System-wide identification and prioritization of enzyme substrates by thermal analysis.

Saei AA, Beusch CM, Sabatier P, Wells JA, Gharibi H, Meng Z, Chernobrovkin A, Rodin S, Näreoja K, Thorsell A, Karlberg T, Cheng Q, Lundström SL, Gaetani M, Végvári Á, Arnér ESJ, Schüler H, Zubarev RA

Nat Commun 12 (1) 1296 [2021-02-26; online 2021-02-26]

Despite the immense importance of enzyme-substrate reactions, there is a lack of general and unbiased tools for identifying and prioritizing substrate proteins that are modified by the enzyme on the structural level. Here we describe a high-throughput unbiased proteomics method called System-wide Identification and prioritization of Enzyme Substrates by Thermal Analysis (SIESTA). The approach assumes that the enzymatic post-translational modification of substrate proteins is likely to change their thermal stability. In our proof-of-concept studies, SIESTA successfully identifies several known and novel substrate candidates for selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase 1, protein kinase B (AKT1) and poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase-10 systems. Wider application of SIESTA can enhance our understanding of the role of enzymes in homeostasis and disease, opening opportunities to investigate the effect of post-translational modifications on signal transduction and facilitate drug discovery.

Chemical Proteomics [Technology development]

PubMed 33637753

DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-21540-6

Crossref 10.1038/s41467-021-21540-6

pii: 10.1038/s41467-021-21540-6
pmc: PMC7910609


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