Yassene Mohammed, Pallab Bhowmick, Christoph H Borchers
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Abstract
Introduction: Targeted quantitative proteomics is vital for accurate protein measurement in biological samples. Techniques like Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM or SRM) and Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM), often used with isotopically labeled internal standards, provide absolute quantification, and represent the current gold standard. However, developing and validating assays for individual proteins remains labor-intensive. Several repositories, such as CPTAC, SRMAtlas, PanoramaWeb, and PeptideTracker host targeted assay data with varying levels of detail. MRMAssayDB is an integrated platform that hosts and annotates the curated targeted proteomics assays from these resources.
Areas covered: First launched in 2018 and updated in 2021, the latest release of MRMAssayDB includes over 1.1 million assays for 939,000 peptides, enabling quantification of 61,000 proteins from 146 organisms. The database also maps proteins to 19,000 Gene Ontology terms and 4,000 biological pathways. A newly integrated visualization module projects peptide assays onto Alphafold-predicted 3D protein structures, allowing users to examine peptide locations, post-translational modifications, and disease mutations while also supporting mapping to structures in the Protein Data Bank (PDB).
Expert opinion: MRMAssayDB significantly improves access to validated proteotypic peptides and transition data, facilitating efficient assay selection and quantitative panel building for researchers in targeted proteomics. Availability: http://mrmassaydb2.proteomicscentre.com.
期刊介绍:
Expert Review of Proteomics (ISSN 1478-9450) seeks to collect together technologies, methods and discoveries from the field of proteomics to advance scientific understanding of the many varied roles protein expression plays in human health and disease.
The journal coverage includes, but is not limited to, overviews of specific technological advances in the development of protein arrays, interaction maps, data archives and biological assays, performance of new technologies and prospects for future drug discovery.
The journal adopts the unique Expert Review article format, offering a complete overview of current thinking in a key technology area, research or clinical practice, augmented by the following sections:
Expert Opinion - a personal view on the most effective or promising strategies and a clear perspective of future prospects within a realistic timescale
Article highlights - an executive summary cutting to the author''s most critical points.