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Proteome-wide profiling of protein lysine acetylation in Aspergillus flavus

ABSTRACT: Protein lysine acetylation is a prevalent post-translational modification that plays pivotal roles in various biological processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Aspergillus flavus, as a fungus of aflatoxin producer, has attracted tremendous attention due to its health impact on agricultural commodities. Here, we performed the first lysine-acetylome mapping in this filamentous fungus using immune-affinity-based purification integrated with high-resolution mass spectrometry. Overall, we identified 1383 lysine-acetylation sites in 652 acetylated proteins, which account for 5.18% of the total proteins in A. flavus. The acetylated proteins are involved in various cellular processes involving the ribosome, carbon metabolism, antibiotic biosynthesis, secondary metabolites, and the citrate cycle and are distributed in diverse subcellular locations according to bioinformatics analysis. We demonstrated for the first time the acetylation of fatty acid synthase α and β encoded by aflA and aflB involved in the aflatoxin-biosynthesis pathway (cluster 54), as well as backbone enzymes from secondary metabolite clusters 20 and 21 encoded by AFLA_062860 and AFLA_064240, suggesting important roles for acetylation associated with these processes. Our findings illustrating abundant lysine acetylation in A. flavus expanded the understanding of the fungal acetylome and provided insight into the regulatory roles of acetylation in secondary metabolism.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Aspergillus Flavus

TISSUE(S): Whole Body

SUBMITTER: Yuansen Hu

LAB HEAD: Yangyong Lv

PROVIDER: PXD004802 | Pride | 2017-06-12

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Proteome-wide profiling of protein lysine acetylation in Aspergillus flavus.

Lv Yangyong Y

PloS one 20170605 6

Protein lysine acetylation is a prevalent post-translational modification that plays pivotal roles in various biological processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Aspergillus flavus, as an aflatoxin-producing fungus, has attracted tremendous attention due to its health impact on agricultural commodities. Here, we performed the first lysine-acetylome mapping in this filamentous fungus using immune-affinity-based purification integrated with high-resolution mass spectrometry. Overall, we ident ...[more]

PMID: 28582408

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Proteome-wide profiling of protein lysine acetylation in Aspergillus flavus

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Proteome-wide profiling of protein lysine acetylation in Aspergillus flavus.

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