Featured Publications
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
2019
Small open reading frames and cellular stress responses
Khitun A, Ness TJ, Slavoff SA. Small open reading frames and cellular stress responses. Molecular Omics 2019, 15: 108-116. PMID: 30810554, PMCID: PMC6662920, DOI: 10.1039/c8mo00283e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEukaryotaGenomeGenomicsOpen Reading FramesPeptidesProteomicsRibosomesStress, PhysiologicalConceptsSmall open reading framesOpen reading frameUpstream ORFsReading frameStress responseCellular stress responseEukaryotic cellsGenome annotationCellular homeostasisDownstream cistronEvolutionary spaceFunctional polypeptidesAmino acidsEukaryotesSmORFsPolypeptideProkaryotesGenomeCistronGenomicsORFRecent advancesProteomicsFootprintingRegulator
2014
Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue
Ma J, Ward CC, Jungreis I, Slavoff SA, Schwaid AG, Neveu J, Budnik BA, Kellis M, Saghatelian A. Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue. Journal Of Proteome Research 2014, 13: 1757-1765. PMID: 24490786, PMCID: PMC3993966, DOI: 10.1021/pr401280w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort open reading framesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameCell linesHuman genomeMammalian cellsReading frameStart codonAdditional cell linesPolypeptide productsMolecular biologyUbiquitous classK562 cellsGenomeProteomeHuman SEPsPolypeptideHuman tissuesNew SEPCellsCodonDiscoveryBiologyTissueLines
2013
Chemoproteomic Discovery of Cysteine-Containing Human Short Open Reading Frames
Schwaid AG, Shannon DA, Ma J, Slavoff SA, Levin JZ, Weerapana E, Saghatelian A. Chemoproteomic Discovery of Cysteine-Containing Human Short Open Reading Frames. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 16750-16753. PMID: 24152191, PMCID: PMC3868496, DOI: 10.1021/ja406606j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort open reading framesOpen reading frameReading frameProtein-coding genesProtein-coding potentialGene-finding algorithmsAffinity-based approachRibosome profilingNew genesHuman proteomeMass spectrometry technologyEndogenous RNASpectrometry technologyLabeling approachGenesHuman SEPsPotential importanceInvaluable insightsExperimental approachGenomeProteomeDiscoveryRNABiologyPolypeptide
2012
Peptidomic discovery of short open reading frame–encoded peptides in human cells
Slavoff SA, Mitchell AJ, Schwaid AG, Cabili MN, Ma J, Levin JZ, Karger AD, Budnik BA, Rinn JL, Saghatelian A. Peptidomic discovery of short open reading frame–encoded peptides in human cells. Nature Chemical Biology 2012, 9: 59-64. PMID: 23160002, PMCID: PMC3625679, DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research