Towards a standardized bioinformatics infrastructure for N- and O-glycomics

Rojas-Macias MA, Mariethoz J, Andersson P, Jin C, Venkatakrishnan V, Aoki NP, Shinmachi D, Ashwood C, Madunic K, Zhang T, Miller RL, Horlacher O, Struwe WB, Watanabe Y, Okuda S, Levander F, Kolarich D, Rudd PM, Wuhrer M, Kettner C, Packer NH, Aoki-Kinoshita KF, Lisacek F, Karlsson NG

Nat Commun 10 (1) - [2019-12-00; online 2019-07-22]

The mass spectrometry (MS)-based analysis of free polysaccharides and glycans released from proteins, lipids and proteoglycans increasingly relies on databases and software. Here, we review progress in the bioinformatics analysis of protein-released N- and O-linked glycans (N- and O-glycomics) and propose an e-infrastructure to overcome current deficits in data and experimental transparency. This workflow enables the standardized submission of MS-based glycomics information into the public repository UniCarb-DR. It implements the MIRAGE (Minimum Requirement for A Glycomics Experiment) reporting guidelines, storage of unprocessed MS data in the GlycoPOST repository and glycan structure registration using the GlyTouCan registry, thereby supporting the development and extension of a glycan structure knowledgebase.

Bioinformatics Support and Infrastructure [Technology development]

Bioinformatics Support, Infrastructure and Training [Technology development]

Glycoproteomics and MS Proteomics [Technology development]

PubMed 31332201

DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-11131-x

Crossref 10.1038/s41467-019-11131-x


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