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Clin Transl Med ; 14(7): e1759, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38997803

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BACKGROUND: CircRNA-encoded proteins (CEPs) are emerging as new players in health and disease, and function as baits for the common partners of their cognate linear-spliced RNA encoded proteins (LEPs). However, their prevalence across human tissues and biological roles remain largely unexplored. The placenta is an ideal model for identifying CEPs due to its considerable protein diversity that is required to sustain fetal development during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate circRNA translation in the human placenta, and the potential roles of the CEPs in placental development and dysfunction. METHODS: Multiomics approaches, including RNA sequencing, ribosome profiling, and LC-MS/MS analysis, were utilised to identify novel translational events of circRNAs in human placentas. Bioinformatics methods and the protein bait hypothesis were employed to evaluate the roles of these newly discovered CEPs in placentation and associated disorders. The pathogenic role of a recently identified CEP circPRKCB119aa in preeclampsia was investigated through qRT-PCR, Western blotting, immunofluorescence imaging and phenotypic analyses. RESULTS: We found that 528 placental circRNAs bound to ribosomes with active translational elongation, and 139 were translated to proteins. The CEPs showed considerable structural homology with their cognate LEPs, but are more stable, hydrophobic and have a lower molecular-weight than the latter, all of which are conducive to their function as baits. On this basis, CEPs are deduced to be closely involved in placental function. Furthermore, we focused on a novel CEP circPRKCB119aa, and illuminated its pathogenic role in preeclampsia; it enhanced trophoblast autophagy by acting as a bait to inhibit phosphorylation of the cognate linear isoform PKCß. CONCLUSIONS: We discovered a hidden circRNA-encoded proteome in the human placenta, which offers new insights into the mechanisms underlying placental development, as well as placental disorders such as preeclampsia. Key points A hidden circRNA-encoded proteome in the human placenta was extensively identified and systematically characterised. The circRNA-encoded proteins (CEPs) are potentially related to placental development and associated disorders. A novel conserved CEP circPRKCB119aa enhanced trophoblast autophagy by inhibiting phosphorylation of its cognate linear-spliced isoform protein kinase C (PKC) ß in preeclampsia.


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Placenta , Pré-Eclâmpsia , Proteoma , RNA Circular , Humanos , Pré-Eclâmpsia/genética , Pré-Eclâmpsia/metabolismo , Gravidez , Feminino , RNA Circular/genética , RNA Circular/metabolismo , Placenta/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(13)2024 Jun 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39000358

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The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), an economically important crustacean that is endemic to China, has recently experienced high-temperature stress. The high thermal tolerance of E. sinensis points to its promise in being highly productive in an aquacultural context. However, the mechanisms underlying its high thermal tolerance remain unknown. In this study, female E. sinensis that were heat exposed for 24 h at 38.5 °C and 33 °C were identified as high-temperature-stressed (HS) and normal-temperature-stressed (NS) groups, respectively. The hepatopancreas of E. sinensis from the HS and NS groups were used for transcriptome and proteomic analyses. A total of 2350 upregulated and 1081 downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between the HS and NS groups. In addition, 126 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were upregulated and 35 were downregulated in the two groups. An integrated analysis showed that 2641 identified genes were correlated with their corresponding proteins, including 25 genes that were significantly differentially expressed between the two omics levels. Ten Gene Ontology terms were enriched in the DEGs and DEPs. A functional analysis revealed three common pathways that were significantly enriched in both DEGs and DEPs: fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis, leukocyte transendothelial migration, and thyroid hormone synthesis. Further analysis of the common pathways showed that MGST1, Act5C, HSP90AB1, and mys were overlapping genes at the transcriptome and proteome levels. These results demonstrate the differences between the HS and NS groups at the two omics levels and will be helpful in clarifying the mechanisms underlying the thermal tolerance of E. sinensis.


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Braquiúros , Resposta ao Choque Térmico , Hepatopâncreas , Proteoma , Transcriptoma , Animais , Feminino , Hepatopâncreas/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Braquiúros/genética , Braquiúros/metabolismo , Braquiúros/fisiologia , Resposta ao Choque Térmico/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Proteômica/métodos , Ontologia Genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Genes (Basel) ; 15(6)2024 Jun 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38927711

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The high-throughput proteomics data generated by increasingly more sensible mass spectrometers greatly contribute to our better understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms operating in live beings. Nevertheless, proteomics analyses are based on accurate genomic and protein annotations, and some information may be lost if these resources are incomplete. Here, we show that most proteomics data may be recovered by interconnecting genomics and proteomics approaches (i.e., following a proteogenomic strategy), resulting, in turn, in an improvement of gene/protein models. In this study, we generated proteomics data from Leishmania donovani (HU3 strain) promastigotes that allowed us to detect 1908 proteins in this developmental stage on the basis of the currently annotated proteins available in public databases. However, when the proteomics data were searched against all possible open reading frames existing in the L. donovani genome, twenty new protein-coding genes could be annotated. Additionally, 43 previously annotated proteins were extended at their N-terminal ends to accommodate peptides detected in the proteomics data. Also, different post-translational modifications (phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation, among others) were found to occur in a large number of Leishmania proteins. Finally, a detailed comparative analysis of the L. donovani and Leishmania major experimental proteomes served to illustrate how inaccurate conclusions can be raised if proteomes are compared solely on the basis of the listed proteins identified in each proteome. Finally, we have created data entries (based on freely available repositories) to provide and maintain updated gene/protein models. Raw data are available via ProteomeXchange with the identifier PXD051920.


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Genoma de Protozoário , Leishmania donovani , Proteogenômica , Proteínas de Protozoários , Leishmania donovani/genética , Leishmania donovani/metabolismo , Proteogenômica/métodos , Proteínas de Protozoários/genética , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional/genética , Proteômica/métodos , Proteoma/genética , Anotação de Sequência Molecular
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J Proteome Res ; 23(7): 2323-2331, 2024 Jul 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38865581

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The Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project (C-HPP) aims to identify all proteins encoded by the human genome. Currently, the human proteome still contains approximately 2000 PE2-PE5 proteins, referring to annotated coding genes that lack sufficient protein-level evidence. During the past 10 years, it has been increasingly difficult to identify PE2-PE5 proteins in C-HPP approaches due to the limited occurrence. Therefore, we proposed that reanalyzing massive MS data sets in repository with newly developed algorithms may increase the occurrence of the peptides of these proteins. In this study, we downloaded 1000 MS data sets via the ProteomeXchange database. Using pFind software, we identified peptides referring to 1788 PE2-PE5 proteins. Among them, 11 PE2 and 16 PE5 proteins were identified with at least 2 peptides, and 12 of them were identified using 2 peptides in a single data set, following the criteria of the HPP guidelines. We found translation evidence for 16 of the 11 PE2 and 16 PE5 proteins in our RNC-seq data, supporting their existence. The properties of the PE2 and PE5 proteins were similar to those of the PE1 proteins. Our approach demonstrated that mining PE2 and PE5 proteins in massive data repository is still worthy, and multidata set peptide identifications may support the presence of PE2 and PE5 proteins or at least prompt additional studies for validation. Extremely high throughput could be a solution to finding more PE2 and PE5 proteins.


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Bases de Dados de Proteínas , Proteoma , Software , Humanos , Proteoma/análise , Proteoma/genética , Algoritmos , Espectrometria de Massas/métodos , Proteômica/métodos , Peptídeos/genética , Peptídeos/análise , Peptídeos/química , Genoma Humano
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Eur Thyroid J ; 13(3)2024 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38805593

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Introduction: Thyroid hormones have systemic effects on the human body and play a key role in the development and function of virtually all tissues. They are regulated via the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and have a heritable component. Using genetic information, we applied tissue-specific transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) and plasma proteome-wide association studies (PWAS) to elucidate gene products related to thyrotropin (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels. Results: TWAS identified 297 and 113 transcripts associated with TSH and FT4 levels, respectively (25 shared), including transcripts not identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of these traits, demonstrating the increased power of this approach. Testing for genetic colocalization revealed a shared genetic basis of 158 transcripts with TSH and 45 transcripts with FT4, including independent, FT4-associated genetic signals within the CAPZB locus that were differentially associated with CAPZB expression in different tissues. PWAS identified 18 and ten proteins associated with TSH and FT4, respectively (HEXIM1 and QSOX2 with both). Among these, the cognate genes of five TSH- and 7 FT4-associated proteins mapped outside significant GWAS loci. Colocalization was observed for five plasma proteins each with TSH and FT4. There were ten TSH and one FT4-related gene(s) significant in both TWAS and PWAS. Of these, ANXA5 expression and plasma annexin A5 levels were inversely associated with TSH (PWAS: P = 1.18 × 10-13, TWAS: P = 7.61 × 10-12 (whole blood), P = 6.40 × 10-13 (hypothalamus), P = 1.57 × 10-15 (pituitary), P = 4.27 × 10-15 (thyroid)), supported by colocalizations. Conclusion: Our analyses revealed new thyroid function-associated genes and prioritized candidates in known GWAS loci, contributing to a better understanding of transcriptional regulation and protein levels relevant to thyroid function.


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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário , Proteoma , Glândula Tireoide , Tireotropina , Tiroxina , Transcriptoma , Humanos , Glândula Tireoide/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário/metabolismo , Tireotropina/sangue , Tireotropina/metabolismo , Tiroxina/sangue , Tiroxina/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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J Proteome Res ; 23(6): 1970-1982, 2024 Jun 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38718259

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Lamin A/C (LMNA) is an important component of nuclear lamina. Mutations cause arrhythmia, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. While LMNA-associated cardiomyopathy typically has an aggressive course that responds poorly to conventional heart failure therapies, there is variability in severity and age of penetrance between and even within specific mutations, which is poorly understood at the cellular level. Further, this heterogeneity has not previously been captured to mimic the heterozygous state, nor have the hundreds of clinical LMNA mutations been represented. Herein, we have overexpressed cardiopathic LMNA variants in HEK cells and utilized state-of-the-art quantitative proteomics to compare the global proteomic profiles of (1) aggregating Q353 K alone, (2) Q353 K coexpressed with WT, (3) aggregating N195 K coexpressed with WT, and (4) nonaggregating E317 K coexpressed with WT to help capture some of the heterogeneity between mutations. We analyzed each data set to obtain the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and applied gene ontology (GO) and KEGG pathway analyses. We found a range of 162 to 324 DEPs from over 6000 total protein IDs with differences in GO terms, KEGG pathways, and DEPs important in cardiac function, further highlighting the complexity of cardiac laminopathies. Pathways disrupted by LMNA mutations were validated with redox, autophagy, and apoptosis functional assays in both HEK 293 cells and in induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) for LMNA N195 K. These proteomic profiles expand our repertoire for mutation-specific downstream cellular effects that may become useful as druggable targets for personalized medicine approach for cardiac laminopathies.


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Lamina Tipo A , Mutação , Proteômica , Lamina Tipo A/genética , Lamina Tipo A/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteômica/métodos , Células HEK293 , Cardiomiopatias/genética , Cardiomiopatias/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Ontologia Genética
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Nature ; 630(8015): 149-157, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38778096

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Accessing the natural genetic diversity of species unveils hidden genetic traits, clarifies gene functions and allows the generalizability of laboratory findings to be assessed. One notable discovery made in natural isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is that aneuploidy-an imbalance in chromosome copy numbers-is frequent1,2 (around 20%), which seems to contradict the substantial fitness costs and transient nature of aneuploidy when it is engineered in the laboratory3-5. Here we generate a proteomic resource and merge it with genomic1 and transcriptomic6 data for 796 euploid and aneuploid natural isolates. We find that natural and lab-generated aneuploids differ specifically at the proteome. In lab-generated aneuploids, some proteins-especially subunits of protein complexes-show reduced expression, but the overall protein levels correspond to the aneuploid gene dosage. By contrast, in natural isolates, more than 70% of proteins encoded on aneuploid chromosomes are dosage compensated, and average protein levels are shifted towards the euploid state chromosome-wide. At the molecular level, we detect an induction of structural components of the proteasome, increased levels of ubiquitination, and reveal an interdependency of protein turnover rates and attenuation. Our study thus highlights the role of protein turnover in mediating aneuploidy tolerance, and shows the utility of exploiting the natural diversity of species to attain generalizable molecular insights into complex biological processes.


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Aneuploidia , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma , Proteólise , Proteoma , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Mecanismo Genético de Compensação de Dose , Variação Genética , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/metabolismo , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Proteômica , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Ubiquitinação , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Genômica
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STAR Protoc ; 5(2): 103045, 2024 Jun 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38691460

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The unbiased identification of less-abundant transcription factors, which direct the expression of a target gene, is technically challenging. Here, we present a protocol to analyze the locus-specific chromatin-regulating proteome using in situ capture of chromatin interactions by an inactive Cas9 (dCas9). We describe steps for designing guide RNAs and transfection, followed by precipitation of chromatin and associated proteins. In the last step, we describe the elution of DNA and proteins for PCR and mass spectrometric analysis, respectively. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Alkhayer et al.1.


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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Proteômica , Humanos , Proteômica/métodos , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Células HEK293 , Cromatina/genética , Cromatina/metabolismo , Cromatina/química , RNA Guia de Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/análise , Proteoma/genética
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(W1): W182-W186, 2024 Jul 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38747341

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AlphaFind is a web-based search engine that provides fast structure-based retrieval in the entire set of AlphaFold DB structures. Unlike other protein processing tools, AlphaFind is focused entirely on tertiary structure, automatically extracting the main 3D features of each protein chain and using a machine learning model to find the most similar structures. This indexing approach and the 3D feature extraction method used by AlphaFind have both demonstrated remarkable scalability to large datasets as well as to large protein structures. The web application itself has been designed with a focus on clarity and ease of use. The searcher accepts any valid UniProt ID, Protein Data Bank ID or gene symbol as input, and returns a set of similar protein chains from AlphaFold DB, including various similarity metrics between the query and each of the retrieved results. In addition to the main search functionality, the application provides 3D visualizations of protein structure superpositions in order to allow researchers to instantly analyze the structural similarity of the retrieved results. The AlphaFind web application is available online for free and without any registration at https://alphafind.fi.muni.cz.


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Bases de Dados de Proteínas , Proteoma , Software , Proteoma/química , Proteoma/genética , Internet , Ferramenta de Busca , Aprendizado de Máquina , Conformação Proteica , Proteínas/química , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/metabolismo , Dobramento de Proteína , Modelos Moleculares , Homologia Estrutural de Proteína
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 52(W1): W140-W147, 2024 Jul 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38769064

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Genomic variation can impact normal biological function in complex ways and so understanding variant effects requires a broad range of data to be coherently assimilated. Whilst the volume of human variant data and relevant annotations has increased, the corresponding increase in the breadth of participating fields, standards and versioning mean that moving between genomic, coding, protein and structure positions is increasingly complex. In turn this makes investigating variants in diverse formats and assimilating annotations from different resources challenging. ProtVar addresses these issues to facilitate the contextualization and interpretation of human missense variation with unparalleled flexibility and ease of accessibility for use by the broadest range of researchers. By precalculating all possible variants in the human proteome it offers near instantaneous mapping between all relevant data types. It also combines data and analyses from a plethora of resources to bring together genomic, protein sequence and function annotations as well as structural insights and predictions to better understand the likely effect of missense variation in humans. It is offered as an intuitive web server https://www.ebi.ac.uk/protvar where data can be explored and downloaded, and can be accessed programmatically via an API.


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Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Software , Humanos , Bases de Dados de Proteínas , Anotação de Sequência Molecular , Proteoma/genética , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/química , Internet , Genômica/métodos
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mSystems ; 9(6): e0122623, 2024 Jun 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38717186

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We conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from two Acanthamoeba castellanii strains, Neff (environmental) and T4 (clinical). Morphological analysis via transmission electron microscopy revealed slightly larger Neff EVs (average = 194.5 nm) compared to more polydisperse T4 EVs (average = 168.4 nm). Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and dynamic light scattering validated these differences. Proteomic analysis of the EVs identified 1,352 proteins, with 1,107 common, 161 exclusive in Neff, and 84 exclusively in T4 EVs. Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) mapping revealed distinct molecular functions and biological processes and notably, the T4 EVs enrichment in serine proteases, aligned with its pathogenicity. Lipidomic analysis revealed a prevalence of unsaturated lipid species in Neff EVs, particularly triacylglycerols, phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs), and phosphatidylserine, while T4 EVs were enriched in diacylglycerols and diacylglyceryl trimethylhomoserine, phosphatidylcholine and less unsaturated PEs, suggesting differences in lipid metabolism and membrane permeability. Metabolomic analysis indicated Neff EVs enrichment in glycerolipid metabolism, glycolysis, and nucleotide synthesis, while T4 EVs, methionine metabolism. Furthermore, RNA-seq of EVs revealed differential transcript between the strains, with Neff EVs enriched in transcripts related to gluconeogenesis and translation, suggesting gene regulation and metabolic shift, while in the T4 EVs transcripts were associated with signal transduction and protein kinase activity, indicating rapid responses to environmental changes. In this novel study, data integration highlighted the differences in enzyme profiles, metabolic processes, and potential origins of EVs in the two strains shedding light on the diversity and complexity of A. castellanii EVs and having implications for understanding host-pathogen interactions and developing targeted interventions for Acanthamoeba-related diseases.IMPORTANCEA comprehensive and fully comparative analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from two Acanthamoeba castellanii strains of distinct virulence, a Neff (environmental) and T4 (clinical), revealed striking differences in their morphology and protein, lipid, metabolites, and transcripts levels. Data integration highlighted the differences in enzyme profiles, metabolic processes, and potential distinct origin of EVs from both strains, shedding light on the diversity and complexity of A. castellanii EVs, with direct implications for understanding host-pathogen interactions, disease mechanisms, and developing new therapies for the clinical intervention of Acanthamoeba-related diseases.


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Acanthamoeba castellanii , Vesículas Extracelulares , Proteômica , Acanthamoeba castellanii/metabolismo , Acanthamoeba castellanii/genética , Vesículas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Vesículas Extracelulares/genética , Humanos , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/genética , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , Proteínas de Protozoários/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(19): e2319211121, 2024 May 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38696467

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Gene expression varies between individuals and corresponds to a key step linking genotypes to phenotypes. However, our knowledge regarding the species-wide genetic control of protein abundance, including its dependency on transcript levels, is very limited. Here, we have determined quantitative proteomes of a large population of 942 diverse natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast isolates. We found that mRNA and protein abundances are weakly correlated at the population gene level. While the protein coexpression network recapitulates major biological functions, differential expression patterns reveal proteomic signatures related to specific populations. Comprehensive genetic association analyses highlight that genetic variants associated with variation in protein (pQTL) and transcript (eQTL) levels poorly overlap (3%). Our results demonstrate that transcriptome and proteome are governed by distinct genetic bases, likely explained by protein turnover. It also highlights the importance of integrating these different levels of gene expression to better understand the genotype-phenotype relationship.


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Regulação Fúngica da Expressão Gênica , Proteoma , Locos de Características Quantitativas , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Transcriptoma , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Variação Genética , Proteômica/métodos , Genótipo , Fenótipo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos
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J Proteome Res ; 23(6): 2265-2278, 2024 Jun 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38743012

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The effect of the parental environment on offspring through non-DNA sequence-based mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, chromatin modifications, noncoding RNAs, and proteins, could only be established after the conception of "epigenetics". These effects are now broadly referred to as multigenerational epigenetic effects. Despite accumulating evidence of male gamete-mediated multigenerational epigenetic inheritance, little is known about the factors that underlie heat stress-induced multigenerational epigenetic inheritance via the male germline in Drosophila. In this study, we address this gap by utilizing an established heat stress paradigm in Drosophila and investigating its multigenerational effect on the sperm proteome. Our findings indicate that multigenerational heat stress during the early embryonic stage significantly influences proteins in the sperm associated with translation, chromatin organization, microtubule-based processes, and the generation of metabolites and energy. Assessment of life-history traits revealed that reproductive fitness and stress tolerance remained unaffected by multigenerational heat stress. Our study offers initial insights into the chromatin-based epigenetic mechanisms as a plausible means of transmitting heat stress memory through the male germline in Drosophila. Furthermore, it sheds light on the repercussions of early embryonic heat stress on male reproductive potential. The data sets from this study are available at the ProteomeXchange Consortium under the identifier PXD037488.


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Drosophila melanogaster , Epigênese Genética , Resposta ao Choque Térmico , Proteoma , Espermatozoides , Animais , Masculino , Espermatozoides/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Resposta ao Choque Térmico/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Cromatina/metabolismo , Cromatina/genética , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo
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J Affect Disord ; 358: 129-137, 2024 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38697224

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BACKGROUND: The underlying pathogenesis of anxiety remain elusive, making the pinpointing of potential therapeutic and diagnostic biomarkers for anxiety paramount to its efficient treatment. METHODS: We undertook a proteome-wide association study (PWAS), fusing human brain proteomes from both discovery (ROS/MAP; N = 376) and validation cohorts (Banner; N = 152) with anxiety genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics. Complementing this, we executed transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) leveraging human brain transcriptomic data from the Common Mind Consortium (CMC) to discern the confluence of genetic influences spanning both proteomic and transcriptomic levels. We further scrutinized significant genes through a suite of methodologies. RESULTS: We discerned 14 genes instrumental in the genesis of anxiety through their specific cis-regulated brain protein abundance. Out of these, 6 were corroborated in the confirmatory PWAS, with 4 also showing associations with anxiety via their cis-regulated brain mRNA levels. A heightened confidence level was attributed to 5 genes (RAB27B, CCDC92, BTN2A1, TMEM106B, and DOC2A), taking into account corroborative evidence from both the confirmatory PWAS and TWAS, coupled with insights from mendelian randomization analysis and colocalization evaluations. A majority of the identified genes manifest in brain regions intricately linked to anxiety and predominantly partake in lysosomal metabolic processes. LIMITATIONS: The limited scope of the brain proteome reference datasets, stemming from a relatively modest sample size, potentially curtails our grasp on the entire gamut of genetic effects. CONCLUSION: The genes pinpointed in our research present a promising groundwork for crafting therapeutic interventions and diagnostic tools for anxiety.


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Ansiedade , Encéfalo , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Proteoma , Humanos , Proteoma/genética , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Ansiedade/genética , Ansiedade/metabolismo , Transcriptoma , Proteômica , Transtornos de Ansiedade/genética , Transtornos de Ansiedade/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 4087, 2024 May 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38744842

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Adaptive laboratory evolution experiments provide a controlled context in which the dynamics of selection and adaptation can be followed in real-time at the single-nucleotide level. And yet this precision introduces hundreds of degrees-of-freedom as genetic changes accrue in parallel lineages over generations. On short timescales, physiological constraints have been leveraged to provide a coarse-grained view of bacterial gene expression characterized by a small set of phenomenological parameters. Here, we ask whether this same framework, operating at a level between genotype and fitness, informs physiological changes that occur on evolutionary timescales. Using a strain adapted to growth in glucose minimal medium, we find that the proteome is substantially remodeled over 40 000 generations. The most striking change is an apparent increase in enzyme efficiency, particularly in the enzymes of lower-glycolysis. We propose that deletion of metabolic flux-sensing regulation early in the adaptation results in increased enzyme saturation and can account for the observed proteome remodeling.


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Escherichia coli , Proteoma , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/genética , Evolução Molecular Direcionada , Glucose/metabolismo , Adaptação Fisiológica/genética , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Glicólise/genética
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 3421, 2024 Apr 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38653968

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The emergence of bacterial species is rooted in their inherent potential for continuous evolution and adaptation to an ever-changing ecological landscape. The adaptive capacity of most species frequently resides within the repertoire of genes encoding the secreted proteome (SP), as it serves as a primary interface used to regulate survival/reproduction strategies. Here, by applying evolutionary genomics approaches to metagenomics data, we show that abundant freshwater bacteria exhibit biphasic adaptation states linked to the eco-evolutionary processes governing their genome sizes. While species with average to large genomes adhere to the dominant paradigm of evolution through niche adaptation by reducing the evolutionary pressure on their SPs (via the augmentation of functionally redundant genes that buffer mutational fitness loss) and increasing the phylogenetic distance of recombination events, most of the genome-reduced species exhibit a nonconforming state. In contrast, their SPs reflect a combination of low functional redundancy and high selection pressure, resulting in significantly higher levels of conservation and invariance. Our findings indicate that although niche adaptation is the principal mechanism driving speciation, freshwater genome-reduced bacteria often experience extended periods of adaptive stasis. Understanding the adaptive state of microbial species will lead to a better comprehension of their spatiotemporal dynamics, biogeography, and resilience to global change.


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Adaptação Fisiológica , Bactérias , Água Doce , Genoma Bacteriano , Filogenia , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/classificação , Água Doce/microbiologia , Adaptação Fisiológica/genética , Metagenômica/métodos , Evolução Molecular , Tamanho do Genoma , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo
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Metab Eng ; 83: 110-122, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38561148

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Especially for the production of artificial, difficult to express molecules a further development of the CHO production cell line is required to keep pace with the continuously increasing demands. However, the identification of novel targets for cell line engineering to improve CHO cells is a time and cost intensive process. Since plasma cells are evolutionary optimized for a high antibody expression in mammals, we performed a comprehensive multi-omics comparison between CHO and plasma cells to exploit optimized cellular production traits. Comparing the transcriptome, proteome, miRNome, surfaceome and secretome of both cell lines identified key differences including 392 potential overexpression targets for CHO cell engineering categorized in 15 functional classes like transcription factors, protein processing or secretory pathway. In addition, 3 protein classes including 209 potential knock-down/out targets for CHO engineering were determined likely to affect aggregation or proteolysis. For production phenotype engineering, several of these novel targets were successfully applied to transient and transposase mediated overexpression or knock-down strategies to efficiently improve productivity of CHO cells. Thus, substantial improvement of CHO productivity was achieved by taking nature as a blueprint for cell line engineering.


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Cricetulus , Animais , Células CHO , Plasmócitos/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteoma/genética , Transcriptoma , Engenharia Metabólica , Multiômica
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J Evol Biol ; 37(7): 758-769, 2024 Jul 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38630634

RESUMO

Domains as functional protein units and their rearrangements along the phylogeny can shed light on the functional changes of proteomes associated with the evolution of complex traits like eusociality. This complex trait is associated with sterile soldiers and workers, and long-lived, highly fecund reproductives. Unlike in Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps), the evolution of eusociality within Blattodea, where termites evolved from within cockroaches, was accompanied by a reduction in proteome size, raising the question of whether functional novelty was achieved with existing rather than novel proteins. To address this, we investigated the role of domain rearrangements during the evolution of termite eusociality. Analysing domain rearrangements in the proteomes of three solitary cockroaches and five eusocial termites, we inferred more than 5,000 rearrangements over the phylogeny of Blattodea. The 90 novel domain arrangements that emerged at the origin of termites were enriched for several functions related to longevity, such as protein homeostasis, DNA repair, mitochondrial activity, and nutrient sensing. Many domain rearrangements were related to changes in developmental pathways, important for the emergence of novel castes. Along with the elaboration of social complexity, including permanently sterile workers and larger, foraging colonies, we found 110 further domain arrangements with functions related to protein glycosylation and ion transport. We found an enrichment of caste-biased expression and splicing within rearranged genes, highlighting their importance for the evolution of castes. Furthermore, we found increased levels of DNA methylation among rearranged compared to non-rearranged genes suggesting fundamental differences in their regulation. Our findings indicate the importance of domain rearrangements in the generation of functional novelty necessary for termite eusociality to evolve.


Assuntos
Evolução Biológica , Isópteros , Animais , Isópteros/genética , Isópteros/fisiologia , Comportamento Social , Filogenia , Proteoma/genética , Proteínas de Insetos/genética , Proteínas de Insetos/metabolismo , Domínios Proteicos , Blattellidae/genética
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