Featured Publications
Systems biochemistry to “deorphanize” human mitochondrial proteome
Miros F, Liu R, Shen H. Systems biochemistry to “deorphanize” human mitochondrial proteome. Molecular Cell 2022, 82: 2735-2737. PMID: 35931038, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Enhanced access to the human phosphoproteome with genetically encoded phosphothreonine
Moen J, Mohler K, Rogulina S, Shi X, Shen H, Rinehart J. Enhanced access to the human phosphoproteome with genetically encoded phosphothreonine. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7226. PMID: 36433969, PMCID: PMC9700786, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34980-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitous post-translational modificationCo-translational insertionKinase activation mechanismProtein interaction platformOrthogonal translation systemProtein-protein interactionsPost-translational modificationsPhospho-amino acidsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseHuman phosphoproteomePhosphorylation eventsTRNA pairsFunctional assignmentCellular processesProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinasePhysiological functionsActivation mechanismTranslation systemKinasePhosphorylationInteraction platformPhosphoproteomePhosphothreoninePhospho
2019
Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation
Wang LW, Shen H, Nobre L, Ersing I, Paulo JA, Trudeau S, Wang Z, Smith NA, Ma Y, Reinstadler B, Nomburg J, Sommermann T, Cahir-McFarland E, Gygi SP, Mootha VK, Weekes MP, Gewurz BE. Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 539-555.e11. PMID: 31257153, PMCID: PMC6720460, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminohydrolasesB-LymphocytesCell Transformation, ViralEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFemaleFolic AcidGlycolysisHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLymphocyte ActivationMethylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)MitochondriaMultifunctional EnzymesNADPOxidation-ReductionProteomeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSerineConceptsEpstein-Barr virusOne-carbon metabolismSynthesis of serinePost-transplant B cell lymphomasB-cell transformationPrimary human B cellsMitochondrial remodelingTargets MYCRedox defenseNADPH productionB-cell outgrowthCell transformationMetabolic pathwaysB-cell lymphomaPotential therapeutic targetB cell growthMitochondrial NADPHViral proteinsB cell proliferationCell growthNADPH levelsHuman B cellsCell proliferationMTHFD2Infected cells