Rescuing error control in crosslinking mass spectrometry.
Mol Syst Biol
; 20(9): 1076-1084, 2024 Sep.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-39095427
ABSTRACT
Crosslinking mass spectrometry is a powerful tool to study protein-protein interactions under native or near-native conditions in complex mixtures. Through novel search controls, we show how biassing results towards likely correct proteins can subtly undermine error estimation of crosslinks, with significant consequences. Without adjustments to address this issue, we have misidentified an average of 260 interspecies protein-protein interactions across 16 analyses in which we synthetically mixed data of different species, misleadingly suggesting profound biological connections that do not exist. We also demonstrate how data analysis procedures can be tested and refined to restore the integrity of the decoy-false positive relationship, a crucial element for reliably identifying protein-protein interactions.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mass Spectrometry
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Syst Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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BIOTECNOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania
Country of publication:
Alemania