Large-scale top-down proteomics of the human proteome: membrane proteins, mitochondria, and senescence

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2013 Dec;12(12):3465-73. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M113.030114. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Abstract

Top-down proteomics is emerging as a viable method for the routine identification of hundreds to thousands of proteins. In this work we report the largest top-down study to date, with the identification of 1,220 proteins from the transformed human cell line H1299 at a false discovery rate of 1%. Multiple separation strategies were utilized, including the focused isolation of mitochondria, resulting in significantly improved proteome coverage relative to previous work. In all, 347 mitochondrial proteins were identified, including ~50% of the mitochondrial proteome below 30 kDa and over 75% of the subunits constituting the large complexes of oxidative phosphorylation. Three hundred of the identified proteins were found to be integral membrane proteins containing between 1 and 12 transmembrane helices, requiring no specific enrichment or modified LC-MS parameters. Over 5,000 proteoforms were observed, many harboring post-translational modifications, including over a dozen proteins containing lipid anchors (some previously unknown) and many others with phosphorylation and methylation modifications. Comparison between untreated and senescent H1299 cells revealed several changes to the proteome, including the hyperphosphorylation of HMGA2. This work illustrates the burgeoning ability of top-down proteomics to characterize large numbers of intact proteoforms in a high-throughput fashion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Camptothecin / pharmacology
  • Cell Fractionation
  • Cell Line, Transformed
  • Cellular Senescence / drug effects
  • Cellular Senescence / genetics*
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Epithelial Cells / cytology
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Methylation
  • Mitochondria / chemistry
  • Mitochondria / metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Multienzyme Complexes / genetics
  • Multienzyme Complexes / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Signal Transduction
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Membrane Proteins
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Camptothecin