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Using both automated nanospray and online liquid chromatography mass spectrometry LC-MS strategies, 99 proteins have been newly identified by top-down tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in Methanosarcina acetivorans, the methanogen with the largest known genome [5.7 mega base pairs (Mb)] for an Archaeon. Because top-down MS/MS was used, 15 proteins were detected with mispredicted start sites along with an additional five from small open reading frames (SORFs). Beyond characterization of these more common discrepancies in genome annotation, one SORF resulted from a rare start codon (AUA) as the initiation site for translation of this protein. Also, a methylation on a 30S ribosomal protein (MA1259) was localized to Pro59–Val69, contrasting sharply from its homologue in Escherichia coli (rp S12) known to harbor an unusual β-thiomethylated aspartic acid residue.
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Ferguson, J.T., Wenger, C.D., Metcalf, W.W. et al. Top-down proteomics reveals novel protein forms expressed in methanosarcina acetivorans . J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 20, 1743–1750 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2009.05.014
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