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Glycopeptide Capture for Cell Surface Proteomics
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Cited by 8 •
2014
Cell surface proteins are biologically important and widely glycosylated. We introduce here a glycopeptide-capture approach to solubilize, enrich, and deglycosylate these proteins for facile LC-MS based proteomic analyses.
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Glycoproteomics of the Extracellular Matrix: A Method for Intact Glycopeptide Analysis Using Mass Spectrometry
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Cited by 30 •
2017
This paper describes a methodology to prepare cardiovascular tissue samples for MS analysis that allows for (1) the analysis of ECM protein composition, (2) the identification of glycosylation sites, and (3) the compositional characterization of glycan forms. This methodology can be applied, with minor modifications, to the study of the ECM in other tissues.
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IR Frequency Region: Fingerprint Region
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2024
IR spectra are divided into two main regions: the diagnostic region and the fingerprint region. The diagnostic region of the spectrum lies above 1500 cm−1. The absorptions resulting from single-bond vibrations of the N–H, C–H, and O–H stretch at higher wavenumbers and appear on the left side of the spectrum. The stretching absorptions of the C≡C and C≡N occur between 2100–2300 cm−1. In contrast, those arising from stretching absorptions of the C=O, C=N, and C=C occur between 1600–1850 cm−1. The...
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The Eukaryotic Promoter Region
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2020
The eukaryotic promoter region is a segment of DNA located upstream of a gene. It contains an RNA polymerase binding site, a transcription start site, and several cis-regulatory sequences. The proximal promoter region is located in the vicinity of the gene and has cis-regulatory sequences and the core promoter. The core promoter is the binding site for RNA polymerase and is usually located between -35 and +35 nucleotides from the transcription start site. The distal promoter regions are...
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Regional Terms
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2023
Regional terms describe anatomy by dividing the body parts into different regions that contain structures involved in contributing similar functions. Using these terms helps increase the accurate description and identification of the particular region of interest or region affected by the disease. Primarily, the human body has two major regions, the axial and appendicular regions. The axial region comprises regions from the head to the abdomen and makes up the central body axis. In contrast,...
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Its behavior reflects the combined effects of the peptide sequence, glycan composition, chemical linkage, and three-dimensional presentation. These features are not interchangeable: changing one can alter how enzymes process the molecule, how receptors bind it, or how immune components recognize it. Examining the full molecular arrangement therefore provides more useful biological insight than considering the peptide or carbohydrate separately.
Glycosylation can modify antigenicity by changing the molecular surface presented to antibodies and immune cells. The attached carbohydrate may influence access to peptide features, alter three-dimensional presentation, or contribute recognition information of its own. Consequently, molecules with related peptide sequences may not produce identical immune recognition when their glycan composition or linkage differs.
Three-dimensional presentation determines which peptide and carbohydrate features are exposed to enzymes, receptors, antibodies, or immune cells. A sequence or glycan composition alone may not predict recognition if the combined structure presents those features differently. This makes spatial arrangement an important part of interpreting immune binding and host-pathogen interactions involving these molecular segments.
Characterization should address the peptide sequence, carbohydrate composition, linkage between the components, and resulting three-dimensional presentation. Considering these elements together helps explain differences in enzymatic processing, receptor binding, and immune recognition. This framework also supports comparisons between host and microbial molecules without reducing their biological behavior to carbohydrate or peptide content alone.
Their combined peptide and glycan features provide information for designing antigens that reflect biologically relevant immune-recognition surfaces. The same characteristics can help identify molecular patterns useful as biomarkers. Attention to composition, linkage, and presentation is important because these variables may influence whether a candidate is processed, bound by receptors, or recognized by antibodies and immune cells.
Microbial and host glycopeptide regions can help explain how surface molecules are recognized and how pathogens interact with host tissues. In infection research, examining carbohydrate features alongside peptide context clarifies why related molecules may engage immune components differently. This perspective supports investigation of pathogen recognition, altered antigenicity, and the molecular basis of host-pathogen contact.