Selection of Features with Consistent Profiles Improves Relative Protein Quantification in Mass Spectrometry Experiments

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Highlights

• •Automated statistical approach for detecting uninformative features and outliers.
• •Improved performance on relative protein quantification.
• •An option in the open-source R-based software MSstats.

     

Proteome and Phosphoproteome Analysis of Brown Adipocytes Reveals That RICTOR Loss Dampens Global Insulin/AKT Signaling

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• •Global and targeted phosphoproteomics in RICTOR-deficient brown adipocytes.
• •RICTOR loss leads to higher levels of many interferon response-associated proteins.
• •RICTOR loss dampens the dynamic insulin-dependent phosphoproteome response.
• •ACLY S455, VIM S39, and EIF4B S422 are among the most dampened phosphosites.

     

Data,Reagents, Assays and Merits of Proteomics for SARS-CoV-2 Research and Testing

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• •In-depth proteomes of 4 SARS-CoV-2 cell line models (Vero E6, Calu-3, Caco-2, A549).
• •Proteomic evidence for thousands of Chlorocebus sabaeus proteins.
• •Proteomic response of Vero E6 cells to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
• •Synthetic peptides, spectral libraries, and targeted assays for SARS-CoV-2 proteins.

     

An in-depth Comparison of the Pediatric and Adult Urinary N-glycomes

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• •N-glycan patterns are distinct in pediatric and adult urine.
• •Sex differences of N-glycans are much larger in adults.
• •Pediatric urine has almost no sex differences in N-glycan levels.
• •In adults, the majority of N-glycans were more abundant in males.

     

Multiomics Reveals Ectopic ATP Synthase Blockade Induces Cancer Cell Death via a lncRNA-mediated Phospho-signaling Network

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• •Ectopic ATP synthase as a therapeutic target for gefitinib-resistant NSCLC.
• •Multiomics uncovers the dynamic network in response to ecto-ATP synthase blockade.
• •Ecto-ATP synthase blockade induces cytotoxicity by CK2/phospho-topo IIα/GAS5 axis.
• •A positive feedforward circuit between phospho-topo IIα and lncRNA-GAS5.

     

Immediate Adaptation Analysis Implicates BCL6 as an EGFR-TKI Combination Therapy Target in NSCLC

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• •EGFR-TKI molecular response profiling covering 10138 proteins and 13486 mRNAs.
• •EGFR-TKI combination therapy screen using a library of 528 compounds.
• •Several new candidate EGFR-TKI escape mechanisms and combination therapy targets.
• •Combined targeting of the oncogene BCL6 and EGFR results in synergy in NSCLC cells.

     

Temporal Quantitative Proteomics of mGluR-induced Protein Translation and Phosphorylation in Neurons

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• •Integrated phosphoproteomics and analyses of newly synthesized proteins in neurons.
• •Resource of temporal mGluR-induced signaling pathways upon DHPG stimulation.
• •Validation of PKC, MAPK1, CAMKIIa, and CDK2 in mGluR-activation and signaling.
• •Validation of Intersectin-1 in DHPG-induced AMPAR internalization.

     

Glutathionylation Decreases Methyltransferase Activity of PRMT5 and Inhibits Cell Proliferation

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• •PRMT5 glutathionylation is increased in aged mice or under oxidative stress.
• •Deglutathionylation of PRMT5 is catalyzed by glutaredoxin-1.
• •PRMT5 glutathionylation decreases its methyltransferase activity.
• •PRMT5 glutathionylation results in G2/M arrest and inhibits cell proliferation.

     

The Proteome of the Dentate Terminal Zone of the Perforant Path Indicates Presynaptic Impairment in Alzheimer Disease

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• •Laser microdissection of highly vulnerable hippocampal region.
• •Proteomic analysis of postmortem human brain tissue of AD and control cases.
• •Decreased levels of presynaptic proteins, but not postsynaptic proteins, in AD.
• •Immunohistochemistry verifies decreased levels of selected presynaptic proteins.

     

Identification of a Multiplex Biomarker Panel for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Quantitative Proteomics and Machine Learning

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• •Quantitative proteomics and machine learning to study plasma biomarkers in HCM.
• •Six peptides are increased in plasma of LVH+ HCM compared to controls.
• •Peptide biomarkers correlate with imaging markers of phenotype severity.
• •Peptide biomarkers correlate with the estimated sudden cardiac death risk.

     

The DNA Sensor cGAS is Decorated by Acetylation and Phosphorylation Modifications in the Context of Immune Signaling

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• •cGAS acetylations and phosphorylations under basal and immune-stimulated states.
• •K384 and K414 acetylations and S305 phosphorylation inhibit cGAS-mediated apoptosis.
• •Acetylation at K198 stimulates cGAS-dependent interferon signaling.
• •K198 acetylation is decreased upon herpesvirus infection.

     

Characterizing Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Vesicoureteral Reflux: A Pilot Study of the Urinary Proteome

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• •Urinary proteomes of patients with recurrent UTI, renal scarring, and VUR.
• •80 proteins differentially expressed, compared to healthy controls.
• •62 proteins may be indicative of susceptibility for UTI.
• •Altered acute phase response, extracellular matrix and carbohydrate metabolism.

     

Characterization of Prenylated C-terminal Peptides Using a Thiopropyl-based Capture Technique and LC-MS/MS

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Highlights

• •Brain membrane protein extraction.
• •Protein prenylation.
• •Prenyl peptide capture and characterization by LC-MS/MS.
• •HCD and EThcD peptide fragmentation.

     

The Human Immunopeptidome Project: A Roadmap to Predict and Treat Immune Diseases

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• •Immunopeptidomics bears the potential to link diseases to antigen representation.
• •We suggest to achieve this by analyzing the immunopeptidomes of cohorts of patients.
• •Current mass spectrometry-based techniques to analyze immunopeptidomes are described.
• •We term the proposed approach “Immunopeptidome-wide association studies” (IWAS).

     

Concentration Determination of >200 Proteins in Dried Blood Spots for Biomarker Discovery and Validation

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• •Repeatable quantification of 200 proteins in dried blood spots.
• •Determined lower limit of quantification, repeatability, parallelism and stability.
• •Protein stability in DBS stored at ambient temperatures for up to 2 months.
• •Concentration ranges for 200 proteins in 20 healthy individuals.

     

Genetic Profile and Functional Proteomics of Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Proposal for a Molecular Classification

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• •Two molecular groups in anal squamous carcinoma according proteomic profile.
• •Differences in possible targeted processes such as metabolism or immune response.
• •Different percentage of tumor lymphocyte infiltration.
• •Difference in the frequency of ATM variants, related to PPAR inhibitors.

     

DEqMS: A Method for Accurate Variance Estimation in Differential Protein Expression Analysis

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• •DEqMS is a method for statistical analysis of quantitative MS-data.
• •Variance estimates based on the actual MS-data structure.
• •Improved statistical power and accuracy in protein differential analysis.
• •DEqMS is available as a user-friendly R package in Bioconductor.

     

The Challenge of Classifying Metastatic Cell Properties by Molecular Profiling Exemplified with Cutaneous Melanoma Cells and Their Cerebral Metastasis from Patient Derived Mouse Xenografts

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• •Comprehensive molecular profiling of cutaneous and cerebellar metastasis variants.
• •Identification of differentially regulated metastasis-associated molecules.
• •Evidence for individually distinct patterns of metastasis-associated molecules.
• •Highlighting the evident need for establishing meta-analyses strategies.

     

Phenotypic Adaption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Hacking Siderophores Produced by Other Microorganisms

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• •P. aeruginosa grown with exosiderophores and analyzed by proteomic and RT-qPCR.
• •Catechol-type exosiderophores strongly induce the expression of their transporters.
• •Repression of the endogenous iron uptake pathways.
• •Complex phenotypic plasticity in the expression of the various iron-uptake pathways.