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Enrichment of Extracellular Matrix Proteins from Tissues and Digestion into Peptides for Mass Spectrometry Analysis
Published on: July 23, 2015
Review: Post-translational modifications of marine shell matrix proteins
Crisalejandra Rivera-Pérez1, Norma Y Hernández-Saavedra2
1CONACYT, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Abstract:
Shell matrix proteins (SMPs) are key components for the Mollusk shell biomineralization. SMPs function has been hypothesized in several proteins by bioinformatics analysis, and through in vitro crystallization assays. However, studies of the post-translational modifications (PTMs) of SMPs, which contribute to their structure and the function, are limited. This review provides the current status of the SMPs with the most common PTMs described (glycosylation, phosphorylation, and disulfide bond formation) and their role in shell biomineralization. Also, recent studies based on recombinant production of SMPs are discussed. Finally, recommendations for the study of SMPs and their PTMs are provided. The review showed that PTMs are widely distributed in SMPs, and their presence on SMPs may contribute to the modulation of their activity in some SMPs, contributing to the crystal growth formation and differentiation through different mechanisms, however, in a few cases the lack of the PTMs do not alter their inherent function.
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