title: Proteome of Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle publicly accessible on SWICZ server.
abstract: Here we present the Swiss-Czech Proteomics Server (SWICZ), which hosts the proteomic database summarizing information about the cell cycle of the aquatic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. The database provides a searchable tool for easy access of global protein synthesis and protein stability data as examined during the C. crescentus cell cycle. Protein synthesis data collected from five different cell cycle stages were determined for each protein spot as a relative value of the total amount of [(35)S]methionine incorporation. Protein stability of pulse-labeled extracts were measured during a chase period equivalent to one cell cycle unit. Quantitative information for individual proteins together with descriptive data such as protein identities, apparent molecular masses and isoelectric points, were combined with information on protein function, genomic context, and the cell cycle stage, and were then assembled in a relational database with a world wide web interface (http://proteom.biomed.cas.cz), which allows the database records to be searched and displays the recovered information. A total of 1250 protein spots were reproducibly detected on two-dimensional gel electropherograms, 295 of which were identified by mass spectroscopy. The database is accessible either through clickable two-dimensional gel electrophoretic maps or by means of a set of dedicated search engines. Basic characterization of the experimental procedures, data processing, and a comprehensive description of the web site are presented. In its current state, the SWICZ proteome database provides a platform for the incorporation of new data emerging from extended functional studies on the C. crescentus proteome.
authors: Institute of Microbiology, CAS, Prague, Czech Republic. vohr@biomed.cas.cz
authors: Jiri
authors: J
authors: Vohradsky
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Janda
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Grünenfelder
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Berndt
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Röder
authors: Hanno
authors: H
authors: Langen
authors: Jaroslav
authors: J
authors: Weiser
authors: Urs
authors: U
authors: Jenal
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D016935:Caulobacter crescentus / Q000737:chemistry*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D019295:Computational Biology; D030562:Databases, Protein; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D020543:Proteome