Elucidating the dynamic remodelling of Escherichia Coli interactome in
different growth conditions using multiplex co-fractionation MS (mCF-MS)
Abstract
Most proteins function by forming complexes within a dynamic
interconnected network that underlies various biological mechanisms. To
systematically investigate such interactomes, high-throughput techniques
including CF-MS have been developed to capture, identify, and quantify
protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in large-scale. Compared to other
techniques, CF-MS allows the global identification and quantification of
native protein complexes in one setting, without genetic manipulation
and overexpression. Furthermore, quantitative CF-MS can potentially
elucidate the distribution of a protein in multiple co-elution features,
informing the stoichiometries and dynamics of a target protein complex.
In this issue, Youssef et al. (Proteomics 2023, XX, XXXX-XXXX) combined
multiplex CF-MS and an in-house algorithm to study the dynamics of the
PPI network for Escherichia coli grown under ten different conditions.
While the results demonstrated that while most proteins remained stable,
the authors were able to detect disrupted interactions that were growth
condition-specific. Further bioinformatics analyses also revealed
biophysical properties and structural patterns that govern such a
response.