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An optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells
Zhou W, Li W, Wang S, Salovska B, Hu Z, Tao B, Di Y, Punyamurtula U, Turk B, Sessa W, Liu Y. An optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 3803. PMID: 37365174, PMCID: PMC10293293, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39514-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphorylation sitesSerine/threonine kinase AktMass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomicsThreonine kinase AktAkt-dependent phosphorylationAberrant Akt activationEndothelial cellsKinase substrateKinase AktCell signalingPhosphorylation profilePhenotypic outcomesDownstream signalingAkt activationAkt1 phosphorylationHuman diseasesSystem-level analysisAKT1Vascular endothelial cellsRich resourcePhosphorylationSignalingGrowth factorAktCellsPhosphoproteomic analysis of metformin signaling in colorectal cancer cells elucidates mechanism of action and potential therapeutic opportunities
Salovska B, Gao E, Müller‐Dott S, Li W, Cordon C, Wang S, Dugourd A, Rosenberger G, Saez‐Rodriguez J, Liu Y. Phosphoproteomic analysis of metformin signaling in colorectal cancer cells elucidates mechanism of action and potential therapeutic opportunities. Clinical And Translational Medicine 2023, 13: e1179. PMID: 36781298, PMCID: PMC9925373, DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerLong-term metformin treatmentType 2 diabetesCRC cell linesColorectal cancer cellsBiguanide drug metforminPotential therapeutic opportunitiesMechanism of actionPharmacodynamic interactionsMetformin treatmentTreatment of cancerCRC cellsCell proliferation assaysClinical trialsBcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitorMetforminDrug metforminTherapeutic opportunitiesProliferation assaysCancer cellsPotential cancer therapeuticsPotential roleExpression levelsCell linesCancer therapeuticsGlobal and Site-Specific Effect of Phosphorylation on Protein Turnover
Wu C, Ba Q, Lu D, Li W, Salovska B, Hou P, Mueller T, Rosenberger G, Gao E, Di Y, Zhou H, Fornasiero EF, Liu Y. Global and Site-Specific Effect of Phosphorylation on Protein Turnover. Developmental Cell 2020, 56: 111-124.e6. PMID: 33238149, PMCID: PMC7855865, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein turnoverProtein lifetimeCyclin-dependent kinase substrateStable isotope-labeled amino acidsSite-specific phosphorylationPulse-labeling approachIsotope-labeled amino acidsMass spectrometry-based methodCell fitnessKinase substratePhosphorylation sitesPhosphorylated sitesProteomic methodsCell signalingSpectrometry-based methodsLive cellsAmino acidsPhosphositesRich resourceDisease biologyLabeling approachPhosphorylationModification typesGlutamic acidTurnoverOncogene-like addiction to aneuploidy in human cancers
Girish V, Lakhani A, Thompson S, Scaduto C, Brown L, Hagenson R, Sausville E, Mendelson B, Kandikuppa P, Lukow D, Yuan M, Stevens E, Lee S, Schukken K, Akalu S, Vasudevan A, Zou C, Salovska B, Li W, Smith J, Taylor A, Martienssen R, Liu Y, Sun R, Sheltzer J. Oncogene-like addiction to aneuploidy in human cancers. Science 2023, 381: eadg4521. PMID: 37410869, PMCID: PMC10753973, DOI: 10.1126/science.adg4521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-omic measurements of heterogeneity in HeLa cells across laboratories
Liu Y, Mi Y, Mueller T, Kreibich S, Williams EG, Van Drogen A, Borel C, Frank M, Germain PL, Bludau I, Mehnert M, Seifert M, Emmenlauer M, Sorg I, Bezrukov F, Bena FS, Zhou H, Dehio C, Testa G, Saez-Rodriguez J, Antonarakis SE, Hardt WD, Aebersold R. Multi-omic measurements of heterogeneity in HeLa cells across laboratories. Nature Biotechnology 2019, 37: 314-322. PMID: 30778230, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-019-0037-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell linesGenome-wide copy numberMulti-omic measurementsHuman cultured cellsProtein turnover ratesPhenotypic responsesGenomic variabilityDifferent cell linesHeLa variantsSpecific cell linesCopy numberHeLa cellsCultured cellsHeLa cell linePhenotypic variabilityProgressive divergenceTurnover rateCellsBiological variationTechnical variationUniform conditionsTranscriptomeProteomeSuccessive passagesLines
2024
PTMoreR-enabled cross-species PTM mapping and comparative phosphoproteomics across mammals
Wang S, Di Y, Yang Y, Salovska B, Li W, Hu L, Yin J, Shao W, Zhou D, Cheng J, Liu D, Yang H, Liu Y. PTMoreR-enabled cross-species PTM mapping and comparative phosphoproteomics across mammals. Cell Reports Methods 2024, 4: 100859. PMID: 39255793, PMCID: PMC11440062, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-siteSurrounding amino acid sequenceKinase-substrate networkQuantitative phosphoproteomic analysisFunctional enrichment analysisPhosphoproteomic resultsKinase motifsComparative phosphoproteomicsPTM sitesPhosphorylation eventsPhosphoproteomic analysisProteomic analysisEnrichment analysisMammalian speciesSpeciesEvolutionary anglePhosphoproteomeMotifEnvironmental factorsNon-human speciesPTMProteomicsKinaseMammalsProteinMultiscale modeling uncovers 7q11.23 copy number variation–dependent changes in ribosomal biogenesis and neuronal maturation and excitability
Mihailovich M, Germain P, Shyti R, Pozzi D, Noberini R, Liu Y, Aprile D, Tenderini E, Troglio F, Trattaro S, Fabris S, Ciptasari U, Rigoli M, Caporale N, D’Agostino G, Mirabella F, Vitriolo A, Capocefalo D, Skaros A, Franchini A, Ricciardi S, Biunno I, Neri A, Kasri N, Bonaldi T, Aebersold R, Matteoli M, Testa G. Multiscale modeling uncovers 7q11.23 copy number variation–dependent changes in ribosomal biogenesis and neuronal maturation and excitability. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e168982. PMID: 39007270, PMCID: PMC11245157, DOI: 10.1172/jci168982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsWilliams-Beuren syndromeRibosome biogenesisP-RPS6Neurodevelopmental disordersRibosomal genesP-4EBPNumber variationsTranslation factorsMicroduplication syndromeMolecular mechanismsGenesNeuronal differentiationPatient-derivedIntrinsic excitabilityMTOR pathwayBiogenesisNeuronal maturationPhosphorylated rpS6Neuronal transmissionWilliams-BeurenPathophysiological relevanceNeurocognitive featuresIntellectual disabilityDisease modelsNetwork-based elucidation of colon cancer drug resistance mechanisms by phosphoproteomic time-series analysis
Rosenberger G, Li W, Turunen M, He J, Subramaniam P, Pampou S, Griffin A, Karan C, Kerwin P, Murray D, Honig B, Liu Y, Califano A. Network-based elucidation of colon cancer drug resistance mechanisms by phosphoproteomic time-series analysis. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3909. PMID: 38724493, PMCID: PMC11082183, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47957-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanism of cell responseResistance mechanismsSignaling pathway responsesDrug resistance mechanismsEnzyme/substrate interactionsAdaptive resistance mechanismsNetwork rewiringPhosphorylation stateSignaling pathway activationDrug perturbationsProteomic technologiesSignaling crosstalkPathway responsesInhibitor designPathway activationCancer drug resistance mechanismsCell adaptive responsesAdaptive responsePhosphatase activityNetwork-based methodologyRewiringTherapeutic efficacyPhosphoproteome coverageCell responsesControl mediumEGFR targeting PhosTACs as a dual inhibitory approach reveals differential downstream signaling
Hu Z, Chen P, Li W, Krone M, Zheng S, Saarbach J, Velasco I, Hines J, Liu Y, Crews C. EGFR targeting PhosTACs as a dual inhibitory approach reveals differential downstream signaling. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadj7251. PMID: 38536914, PMCID: PMC10971414, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibit cancer cell viabilityProteome-wide levelCancer cell viabilityDifferential signaling pathwaysPhosphoproteomic approachTyrosine dephosphorylationProtein dephosphorylationSignal transductionActivating dephosphorylationInduce apoptosisReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsRTK activationSignaling pathwayInhibition of kinasesDephosphorylationEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCell viabilityFactor receptorInhibitory approachesTyrosineTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInhibitory effectInhibitory potentialKinase inhibitors
2023
The SysteMHC Atlas v2.0, an updated resource for mass spectrometry-based immunopeptidomics
Huang X, Gan Z, Cui H, Lan T, Liu Y, Caron E, Shao W. The SysteMHC Atlas v2.0, an updated resource for mass spectrometry-based immunopeptidomics. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 52: d1062-d1071. PMID: 38000392, PMCID: PMC10767952, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCalponin 2 regulates ketogenesis to mitigate acute kidney injury
Gui Y, Palanza Z, Gupta P, Li H, Pan Y, Wang Y, Hargis G, Kreutzer D, Wang Y, Bastacky S, Liu Y, Liu S, Zhou D. Calponin 2 regulates ketogenesis to mitigate acute kidney injury. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e170521. PMID: 37751293, PMCID: PMC10721266, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.170521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryEstrogen receptor 2Fatty acid oxidationKidney injuryKidney fibrosisCalponin 2Ketone body β-hydroxybutyrateTubular cell deathBody β-hydroxybutyrateSirtuin 5Endogenous ketogenesisKidney functionReceptor 2Protein posttranslational modificationsRate-limiting enzymeFAO pathwayMitochondrial sirtuin 5Animal kidneysΒ-hydroxybutyrateOrgan performanceCell proliferationSynthase 2FibrosisPosttranslational modificationsInjury7SK methylation by METTL3 promotes transcriptional activity
Perez-Pepe M, Desotell A, Li H, Li W, Han B, Lin Q, Klein D, Liu Y, Goodarzi H, Alarcón C. 7SK methylation by METTL3 promotes transcriptional activity. Science Advances 2023, 9: eade7500. PMID: 37163588, PMCID: PMC10171809, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade7500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional elongationTranscriptional responseAdaptive transcriptional responseHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteinsElongation factor complexPositive transcription elongation factor complexGrowth factorExtracellular signalsRNA modificationsRNA 7SKEpidermal growth factorCell signalingInduces phosphorylationMethyltransferase 3Nuclear ribonucleoproteinFactor complexTranscriptional activityUnknown functionMethylationMETTL3RibonucleoproteinPhosphorylationTEFbElongationSignaling
2022
Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation
Cai WL, Chen JF, Chen H, Wingrove E, Kurley SJ, Chan LH, Zhang M, Arnal-Estape A, Zhao M, Balabaki A, Li W, Yu X, Krop ED, Dou Y, Liu Y, Jin J, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX, Yan Q. Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation. ELife 2022, 11: e78163. PMID: 36043466, PMCID: PMC9584608, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer cellsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerRibosomal gene expressionCancer cellsKnockdown of WDR5Vivo genetic screenReversible epigenetic mechanismsGenetic screenTranslation regulationTriple-negative breast cancerEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsBreast cancer growthCancer-related deathTranslation efficiencyWDR5Novel therapeutic strategiesTranslation rateGene expressionCell growthAdvanced diseaseEffective therapyMetastatic capabilityPotent suppression
2021
MAL2 mediates the formation of stable HER2 signaling complexes within lipid raft-rich membrane protrusions in breast cancer cells
Jeong J, Shin JH, Li W, Hong JY, Lim J, Hwang JY, Chung JJ, Yan Q, Liu Y, Choi J, Wysolmerski J. MAL2 mediates the formation of stable HER2 signaling complexes within lipid raft-rich membrane protrusions in breast cancer cells. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 110160. PMID: 34965434, PMCID: PMC8762588, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationCytoskeletal ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEndocytosisFemaleHumansMembrane MicrodomainsMyelin and Lymphocyte-Associated Proteolipid ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesReceptor, ErbB-2Sodium-Hydrogen ExchangersTrastuzumabTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsLipid raft formationBreast cancer cellsLipid raftsLipid raft resident proteinsCancer cellsRaft formationRaft-resident proteinsProximity ligation assayProtein complexesMembrane protrusionsProtein interactionsPlasma membraneLigation assayMAL2Membrane stabilityStructural organizationPotential therapeutic targetPhysical interactionMembrane retentionProteinRaftsTherapeutic targetCellsIntracellular calcium concentrationLow intracellular calcium concentrationData-independent acquisition-based proteome and phosphoproteome profiling across six melanoma cell lines reveals determinants of proteotypes
Gao E, Li W, Wu C, Shao W, Di Y, Liu Y. Data-independent acquisition-based proteome and phosphoproteome profiling across six melanoma cell lines reveals determinants of proteotypes. Molecular Omics 2021, 17: 413-425. PMID: 33728422, PMCID: PMC8205956, DOI: 10.1039/d0mo00188k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA PKD-MFF signaling axis couples mitochondrial fission to mitotic progression
Pangou E, Bielska O, Guerber L, Schmucker S, Agote-Arán A, Ye T, Liao Y, Puig-Gamez M, Grandgirard E, Kleiss C, Liu Y, Compe E, Zhang Z, Aebersold R, Ricci R, Sumara I. A PKD-MFF signaling axis couples mitochondrial fission to mitotic progression. Cell Reports 2021, 35: 109129. PMID: 34010649, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial fission factorProtein kinase DMitochondrial fissionMitotic progressionMFF-dependent mitochondrial fissionGenome integrityChromosome segregationDynamic organellesKinase DMitochondrial receptorDaughter cellsFission factorMammalian cellsMitotic checkpointCell divisionFusion eventsInterphasic cellsCell survivalProtein 1PhosphorylationMitochondriaCellsFissionDynaminOrganelles
2020
SECAT: Quantifying Protein Complex Dynamics across Cell States by Network-Centric Analysis of SEC-SWATH-MS Profiles
Rosenberger G, Heusel M, Bludau I, Collins BC, Martelli C, Williams EG, Xue P, Liu Y, Aebersold R, Califano A. SECAT: Quantifying Protein Complex Dynamics across Cell States by Network-Centric Analysis of SEC-SWATH-MS Profiles. Cell Systems 2020, 11: 589-607.e8. PMID: 33333029, PMCID: PMC8034988, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2020.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsProtein complexesCell statesProtein complex dynamicsNative protein complexesMacromolecular complex formationPaper's transparent peer review processProtein interaction networksSEC-SWATHMultiple cell statesNetwork-centric analysisCellular processesInteraction networksMass spectrometric data analysisProteome OrganizationMolecular mechanismsRegulatory roleMass spectrometric analysisNetwork-based studyMultiplexed characterizationComplex formationSpectrometric data analysisSpectrometric analysisAlgorithmic toolkitState-specific changesFGF23 contains two distinct high-affinity binding sites enabling bivalent interactions with α-Klotho
Suzuki Y, Kuzina E, An SJ, Tome F, Mohanty J, Li W, Lee S, Liu Y, Lax I, Schlessinger J. FGF23 contains two distinct high-affinity binding sites enabling bivalent interactions with α-Klotho. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 31800-31807. PMID: 33257569, PMCID: PMC7749347, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2018554117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesCalcinosisCell MembraneFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGlucuronidaseHEK293 CellsHumansHyperostosis, Cortical, CongenitalHyperphosphatemiaImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsKlotho ProteinsMutationOsteomalaciaProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRickets, HypophosphatemicConceptsFGF receptorsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyChimeric receptor moleculesReflection fluorescence microscopyBinding sitesDisulfide bridge formationCritical metabolic processesMAPK responseCytoplasmic domainGrowth factor familyTerminal tailFactor familyKinase activationSimilar binding affinitiesExtracellular domainFGFR1 activationTandem repeatsMetabolic processesDisulfide bridgesCell surfaceDistinct ligandsCell membraneFluorescence microscopyDistinct high-affinity binding sitesPhosphate homeostasisNAguideR: performing and prioritizing missing value imputations for consistent bottom-up proteomic analyses
Wang S, Li W, Hu L, Cheng J, Yang H, Liu Y. NAguideR: performing and prioritizing missing value imputations for consistent bottom-up proteomic analyses. Nucleic Acids Research 2020, 48: e83-e83. PMID: 32526036, PMCID: PMC7641313, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoform‐resolved correlation analysis between mRNA abundance regulation and protein level degradation
Salovska B, Zhu H, Gandhi T, Frank M, Li W, Rosenberger G, Wu C, Germain P, Zhou H, Hodny Z, Reiter L, Liu Y. Isoform‐resolved correlation analysis between mRNA abundance regulation and protein level degradation. Molecular Systems Biology 2020, 16: msb199170. PMID: 32175694, PMCID: PMC7073818, DOI: 10.15252/msb.20199170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein degradationGenome-wide correlation analysisGene dosage variationProtein abundance levelsStable isotope-labeled amino acidsIndividual protein isoformsSpecific biological processesAlternative splicing isoformsData-independent acquisition mass spectrometryIsotope-labeled amino acidsAcquisition mass spectrometryProtein degradation ratesIntron retentionCellular functionsProtein isoformsSplicing isoformsCellular organellesTranscriptome variabilitySame geneTurnover controlRegulatory mechanismsBiological processesSpecific mRNAsTight associationAbundance levels