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An integrated landscape of mRNA and protein isoforms

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Title:An integrated landscape of mRNA and protein isoforms
Creators Name:Kedan, A., Zauber, H., Wang, M.R., Zhu, Q., Fang, L., Chen, W. and Selbach, M.
Abstract:Alternative splicing and proteolytic processing expand the functional diversity of the human proteome by generating distinct protein isoforms from a single gene. However, the extent to which transcript isoforms give rise to distinct protein products remains unclear, in part due to technical limitations in proteomic workflows. Here, we combine full-length mRNA sequencing with SDS-PAGE-based protein fractionation and quantitative mass spectrometry to construct an integrated landscape of mRNA and protein isoforms in human RPE-1 cells. To overcome the inherent ambiguity of bottom-up proteomics in isoform detection, we developed IsoFrac, a computational pipeline that resolves protein isoforms based on their migration profiles across gel fractions. This approach enabled the identification of ~45,000 full-length transcripts, ~32,000 ORFs, and ~16,000 distinct protein isoforms. Comparative analyses revealed widespread translation of alternative transcripts and uncovered proteolytic processing as a major, underappreciated source of proteome complexity. Our results establish a scalable framework for isoform-resolved proteogenomics and provide a reference resource for studying the molecular diversity encoded by the human genome.
Source:bioRxiv
Publisher:Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Article Number:2025.04.16.648713
Date:19 April 2025
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.16.648713

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