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  • Proteomics
  • Biochemistry

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  • The bacterial surfaceome, comprising all surface-expressed proteins, is critical for bacterial interactions with hosts and environments.
  • These proteins mediate essential functions like adhesion, invasion, immune evasion, and biofilm formation.
  • Surface proteins are accessible and vital, making them key targets for therapeutic strategies.

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  • To present a detailed protocol for comprehensively mapping the bacterial surfaceome.
  • To provide a reproducible methodology for identifying and characterizing surface-expressed proteins.

Main Methods:

  • Enzymatic surface shaving to isolate surface proteins.
  • Cell surface biotinylation to label accessible proteins.
  • Solid-phase extraction for sample enrichment.
  • Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for protein identification.

Main Results:

  • The protocol enables detailed mapping of bacterial surface proteins.
  • Identification of key proteins involved in bacterial-host-environment interactions.
  • Provides a foundation for further functional and therapeutic studies.

Conclusions:

  • This methodology offers a robust approach to bacterial surfaceome analysis.
  • Enables the identification of novel therapeutic targets on the bacterial surface.
  • Facilitates a deeper understanding of bacterial surface protein functions.