Mapping protein carboxymethylation sites provides insights into their role in proteostasis and cell proliferation.

ABSTRACT: Posttranslational mechanisms play a key role in modifying the abundance and function of cellular proteins. Among these, modification by advanced glycation end products has been shown to accumulate during aging and age-associated diseases but specific protein targets and functional consequences remain largely unexplored. Here, we devise a proteomic strategy to identify sites of carboxymethyllysine modification, one of the most abundant advanced glycation end products. We identify over 1000 sites of protein carboxymethylation in mouse and primary human cells treated with the glycating agent glyoxal. By using quantitative proteomics, we find that protein glycation triggers a proteotoxic response and indirectly affects the protein degradation machinery. In primary endothelial cells, we show th

SUBMITTER: Di Sanzo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8602705 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature