: 10.3791/56305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Chickpea and other pulses are commonly sold as canned products packed in a thick solution or a brine. This solution has recently been shown to produce stable foams and emulsions, and can act as a thickener. Recently interest in this product has been enhanced through the internet where it is proposed that this solution, now called aquafaba by a growing community, can be used a replacement for egg and milk protein. As aquafaba is both new and being developed by an internet based community little is known of its composition or properties. Aquafaba was recovered from 10 commercial canned chickpea products and correlations among aquafaba composition, density, viscosity and foaming properties were investigated. Proton NMR was used to characterize aquafaba composition before and after ultrafiltration through membranes with different molecular weight cut offs (MWCOs of 3, 10, or 50 kDa). A protocol for electrophoresis, and peptide mass fingerprinting is also presented. Those methods provided valuable information regarding components responsible for aquafaba functional properties. This information will allow the development of practices to produce standard commercial aquafaba products and may help consumers select products of superior or consistent utility.
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- Youn Young Shim
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan; Prairie Tide Chemicals Inc.; Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory (GUSTO), Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan; Prairie Tide Chemicals Inc.; Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory (GUSTO), Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University;
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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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In-gel digestion of protein spots derived from two-dimensional gels and their subsequent identification by mass spectrometry is involved in a multitude of mass spectrometry-driven proteomic experiments, including fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE). This type of proteomic methodology has been involved in the establishment of comparative proteome maps and in the identification of differentially expressed proteins and protein isoforms in health and disease. Most in-gel digestion protocols follow a number of common steps including excision of the protein spots of interest, de-staining, reduction and alkylation (for silver-stained gels), dehydration and overnight digestion with the proteolytic enzyme of choice. While trypsin has been a mainstay of peptide digestion for many years, it does have its shortcomings, particularly related to incomplete peptide digestion, and this has led to a rise in popularity for other proteolytic enzymes either used alone or in combination. This chapter discusses the alternative enzymes available and describes the process of in-gel digestion using the enzyme trypsin.
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- Sandra Murphy
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Coupling of on-column trypsin digestion–peptide mapping and principal component analysis for stability and biosimilarity assessment of recombinant human growth hormone. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1072:105-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Suvilesh K, Yariswamy M, Savitha M, Joshi V, Nanjaraj Urs A, Urs AP, Choudhury M, Velmurugan D, Vishwanath B. Purification and characterization of an anti-hemorrhagic protein from Naja naja (Indian cobra) venom. Toxicon 2017; 140:83-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sousa BC, Pitt AR, Spickett CM. Chemistry and analysis of HNE and other prominent carbonyl-containing lipid oxidation compounds. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 111:294-308. [PMID: 28192230 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The process of lipid oxidation generates a diverse array of small aldehydes and carbonyl-containing compounds, which may occur in free form or esterified within phospholipids and cholesterol esters. These aldehydes mostly result from fragmentation of fatty acyl chains following radical oxidation, and the products can be subdivided into alkanals, alkenals (usually α,β-unsaturated), γ-substituted alkenals and bis-aldehydes. Isolevuglandins are non-fragmented di-carbonyl compounds derived from H2-isoprostanes, and oxidation of the ω-3-fatty acid docosahexenoic acid yield analogous 22 carbon neuroketals. Non-radical oxidation by hypochlorous acid can generate α-chlorofatty aldehydes from plasmenyl phospholipids. Most of these compounds are reactive and have generally been considered as toxic products of a deleterious process. The reactivity is especially high for the α,β-unsaturated alkenals, such as acrolein and crotonaldehyde, and for γ-substituted alkenals, of which 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal and 4-oxo-2-nonenal are best known. Nevertheless, in recent years several previously neglected aldehydes have been investigated and also found to have significant reactivity and biological effects; notable examples are 4-hydroxy-2-hexenal and 4-hydroxy-dodecadienal. This has led to substantial interest in the biological effects of all of these lipid oxidation products and their roles in disease, including proposals that HNE is a second messenger or signalling molecule. However, it is becoming clear that many of the effects elicited by these compounds relate to their propensity for forming adducts with nucleophilic groups on proteins, DNA and specific phospholipids. This emphasizes the need for good analytical methods, not just for free lipid oxidation products but also for the resulting adducts with biomolecules. The most informative methods are those utilizing HPLC separations and mass spectrometry, although analysis of the wide variety of possible adducts is very challenging. Nevertheless, evidence for the occurrence of lipid-derived aldehyde adducts in biological and clinical samples is building, and offers an exciting area of future research.
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- Bebiana C Sousa
- School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.
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Sloan A, Wang G, Cheng K. Traditional approaches versus mass spectrometry in bacterial identification and typing. Clin Chim Acta 2017; 473:180-185. [PMID: 28866114 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Biochemical methods such as metabolite testing and serotyping are traditionally used in clinical microbiology laboratories to identify and categorize microorganisms. Due to the large variety of bacteria, identifying representative metabolites is tedious, while raising high-quality antisera or antibodies unique to specific biomarkers used in serotyping is very challenging, sometimes even impossible. Although serotyping is a certified approach for differentiating bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella at the subspecies level, the method is tedious, laborious, and not practical during an infectious disease outbreak. Mass spectrometry (MS) platforms, especially matrix assisted laser desorption and ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS), have recently become popular in the field of bacterial identification due to their fast speed and low cost. In the past few years, we have used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based approaches to solve various problems hindering serotyping and have overcome some insufficiencies of the MALDI-TOF-MS platform. The current article aims to review the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of MS-based platforms over traditional approaches in bacterial identification and categorization.
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- Angela Sloan
- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Bandyopadhyay D, Das K, Sen SK. Purification of thermo and acid tolerant extracellular phytase from a new soil isolate of Amycolatopsis vancoresmycina S-12. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Application of paper EWOD (electrowetting-on-dielectrics) chip: Protein tryptic digestion and its detection using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-016-1208-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Meller K, Pomastowski P, Szumski M, Buszewski B. Preparation of an improved hydrophilic monolith to make trypsin-immobilized microreactors. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1043:128-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Szerszunowicz I, Nałęcz D, Dziuba M. Selected Bioinformatic Tools and MS (MALDI-TOF, PMF) Techniques Used in the Strategy for the Identification of Oat Proteins After 2-DE. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1536:253-270. [PMID: 28132156 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6682-0_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Computer analysis of protein maps obtained from the separation of proteins with two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE), in combination with mass spectrometry (MS) analysis and selected bioinformatic tools is used in the strategy for the identification of oat proteins. In proteomic research the most often used MS technique is the combination of ion sources: matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and the analyzer of the time of flight (TOF), i.e., MALDI-TOF MS.This chapter describes the possibilities of the use of selected bioinformatic tools (UniProtKB database, ProtParam, Compute pI/MW programs) for initial identification of separated oat proteins (especially prolamin fractions) with the 2-DE technique. Also the procedure of preparation of samples obtained from cut out protein spots for analysis with the MALDI-TOF MS and peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) technique is presented.Among oat prolamins separated with the 2-DE technique (see Chapter 17 ), 13 protein spots are considered to be the most characteristic (range of MW 27.0-34.6 kDa, pI 5.7-7.6) for this fraction of proteins. Among them there are four protein spots (MW 27.0-28.0 kDa) and two spots (MW 31.4-32.1 kDa) which can correspond to avenins (Accession numbers (AC) in UniProtKB: L0L5I0, I4EP88, I4EP64, L0L4I8 and F2Q9W5, L0L6J0, respectively).
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- Iwona Szerszunowicz
- Chair of Food Biochemistry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszyński 1, 10-726, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Chair of Food Biochemistry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszyński 1, 10-726, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Chair of Food Biochemistry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszyński 1, 10-726, Olsztyn, Poland
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Games PD, daSilva EQG, Barbosa MDO, Almeida-Souza HO, Fontes PP, deMagalhães-Jr MJ, Pereira PRG, Prates MV, Franco GR, Faria-Campos A, Campos SVA, Baracat-Pereira MC. Computer aided identification of a Hevein-like antimicrobial peptide of bell pepper leaves for biotechnological use. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:999. [PMID: 28105928 PMCID: PMC5249031 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3332-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Antimicrobial peptides from plants present mechanisms of action that are different from those of conventional defense agents. They are under-explored but have a potential as commercial antimicrobials. Bell pepper leaves ('Magali R') are discarded after harvesting the fruit and are sources of bioactive peptides. This work reports the isolation by peptidomics tools, and the identification and partially characterization by computational tools of an antimicrobial peptide from bell pepper leaves, and evidences the usefulness of records and the in silico analysis for the study of plant peptides aiming biotechnological uses. RESULTS Aqueous extracts from leaves were enriched in peptide by salt fractionation and ultrafiltration. An antimicrobial peptide was isolated by tandem chromatographic procedures. Mass spectrometry, automated peptide sequencing and bioinformatics tools were used alternately for identification and partial characterization of the Hevein-like peptide, named HEV-CANN. The computational tools that assisted to the identification of the peptide included BlastP, PSI-Blast, ClustalOmega, PeptideCutter, and ProtParam; conventional protein databases (DB) as Mascot, Protein-DB, GenBank-DB, RefSeq, Swiss-Prot, and UniProtKB; specific for peptides DB as Amper, APD2, CAMP, LAMPs, and PhytAMP; other tools included in ExPASy for Proteomics; The Bioactive Peptide Databases, and The Pepper Genome Database. The HEV-CANN sequence presented 40 amino acid residues, 4258.8 Da, theoretical pI-value of 8.78, and four disulfide bonds. It was stable, and it has inhibited the growth of phytopathogenic bacteria and a fungus. HEV-CANN presented a chitin-binding domain in their sequence. There was a high identity and a positive alignment of HEV-CANN sequence in various databases, but there was not a complete identity, suggesting that HEV-CANN may be produced by ribosomal synthesis, which is in accordance with its constitutive nature. CONCLUSIONS Computational tools for proteomics and databases are not adjusted for short sequences, which hampered HEV-CANN identification. The adjustment of statistical tests in large databases for proteins is an alternative to promote the significant identification of peptides. The development of specific DB for plant antimicrobial peptides, with information about peptide sequences, functional genomic data, structural motifs and domains of molecules, functional domains, and peptide-biomolecule interactions are valuable and necessary.
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- Patrícia Dias Games
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900 Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900 Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900 Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900 Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources & Biotechnology, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brasília, DF 70770-900 Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology-ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901 Brazil
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- Department of Computer Science-ICEX, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901 Brazil
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- Department of Computer Science-ICEX, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901 Brazil
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Nair A, Agarwal R, Chittela RK. Biochemical characterization of plant Rad52 protein from rice (Oryza sativa). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 106:108-117. [PMID: 27156135 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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DNA damage in living cells is repaired by two main pathways, homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Of all the genes promoting HR, Rad52 (Radiation sensitive 52) is an important gene which is found to be highly conserved across different species. It was believed that RAD52 is absent in plant systems until lately. However, recent genetic studies have shown the presence of RAD52 homologues in plants. Rad52 homologues in plant systems have not yet been characterized biochemically. In the current study, we bring out the biochemical properties of rice Rad52-2a protein. OsRad52-2a was over-expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells and the protein was purified. The identity of purified OsRad52-2a protein was confirmed via peptide mass fingerprinting. Gel filtration and native PAGE analysis indicated that the OsRad52-2a protein in its native state probably formed an undecameric structure. Purified OsRad52-2a protein showed binding to single stranded DNA, double stranded DNA. Protein also mediated the renaturation of complementary single strands into duplex DNA in both agarose gel and FRET based assays. Put together, OsRad52-2a forms oligomeric structures and binds to ssDNA/dsDNA for mediating an important function like renaturation during homologous recombination. This study represents the first report on biochemical properties of OsRad52-2a protein from important crop like rice. This information will help in dissecting the recombination and repair machinery in plant systems.
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- Anuradha Nair
- Bio-molecular Damage and Repair Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Bio-molecular Damage and Repair Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Bio-molecular Damage and Repair Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India.
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Morozova V, Kozlova Y, Shedko E, Kurilshikov A, Babkin I, Tupikin A, Yunusova A, Chernonosov A, Baykov I, Кondratov I, Kabilov M, Ryabchikova E, Vlassov V, Tikunova N. Lytic bacteriophage PM16 specific for Proteus mirabilis: a novel member of the genus Phikmvvirus. Arch Virol 2016; 161:2457-72. [PMID: 27350061 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-2944-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lytic Proteus phage PM16, isolated from human faeces, is a novel virus that is specific for Proteus mirabilis cells. Bacteriophage PM16 is characterized by high stability, a short latency period, large burst size and the occurrence of low phage resistance. Phage PM16 was classified as a member of the genus Phikmvvirus on the basis of genome organization, gene synteny, and protein sequences similarities. Within the genus Phikmvvirus, phage PM16 is grouped with Vibrio phage VP93, Pantoea phage LIMElight, Acinetobacter phage Petty, Enterobacter phage phiKDA1, and KP34-like bacteriophages. An investigation of the phage-cell interaction demonstrated that phage PM16 attached to the cell surface, not to the bacterial flagella. The study of P. mirabilis mutant cells obtained during the phage-resistant bacterial cell assay that were resistant to phage PM16 re-infection revealed a non-swarming phenotype, changes in membrane characteristics, and the absence of flagella. Presumably, the resistance of non-swarming P. mirabilis cells to phage PM16 re-infection is determined by changes in membrane macromolecular composition and is associated with the absence of flagella and a non-swarming phenotype.
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- V Morozova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Limnological Institute of SB RAS, Ulan-Batorskaya Str., 3, Irkutsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Lavrentieva Ave., 8, Novosibirsk, Russia
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MacDonald JR, Huang AD, Loomes KM. Cellular degradation of 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate aldolase leads to absolute deficiency in primary hyperoxaluria type 3. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:1467-76. [PMID: 27096395 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Primary hyperoxaluria type-3 is characterized by increased oxalate production caused by mutations in the HOGA1 gene encoding 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate aldolase (HOGA1). How the most commonly occurring mutations affect the cellular fates of the expressed HOGA1 mutants is still unknown. We show that two prevalent recombinant HOGA1 mutants are thermally unstable with evidence for chaperone-mediated degradation when expressed in E. coli. In stably transformed HEK-293 cells, protein expression of the Glu315 deletion mutant only becomes detectable during incubation with a 26S proteasome inhibitor. These findings suggest that failure of chaperone-assisted folding leads to targeted cellular degradation and an absolute absence of HOGA1 function.
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- Julia R MacDonald
- School of Biological Sciences, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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The omic approach to parasitic trematode research—a review of techniques and developments within the past 5 years. Parasitol Res 2016; 115:2523-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5079-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Kindaichi T, Yamaoka S, Uehara R, Ozaki N, Ohashi A, Albertsen M, Nielsen PH, Nielsen JL. Phylogenetic diversity and ecophysiology of Candidate phylum Saccharibacteria in activated sludge. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw078. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Preparation and evaluation of dual-enzyme microreactor with co-immobilized trypsin and chymotrypsin. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1440:45-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gallego M, Mora L, Concepción Aristoy M, Toldrá F. The use of label-free mass spectrometry for relative quantification of sarcoplasmic proteins during the processing of dry-cured ham. Food Chem 2016; 196:437-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.09.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Differential abundances of four forms of Binder of SPerm 1 in the seminal plasma of Bos taurus indicus bulls with different patterns of semen freezability. Theriogenology 2016; 86:766-777.e2. [PMID: 27118515 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The Binder of SPerm 1 (BSP1) protein is involved in the fertilization and semen cryopreservation processes and is described to be both beneficial and detrimental to sperm. Previously, the relationship of BSP1 with freezability events has not been completely understood. The objective of this work was to determine the differential abundance of the forms of the BSP1 protein in cryopreserved seminal plasma of Bos taurus indicus bulls with different patterns of semen freezability using proteomics. A wide cohort of adult bulls with high genetic value from an artificial insemination center was used as donors of high quality, fresh semen. Nine bulls presenting different patterns of semen freezability were selected. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed differential abundance in a group of seven protein spots in the frozen/thawed seminal plasma from the bulls, ranging from 15 to 17 kDa, with pI values from 4.6 to 5.8. Four of these spots were confirmed to be BSP1 using mass spectrometry, proteomics, biochemical, and computational analysis (Tukey's test at P < 0.05). The protein spot weighing 15.52 ± 0.53 kDa with a pI value of 5.78 ± 0.12 is highlighted by its high abundance in bulls with low semen freezability and its absence in bulls presenting high semen freezability. This is the first report showing that more than two forms of BSP1 are found in the seminal plasma of Nelore adult bulls and not all animals have a similar abundance of each BSP1 form. Different BSP1 forms may be involved in different events of fertilization and the cryopreservation process.
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Cheng K, Chui H, Domish L, Hernandez D, Wang G. Recent development of mass spectrometry and proteomics applications in identification and typing of bacteria. Proteomics Clin Appl 2016; 10:346-57. [PMID: 26751976 PMCID: PMC5067657 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201500086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Identification and typing of bacteria occupy a large fraction of time and work in clinical microbiology laboratories. With the certification of some MS platforms in recent years, more applications and tests of MS‐based diagnosis methods for bacteria identification and typing have been created, not only on well‐accepted MALDI‐TOF‐MS‐based fingerprint matches, but also on solving the insufficiencies of MALDI‐TOF‐MS‐based platforms and advancing the technology to areas such as targeted MS identification and typing of bacteria, bacterial toxin identification, antibiotics susceptibility/resistance tests, and MS‐based diagnostic method development on unique bacteria such as Clostridium and Mycobacteria. This review summarizes the recent development in MS platforms and applications in bacteria identification and typing of common pathogenic bacteria.
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- Keding Cheng
- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.,Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Henan Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, Henan Province, P. R. China
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Mass Analyzers and Mass Spectrometers. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 919:157-169. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41448-5_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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From the Macro to the Micro: Gel Mapping to Differentiate between Sporozoites of Two Immunologically Distinct Strains of Eimeria maxima (Strains M6 and Guelph). PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143232. [PMID: 26641262 PMCID: PMC4671645 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Two immunologically distinct strains of E. maxima were examined in this study: the M6 strain and the Guelph strain. The differential expression between the sporozoites of the two strains of E. maxima was determined by image analysis of 100 μg of protein from each strain separated by standard one- and conventional two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In addition to differences in both molecular weight and the electrophoretic mobility, differences in the intensity of polypeptide bands for example, GS 136.4 and M6 169 were explored. Pooled gels were prepared from each strain. A representative 2D-PAGE gel spanning a non-linear pH range of 3-10 of E. maxima strain M6 consisted of approximately 694 polypeptide spots with about 67 (9.6%) of the polypeptide spots being unique relative to the other strain. E. maxima strain GS had about 696 discernable polypeptide spots with 69 spots (9.9%) that differed from those of the M6 strain. In-depth characterization of the variable polypeptide spots; unique polypeptide spots (absence or presence) and shared polypeptide spots with modifications may lead to novel vaccine target in the form of multi-component, multi-stage, multi-immunovariant strains, multi-species subunit vaccine, and diagnostic probe for E. maxima.
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