Stacy Malaker
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2026
O‑Glycosylation Shapes the Proteolytic Landscape of the Native Tear Peptidome
Chang V, Chen R, Lian I, Mahoney K, Malaker S. O‑Glycosylation Shapes the Proteolytic Landscape of the Native Tear Peptidome. JACS Au 2026 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.6c00834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-glycansCleavage motifMass spectrometryO-glycosylationBiochemical propertiesSolvent accessibilityO-glycosylated peptidesProteins in vitroO-glycopeptidesNative peptideMolecular dynamicsCleavage studiesPeptide backboneProtein substratesComplex biofluidsGlycoproteomic analysisCleavage residuesGlycan compositionProteolytic susceptibilityBiological functionsStructural basisSystematic profilingIn silicoProteolysisPeptide lengthMapping galectin-3 ligands in human tear fluid establishes spliceoform-dependent lacritin binding
Chang V, Lian I, Mahoney K, Romano J, Afshari A, Chen R, Chen X, Fineide F, Khan A, Utheim T, Karlsson N, Laurie G, Malaker S. Mapping galectin-3 ligands in human tear fluid establishes spliceoform-dependent lacritin binding. Communications Biology 2026 PMID: 42191868, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-026-10337-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMass spectrometry (MS)-based glycoproteomicsBiological roleLigandGal-3Carbohydrate-binding proteinsBinding eventsGalectin-3 ligandsAffinity enrichmentTear fluidCell signalingLectin blottingBiological processesTransmembrane mucinGlycoprotein ligandsImmune responseBiochemical mechanismsAntimicrobial activityProteinGlycosite mapping and in situ mass spectrometry imaging of MUC2 glycopeptides via on-slide mucinase digestion
Lowery S, Ribi M, Chongsaritsinsuk J, Tran I, Grimsley G, Stubler R, Mahoney K, Lucas T, Charkoftaki G, Santos-Neto A, Varki N, Vasiliou V, Angelo M, Drake R, Malaker S. Glycosite mapping and in situ mass spectrometry imaging of MUC2 glycopeptides via on-slide mucinase digestion. Nature Communications 2026 PMID: 42098121, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72853-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMatrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imagingIonization mass spectrometry imagingLC-MSOn-tissue digestionMass spectrometry imagingLC-MS experimentsLiquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometryMALDI-MSIO-glycopeptidesOn-tissueMass spectrometryMS approachMucin glycoformsGlycan profilesAnalytical techniquesGlycoformsSpectrometryGlycositesGlycopeptidesGalNAcGlycosylation452 Region-specific proteomic analysis of aging rhesus macaques following chronic glutamate-carboxypeptidase-II (GCPII) inhibition elucidates potential treatment strategies for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease
Datta D, Steigmeyer A, Battison A, Liebman I, van Dyck C, Slusher B, Arnsten A, Malaker S, Datta D. 452 Region-specific proteomic analysis of aging rhesus macaques following chronic glutamate-carboxypeptidase-II (GCPII) inhibition elucidates potential treatment strategies for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2026, 10: 143-144. PMCID: PMC13173198, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2026.10595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlutamate carboxypeptidase IIChronic inhibitionNeuronal firingN-acetylaspartylglutamateRhesus macaquesUnique therapeutic strategiesAberrant calcium signalingAged rhesus macaquesEffective preventive therapySporadic Alzheimer's diseaseInhibition of glutamate carboxypeptidase IIPotential treatment strategyPrimate cortexHigher-order cognitionGCPII inhibitionMGluR3 receptorsPreventive therapyImplicated pathwaysTreatment strategiesLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryTherapeutic strategiesSynaptic plasticityCalcium signalingPathogenic driverTherapeutic pathwaysScreening of the transcriptome, mucinome, and O‐/N‐glycans of the intestinal goblet cell model HT29‐MTX during zinc deficiency
Schüßler C, Chung N, Leonard R, Sprenger H, Braeuning A, Morelle W, Foulquier F, Malaker S, Masselot C, Maares M. Screening of the transcriptome, mucinome, and O‐/N‐glycans of the intestinal goblet cell model HT29‐MTX during zinc deficiency. Lebensmittelchemie 2026, 80: s1-113-s1-113. DOI: 10.1002/lemi.202651077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO-glycomeHT29-MTXO-glycosylation patternsCommensal microbiotaIntestinal homeostasisIntestinal mucusGene expressionMucus barrierIntestinal epitheliumDiarrheal diseaseGlycosyltransferasesIntestinal tractSusceptibility to infectionIncidence of diarrheal diseaseZinc deficiencyMucinImmune functionTranscriptomeMucusGlycansHabitatHigher incidenceMicrobiotaGenesAssociated with serious health consequencesImpaired glycosylation promotes rapid transition to hepatocellular carcinoma in model of diet induced steatotic liver disease
Singh A, Chaube B, Citrin K, Fowler J, Lee S, Catarino J, Knight J, Lowery S, Shree S, Mahoney K, Boutagy N, Ruz-Maldonado I, Harry K, Shanabrough M, Ross T, Malaker S, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C, Grabińska K, Sessa W. Impaired glycosylation promotes rapid transition to hepatocellular carcinoma in model of diet induced steatotic liver disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2026, 136: e197719. PMID: 41805633, PMCID: PMC13132402, DOI: 10.1172/jci197719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSteatotic liver diseaseLiver-specific knockoutHepatocellular carcinomaPharmacological inhibitionLiver diseaseHepatic TAG accumulationCis-prenyltransferaseKnock-in modelTAG accumulationHigh-fat diet conditionsTransition to hepatocellular carcinomaTriacylglycerol synthesisTranscriptome atlasImpaired glycosylationChronic liver diseaseHepatocellular carcinoma burdenMolecular analysisMolecular mechanismsHepatocellular carcinoma developmentDGAT2 inhibitionER/oxidative stressHepatocellular carcinoma formationNgBRLipid uptakeVery-low-densityXylosyltransferase engineering to manipulate proteoglycans in mammalian cells
Li Z, Chawla H, Di Vagno L, Ní Cheallaigh A, Critcher M, Sammon D, Gonzalez-Rodriguez E, Briggs D, Chung N, Chang V, Mahoney K, Cioce A, Bineva-Todd G, Wang P, Liu Y, Murphy L, Chen Y, Narimatsu Y, Miller R, Willems L, Malaker S, Huang M, Miller G, Hohenester E, Schumann B. Xylosyltransferase engineering to manipulate proteoglycans in mammalian cells. Nature Chemical Biology 2026, 22: 612-621. PMID: 41559400, PMCID: PMC13038410, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-025-02113-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlycan attachment sitesMammalian cellsTarget proteinsChemical genetic strategyProteoglycan biologyCellular proteoglycansLonger glycosaminoglycanGlycosylation sitesGenetic strategiesSignaling moleculesBioorthogonal functionalitiesGlycosaminoglycan chainsXylosyltransferaseGlycosylation stepGlycosylationProteinCellsProteoglycansBiosynthesisGlycansXyloseGlycosaminoglycansEnzymeSignalAnnotationErratum: Decoding Extracellular Protein Glycosylation in Human Health and Disease
Steigmeyer A, Lowery S, Rangel-Angarita V, Malaker S. Erratum: Decoding Extracellular Protein Glycosylation in Human Health and Disease. Annual Review Of Analytical Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ac-18-010726-200001.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEnrichment strategies for mucin-domain O-glycoproteins
Finn S, Malaker S. Enrichment strategies for mucin-domain O-glycoproteins. Methods In Enzymology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2026.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMucin-domain glycoproteinsFunctional characterizationO-glycoproteinsMucin-type O-glycosylationInactive point mutantHost-pathogen interactionsElectron-based fragmentationO-glycosylated proteinsComplex biological samplesCell-cell communicationRecognition motifPoint mutantsConventional proteasesLC-MS analysisO-glycosylationO-glycopeptidesGlycosylation statusEnrichment approachO-glycoproteomePeptide sequencesLC-MSDigestive strategySolid supportEnrichment strategyMolecular precisionCharacterization of O-glycoproteases for applications in mass spectrometry
Steigmeyer A, Chongsaritsinsuk J, Malaker S. Characterization of O-glycoproteases for applications in mass spectrometry. Methods In Enzymology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2026.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMass spectrometry-based analysisIdentification of glycopeptidesElectron-based dissociationComplex biological samplesO-glycosylationO-glycopeptidesSite-specific O-glycosylationMucin-domain glycoproteinsMass spectrometryMucin-degrading enzymesO-glycoproteaseFragmentation dataMolecular precisionComprehensive characterizationGel-based assayLC-MS/MSBiological samplesEnzyme to substrate ratioCleavage motifSpecialized enzymesMucin biologyConventional proteasesEnzyme specificityControlled proteolysisAnalytical toolbox
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