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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical Biology
  • Proteomics

Background:

  • Protein lysine methacrylation (Kmea) is a recently discovered post-translational modification with largely unknown biological functions.
  • The absence of a chemical labeling method has significantly impeded research into Kmea modifications and the proteins involved.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a chemoselective chemical labeling method for protein methacrylation.
  • To establish a workflow for the specific labeling, enrichment, and identification of Kmea proteins.
  • To discover novel Kmea proteins and modification sites for further functional studies.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a photocatalytic thia-Michael reaction system for selective Kmea labeling.
  • Design and synthesis of a multifunctional water-soluble probe (azDSH).
  • Application of the method to proteomic analysis of histone, nuclear, and whole-cell protein extracts.

Main Results:

  • A novel photocatalytic system effectively and selectively labels protein methacrylation, avoiding interference from crotonylation.
  • Identification of numerous novel Kmea proteins and modification sites, including HMGB1, TdIF2, UHRF1, HNRPD, BRWD1, TAF1, TACC1, and SETD3.
  • The developed workflow enables specific labeling, enrichment, and identification of Kmea proteins in biological samples.

Conclusions:

  • The study presents an effective chemical labeling method for analyzing protein methacrylation.
  • The discovery of new Kmea proteins provides novel targets for investigating epigenetic regulation.
  • This work significantly advances the study of Kmea modifications in biological systems.