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Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID
Na Z, Dai X, Zheng SJ, Bryant CJ, Loh KH, Su H, Luo Y, Buhagiar AF, Cao X, Baserga SJ, Chen S, Slavoff SA. Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID. Molecular Cell 2022, 82: 2900-2911.e7. PMID: 35905735, PMCID: PMC9662605, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcellular localizationProximity biotinylationSmall open reading framesAlternative proteinsOpen reading frameHigh-throughput technologiesSubnuclear organellesCanonical proteinsRRNA transcriptionSubcellular compartmentsReading frameProteogenomic identificationProtein compositionAmino acidsMicroproteinsProteinBiotinylationLocalizationTurboIDTranscriptionOrganellesMouse modelPolypeptideNucleoliExpression
2020
Discovery of cellular substrates of human RNA-decapping enzyme DCP2 using a stapled bicyclic peptide inhibitor
Luo Y, Schofield JA, Na Z, Hann T, Simon MD, Slavoff SA. Discovery of cellular substrates of human RNA-decapping enzyme DCP2 using a stapled bicyclic peptide inhibitor. Cell Chemical Biology 2020, 28: 463-474.e7. PMID: 33357462, PMCID: PMC8052284, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA decayEnzyme DCP2P-bodiesDCP2Genetic approachesRNA substratesBicyclic peptide inhibitorsHuman RNAExpression changesCellular substratesPhage display selectionSelective chemical inhibitorsChemical inhibitorsHuman cellsGenetic ablationBicyclic peptide ligandsPeptide inhibitorCP21Display selectionPeptide ligandsHigh affinityRegulomeTranscriptionInhibitorsPowerful tool