Simon Daled | PubMed Health

PubMed2026

Palaeoproteomic Deconvolution of Physical and Genetic Collagen Mixtures.

Species identification in palaeoproteomics relies on genome-derived protein sequences which are often poor-quality, and lacks tools to cope with multi-species samples. Here, we address both challenges through the analysis of "physical and genetic mixtures". Species that are absent from our database are considered a "genetic mixture", i.e. a patchwork of peptides from closely related species. Inversely, various overlapping peptide stretches allow us to resolve complex "physical mixtures". This is benchmarked by analysing physical mixtures of modern bone fragments, including genetic mixtures. We illustrate the impact of our approach via a rapid and high-throughput analysis of >2500 bone fragments, revealing the Eemian-era faunal environment around Scladina Cave, including the first Palaeoloxodon antiquus identified at this site.

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PubMed2026

Integrated histone and proteome analyses reveal convergent and distinct hepatotoxic mechanisms of tenuazonic acid and deoxynivalenol.

Mycotoxins are widespread dietary contaminants whose health impacts are expected to intensify under climate change. Although their mechanisms of toxicity remain incompletely understood, epigenetic dysregulation has been increasingly implicated. Here, mass spectrometry-based multi-omics was used to profile histone post-translational modifications and proteome dynamics in HepG2 cells exposed to seven mycotoxin conditions. Time-resolved analyses identified tenuazonic acid as the dominant cellular disruptor, inducing alterations in H3K27 and H1 variants, and revealing a previously unrecognized oxidative modification of the H1.0 N-terminal methionine (H1.0N-term0AcM0Ox) that retains the protein's N-terminal acetylation. An Alternaria toxin mixture induced similar H1 responses, largely driven by tenuazonic acid, while deoxynivalenol produced convergent chromatin and proteomic alterations. Proteomic remodeling was characterized by increased protein translation, reduced mitochondrial complex IV expression, and impaired cholesterol biosynthesis, whereas sterigmatocystin activated DNA replication and repair pathways. Together, these findings demonstrate that mycotoxins disrupt chromatin organization, protein synthesis, and lipid metabolism, providing toxicological insight into hepatocellular dysfunction. These findings warrant further validation and mechanistic investigation in future hypothesis-driven studies of mycotoxin exposure.

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