Featured Publications
Proteotype coevolution and quantitative diversity across 11 mammalian species
Ba Q, Hei Y, Dighe A, Li W, Maziarz J, Pak I, Wang S, Wagner GP, Liu Y. Proteotype coevolution and quantitative diversity across 11 mammalian species. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabn0756. PMID: 36083897, PMCID: PMC9462687, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn0756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian speciesRNA metabolic processesCommon mammalian speciesUbiquitin-proteasome systemEvolutionary profilingMammalian lineagesProteomic methodsProtein degradationProtein abundanceGene expressionProtein expression levelsHigh interspeciesMetabolic processesCovariation analysisFunctional roleNucleotide levelExpression levelsQuantitative diversityCoevolutionMammalsSpeciesRemarkable variationExpressionTranscriptomeBiological variability
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
2016
On the Dependency of Cellular Protein Levels on mRNA Abundance
Liu Y, Beyer A, Aebersold R. On the Dependency of Cellular Protein Levels on mRNA Abundance. Cell 2016, 165: 535-550. PMID: 27104977, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein levelsGene expression regulationCellular protein levelsLong‐term state changeGenotype-phenotype relationshipsExpression regulationMRNA fluctuationsProtein biosynthesisGenomic informationProteomic profilingTranscript levelsGene expressionBiological processesMRNA abundanceLife science researchMRNA levelsShort-term adaptationComplete understandingProtein concentrationBiosynthesisCentral importanceLocal availabilityTranscriptsTemporal variationProtein
2011
A high-quality secretome of A549 cells aided the discovery of C4b-binding protein as a novel serum biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer
Luo X, Liu Y, Wang R, Hu H, Zeng R, Chen H. A high-quality secretome of A549 cells aided the discovery of C4b-binding protein as a novel serum biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Proteomics 2011, 74: 528-538. PMID: 21262398, DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCellular proteomeCell lung cancerCancer secretomeLung cancerOne-dimensional gel electrophoresisA549 cellsBiomarker discoveryProteomic dataGene expressionSecretory proteinsIntracellular contaminationNovel promising biomarkerNovel serum biomarkersEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySecretomeProteinSerum proteomic dataClinical stagingProteomeSerum biomarkersGel electrophoresisC4BP levelsPromising biomarkerImmunosorbent assay