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CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 36-45Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.11.037
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Elucidation of in vivo substrate degradomes of a protease is a daunting endeavor because of the large number of proteins in a proteome and often minute and transient amounts of key substrates. Proteomic substrate screens for proteases are currently experiencing impressive progress. Mass spectrometry-based global proteome analysis, interfaced with liquid-chromatography and together with stable isotope labeling strategies, has provided increased coverage and sensitivity for quantitative proteomics. ICAT and iTRAQ labeling have been used to identify a plethora of new matrix metal loproteinase substrates. Emerging techniques focus on the quantitative analysis of proteolytically generated neo amino-termini, which we call terminopes, on a system-wide basis. In vivo SILAC pulse-chase experiments have also enabled the study of individual protein turnover and global proteome dynamics in cells and whole organisms. Together with activity-based probes for the profiling of functional proteases, there is now in place an array of complementary technologies to dissect the 'protease web' and its distortion in pathology.
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