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Mapping Proteoforms and Protein Complexes From King Cobra Venom Using Both Denaturing and Native Top-down Proteomics

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Melani, Rafael D., Skinner, Owen S., Fornelli, Luca, Domont, Gilberto B., Compton, Philip D., Kelleher, Neil L.·2016·Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

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Characterizing whole proteins by top-down proteomics avoids a step of inference encountered in the dominant bottom-up methodology when peptides are assembled computationally into proteins for identification. The direct interrogation of whole proteins and protein complexes from the venom of Ophiophagus hannah (king cobra) provides a sharply clarified view of toxin sequence variation, transit peptide cleavage sites and post-translational modifications (PTMs) likely critical for venom lethality. A tube-gel format for electrophoresis (called GELFrEE) and solution isoelectric focusing were used for protein fractionation prior to LC-MS/MS analysis resulting in 131 protein identifications (18 more than bottom-up) and a total of 184 proteoforms characterized from 14 protein toxin families. Operating both GELFrEE and mass spectrometry to preserve non-covalent interactions generated detailed information about two of the largest venom glycoprotein complexes: the homodimeric l-amino acid oxidase (∼130 kDa) and the multichain toxin cobra venom factor (∼147 kDa). The l-amino acid oxidase complex exhibited two clusters of multiproteoform complexes corresponding to the presence of 5 or 6 N-glycans moieties, each consistent with a distribution of N-acetyl hexosamines. Employing top-down proteomics in both native and denaturing modes provides unprecedented characterization of venom proteoforms and their complexes. A precise molecular inventory of venom proteins will propel the study of snake toxin variation and the targeted development of new antivenoms or other biotherapeutics.

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Authors
Melani, R. D., Skinner, O. S., Fornelli, L., Domont, G. B., Compton, P. D., & Kelleher, N. L.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Corresponding author
  • Domont, Gilberto B.
  • Kelleher, Neil L.
Venue
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-07
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
2423-2434
ISSN
1535-9476 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2378145088
Cited by
85
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 5
FWCI
5.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • W.M. Keck Foundation
  • Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (100.039/2014)
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Early Postdoc Mobility)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2014171659)
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (GM 067193)
  • Office for Research at Northwestern University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
Keywords
king cobra venom, Ophiophagus hannah, top-down proteomics, proteoforms, protein complexes, L-amino acid oxidase, cobra venom factor, N-glycosylation, post-translational modification, antivenom development, snake venom toxins
MeSH terms
Animals, Chromatography, Liquid, Elapid Venoms, Protein Denaturation, Elapidae, Protein Interaction Mapping, Proteomics, L-Amino Acid Oxidase, Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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