The Proteomic Analysis of Cancer-Related Alterations in the Human Unfoldome

Paromov, Victor and Uversky, Vladimir N. and Cooley, Ayorinde and Liburd, Lincoln E. and Mukherjee, Shyamali and Na, Insung and Dayhoff, Guy W. and Pratap, Siddharth (2024) The Proteomic Analysis of Cancer-Related Alterations in the Human Unfoldome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (3). p. 1552. ISSN 1422-0067

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Abstract

Many proteins lack stable 3D structures. These intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or hybrid proteins containing ordered domains with intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDPRs) often carry out regulatory functions related to molecular recognition and signal transduction. IDPs/IDPRs constitute a substantial portion of the human proteome and are termed “the unfoldome”. Herein, we probe the human breast cancer unfoldome and investigate relations between IDPs and key disease genes and pathways. We utilized bottom-up proteomics, MudPIT (Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology), to profile differentially expressed IDPs in human normal (MCF-10A) and breast cancer (BT-549) cell lines. Overall, we identified 2271 protein groups in the unfoldome of normal and cancer proteomes, with 148 IDPs found to be significantly differentially expressed in cancer cells. Further analysis produced annotations of 140 IDPs, which were then classified to GO (Gene Ontology) categories and pathways. In total, 65% (91 of 140) IDPs were related to various diseases, and 20% (28 of 140) mapped to cancer terms. A substantial portion of the differentially expressed IDPs contained disordered regions, confirmed by in silico characterization. Overall, our analyses suggest high levels of interactivity in the human cancer unfoldome and a prevalence of moderately and highly disordered proteins in the network.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eurolib Press > Multidisciplinary
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2024 06:08
Last Modified: 27 Jan 2024 06:08
URI: http://info.submit4journal.com/id/eprint/3408

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