Single-Molecule Protein Sequencing Using Biological Nanopores
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL(2020)
摘要
The next wave of research in bioinformatics and fundamental biology will revolve around sequencing the enormous and dynamic variations in the proteome. A method for sequencing proteins and detecting PTMs at the single-molecule level would be revolutionary for proteomics research. We report proof-of-concept and initial results for a new single-molecule protein sequencing technique. We use a typical enzyme-controlled biological nanopore sequencing setup, with the addition of a peptide fragment covalently linked to the end of the DNA strand. The nanopore sequencer first reads the DNA, then the peptide fragment as the DNA-peptide conjugate is pulled up through the nanopore. The readout is then used to decode the peptide sequence, map substitutions and post-translation modifications, or identify the peptide from a library of proteins. Similarly to nanopore DNA sequencing, this technique is in principle capable of single-molecule measurements, high throughput, low experimental overhead and minimal sample preparation, and sensitivity to changes in individual monomers.
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protein,single-molecule
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