Objective
In living systems, biological processes are orchestrated by proteins organized into dynamic assemblies. Cells regulate protein assembly and disassembly through various mechanisms, with subcellular compartmentalization playing a critical role in creating a microenvironment that control biological reactions. Notably, not all compartments rely on membranes for segregation; biomolecular condensates, for example, are membraneless organelles formed through a network of multivalent interactions. While noteworthy progress has been made in identifying the proteins partitioning in biomolecular condensates and understanding the forces driving phase separation; how proteins interact forming assemblies within condensates remain poorly understood. This knowledge gap is primarily due to the lack of system-wide approaches capable of effectively characterizing condensates, which are often low in abundance, large, dynamic, and highly heterogeneous.
In this study, we introduce SDD-AGE-MS, an innovative proteomics method designed to characterize the architecture of condensates. By integrating SDD-AGE, an electrophoretic technique commonly used to visualize SDS-resistant high molecular weight assemblies, with mass spectrometry (MS), we aim to map the migration profiles of SDS-resistant proteins and link them to protein assemblies.
This project will make significant contributions on multiple levels: (i) conceptually, by unveiling and resolving sub-assembly organization of condensates; (ii) methodologically, by introducing a system-wide approach for characterizing high molecular weight assemblies in cells; and (iii) translationally, by providing insights into the mechanisms driving condensate formation and their transition to pathological aggregates, as observed in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules proteins proteomics
- natural sciences chemical sciences analytical chemistry mass spectrometry
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01
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55122 Mainz
Germany
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