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Identification of Candidate Ergosterol-Responsive Proteins Associated with the Plasma Membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20061302. [PMID: 30875866 PMCID: PMC6471938 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The impact of fungal diseases on crop production negatively reflects on sustainable food production and overall economic health. Ergosterol is the major sterol component in fungal membranes and regarded as a general elicitor or microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) molecule. Although plant responses to ergosterol have been reported, the perception mechanism is still unknown. Here, Arabidopsis thaliana protein fractions were used to identify those differentially regulated following ergosterol treatment; additionally, they were subjected to affinity-based chromatography enrichment strategies to capture and categorize ergosterol-interacting candidate proteins using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Mature plants were treated with 250 nM ergosterol over a 24 h period, and plasma membrane-associated fractions were isolated. In addition, ergosterol was immobilized on two different affinity-based systems to capture interacting proteins/complexes. This resulted in the identification of defense-related proteins such as chitin elicitor receptor kinase (CERK), non-race specific disease resistance/harpin-induced (NDR1/HIN1)-like protein, Ras-related proteins, aquaporins, remorin protein, leucine-rich repeat (LRR)- receptor like kinases (RLKs), G-type lectin S-receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase (GsSRK), and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein. Furthermore, the results elucidated unknown signaling responses to this MAMP, including endocytosis, and other similarities to those previously reported for bacterial flagellin, lipopolysaccharides, and fungal chitin.
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Gel-based and gel-free search for plasma membrane proteins in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) augments the comprehensive data sets of membrane protein repertoire. J Proteomics 2016; 143:199-208. [PMID: 27109347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Plasma membrane (PM) encompasses total cellular contents, serving as semi-porous barrier to cell exterior. This living barrier regulates all cellular exchanges in a spatio-temporal fashion. Most of the essential tasks of PMs including molecular transport, cell-cell interaction and signal transduction are carried out by their proteinaceous components, which make the PM protein repertoire to be diverse and dynamic. Here, we report the systematic analysis of PM proteome of a food legume, chickpea and develop a PM proteome reference map. Proteins were extracted from highly enriched PM fraction of four-week-old seedlings using aqueous two-phase partitioning. To address a population of PM proteins that is as comprehensive as possible, both gel-based and gel-free approaches were employed, which led to the identification of a set of 2732 non-redundant proteins. These included both integral proteins having bilayer spanning domains as well as peripheral proteins associated with PMs through posttranslational modifications or protein-protein interactions. Further, the proteins were subjected to various in-silico analyses and functionally classified based on their gene ontology. Finally an inventory of the complete set of PM proteins, identified in several monocot and dicot species, was created for comparative study with the generated PM protein dataset of chickpea. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Chickpea, a rich source of dietary proteins, is the second most cultivated legume, which is grown over 10 million hectares of land worldwide. The annual global production of chickpea hovers around 8.5 million metric tons. Recent chickpea genome sequencing effort has provided a broad genetic basis for highlighting the important traits that may fortify other crop legumes. Improvement in chickpea varieties can further strengthen the world food security, which includes food availability, access and utilization. It is known that the phenotypic trait of a cultivar is the manifestation of the orchestrated functions of its proteins. Study of the PM proteome offers insights into the mechanism of communication between the cell and its environment by identification of receptors, signalling proteins and membrane transporters. Knowledge of the PM protein repertoire of a relatively dehydration tolerant chickpea variety, JG-62, can contribute in development of strategies for metabolic reprograming of crop species and breeding applications.
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Skandarajah AR, Moritz RL, Tjandra JJ, Simpson RJ. Proteomic analysis of colorectal cancer: discovering novel biomarkers. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 2:681-92. [PMID: 16209648 DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2.5.681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the Western world. When detected at an early stage, the majority of cancers can be cured with current treatment modalities. However, most cancers present at an intermediate stage. The discovery of sensitive and specific biomarkers has the potential to improve preclinical diagnosis of primary and recurrent colorectal cancer, and holds the promise of prognostic and therapeutic application. Current biomarkers such as carcinoembryonic antigen lack sensitivity and specificity for general population screening. This review aims to highlight the role of current proteomic technologies in the discovery and validation of potential biomarkers with a view to translation to the clinic.
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- Anita R Skandarajah
- Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville 3050, Victoria, Australia.
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Mattei B, Sabatini S, Schininà ME. Proteomics in deciphering the auxin commitment in the Arabidopsis thaliana root growth. J Proteome Res 2013; 12:4685-701. [PMID: 24032454 DOI: 10.1021/pr400697s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The development of plant root systems is characterized by a high plasticity, made possible by the continual propagation of new meristems. Root architecture is fundamental for overall plant growth, abiotic stress resistance, nutrient uptake, and response to environmental changes. Understanding the function of genes and proteins that control root architecture and stress resistance will contribute to the development of more sustainable systems of intensified crop production. To meet these challenges, proteomics provide the genome-wide scale characterization of protein expression pattern, subcellular localization, post-translational modifications, activity regulation, and molecular interactions. In this review, we describe a variety of proteomic strategies that have been applied to study the proteome of the whole organ and of specific cell types during root development. Each has advantages and limitations, but collectively they are providing important insights into the mechanisms by which auxin structures and patterns the root system and into the interplay between signaling networks, auxin transport and growth. The acquisition of proteomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic data sets of the root apex on the cell scale has revealed the high spatial complexity of regulatory networks and fosters the use of new powerful proteomic tools for a full understanding of the control of root developmental processes and environmental responses.
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- Benedetta Mattei
- Department Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome , Via dei Sardi 70, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Identification of novel candidate phosphatidic acid-binding proteins involved in the salt-stress response of Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Biochem J 2013; 450:573-81. [PMID: 23323832 DOI: 10.1042/bj20121639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PA (phosphatidic acid) is a lipid second messenger involved in an array of processes occurring during a plant's life cycle. These include development, metabolism, and both biotic and abiotic stress responses. PA levels increase in response to salt, but little is known about its function in the earliest responses to salt stress. In the present study we have combined an approach to isolate peripheral membrane proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana roots with lipid-affinity purification, to identify putative proteins that interact with PA and are recruited to the membrane in response to salt stress. Of the 42 putative PA-binding proteins identified by MS, a set of eight new candidate PA-binding proteins accumulated at the membrane fraction after 7 min of salt stress. Among these were CHC (clathrin heavy chain) isoforms, ANTH (AP180 N-terminal homology) domain clathrin-assembly proteins, a putative regulator of potassium transport, two ribosomal proteins, GAPDH (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) and a PI (phosphatidylinositol) 4-kinase. PA binding and salt-induced membrane recruitment of GAPDH and CHC were confirmed by Western blot analysis of the cellular fractions. In conclusion, the approach of the present study is an effective way to isolate biologically relevant lipid-binding proteins and provides new leads in the study of PA-mediated salt-stress responses in roots.
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Pratelli R, Guerra DD, Yu S, Wogulis M, Kraft E, Frommer WB, Callis J, Pilot G. The ubiquitin E3 ligase LOSS OF GDU2 is required for GLUTAMINE DUMPER1-induced amino acid secretion in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 158:1628-42. [PMID: 22291198 PMCID: PMC3320174 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.191965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Amino acids serve as transport forms for organic nitrogen in the plant, and multiple transport steps are involved in cellular import and export. While the nature of the export mechanism is unknown, overexpression of GLUTAMINE DUMPER1 (GDU1) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) led to increased amino acid export. To gain insight into GDU1's role, we searched for ethyl-methanesulfonate suppressor mutants and performed yeast-two-hybrid screens. Both methods uncovered the same gene, LOSS OF GDU2 (LOG2), which encodes a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. The interaction between LOG2 and GDU1 was confirmed by glutathione S-transferase pull-down, in vitro ubiquitination, and in planta coimmunoprecipitation experiments. Confocal microscopy and subcellular fractionation indicated that LOG2 and GDU1 both localized to membranes and were enriched at the plasma membrane. LOG2 expression overlapped with GDU1 in the xylem and phloem tissues of Arabidopsis. The GDU1 protein encoded by the previously characterized intragenic suppressor mutant log1-1, with an arginine in place of a conserved glycine, failed to interact in the multiple assays, suggesting that the Gdu1D phenotype requires the interaction of GDU1 with LOG2. This hypothesis was supported by suppression of the Gdu1D phenotype after reduction of LOG2 expression using either artificial microRNAs or a LOG2 T-DNA insertion. Altogether, in accordance with the emerging bulk of data showing membrane protein regulation via ubiquitination, these data suggest that the interaction of GDU1 and the ubiquitin ligase LOG2 plays a significant role in the regulation of amino acid export from plant cells.
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Agrawal GK, Bourguignon J, Rolland N, Ephritikhine G, Ferro M, Jaquinod M, Alexiou KG, Chardot T, Chakraborty N, Jolivet P, Doonan JH, Rakwal R. Plant organelle proteomics: collaborating for optimal cell function. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2011; 30:772-853. [PMID: 21038434 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Revised: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Organelle proteomics describes the study of proteins present in organelle at a particular instance during the whole period of their life cycle in a cell. Organelles are specialized membrane bound structures within a cell that function by interacting with cytosolic and luminal soluble proteins making the protein composition of each organelle dynamic. Depending on organism, the total number of organelles within a cell varies, indicating their evolution with respect to protein number and function. For example, one of the striking differences between plant and animal cells is the plastids in plants. Organelles have their own proteins, and few organelles like mitochondria and chloroplast have their own genome to synthesize proteins for specific function and also require nuclear-encoded proteins. Enormous work has been performed on animal organelle proteomics. However, plant organelle proteomics has seen limited work mainly due to: (i) inter-plant and inter-tissue complexity, (ii) difficulties in isolation of subcellular compartments, and (iii) their enrichment and purity. Despite these concerns, the field of organelle proteomics is growing in plants, such as Arabidopsis, rice and maize. The available data are beginning to help better understand organelles and their distinct and/or overlapping functions in different plant tissues, organs or cell types, and more importantly, how protein components of organelles behave during development and with surrounding environments. Studies on organelles have provided a few good reviews, but none of them are comprehensive. Here, we present a comprehensive review on plant organelle proteomics starting from the significance of organelle in cells, to organelle isolation, to protein identification and to biology and beyond. To put together such a systematic, in-depth review and to translate acquired knowledge in a proper and adequate form, we join minds to provide discussion and viewpoints on the collaborative nature of organelles in cell, their proper function and evolution.
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- Ganesh Kumar Agrawal
- Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), P.O. Box 13265, Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Kota U, Goshe MB. Advances in qualitative and quantitative plant membrane proteomics. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2011; 72:1040-60. [PMID: 21367437 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The membrane proteome consists of integral and membrane-associated proteins that are involved in various physiological and biochemical functions critical for cellular function. It is also dynamic in nature, where many proteins are only expressed during certain developmental stages or in response to environmental stress. These proteins can undergo post-translational modifications in response to these different conditions, allowing them to transiently associate with the membrane or other membrane proteins. Along with their increased size, hydrophobicity, and the additional organelle and cellular features of plant cells relative to mammalian systems, the characterization of the plant membrane proteome presents unique challenges for effective qualitative and quantitative analysis using mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. Here, we present the latest advancements developed for the isolation and fractionation of plant organelles and their membrane components amenable to MS analysis. Separations of membrane proteins from these enriched preparations that have proven effective are discussed for both gel- and liquid chromatography-based MS analysis. In this context, quantitative membrane proteomic analyses using both isotope-coded and label-free approaches are presented and reveal the potential to establish a wider-biological interpretation of the function of plant membrane proteins that will ultimately lead to a more comprehensive understanding of plant physiology and their response mechanisms.
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- Uma Kota
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7622, USA
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Potters G, Horemans N, Jansen MAK. The cellular redox state in plant stress biology--a charging concept. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2010; 48:292-300. [PMID: 20137959 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2009] [Revised: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 12/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Different redox-active compounds, such as ascorbate, glutathione, NAD(P)H and proteins from the thioredoxin superfamily, contribute to the general redox homeostasis in the plant cell. The myriad of interactions between redox-active compounds, and the effect of environmental parameters on them, has been encapsulated in the concept of a cellular redox state. This concept has facilitated progress in understanding stress signalling and defence in plants. However, despite the proven usefulness of the concept of a redox state, there is no single, operational definition that allows for quantitative analysis and hypothesis testing.
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- Geert Potters
- Dept. Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
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Chevalier F. Highlights on the capacities of "Gel-based" proteomics. Proteome Sci 2010; 8:23. [PMID: 20426826 PMCID: PMC2873371 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-8-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Gel-based proteomic is the most popular and versatile method of global protein separation and quantification. This is a mature approach to screen the protein expression at the large scale, and a cheaper approach as compared with gel-free proteomics. Based on two independent biochemical characteristics of proteins, two-dimensional electrophoresis combines isoelectric focusing, which separates proteins according to their isoelectric point, and SDS-PAGE, which separates them further according to their molecular mass. The next typical steps of the flow of gel-based proteomics are spots visualization and evaluation, expression analysis and finally protein identification by mass spectrometry. For the study of differentially expressed proteins, two-dimensional electrophoresis allows simultaneously to detect, quantify and compare up to thousand protein spots isoforms, including post-translational modifications, in the same gel and in a wide range of biological systems. In this review article, the limits, benefits, and perspectives of gel-based proteomic approaches are discussed using concrete examples.
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Rabilloud T, Chevallet M, Luche S, Lelong C. Fully denaturing two-dimensional electrophoresis of membrane proteins: A critical update. Proteomics 2008; 8:3965-73. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Weiner JH, Li L. Proteome of the Escherichia coli envelope and technological challenges in membrane proteome analysis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1778:1698-713. [PMID: 17904518 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2007] [Revised: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The envelope of Escherichia coli is a complex organelle composed of the outer membrane, periplasm-peptidoglycan layer and cytoplasmic membrane. Each compartment has a unique complement of proteins, the proteome. Determining the proteome of the envelope is essential for developing an in silico bacterial model, for determining cellular responses to environmental alterations, for determining the function of proteins encoded by genes of unknown function and for development and testing of new experimental technologies such as mass spectrometric methods for identifying and quantifying hydrophobic proteins. The availability of complete genomic information has led several groups to develop computer algorithms to predict the proteome of each part of the envelope by searching the genome for leader sequences, beta-sheet motifs and stretches of alpha-helical hydrophobic amino acids. In addition, published experimental data has been mined directly and by machine learning approaches. In this review we examine the somewhat confusing available literature and relate published experimental data to the most recent gene annotation of E. coli to describe the predicted and experimental proteome of each compartment. The problem of characterizing integral versus membrane-associated proteins is discussed. The E. coli envelope proteome provides an excellent test bed for developing mass spectrometric techniques for identifying hydrophobic proteins that have generally been refractory to analysis. We describe the gel based and solution based proteome analysis approaches along with protein cleavage and proteolysis methods that investigators are taking to tackle this difficult problem.
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- Joel H Weiner
- Membrane Protein Research Group and The Institute for Biomolecular Design, University of Alberta, Canada.
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Valot B, Negroni L, Zivy M, Gianinazzi S, Dumas-Gaudot E. A mass spectrometric approach to identify arbuscular mycorrhiza-related proteins in root plasma membrane fractions. Proteomics 2008; 6 Suppl 1:S145-55. [PMID: 16511816 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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One of the most important morphological changes occurring in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) roots takes place when the plant plasma membrane (PM) invaginates around the fungal arbuscular structures resulting in the periarbuscular membrane formation. To investigate whether AM symbiosis-specific proteins accumulate at this stage, two complementary MS approaches targeting the root PM from the model legume Medicago truncatula were designed. Membrane extracts were first enriched in PM using a discontinuous sucrose gradient method. The resulting PM fractions were further analysed with (i) an automated 2-D LC-MS/MS using a strong cation exchange and RP chromatography, and (ii) SDS-PAGE combined with a systematic LC-MS/MS analysis. Seventy-eight proteins, including hydrophobic ones, were reproducibly identified in the PM fraction from non-inoculated roots, representing the first survey of the M. truncatula root PM proteome. Comparison between non-inoculated and Glomus intraradices-inoculated roots revealed two proteins that differed in the mycorrhizal root PM fraction. They corresponded to an H(+)-ATPase (Mtha1) and a predicted glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored blue copper-binding protein (MtBcp1), both potentially located on the periarbuscular membrane. The exact role of MtBcp1 in AM symbiosis remains to be investigated.
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- Benoît Valot
- UMR 1088 INRA/CNRS 5184/UB Plante-Microbe-Environnement, Dijon, France
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Carletti P, Masi A, Spolaore B, Polverino De Laureto P, De Zorzi M, Turetta L, Ferretti M, Nardi S. Protein Expression Changes in Maize Roots in Response to Humic Substances. J Chem Ecol 2008; 34:804-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9477-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Revised: 03/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marmagne A, Ferro M, Meinnel T, Bruley C, Kuhn L, Garin J, Barbier-Brygoo H, Ephritikhine G. A High Content in Lipid-modified Peripheral Proteins and Integral Receptor Kinases Features in the Arabidopsis Plasma Membrane Proteome. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 6:1980-96. [PMID: 17644812 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m700099-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The proteomics of plasma membrane has brought to date only scarce and partial information on the actual protein repertoire. In this work, the plant plasma membrane proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana was investigated. A highly purified plasma membrane fraction was washed by NaCl and Na2CO3 salts, and the insoluble fractions were further analyzed by nano-LC-MS/MS. With 446 proteins identified, we hereby describe the largest plasma membrane proteome diversity reported so far. Half of the proteins were predicted to display transmembrane domains and/or to be anchored to the membrane, validating a posteriori the pertinence of the approach. A fine analysis highlighted two main specific and novel features. First, the main functional category is represented by a majority of as yet unreported signaling proteins, including 11% receptor-like kinases. Second, 16% of the identified proteins are predicted to be lipid-modified, specifically involving double lipid linkage through N-terminal myristoylation, S-palmitoylation, C-terminal prenylation, or glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors. Thus, our approach led for the first time to the identification of a large number of peripheral proteins as part of the plasma membrane and allowed the functionality of the plasma membrane in the cell context to be reconsidered.
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- Anne Marmagne
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS-UPR 2355, Bât 22, avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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Bodzon-Kulakowska A, Bierczynska-Krzysik A, Dylag T, Drabik A, Suder P, Noga M, Jarzebinska J, Silberring J. Methods for samples preparation in proteomic research. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 849:1-31. [PMID: 17113834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sample preparation is one of the most crucial processes in proteomics research. The results of the experiment depend on the condition of the starting material. Therefore, the proper experimental model and careful sample preparation is vital to obtain significant and trustworthy results, particularly in comparative proteomics, where we are usually looking for minor differences between experimental-, and control samples. In this review we discuss problems associated with general strategies of samples preparation, and experimental demands for these processes.
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- Anna Bodzon-Kulakowska
- Department of Neurobiochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena St. 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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Hynek R, Svensson B, Jensen ON, Barkholt V, Finnie C. Enrichment and Identification of Integral Membrane Proteins from Barley Aleurone Layers by Reversed-Phase Chromatography, SDS-PAGE, and LC−MS/MS. J Proteome Res 2006; 5:3105-13. [PMID: 17081062 DOI: 10.1021/pr0602850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The plasma membrane of the cereal aleurone layer is the site of perception of germination signals and release of enzymes to the starchy endosperm. Analysis of membrane proteins is challenging due to their hydrophobicity and low abundance; thus, little is known about the membrane proteins involved in seed germination. A membrane fraction highly enriched for the plasma membrane H+-ATPase was prepared from barley aleurone layers by aqueous two-phase partitioning. Because detergent and salt washes did not efficiently remove soluble proteins from the membrane preparations, an alternative procedure was developed, comprising batch reversed-phase chromatography with stepwise elution of hydrophobic proteins by 2-propanol. Proteins in the most hydrophobic fraction were separated by SDS-PAGE and identified by LC-MS/MS and barley EST sequence database search. The method was efficient for enrichment of integral membrane proteins with relatively low levels of soluble contaminating proteins. Forty-six proteins associated with barley aleurone plasma membranes were identified, including proteins with more than 10 transmembrane domains. Among the identified proteins were two new isoforms of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase, two proteins possibly involved in ion-channel regulation, and two proteins of unknown function. This represents the first analysis of membrane proteins involved in seed germination using a proteomics approach.
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- Radovan Hynek
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry Group, BioCentrum-DTU, Søltofts Plads, Building 224, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Vâlcu CM, Schlink K. Efficient extraction of proteins from woody plant samples for two-dimensional electrophoresis. Proteomics 2006; 6:4166-75. [PMID: 16791823 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Protein extraction from plant samples is usually challenging due to the low protein content and high level of contaminants. Therefore, the 2-DE pattern resolution is strongly influenced by the procedure of sample preparation. Efficient solubilization of proteins strictly depends on the chaotrope and detergent in the extraction buffer. Despite the large number of detergents that have been developed for the use in protein extraction and IEF, there is no single compound able to efficiently extract proteins from any source. Hence, optimization has to be performed for each type of sample. We tested several chaotrope/detergent combinations to achieve optimal solubilization and separation of proteins from Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.] needles and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaves and roots. The same chaotrope mixture (7 M urea, 2 M thiourea) was found to be suitable for the extraction and separation of proteins from all samples. Nonetheless, the efficiency of the surfactants tested varied between samples so that optimal extraction and separation was achieved with different detergents or combination of detergents for each sample. The 2-DE separation of spruce needle proteins was optimal in a mixture of two zwitterionic detergents (2% CHAPS and 2% decyl dimethylammonio propanesulfonate). Beech proteins were best separated in buffers containing sugar-based detergents (2% n-octyl beta-D-glucopiranoside in the case of leaf samples and 2% dodecyl maltoside for the root samples). IEF was performed in buffers with the same composition as the extraction buffer except for the root proteins that were better focused in a buffer containing 2% CHAPS.
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- Cristina-Maria Vâlcu
- Section of Forest Genetics, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
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Granvogl B, Reisinger V, Eichacker LA. Mapping the proteome of thylakoid membranes byde novo sequencing of intermembrane peptide domains. Proteomics 2006; 6:3681-95. [PMID: 16758444 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The proteome of a membrane compartment has been investigated by de novo sequence analysis after tryptic in gel digestion. Protein complexes and corresponding protein subunits were separated by a 2-D Blue Native (BN)/SDS-PAGE system. The transmembrane proteins of thylakoid membranes from a higher plant (Hordeum vulgare L.) were identified by the primary sequence of hydrophilic intermembrane peptide domains using nano ESI-MS/MS-analysis. Peptide analysis revealed that lysine residues of membrane proteins are primarily situated in the intermembrane domains. We concluded that esterification of lysine residues with fluorescent dyes may open the opportunity to label membrane proteins still localized in native protein complexes within the membrane phase. We demonstrate that covalent labelling of membrane proteins with the fluorescent dye Cy3 allows high sensitive visualization of protein complexes after 2-D BN/SDS-PAGE. We show that pre-electrophoretic labelling of protein subunits supplements detection of proteins by post-electrophoretic staining with silver and CBB and assists in completing the identification of the membrane proteome.
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- Bernhard Granvogl
- Department für Biologie I, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
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Nelson CJ, Hegeman AD, Harms AC, Sussman MR. A quantitative analysis of Arabidopsis plasma membrane using trypsin-catalyzed (18)O labeling. Mol Cell Proteomics 2006; 5:1382-95. [PMID: 16635983 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m500414-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Typical mass spectrometry-based protein lists from purified fractions are confounded by the absence of tools for evaluating contaminants. In this report, we compare the results of a standard survey experiment using an ion trap mass spectrometer with those obtained using dual isotope labeling and a Q-TOF mass spectrometer to quantify the degree of enrichment of proteins in purified subcellular fractions of Arabidopsis plasma membrane. Incorporation of a stable isotope, either H(2)(18)O or H(2)(16)O, during trypsinization allowed relative quantification of the degree of enrichment of proteins within membranes after phase partitioning with polyethylene glycol/dextran mixtures. The ratios allowed the quantification of 174 membrane-associated proteins with 70 showing plasma membrane enrichment equal to or greater than ATP-dependent proton pumps, canonical plasma membrane proteins. Enriched proteins included several hallmark plasma membrane proteins, such as H(+)-ATPases, aquaporins, receptor-like kinases, and various transporters, as well as a number of proteins with unknown functions. Most importantly, a comparison of the datasets from a sequencing "survey" analysis using the ion trap mass spectrometer with that from the quantitative dual isotope labeling ratio method indicates that as many as one-fourth of the putative survey identifications are biological contaminants rather than bona fide plasma membrane proteins.
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- Clark J Nelson
- Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Islinger M, Lüers GH, Zischka H, Ueffing M, Völkl A. Insights into the membrane proteome of rat liver peroxisomes: microsomal glutathione-S-transferase is shared by both subcellular compartments. Proteomics 2006; 6:804-16. [PMID: 16385473 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous "multipurpose" organelles of eukaryotic cells. Their matrix enzymes catalyze mainly catabolic and anabolic reactions of lipid metabolism, thus contributing to the regulation of lipid homeostasis. Since most metabolites must be actively transported across the peroxisomal membrane and since individual proteins and protein complexes play functional roles in such transport processes, we analyzed the peroxisomal membrane proteome. Benzyldimethyl-n-hexadecylammoniumchloride (16-BAC)/SDS-2-D-PAGE and mass spectrometry were used to characterize the proteomes of highly purified "light" and "heavy" peroxisomes of rat liver obtained by density gradient centrifugation. In both populations, the major integral membrane proteins could be detected in high concentrations, verifying 16-BAC/SDS-2-D-PAGE as a suitable tool for the preparation of membrane proteomes destined for mass spectrometric analysis. Both reliable and reproducible detection of a distinct set of microsomal (ER) membrane proteins, including microsomal glutathione-S-transferase (mGST), in light and heavy peroxisomal fractions was also possible. Compared with the abundance of most microsomal membrane proteins, we found mGST to be specifically enriched in peroxisomal membrane fractions. Furthermore, C terminus epitope-tagged mGST versions were localized at least in part to peroxisomes in different mammalian cell lines. Taken together, these data suggest that the peroxisomal GST is not a mere ER-contaminant, but a bona fide protein comprising the membrane proteome of both intracellular compartments. In addition, we could detect several mitochondrial proteins in light peroxisome fractions. This finding may likely indicate a physical association of light peroxisomes with mitochondria, since the organelles could be partly separated by mechanical stress. Whether this association is of functional importance awaits further investigation.
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- Markus Islinger
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology II, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Zhang L, Xie J, Wang X, Liu X, Tang X, Cao R, Hu W, Nie S, Fan C, Liang S. Proteomic analysis of mouse liver plasma membrane: Use of differential extraction to enrich hydrophobic membrane proteins. Proteomics 2005; 5:4510-24. [PMID: 16222721 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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To comprehensively identify proteins of liver plasma membrane (PM), we isolated PMs from mouse liver by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. An optimized extraction method for whole PM proteins and several methods of differential extraction expected to enrich hydrophobic membrane proteins were tested. The extracted PM proteins were separated by 2-DE, and were identified by MALDI-TOF-MS, and ESI-quadrupole-TOF MS. As the complementary method, 1-DE-MS/MS was also used to identify PM proteins. The optimized lysis buffer containing urea, thiourea, CHAPS and NP-40 was able to extract more PM proteins, and treatment of PM samples with chloroform/methanol and sodium carbonate led to enrichment of more hydrophobic PM proteins. From the mouse liver PM fraction, 175 non-redundant gene products were identified, of which 88 (about 50%) were integral membrane proteins with one to seven transmembrane domains. The remaining products were probably membrane-associated and cytosolic proteins. The function distribution of all the identified liver PM proteins was analyzed; 40% represented enzymes, 12% receptors and 9% proteins with unknown function.
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- Lijun Zhang
- College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, PR China
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Heazlewood JL, Tonti-Filippini J, Verboom RE, Millar AH. Combining experimental and predicted datasets for determination of the subcellular location of proteins in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 139:598-609. [PMID: 16219920 PMCID: PMC1255979 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.065532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Revised: 08/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/08/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Substantial experimental datasets defining the subcellular location of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) proteins have been reported in the literature in the form of organelle proteomes built from mass spectrometry data (approximately 2,500 proteins). Subcellular location for specific proteins has also been published based on imaging of chimeric fluorescent fusion proteins in intact cells (approximately 900 proteins). Further, the more diverse history of biochemical determination of subcellular location is stored in the entries of the Swiss-Prot database for the products of many Arabidopsis genes (approximately 1,800 proteins). Combined with the range of bioinformatic targeting prediction tools and comparative genomic analysis, these experimental datasets provide a powerful basis for defining the final location of proteins within the wide variety of subcellular structures present inside Arabidopsis cells. We have analyzed these published experimental and prediction data to answer a range of substantial questions facing researchers about the veracity of these approaches to determining protein location and their interrelatedness. We have merged these data to form the subcellular location database for Arabidopsis proteins (SUBA), providing an integrated understanding of protein location, encompassing the plastid, mitochondrion, peroxisome, nucleus, plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole, Golgi, cytoskeleton structures, and cytosol (www.suba.bcs.uwa.edu.au). This includes data on more than 4,400 nonredundant Arabidopsis protein sequences. We also provide researchers with an online resource that may be used to query protein sets or protein families and determine whether predicted or experimental location data exist; to analyze the nature of contamination between published proteome sets; and/or for building theoretical subcellular proteomes in Arabidopsis using the latest experimental data.
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- Joshua L Heazlewood
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley
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Giavalisco P, Nordhoff E, Kreitler T, Klöppel KD, Lehrach H, Klose J, Gobom J. Proteome analysis ofArabidopsis thaliana by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry. Proteomics 2005; 5:1902-13. [PMID: 15815986 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In the present study we show results of a large-scale proteome analysis of the recently sequenced plant Arabidopsis thaliana. On the basis of a previously published sequential protein extraction protocol, we prepared protein extracts from eight different A. thaliana tissues (primary leaf, leaf, stem, silique, seedling, seed, root, and inflorescence) and analysed these by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A total of 6000 protein spots, from three of these tissues, namely primary leaf, silique and seedling, were excised and the contained proteins were analysed by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry peptide mass fingerprinting. This resulted in the identification of the proteins contained in 2943 spots, which were found to be products of 663 different genes. In this report we present and discuss the methodological and biological results of our plant proteome analysis.
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Ephritikhine G, Ferro M, Rolland N. Plant membrane proteomics. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2004; 42:943-62. [PMID: 15707833 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2004.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2004] [Accepted: 11/09/2004] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plant membrane proteins are involved in many different functions according to their location in the cell. For instance, the chloroplast has two membrane systems, thylakoids and envelope, with specialized membrane proteins for photosynthesis and metabolite and ion transporters, respectively. Although recent advances in sample preparation and analytical techniques have been achieved for the study of membrane proteins, the characterization of these proteins, especially the hydrophobic ones, is still challenging. The present review highlights recent advances in methodologies for identification of plant membrane proteins from purified subcellular structures. The interest of combining several complementary extraction procedures to take into account specific features of membrane proteins is discussed in the light of recent proteomics data, notably for chloroplast envelope, mitochondrial membranes and plasma membrane from Arabidopsis. These examples also illustrate how, on one hand, proteomics can feed bioinformatics for a better definition of prediction tools and, on the other hand, although prediction tools are not 100% reliable, they can give valuable information for biological investigations. In particular, membrane proteomics brings new insights over plant membrane systems, on both the membrane compartment where proteins are working and their putative cellular function.
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- Geneviève Ephritikhine
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS (UPR 2355), Bâtiment 22, avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette cedex, France.
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Rose JKC, Bashir S, Giovannoni JJ, Jahn MM, Saravanan RS. Tackling the plant proteome: practical approaches, hurdles and experimental tools. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 39:715-33. [PMID: 15315634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The study of complex biological questions through comparative proteomics is becoming increasingly attractive to plant biologists as the rapidly expanding plant genomic and expressed sequence tag databases provide improved opportunities for protein identification. This review focuses on practical issues associated with comparative proteomic analysis, including the challenges of effective protein extraction and separation from plant tissues, the pros and cons of two-dimensional gel-based analysis and the problems of identifying proteins from species that are not recognized models for functional genomic studies. Specific points are illustrated using data from an ongoing study of the tomato and pepper fruit proteomes.
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- Jocelyn K C Rose
- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 147853, USA.
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Mongrand S, Morel J, Laroche J, Claverol S, Carde JP, Hartmann MA, Bonneu M, Simon-Plas F, Lessire R, Bessoule JJ. Lipid rafts in higher plant cells: purification and characterization of Triton X-100-insoluble microdomains from tobacco plasma membrane. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:36277-86. [PMID: 15190066 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403440200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A large body of evidence from the past decade supports the existence of functional microdomains in membranes of animal and yeast cells, which play important roles in protein sorting, signal transduction, or infection by pathogens. They are based on the dynamic clustering of sphingolipids and cholesterol or ergosterol and are characterized by their insolubility, at low temperature, in nonionic detergents. Here we show that similar microdomains also exist in plant plasma membrane isolated from both tobacco leaves and BY2 cells. Tobacco lipid rafts were found to be greatly enriched in a sphingolipid, identified as glycosylceramide, as well as in a mixture of stigmasterol, sitosterol, 24-methylcholesterol, and cholesterol. Phospho- and glycoglycerolipids of the plasma membrane were largely excluded from lipid rafts. Membrane proteins were separated by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and identified by tandem mass spectrometry or use of specific antibody. The data clearly indicate that tobacco microdomains are able to recruit a specific set of the plasma membrane proteins and exclude others. We demonstrate the recruitment of the NADPH oxidase after elicitation by cryptogein and the presence of the small G protein NtRac5, a negative regulator of NADPH oxidase, in lipid rafts.
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MESH Headings
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Centrifugation, Density Gradient
- Cholesterol/analogs & derivatives
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Chromatography, Thin Layer
- Detergents/pharmacology
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Ergosterol/metabolism
- Ions
- Lipid Metabolism
- Lipids/chemistry
- Mass Spectrometry
- Membrane Microdomains/chemistry
- Membrane Microdomains/metabolism
- Microscopy, Electron
- NADPH Oxidases/metabolism
- Octoxynol/pharmacology
- Phytosterols
- Plant Leaves/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Signal Transduction
- Sitosterols/metabolism
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
- Stigmasterol/metabolism
- Sucrose/pharmacology
- Temperature
- Nicotiana/metabolism
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- Sébastien Mongrand
- Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, FRE 2694-CNRS-Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
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Cellini F, Chesson A, Colquhoun I, Constable A, Davies HV, Engel KH, Gatehouse AMR, Kärenlampi S, Kok EJ, Leguay JJ, Lehesranta S, Noteborn HPJM, Pedersen J, Smith M. Unintended effects and their detection in genetically modified crops. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:1089-125. [PMID: 15123383 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The commercialisation of GM crops in Europe is practically non-existent at the present time. The European Commission has instigated changes to the regulatory process to address the concerns of consumers and member states and to pave the way for removing the current moratorium. With regard to the safety of GM crops and products, the current risk assessment process pays particular attention to potential adverse effects on human and animal health and the environment. This document deals with the concept of unintended effects in GM crops and products, i.e. effects that go beyond that of the original modification and that might impact primarily on health. The document first deals with the potential for unintended effects caused by the processes of transgene insertion (DNA rearrangements) and makes comparisons with genetic recombination events and DNA rearrangements in traditional breeding. The document then focuses on the potential value of evolving "profiling" or "omics" technologies as non-targeted, unbiased approaches, to detect unintended effects. These technologies include metabolomics (parallel analysis of a range of primary and secondary metabolites), proteomics (analysis of polypeptide complement) and transcriptomics (parallel analysis of gene expression). The technologies are described, together with their current limitations. Importantly, the significance of unintended effects on consumer health are discussed and conclusions and recommendations presented on the various approaches outlined.
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- F Cellini
- Metapontum Agrobios, SS Jonica Km 448.2, I-75010 Metaponto Matera, Italy
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Marmagne A, Rouet MA, Ferro M, Rolland N, Alcon C, Joyard J, Garin J, Barbier-Brygoo H, Ephritikhine G. Identification of New Intrinsic Proteins in Arabidopsis Plasma Membrane Proteome. Mol Cell Proteomics 2004; 3:675-91. [PMID: 15060130 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m400001-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Identification and characterization of anion channel genes in plants represent a goal for a better understanding of their central role in cell signaling, osmoregulation, nutrition, and metabolism. Though channel activities have been well characterized in plasma membrane by electrophysiology, the corresponding molecular entities are little documented. Indeed, the hydrophobic protein equipment of plant plasma membrane still remains largely unknown, though several proteomic approaches have been reported. To identify new putative transport systems, we developed a new proteomic strategy based on mass spectrometry analyses of a plasma membrane fraction enriched in hydrophobic proteins. We produced from Arabidopsis cell suspensions a highly purified plasma membrane fraction and characterized it in detail by immunological and enzymatic tests. Using complementary methods for the extraction of hydrophobic proteins and mass spectrometry analyses on mono-dimensional gels, about 100 proteins have been identified, 95% of which had never been found in previous proteomic studies. The inventory of the plasma membrane proteome generated by this approach contains numerous plasma membrane integral proteins, one-third displaying at least four transmembrane segments. The plasma membrane localization was confirmed for several proteins, therefore validating such proteomic strategy. An in silico analysis shows a correlation between the putative functions of the identified proteins and the expected roles for plasma membrane in transport, signaling, cellular traffic, and metabolism. This analysis also reveals 10 proteins that display structural properties compatible with transport functions and will constitute interesting targets for further functional studies.
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- Anne Marmagne
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Propre de Recherche, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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Millar AH. Location, location, location: surveying the intracellular real estate through proteomics in plants. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2004; 31:563-572. [PMID: 32688928 DOI: 10.1071/fp04034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2004] [Accepted: 03/16/2004] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Knowledge of cellular compartmentation is critical to an understanding of many aspects of biological function in plant cells but it remains an under-emphasised concept in the use of and investment in plant functional genomic tools. The emerging effort in plant subcellular proteomics is discussed, and the current datasets that are available for a series of organelles and cellular membranes isolated from a range of plant species are noted. The benefit of knowing subcellular location in determining the role of proteins of unknown function is considered alongside the challenges faced in this endeavour. These include clear problems in dealing with contamination during the isolation of subcellular compartments, the meaningful integration of these datasets once completed to assemble a jigsaw of the cellular proteome as a whole, and the use of the wider literature in supplementing this proteomic discovery effort.
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- A Harvey Millar
- Plant Molecular Biology Group, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. Corresponding author; email
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Valot B, Gianinazzi S, Eliane DG. Sub-cellular proteomic analysis of a Medicago truncatula root microsomal fraction. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2004; 65:1721-32. [PMID: 15276433 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2004] [Revised: 04/02/2004] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Since the last decade, Medicago truncatula has emerged as one of the model plants particularly investigated in the field of plant-microbe interactions. Several genetic and molecular approaches including proteomics have been developed to increase knowledge about this plant species. To complement the proteomic data, which have mainly focused on the total root proteins from M. truncatula, we carried out a sub-cellular approach to gain access to the total membrane-associated proteins. Following the setting up of the purification process, microsomal proteins were separated on 2-DE. Ninety-six out of the 440 well-resolved proteins were identified by MALDI-TOF peptide mass fingerprinting. A high percent (83%) of successful protein identification was obtained when using M. truncatula clustered EST database for queries. During the purification process, the enrichment in membrane-associated proteins was monitored on 2-D gels. The membrane location of microsomal proteins was further confirmed using PMF identification. This study reports a fractionation process for characterizing microsomal root proteins of M. truncatula, which could be an interesting tool for investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in root symbioses.
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- Benoît Valot
- UMR 1088 INRA/CNRS 5184/UB Plante-Microbe-Environment, INRA/CMSE, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon, France
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Hirano H, Islam N, Kawasaki H. Technical aspects of functional proteomics in plants. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2004; 65:1487-1498. [PMID: 15276446 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2004] [Revised: 04/14/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Since the completion of genome sequences of several organisms, attention has been focused to determine the function and functional network of proteins by proteome analysis. This analysis is achieved by separation and identification of proteins, determination of their function and functional network, and construction of an appropriate database. Many improvements in separation and identification of proteins, such as two-dimensional electrophoresis, nano-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, have rapidly been achieved. Some new techniques which include top-down mass spectrometry and tandem affinity purification have emerged. These techniques have provided the possibility of high-throughput analysis of function and functional network of proteins in plants. However, to cope with the huge information emerging from proteome analyses, more sophisticated techniques and software are essential. The development and adaptation of such techniques will ease analyses of protein profiling, identification of post-translational modifications and protein-protein interaction, which are vital for elucidation of the protein functions.
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- Hisashi Hirano
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 244-0813, Japan.
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Nühse TS, Boller T, Peck SC. A plasma membrane syntaxin is phosphorylated in response to the bacterial elicitor flagellin. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:45248-54. [PMID: 12949074 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m307443200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In vivo pulse labeling of suspension-cultured Arabidopsis cells with [32P]orthophosphate allows a systematic analysis of dynamic changes in protein phosphorylation. Here, we use this technique to investigate signal transduction events at the plant plasma membrane triggered upon perception of microbial elicitors of defense responses, using as a model elicitor flg22, a peptide corresponding to the most conserved domain of bacterial flagellin. We demonstrate that two-dimensional gel electrophoresis in conjunction with mass spectrometry is a suitable tool for the identification of intrinsic membrane proteins, and we show that among them a syntaxin, AtSyp122, is phosphorylated rapidly in response to flg22. Although incorporation of radioactive phosphate into the protein only occurs significantly after elicitation, immunoblot analysis after two-dimensional gel separation indicates that the protein is also phosphorylated prior to elicitation. These results indicate that flg22 elicits either an increase in the rate of turnover of phosphate or an additional de novo phosphorylation event. In vitro, phosphorylation of AtSyp122 is calcium-dependent. In vitro phosphorylated peptides separated by two-dimensional thin layer chromatography comigrate with two of the three in vivo phosphopeptides, indicating that this calcium-dependent phosphorylation is biologically relevant. These results indicate a regulatory link between elicitor-induced calcium fluxes and the rapid phosphorylation of a syntaxin. Because syntaxins are known to be important in membrane fusion and exocytosis, we hypothesize that one of the functions of the calcium signal is to stimulate exocytosis of defense-related proteins and compounds.
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- Thomas S Nühse
- Friedrich-Miescher Institute of Biomedical Research, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Gao Z, Chen YF, Randlett MD, Zhao XC, Findell JL, Kieber JJ, Schaller GE. Localization of the Raf-like kinase CTR1 to the endoplasmic reticulum of Arabidopsis through participation in ethylene receptor signaling complexes. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:34725-32. [PMID: 12821658 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m305548200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The plant hormone ethylene is perceived by a five-member family of receptors related to the bacterial histidine kinases. The Raf-like kinase CTR1 functions downstream of the ethylene receptors as a negative regulator of ethylene signal transduction. CTR1 is shown here to be associated with membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum in Arabidopsis as a result of its interactions with ethylene receptors. Membrane association of CTR1 is reduced by mutations that eliminate ethylene receptors and by a mutation in CTR1 that reduces its ability to bind to the ethylene receptor ETR1. Direct evidence that CTR1 is part of an ethylene receptor signaling complex was obtained by co-purification of the ethylene receptor ETR1 with a tagged version of CTR1 from an Arabidopsis membrane extract. The histidine kinase activity of ETR1 is not required for its association with CTR1, based on co-purification of tagged ETR1 mutants and CTR1 after expression in a transgenic yeast system. These data demonstrate that CTR1 is part of an ethylene receptor signaling complex in Arabidopsis and support a model in which localization of CTR1 to the endoplasmic reticulum is necessary for its function. Additional data that demonstrate a post-transcriptional effect of ethylene upon the expression of CTR1 suggest that production of ethylene receptor signaling complexes may be coordinately regulated.
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- Zhiyong Gao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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Hunter TC, Andon NL, Koller A, Yates JR, Haynes PA. The functional proteomics toolbox: methods and applications. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 782:165-81. [PMID: 12458005 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00570-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Thomas C Hunter
- Protein and Metabolite Dynamics Department, Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta Genomics Research and Technology, 3115 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Thiellement H, Zivy M, Plomion C. Combining proteomic and genetic studies in plants. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 782:137-49. [PMID: 12458003 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00553-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Plant proteomics is still in its infancy, although numerous experiments have been undertaken since the end of the 1970s. In this review we focus on the interactions between proteomics and genetics. A given genome can express various proteomes according to differentiation, development, tissues, cells and subcellular compartments, and proteomes are modified in function of biotic and abiotic environment. These different proteomes and the way they respond to environment can be compared between genotypes, allowing the characterization of mutants or lines, the study of mutation pleiotropic effects, the genetic mapping of expressed genes. These comparisons also permit to hypothesize for "candidate proteins" that might be involved in the genetic variation of traits of economic or agronomic interest.
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- Hervé Thiellement
- Unité Mixte de Génétique Végétale, INRA/CNRS, la Ferme du Moulon, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Han DK, Eng J, Zhou H, Aebersold R. Quantitative profiling of differentiation-induced microsomal proteins using isotope-coded affinity tags and mass spectrometry. Nat Biotechnol 2001; 19:946-51. [PMID: 11581660 PMCID: PMC1444949 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1001-946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 707] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An approach to the systematic identification and quantification of the proteins contained in the microsomal fraction of cells is described. It consists of three steps: (1) preparation of microsomal fractions from cells or tissues representing different states; (2) covalent tagging of the proteins with isotope-coded affinity tag (ICAT) reagents followed by proteolysis of the combined labeled protein samples; and (3) isolation, identification, and quantification of the tagged peptides by multidimensional chromatography, automated tandem mass spectrometry, and computational analysis of the obtained data. The method was used to identify and determine the ratios of abundance of each of 491 proteins contained in the microsomal fractions of naïve and in vitro- differentiated human myeloid leukemia (HL-60) cells. The method and the new software tools to support it are well suited to the large-scale, quantitative analysis of membrane proteins and other classes of proteins that have been refractory to standard proteomics technology.
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- David K. Han
- University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030-0002
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- Institute for Systems Biology, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6099
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- Institute for Systems Biology, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6099
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- Institute for Systems Biology, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6099
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For many years the analysis of plant proteomes has been restricted to the construction of descriptive catalogues or the search for markers. The analysis of plant proteomes is now gaining a functional dimension, however, because the focus has shifted onto well-defined plant-specific tissues and organelles, the simultaneous mining of proteomic and physiological data and specific methodological efforts.
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- M Rossignol
- Biochimie & Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UMR 5004, INRA, Place Viala, 2, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.
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Santoni V, Kieffer S, Desclaux D, Masson F, Rabilloud T. Membrane proteomics: use of additive main effects with multiplicative interaction model to classify plasma membrane proteins according to their solubility and electrophoretic properties. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:3329-44. [PMID: 11079553 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(20001001)21:16<3329::aid-elps3329>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Recent efforts at the proteomic level were employed to describe the protein equipment of the plasma membrane of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. These studies had revealed that the plasma membrane is rich in extrinsic proteins but came up against two major problems: (i) few hydrophobic proteins were recovered in two-dimensional electrophoresis gels, and (ii) many plasma membrane proteins had no known function or were unknown in the database despite extensive sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome. In this paper, several methods expected to enrich a membrane sample in hydrophobic proteins were compared. The optimization of solubilization procedures revealed that the detergent to be used depends on the lipid content of the sample. The corresponding proteomes were compared with the statistical model AMMI (additive main effects with multiplicative interaction) that aimed at regrouping proteins according to their solubility and electrophoretic properties. Distinct groups emerged from this analysis and the identification of proteins in each group allowed us to assign specific features to several of them. For instance, two of these groups regrouped very hydrophobic proteins, one group contained V-ATPase subunits, another group contained proteins with one transmembrane domain as well as proteins known to interact with membrane proteins. This study provides methodological tools to study particular classes of plasma membrane proteins and should be applicable to other cellular membranes.
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- V Santoni
- Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, INRA/ENSA-M/CNRS, UMR 5004, Montpellier, France.
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Vuong GL, Weiss SM, Kammer W, Priemer M, Vingron M, Nordheim A, Cahill MA. Improved sensitivity proteomics by postharvest alkylation and radioactive labelling of proteins. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:2594-605. [PMID: 10949135 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(20000701)21:13<2594::aid-elps2594>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We describe approaches to improve the detection of proteins by postharvest alkylation and subsequent radioactive labeling with either [3H]iodoacetamide or 125I. Database protein sequence analysis suggested that cysteine is not suitable for detection of the entire proteome, but that cysteine alkylating reagents can increase the number of proteins able to be detected by iodination chemistry. Proteins were alkylated with beta-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl iodoacetamide, or with 1,5-l-AEDANS (the Hudson Weber reagent). Subsequent iodination using the Iodo-Gen system was found to be most efficient. The enhanced sensitivity obtainable by using these approaches is expected to be sufficient for visualization of the lowest copy number proteins from human cells, such as from clinical samples. However, we argue that significantly improved methods of protein separation will be necessary to resolve the large number of proteins expected to be detectable with this sensitivity.
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- G L Vuong
- Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Proteome analysis implies the ability to separate proteins as a first step prior to characterization. Thus, the overall performance of the analysis strongly depends on the performance of the separation tool, usually two-dimensional electrophoresis. This review shows how two-dimensional electrophoresis performs with membrane proteins from bacteria or animal or vegetable cells and tissues, the recent progress in this field, and it examines future prospects in this area.
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- V Santoni
- INRA, Laboratoire de biochemie et physiologie moléculaire des plantes, Montpellier, France
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In this review we examine the current state of analytical methods in proteomics. The conventional methodology using two-dimensional electrophoresis gels and mass spectrometry is discussed, with particular reference to the advantages and shortcomings thereof. Two recently published methods which offer an alternative approach are presented and discussed, with emphasis on how they can provide information not available via two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. These two methods are the isotope-coded affinity tags approach of Gygi et al. and the two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry approach as presented by Link et al. We conclude that both of these new techniques represent significant advances in analytical methodology for proteome analysis. Furthermore, we believe that in the future biological research will continue to be enhanced by the continuation of such developments in proteomic analytical technology.
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- P A Haynes
- Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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