Project description:Aortic diseases are a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. We present a serum proteomic study for a spectrum of aortic diseases including thoracic aortic aneurysms (n = 11), chronic dissections (n = 9), acute aortic dissections (n = 11), and surgically treated dissections (n = 19) as well as healthy controls (n = 10) and patients of coronary heart disease (n = 10) to represent non-aortic cardiovascular disease. In total, we identified and quantified 425 proteins across all 70 samples. The different aortic diseases represented distinguishable proteome profiles. We identified protein clusters that positively or negatively correlate with disease severity, including increase of cytosolic tissue leakage proteins and decrease of components of the coagulation and complement system. Further, we identified a serum proteome fingerprint of acute aortic dissections, consisting, among others, of enriched inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and members of the S100 protein family. The study underlines the applicability of serum proteomics for the investigation of aortic diseases and highlights the possibility to establish disease-specific prognostic markers.
Project description:1. evaluation of diagnostic importance of insulin like growth factor binding protein3 in patient with recently diagnosed as Colorectal cancer
2. correlation between the diagnostic efficacy of insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 with routine marker carcinoembryonic antigen.
Project description:Sohn2010 - Genome-scale metabolic network of
Pichia pastoris (PpaMBEL1254)
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Genome-scale metabolic model
of methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and its use for in
silico analysis of heterologous protein production.
Sohn SB, Graf AB, Kim TY, Gasser B,
Maurer M, Ferrer P, Mattanovich D, Lee SY.
Biotechnol J 2010 Jul; 5(7):
705-715
Abstract:
The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris has gained much
attention during the last decade as a platform for producing
heterologous recombinant proteins of pharmaceutical importance,
due to its ability to reproduce post-translational modification
similar to higher eukaryotes. With the recent release of the
full genome sequence for P. pastoris, in-depth study of its
functions has become feasible. Here we present the first
reconstruction of the genome-scale metabolic model of the
eukaryote P. pastoris type strain DSMZ 70382, PpaMBEL1254,
consisting of 1254 metabolic reactions and 1147 metabolites
compartmentalized into eight different regions to represent
organelles. Additionally, equations describing the production
of two heterologous proteins, human serum albumin and human
superoxide dismutase, were incorporated. The protein-producing
model versions of PpaMBEL1254 were then analyzed to examine the
impact on oxygen limitation on protein production.
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Project description:Proteomic methods for RNA interactome capture (RIC) rely principally on crosslinking native or labeled cellular RNA to enrich and investigate RNA-binding protein (RBP) composition and function in cells. The ability to measure RBP activity at individual binding sites by RIC, however, has been more challenging due to the heterogenous nature of peptide adducts derived from the RNA-protein crosslinked site. Here, we present an orthogonal strategy that utilizes clickable electrophilic purines to directly quantify protein-RNA interactions on proteins through photoaffinity competition with 4-thiouridine (4SU)-labeled RNA in cells. Our photo-activatable-competition and chemoproteomic enrichment (PACCE) method facilitated detection of >5,500 cysteine sites across ~3,000 proteins displaying RNA-sensitive alterations in probe binding. Importantly, PACCE enabled functional profiling of canonical RNA-binding domains as well as discovery of moonlighting RNA binding activity in the human proteome. Collectively, we present a chemoproteomic platform for global quantification of protein-RNA binding activity in living cells.
Project description:Ciliopathies and retinal degenerative diseases are heterogeneous groups of genetic diseases. CFAP418 is a causative gene of both diseases, and its sequence is evolutionarily conserved. Here, we employ affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry and quantitative lipidomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic approaches to address the function of CFAP418 in retinas. We show CFAP418 unexpectedly binds to lipid metabolism precursor phosphatidic acid (PA) and mitochondrion-specific lipid cardiolipin but does not form a tight and static complex with proteins. Loss of Cfap418 leads to a widespread disruption of membrane lipid homeostasis and changes in protein-membrane association, which subsequently causes mitochondrial morphological and functional defects and membrane remodeling abnormalities in multiple vesicular trafficking pathways. The signaling of PA-binding protein kinase Ca is increased. Our results indicate that membrane lipid imbalance is a new pathological mechanism underlying inherited ciliopathies and retinal degenerations, which is associated with other known causative RAB28 and BBS genes.
Project description:Proteinuria, the spillage of serum proteins into the urine, is a feature of glomerulonephritides, podocyte disorders and diabetic nephropathy. However, the response of tubular epithelial cells to serum protein exposure has not been systematically characterized. Using transcriptomic profiling we studied serum-induced changes in primary human tubular epithelial cells cultured in 3D microphysiological devices. Serum proteins induced cellular proliferation, secretion of cytokines and activated a coordinated stress response. We orthogonally confirmed our findings by comparing the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscapes of. Importantly, key transcriptomic programs in response to serum exposure remained consistent when comparing intact renal cortex to primary human tubules cultured in 10% fetal bovine serum and to an established mouse model of kidney injury. This serum-induced transcriptional response was dominated by AP-1 and NFkB signatures in the tubular epigenomic landscape with features of active regulation at canonical kidney injury genes (HAVCR1) and genes associated with COVID-19 (ACE2, IL6). Our data provide a reference map for dissecting the regulatory and transcriptional response of tubular epithelial cells to serum-induced injury.
Project description:Proteinuria, the spillage of serum proteins into the urine, is a feature of glomerulonephritides, podocyte disorders and diabetic nephropathy. However, the response of tubular epithelial cells to serum protein exposure has not been systematically characterized. Using transcriptomic profiling we studied serum-induced changes in primary human tubular epithelial cells cultured in 3D microphysiological devices. Serum proteins induced cellular proliferation, secretion of cytokines and activated a coordinated stress response. We orthogonally confirmed our findings by comparing the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscapes of. Importantly, key transcriptomic programs in response to serum exposure remained consistent when comparing intact renal cortex to primary human tubules cultured in 10% fetal bovine serum and to an established mouse model of kidney injury. This serum-induced transcriptional response was dominated by AP-1 and NFkB signatures in the tubular epigenomic landscape with features of active regulation at canonical kidney injury genes (HAVCR1) and genes associated with COVID-19 (ACE2, IL6). Our data provide a reference map for dissecting the regulatory and transcriptional response of tubular epithelial cells to serum-induced injury.