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Structure-resolved virus-host interactomics by cross-linking mass spectrometry.

Viruses depend on host protein networks to replicate, assemble progeny, and spread between cells and organisms. Defining these virus-host protein interactions is challenging because they are highly dependent on infection stage, cell type, species, and because mechanistic interpretation requires information about structural interfaces and conformational states. Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) addresses these challenges by adding a spatial and structural dimension to virus-host interactomics in native systems. In this review, we discuss how XL-MS has advanced from targeted analysis of viral protein complexes to structure-resolved mapping of virion architecture and infected-cell virus-host interactomes. We highlight how XL-MS complements AP-MS, cryo-EM/cryo-ET, quantitative proteomics, genetic perturbation, and structure prediction to connect physical proximity with molecular mechanisms. Finally, we discuss current limitations in sensitivity, chemical coverage, temporal resolution, and model interpretation, and outline how future quantitative and integrative XL-MS workflows may enable systems-level structural virology.

Mass Spectrometry↗

Yeast two-hybrid contributions to interactome mapping.

Interactome mapping, the systematic identification of protein interactions within an organism, promises to facilitate systems-level studies of biological processes. Using in vitro technologies that measure specific protein interactions, static maps are being generated that include many of the protein networks that occur in vivo. Most of the binary protein interaction data currently available was generated by large-scale yeast two-hybrid screens. Recent efforts to map interactions in model organisms and in humans illustrate the promise and some of the limitations of the two-hybrid approach. Although these maps are incomplete and include false positives, they are proving useful as a framework around which to elaborate and model the in vivo interactome.

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Comparative interactomics.

The behavior, morphology and response to stimuli in biological systems are dictated by the interactions between their components. These interactions, as we observe them now, are therefore shaped by genetic variations and selective pressure. Similar to what has been achieved by comparing genome structures and protein sequences, we hope to obtain valuable information about systems' evolution by comparing the organization of interaction networks and by analyzing their variation and conservation. Equally, significantly we can learn whether and how to extend the network information obtained experimentally in well-characterized model systems to different organisms. We conclude from our analysis that, despite the recent completion of several high throughput experiments aimed at the description of complete interactomes, the available interaction information is not yet of sufficient coverage and quality to draw any biologically meaningful conclusion from the comparison of different interactomes. Thus, the transfer of network information obtained from simple organism to evolutionary distant species should be carried out and considered with caution. By using smaller higher-confidence datasets, a larger fraction of interactions is shown to be conserved; this suggests that with the development of more accurate experimental and informatic approaches, we will soon be in the position to study the network evolution.

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Interactome modeling.

A long-term goal of the field of interactome modeling is to understand how global and local properties of complex macromolecular networks impact on observable biological properties, and how changes in such properties can lead to human diseases. The information available at this stage of development of the field provides strong evidence for the existence of such interesting global and local properties, but also demonstrates that many more datasets will be needed to provide accurate models with increasingly predictive capacity. This review focuses on an early attempt at mapping a multicellular interactome network and on the lessons learned from that attempt.

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Integrated prediction of the helical membrane protein interactome in yeast.

At least a quarter of all genes in most genomes contain putative transmembrane (TM) helices, and helical membrane protein interactions are a major component of the overall cellular interactome. However, current experimental techniques for large-scale detection of protein-protein interactions are biased against membrane proteins. Here, we define protein-protein interaction broadly as co-complexation, and develop a weighted-voting procedure to predict interactions among yeast helical membrane proteins by optimally combining evidence based on diverse genome-wide information such as sequence, function, localization, abundance, regulation, and phenotype. We use logistic regression to simultaneously optimize the weights of all evidence sources for best discrimination based on a set of known helical membrane protein interactions. The resulting integrated classifier not only significantly outperforms classifiers based on any single genomic feature, but also does better than a benchmark Naïve Bayes classifier (using a simplifying assumption of conditional independence among features). Finally, we apply the optimized classifier genome-wide, and construct a comprehensive map of predicted helical membrane protein interactome in yeast. This can serve as a guide for prioritizing further experimental validation efforts.

Membrane Proteins↗

Global insights into protein complexes through integrated analysis of the reliable interactome and knockout lethality.

We performed an integrated computational analysis of data derived from a comprehensive set of protein-protein interactions (interactome) and a phenotype dataset on lethality in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. For the analysis, we selected reliable interactome data using our previous 'interaction generality,' a computational approach to assess reliability of interactions. Those efforts gave clear evidence that proteins with lethal phenotypes in knockout studies (lethal proteins) may interact with each other to form functional protein complexes to perform their cellular roles. However, our analysis indicates that interactions between lethal proteins are rather restricted to the same cellular pathway or function, and it is quite unlikely that they interact with other lethal proteins functioning in different cellular roles. Furthermore, our results allowed us predictions on the functions of thus far uncharacterized lethal proteins with an estimated 93% accuracy. Thus, the analysis described in here can provide global insights into the biological features of the protein complexes.

Computational Biology↗

Systematic interactome mapping and genetic perturbation analysis of a C. elegans TGF-beta signaling network.

To initiate a system-level analysis of C. elegans DAF-7/TGF-beta signaling, we combined interactome mapping with single and double genetic perturbations. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) screens starting with known DAF-7/TGF-beta pathway components defined a network of 71 interactions among 59 proteins. Coaffinity purification (co-AP) assays in mammalian cells confirmed the overall quality of this network. Systematic perturbations of the network using RNAi, both in wild-type and daf-7/TGF-beta pathway mutant animals, identified nine DAF-7/TGF-beta signaling modifiers, seven of which are conserved in humans. We show that one of these has functional homology to human SNO/SKI oncoproteins and that mutations at the corresponding genetic locus daf-5 confer defects in DAF-7/TGF-beta signaling. Our results reveal substantial molecular complexity in DAF-7/TGF-beta signal transduction. Integrating interactome maps with systematic genetic perturbations may be useful for developing a systems biology approach to this and other signaling modules.

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Spatial Mapping and Interactome Profiling of m6A-Modified R-Loops via Chemically Inducible Split-APEX2 Proximity Labeling.

m6A-Modified R-loops (m6A-R-loops) play crucial roles in epigenetic regulation and genome stability, yet resolving their spatial distribution and protein interactomes in live cells remains challenging. To address this, we developed m6A-R-loop proximity labeling (m6A-RLPL), a chemically inducible split-APEX2 proximity labeling technology integrating dual-target recognition using the RNA-DNA hybrid binding domain of RNase H1 for R-loop targeting and m6A reader protein's YTH domain for m6A recognition, coupled with an abscisic acid (ABA)-inducible dimerization system for signal amplification. This technology revealed host m6A-R-loops enriched with nucleoli under normal conditions. When applied to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, it further demonstrated viral m6A-R-loops undergoing dramatic accumulation within phase-separated granules in replication compartments during late-stage infection. Proximity proteomics identified ZC3H4 and CCDC124 as essential regulators maintaining these structures, which serve as transcription sites for HSV late genes, with disruption selectively impairing viral transcription. m6A-RLPL establishes a generalizable approach for spatially resolved profiling of m6A-R-loop interactomes and organizational dynamics in living systems.

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Correlation between transcriptome and interactome mapping data from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Genomic and proteomic approaches can provide hypotheses concerning function for the large number of genes predicted from genome sequences. Because of the artificial nature of the assays, however, the information from these high-throughput approaches should be considered with caution. Although it is possible that more meaningful hypotheses could be formulated by integrating the data from various functional genomic and proteomic projects, it has yet to be seen to what extent the data can be correlated and how such integration can be achieved. We developed a 'transcriptome-interactome correlation mapping' strategy to compare the interactions between proteins encoded by genes that belong to common expression-profiling clusters with those between proteins encoded by genes that belong to different clusters. Using this strategy with currently available data sets for Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we provide the first global evidence that genes with similar expression profiles are more likely to encode interacting proteins. We show how this correlation between transcriptome and interactome data can be used to improve the quality of hypotheses based on the information from both approaches. The strategy described here may help to integrate other functional genomic and proteomic data, both in yeast and in higher organisms.

Fungal Proteins↗

The Cbl interactome and its functions.

Cbl proteins are ubiquitin ligases and multifunctional adaptor proteins that are implicated in the regulation of signal transduction in various cell types and in response to different stimuli. Cbl-associated proteins can assemble together at a given time or space inside the cell, and such an interactome can form signal competent networks that control many physiological processes. Dysregulation of spatial or temporal constraints in the Cbl interactome results in the development of human pathologies such as immune diseases, diabetes and cancer.

Actins↗

Quantitative interactome mapping of skeletal muscle insulin resistance.

Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are dynamic and critical to adaptive homeostasis. While there have been massive efforts to catalogue proteome-wide PPIs, global quantification of changes remains a challenge. Here, we integrate dynamic protein correlation profiling - mass spectrometry (PCP-MS) and quantitative cross linking-mass spectrometry (qXL-MS) using multiplexed stable isotope labelling to characterise global PPI remodelling following the development of chronic skeletal muscle insulin resistance (IR) with or without acute insulin stimulation. We quantify >7,000 unique PPIs amongst 5,346 proteins and show changes in the interactome network dominate the proteome response. Our data show the dysregulation of protein processing in the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum involving changes in PPIs with protein chaperones and disulfide isomerases is a major hallmark of skeletal muscle IR. Mechanistically, we show the dysregulation of PPIs with Protein-Disulfide Isomerase 6 (PDIA6) regulates cysteine oxidation and insulin sensitivity. Taken together, we show in vivo quantitative interactome mapping is a powerful approach to understand disease mechanisms and provide new insights into protein network re-organisations with IR.

Insulin Resistance↗

Global topological features of cancer proteins in the human interactome.

MOTIVATION: The study of interactomes, or networks of protein-protein interactions, is increasingly providing valuable information on biological systems. Here we report a study of cancer proteins in an extensive human protein-protein interaction network constructed by computational methods. RESULTS: We show that human proteins translated from known cancer genes exhibit a network topology that is different from that of proteins not documented as being mutated in cancer. In particular, cancer proteins show an increase in the number of proteins they interact with. They also appear to participate in central hubs rather than peripheral ones, mirroring their greater centrality and participation in networks that form the backbone of the proteome. Moreover, we show that cancer proteins contain a high ratio of highly promiscuous structural domains, i.e., domains with a high propensity for mediating protein interactions. These observations indicate an underlying evolutionary distinction between the two groups of proteins, reflecting the central roles of proteins, whose mutations lead to cancer. CONTACT: paul.bates@cancer.org.uk SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The interactome data are available though the PIP (Potential Interactions of Proteins) web server at http://bmm.cancerresearchuk.org/servers/pip. Further additional material is available at http://bmm.cancerresearchuk.org/servers/pip/bioinformatics/

Algorithms↗

Interactome: gateway into systems biology.

Protein-protein interactions are fundamental to all biological processes, and a comprehensive determination of all protein-protein interactions that can take place in an organism provides a framework for understanding biology as an integrated system. The availability of genome-scale sets of cloned open reading frames has facilitated systematic efforts at creating proteome-scale data sets of protein-protein interactions, which are represented as complex networks or 'interactome' maps. Protein-protein interaction mapping projects that follow stringent criteria, coupled with experimental validation in orthogonal systems, provide high-confidence data sets immanently useful for interrogating developmental and disease mechanisms at a system level as well as elucidating individual protein function and interactome network topology. Although far from complete, currently available maps provide insight into how biochemical properties of proteins and protein complexes are integrated into biological systems. Such maps are also a useful resource to predict the function(s) of thousands of genes.

Animals↗

Yeast Protein Interactome topology provides framework for coordinated-functionality.

The architecture of the network of protein-protein physical interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is exposed through the combination of two complementary theoretical network measures, betweenness centrality and 'Q-modularity'. The yeast interactome is characterized by well-defined topological modules connected via a small number of inter-module protein interactions. Should such topological inter-module connections turn out to constitute a form of functional coordination between the modules, we speculate that this coordination is occurring typically in a pairwise fashion, rather than by way of high-degree hub proteins responsible for coordinating multiple modules. The unique non-hub-centric hierarchical organization of the interactome is not reproduced by gene duplication-and-divergence stochastic growth models that disregard global selective pressures.

Models, Biological↗

Computational modeling of the Plasmodium falciparum interactome reveals protein function on a genome-wide scale.

Many thousands of proteins encoded by the genome of Plasmodium falciparum, the causal organism of the deadliest form of human malaria, are of unknown function. It is of utmost importance that these proteins be characterized if we are to develop combative strategies against malaria based on the biology of the parasite. In an attempt to infer protein function on a genome-wide scale, we computationally modeled the P. falciparum interactome, elucidating local and global functional relationships between gene products. The resulting interaction network, reconstructed by integrating in silico and experimental functional genomics data within a Bayesian framework, covers approximately 68% of the parasite genome and provides functional inferences for more than 2000 uncharacterized proteins, based on their associations. Network reconstruction involved the use of a novel strategy, where we incorporated continuously updated, uniform reference priors in our Bayesian model. This method for generating interaction maps is thus also well suited for application to other genomes, where pre-existing interactome knowledge is sparse. Additionally, we superimposed this map on genomes of three apicomplexan pathogens--Plasmodium yoelii, Toxoplasma gondii, and Cryptosporidium parvum--describing relationships between these organisms based on retained functional linkages. This comparison provided a glimpse of the highly evolved nature of P. falciparum; for instance, a deficit of nearly 26% in terms of predicted interactions is observed against P. yoelii, because of missing ortholog partners in pairs of functionally linked proteins.

Animals↗

The ICln interactome.

The many different functional phenotypes described in mammalian cells can only be explained by an intense interaction of the underlying proteins, substantiated by the fact that the number of independently expressed proteins in living cells seems not to exceed 25 K, a number way too small to explain the >250 K different phenotypes on a one-protein-one-function base. Therefore, the study of the interactome of the different proteins is of utmost importance. Here, we describe the present knowledge of the ICln interactome. ICln is a protein, we cloned and whose function was reported to be as divers as (i) ion permeation, (ii) cytoskeletal organization, and (iii) RNA processing. The role of ICln in these different functional modules can be described best as being a 'connector hub' with 'date hub' function.

Binding Sites↗

Mapping the FOXA1 Interactome in ER+ Breast Cancer Cells Using Proximity Labeling Reveals Novel Interactions with the Orphan Nuclear Receptor NR2C2.

UNLABELLED: FOXA1 is a pioneer transcription factor essential for chromatin accessibility and transcriptional regulation in hormone-driven cancers. In breast cancer, FOXA1 plays a central role in facilitating nuclear receptor binding, reprogramming enhancer landscapes, and promoting transcriptional changes associated with therapy resistance. Whereas FOXA1's function has been primarily studied in the context of estrogen receptor-α (ER), its broader protein interaction network remains incompletely defined. In this study, we systematically map FOXA1-interacting proteins in ER-positive breast cancer cells using proximity-dependent biotin labeling (miniTurbo) combined with quantitative LC-MS/MS proteomics. We engineered MCF-7 cell lines stably expressing miniTurbo-tagged FOXA1 at either the N-terminus or C-terminus to ensure comprehensive coverage of interaction interfaces. This approach recovered known FOXA1 partners, including AR, MLL3, YAP1, and GATA3, and identified 157 previously unreported FOXA1 interactors. Notably, 42 of these novel partners, including NR2C2, were significantly associated with poor relapse-free survival in patients with ER-positive breast cancer. To demonstrate the utility of this resource, we characterized the FOXA1-NR2C2 interaction in depth. Integrating chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing and RNA sequencing, we show that FOXA1 and NR2C2 co-occupy a subset of genomic regions and drive co-regulated transcriptional programs involved in tumor progression. Our study reveals an expanded FOXA1 interactome and new insights into its functional network in breast cancer, providing candidate proteins for further exploration as biomarkers or therapeutic targets. IMPLICATIONS: These findings expand the FOXA1 interactome in breast cancer and uncover new candidate proteins with potential as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in hormone-driven tumors.

Humans↗

IgStrand: A universal residue numbering scheme for the immunoglobulin-fold (Ig-fold) to study Ig-proteomes and Ig-interactomes.

The Immunoglobulin fold (Ig-fold) is found in proteins from all domains of life and represents the most populous fold in the human genome, with current estimates ranging from 2 to 3% of protein coding regions. That proportion is much higher in the surfaceome where Ig and Ig-like domains orchestrate cell-cell recognition, adhesion and signaling. The ability of Ig-domains to reliably fold and self-assemble through highly specific interfaces represents a remarkable property of these domains, making them key elements of molecular interaction systems: the immune system, the nervous system, the vascular system and the muscular system. We define a universal residue numbering scheme, common to all domains sharing the Ig-fold in order to study the wide spectrum of Ig-domain variants constituting the Ig-proteome and Ig-Ig interactomes at the heart of these systems. The "IgStrand numbering scheme" enables the identification of Ig structural proteomes and interactomes in and between any species, and comparative structural, functional, and evolutionary analyses. We review how Ig-domains are classified today as topological and structural variants and highlight the "Ig-fold irreducible structural signature" shared by all of them. The IgStrand numbering scheme lays the foundation for the systematic annotation of structural proteomes by detecting and accurately labeling Ig-, Ig-like and Ig-extended domains in proteins, which are poorly annotated in current databases and opens the door to accurate machine learning. Importantly, it sheds light on the robust Ig protein folding algorithm used by nature to form beta sandwich supersecondary structures. The numbering scheme powers an algorithm implemented in the interactive structural analysis software iCn3D to systematically recognize Ig-domains, annotate them and perform detailed analyses comparing any domain sharing the Ig-fold in sequence, topology and structure, regardless of their diverse topologies or origin. The scheme provides a robust fold detection and labeling mechanism that reveals unsuspected structural homologies among protein structures beyond currently identified Ig- and Ig-like domain variants. Indeed, multiple folds classified independently contain a common structural signature, in particular jelly-rolls. Examples of folds that harbor an "Ig-extended" architecture are given. Applications in protein engineering around the Ig-architecture are straightforward based on the universal numbering.

Humans↗