{"title":"Identification of dystrophin Dp71dΔ71-associated proteins in PC12 cells by quantitative proteomics","authors":"Coztli Azotla-Vilchis , Candelaria Merino-Jiménez , Emmanuel Ríos-Castro , Jorge Aragón , Víctor Ceja , Cecilia Montanez","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dystrophin Dp71 is essential for the development of the nervous system. Its alteration is associated with intellectual disability. Different Dp71 isoforms are generated by alternative splicing; however, their functions have not been fully described. Here, we identified Dp71d<sub>Δ71</sub>-associated proteins to understand the complex functions. PC12 cells, stably transfected with pTRE2pur-Myc/Dp71d<sub>Δ71</sub> or pTRE2pur-Myc empty vector (EV), were analyzed by immunoprecipitation followed with quantitative proteomics with data-independent acquisition and ion mobility separation. We used the Top3 method to quantify absolutely every protein detected. A total of 106 proteins were quantified with Progenesis QI software and the database UP000002494. Seven new proteins associated with Dp71d<sub>Δ71</sub> were selected with at least 2-fold quantity between immunoprecipitated proteins of PC12-Myc/Dp71d<sub>Δ71</sub> versus PC12-EV cells. These results revealed new proteins that interact with Dp71d<sub>Δ71</sub>, including β-Tubulin, S-adenosylmethionine synthase isoform type-2, adapter molecule crk, helicase with zinc finger 2, WD repeat domain 93, cyclin-L2 and myosin-10, which are related to cell migration and/or cell growth. The results lay the foundation for future research on the relationship between these proteins and Dp71 isoforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142340302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assembly of Hydrophobin class I from Agaricus bisporus produced different amyloid-like fibrils","authors":"Jesús Rojas-Osnaya, Hugo Nájera","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work studied the extraction, purification, characterization, and assembly of hydrophobin class I from <em>Agaricus bisporus</em> (ABH4)<em>.</em> The highest soluble protein concentration was obtained from the pinhead, the extraction and purification were efficient for hydrophobin class I, obtaining a band of 12 kDa. The identified sequence of hydrophobin presented the eight cysteine residues; for the prediction of the structure, hydrophobin presented more alpha helix structures than beta sheets. It was observed that the hydrophobin managed to decrease and increase the contact angle in Teflon and glass, respectively, finding a micellar critical concentration of 221 μg mL<sup>−1</sup>. ThT experiments demonstrated that the production of fibrils decreased at basic pH, while acidic and neutral pH favoured the formation of fibrils. Likewise, the addition of colloidal Teflon affects the formation of fibrils. Circular dichroism spectra proved that hydrophobin class I undergo changes in its secondary structure, increasing its alpha helix and beta sheet content after vortexing. It was observed that the analysis by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy of the hydrophobin produced different amyloid-like structures in glass and mica.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142340301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vishal Srivastava, Sheetal Bandhu, Shivam Mishra, Tapan K. Chaudhuri
{"title":"Serratiopeptidase exhibits antibiofilm activity through the proteolytic function of N-terminal domain and versatile function of the C-terminal domain","authors":"Vishal Srivastava, Sheetal Bandhu, Shivam Mishra, Tapan K. Chaudhuri","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Serratiopeptidase, a serine protease traditionally used as an oral anti-inflammatory drug has been found to show antibiofilm action. Structurally, it comprises of two distinct domains; viz-the N-terminal catalytic domain (N<em>cat</em>) and a C-terminal RTX (Repeat-In-Toxin) domain (C<em>rtx</em>). Understanding the antibiofilm action of the serratiopeptidase molecule, as well as the antibiofilm action of each of its two domains, was the objective of this study.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Separate clones to express the complete recombinant serratiopeptidase protein and its variant containing a mutation in the catalytic site, the N-terminal catalytic domain and its mutant, and the C-terminal Repeat-In-Toxin domain were prepared, and the proteins were purified. The impact of these proteins on pre-existing biofilms, as well as their effect upon addition of these proteins during biofilm formation was investigated.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In our investigation, we have been able to analyze the antibiofilm action of serratiopeptidase in detail. Obtained results conclude that while N-terminally located proteolytic domain of serratiopeptidase conventionally acts against biofilms by hydrolytic activity, the C-terminal domain regulates or prevents biofilm formation by yet unknown mechanism in addition to its known function as an C-terminal located calcium modulated internal chaperone ensuring the proper folding and secretion of the molecule. The study's findings give new evidence that the C<em>rtx</em> domain plays a significant role in antibiofilm action. The proteolytic N<em>cat</em> domain breaks down pre-formed biofilms. The C-terminal domain, on the other hand, acts as an inhibitor of biofilm formation by regulating or preventing biofilm development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570963924000530/pdfft?md5=3a4d2c38465f942f4b2f8b47b6076387&pid=1-s2.0-S1570963924000530-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Papayova , Lucia Bocanova , Vladena Bauerova , Jacob Bauer , Nora Halgasova , Maria Kajsikova , Gabriela Bukovska
{"title":"From sequence to function: Exploring biophysical properties of bacteriophage BFK20 lytic transglycosylase domain from the minor tail protein gp15","authors":"Kristina Papayova , Lucia Bocanova , Vladena Bauerova , Jacob Bauer , Nora Halgasova , Maria Kajsikova , Gabriela Bukovska","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bacteriophages have evolved different mechanisms of infection and penetration of bacterial cell walls. In <em>Siphoviridae</em>-like viruses, the inner tail proteins have a pivotal role in these processes and often encode lytic protein domains which increase infection efficiency. A soluble lytic transglycosylase (SLT) domain was identified in the minor tail protein gp15 from the BFK20 bacteriophage. Six fragments containing this SLT domain with adjacent regions of different lengths were cloned, expressed and purified. The biophysical properties of the two best expressing fragments were characterized by nanoDSF and CD spectroscopy, which showed that both fragments had a high refolding ability of 90 %. 3D modeling indicated that the bacteriophage BFK20 SLT domain is structurally similar to lysozyme. The degradation activity of these SLT proteins was evaluated using a lysozyme activity assay. BFK20 might use its transglycosylase activity to allow efficient phage DNA entry into the host cell by degrading bacterial peptidoglycan.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raissa Ferreira Gutierrez , Heloisa Ciol , Angélica L. Carrillo Barra , Diego Antonio Leonardo , Juliana S. Avaca-Crusca , Otavio H. Thiemann , Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin , Ana P. Ulian Araujo
{"title":"Assigning roles in Chlamydomonas ribosome biogenesis: The conserved factor NIP7","authors":"Raissa Ferreira Gutierrez , Heloisa Ciol , Angélica L. Carrillo Barra , Diego Antonio Leonardo , Juliana S. Avaca-Crusca , Otavio H. Thiemann , Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin , Ana P. Ulian Araujo","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ribosome biogenesis (RB) is a highly conserved process across eukaryotes that results in the assembly of functional ribosomal subunits. Studies in <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> and <em>Homo sapiens</em> have identified numerous RB factors (RBFs), including the NIP7 protein, which is involved in late-stage pre-60S ribosomal maturation. NIP7 expression has also been observed in <em>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</em>, highlighting its evolutionary significance. This study aimed to characterize the function of the NIP7 protein from <em>C. reinhardtii</em> (<em>Cr</em>Nip7) through protein complementation assays and a paromomycin resistance test, assessing its ability to complement the role of NIP7 in yeast. Protein interaction studies were conducted via yeast two-hybrid assay to identify potential protein partners of <em>Cr</em>Nip7. Additionally, rRNA modeling analysis was performed using the predicted structure of <em>Cr</em>Nip7 to investigate its interaction with rRNA. The study revealed that <em>Cr</em>Nip7 can complement the role of NIP7 in yeast, implicating <em>Cr</em>Nip7 in the biogenesis of the 60S ribosomal subunit. Furthermore, two possible partner proteins of CrNip7, UNC-p and G-patch, were identified through yeast two-hybrid assay. The potential of these proteins to interact with CrNip7 was explored through in silico analyses. Furthermore, nucleic acid interaction was also evaluated, indicating the involvement of the N- and C-terminal domains of CrNIP7 in interacting with rRNA. Collectively, our findings provide valuable insights into the RBFs CrNip7, offering novel information for comparative studies on RB among eukaryotic model organisms, shedding light on its evolutionary conservation and functional role across species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nitesh Kumar Poddar , Yasanandana S. Wijayasinghe , Ronald E. Viola
{"title":"Identification of potential pharmacological chaperones that selectively stabilize mutated Aspartoacylases in Canavan disease","authors":"Nitesh Kumar Poddar , Yasanandana S. Wijayasinghe , Ronald E. Viola","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141043","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Canavan disease is caused by mutations in the <em>ASPA</em> gene, leading to diminished catalytic activity of aspartoacylase in the brain. Clinical missense mutations are found throughout the enzyme structure, with many of these mutated enzymes having not only decreased activity but also compromised stability. High-throughput screening of a small molecule library has identified several compounds that significantly increase the thermal stability of the E285A mutant enzyme, the most predominant clinical mutation in Canavan disease, while having a negligible effect on the native enzyme. Based on the initial successes, some structural analogs of these initial hits were selected for further examination. Glutathione, NAAG and patulin were each confirmed to be competitive inhibitors, indicating the binding of these compounds at the dimer interface or near the active site of the E285A enzyme. The experimental results were theoretically examined with the help of the docking analysis method. The structure activity-guided optimization of these compounds can potentially lead to potential pharmacological chaperones that could alleviate the detrimental effect of <em>ASPA</em> mutations in Canavan patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141916040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mirela Tkalcic Cavuzic (Tkalčić Čavužić) , Amanda Silva de Sousa , Jeremy R. Lohman , Grover L. Waldrop
{"title":"Kinetic characterization of the C-terminal domain of Malonyl-CoA reductase","authors":"Mirela Tkalcic Cavuzic (Tkalčić Čavužić) , Amanda Silva de Sousa , Jeremy R. Lohman , Grover L. Waldrop","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Malonyl-CoA reductase utilizes two equivalents of NADPH to catalyze the reduction of malonyl-CoA to 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HP). This reaction is part of the carbon fixation pathway in the phototrophic bacterium <em>Chloroflexus aurantiacus</em>. The enzyme is composed of two domains. The C-terminal domain catalyzes the reduction of malonyl-CoA to malonic semialdehyde, while the N-terminal domain catalyzes the reduction of the aldehyde to 3HP. The two domains can be produced independently and retain their enzymatic activity. This report focuses on the kinetic characterization of the C-terminal domain. Initial velocity patterns and inhibition studies showed the kinetic mechanism is ordered with NADPH binding first followed by malonyl-CoA. Malonic semialdehyde is released first, while CoA and NADP<sup>+</sup> are released randomly. Analogs of malonyl-CoA showed that the thioester carbon is reduced, while the carboxyl group is needed for proper positioning. The enzyme transfers the pro-<em>S</em> hydrogen of NADPH to malonyl-CoA and pH rate profiles revealed that a residue with a pK<sub>a</sub> value of about 8.8 must be protonated for activity. Kinetic isotope effects indicated that NADPH is not sticky (that is, NADPH dissociates from the enzyme faster than the rate of product formation) and product release is partially rate-limiting. Moreover, the mechanism is stepwise with the pH dependent step occurring before or after hydride transfer. The findings from this study will aid in the development of an eco-friendly biosynthesis of 3HP which is an industrial chemical used in the production of plastics and adhesives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141632515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victor Marchenkov , Alexey Surin , Victor Ugarov , Nina Kotova , Natalia Marchenko , Alexey Fedorov , Alexei Finkelstein , Vladimir Filimonov , Gennady Semisotnov
{"title":"Co-chaperonin GroES subunit exchange as dependent on time, pH, protein concentration, and urea","authors":"Victor Marchenkov , Alexey Surin , Victor Ugarov , Nina Kotova , Natalia Marchenko , Alexey Fedorov , Alexei Finkelstein , Vladimir Filimonov , Gennady Semisotnov","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The discovery of a subunit exchange in some oligomeric proteins, implying short-term dissociation of their oligomeric structure, requires new insights into the role of the quaternary structure in oligomeric protein stability and function. Here we demonstrate the effect of pH, protein concentration, and urea on the efficiency of GroES heptamer (GroES<sub>7</sub>) subunit exchange. A mixture of equimolar amounts of wild-type (WT) GroES<sub>7</sub> and its Ala97Cys mutant modified with iodoacetic acid (97-carboxymethyl cysteine or CMC-GroES<sub>7</sub>) was incubated in various conditions and subjected to isoelectric focusing (IEF) in polyacrylamide gel. For each sample, there are eight Coomassie-stained electrophoretic bands showing different charges that result from a different number of included mutant subunits, each carrying an additional negative charge. The intensities of these bands serve to analyze the protein subunit exchange. The protein stability is evaluated using the transverse urea gradient gel electrophoresis (TUGGE). At pH 8.0, the intensities of the initial bands corresponding to WT-GroES<sub>7</sub> and CMC-GroES<sub>7</sub> are decreased with a half-time of (23 ± 2) min. The exchange decreases with decreasing pH and seems to be strongly hindered at pH 5.2 due to the protonation of groups with pK ∼ 6.3, which stabilizes the protein quaternary structure. The destabilization of the protein quaternary structure caused by increased pH, decreased protein concentration, or urea accelerates the GroES subunit exchange. This study allows visualizing the subunit exchange in oligomeric proteins and confirms its direct connection with the stability of the protein quaternary structure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141615872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noeli S.M. Silva , Bruna Siebeneichler , Carlos S. Oliveira , Paulo R. Dores-Silva , Júlio C. Borges
{"title":"The regulation of the thermal stability and affinity of the HSPA5 (Grp78/BiP) by clients and nucleotides is modulated by domains coupling","authors":"Noeli S.M. Silva , Bruna Siebeneichler , Carlos S. Oliveira , Paulo R. Dores-Silva , Júlio C. Borges","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The HSPA5 protein (BiP/Grp78) serves as a pivotal chaperone in maintaining cellular protein quality control. As a member of the human HSP70 family, HSPA5 comprises two distinct domains: a nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and a peptide-binding domain (PBD). In this study, we investigated the interdomain interactions of HSPA5, aiming to elucidate how these domains regulate its function as a chaperone. Our findings revealed that HSPA5-FL, HSPA5-T, and HSPA5-N exhibit varying affinities for ATP and ADP, with a noticeable dependency on Mg<sup>2+</sup> for optimal interactions. Interestingly, in ADP assays, the presence of the metal ion seems to enhance NBD binding only for HSPA5-FL and HSPA5-T. Moreover, while the truncation of the C-terminus does not significantly impact the thermal stability of HSPA5, experiments involving MgATP underscore its essential role in mediating interactions and nucleotide hydrolysis. Thermal stability assays further suggested that the NBD-PBD interface enhances the stability of the NBD, more pronounced for HSPA5 than for the orthologous HSPA1A, and prevents self-aggregation through interdomain coupling. Enzymatic analyses indicated that the presence of PBD enhances NBD ATPase activity and augments its nucleotide affinity. Notably, the intrinsic chaperone activity of the PBD is dependent on the presence of the NBD, potentially due to the propensity of the PBD for self-oligomerization. Collectively, our data highlight the pivotal role of allosteric mechanisms in modulating thermal stability, nucleotide interaction, and ATPase activity of HSPA5, underscoring its significance in protein quality control within cellular environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian E. Rusbjerg-Weberskov , Anne Kruse Hollensen , Christian Kroun Damgaard , Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf , Lone Skov , Jan J. Enghild , Nadia Sukusu Nielsen
{"title":"Mapping the Periostin splice isoforms in atopic dermatitis and an in vitro asthma model – A multi-platform analysis using mass spectrometry and RT-qPCR","authors":"Christian E. Rusbjerg-Weberskov , Anne Kruse Hollensen , Christian Kroun Damgaard , Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf , Lone Skov , Jan J. Enghild , Nadia Sukusu Nielsen","doi":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbapap.2024.141031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Periostin is a matricellular protein known to be alternatively spliced to produce ten isoforms with a molecular weight of 78–91 kDa. Within the extracellular matrix, periostin attaches to cell surfaces to induce signaling <em>via</em> integrin-binding and actively participates in fibrillogenesis, orchestrating the arrangement of collagen in the extracellular environment. In atopic diseases such as atopic dermatitis (AD) and asthma, periostin is known to participate in driving the disease-causing type 2 inflammation. The periostin isoforms expressed in these diseases and the implication of the alternative splicing events are unknown. Here, we present two universal assays to map the expression of periostin isoforms at the mRNA (RT-qPCR) and protein (PRM-based mass spectrometry) levels. We use these assays to study the splicing profile of periostin in AD lesions as well as in <em>in vitro</em> models of AD and asthma. In these conditions, periostin displayed overexpression with isoforms 3 and 5 standing out as highly overexpressed. Notably, isoforms 9 and 10 exhibited a divergent pattern relative to the remaining isoforms. Isoforms 9 and 10 are often overlooked in periostin research and this paper presents the first evidence of their expression at the protein level. This underlines the necessity to include isoforms 9 and 10 in future research addressing periostin splice isoforms. The assays presented in this paper hold the potential to improve our insight into the splicing profile of periostin in tissues and diseases of interest. The application of these assays to AD lesions and <em>in vitro</em> models demonstrated their potential for identifying isoforms of particular significance, warranting a further in-depth investigation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8760,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570963924000384/pdfft?md5=c12be11dda803cdf95887f728e83f8b0&pid=1-s2.0-S1570963924000384-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141557898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}