Quantitative proteomics combined with BAC TransgeneOmics reveals in vivo protein interactions.
Protein interactions are involved in all cellular processes. Their efficient and reliable characterization is therefore essential for understanding biological mechanisms. In this study, we show that combining bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) TransgeneOmics with quantitative interaction proteomics, which we call quantitative BAC-green fluorescent protein interactomics (QUBIC), allows specific and highly sensitive detection of interactions using rapid, generic, and quantitative procedures with minimal material. We applied this approach to identify known and novel components of well-studied complexes such as the anaphase-promoting complex. Furthermore, we demonstrate second generation interaction proteomics by incorporating directed mutational transgene modification and drug perturbation into QUBIC. These methods identified domain/isoform-specific interactors of pericentrin- and phosphorylation-specific interactors of TACC3, which are necessary for its recruitment to mitotic spindles. The scalability, simplicity, cost effectiveness, and sensitivity of this method provide a basis for its general use in small-scale experiments and in mapping the human protein interactome.
Hubner
Nina C
NC
Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Bird
Alexander W
AW
Cox
Jürgen
J
Splettstoesser
Bianca
B
Bandilla
Peter
P
Poser
Ina
I
Hyman
Anthony
A
Mann
Matthias
M
D000941:Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010766:Phosphorylation; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D019076:Transgenes
D000941:Antigens; C086178:pericentrin