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    Genome-scale Proteome Quantification by DEEP SEQ Mass Spectrometry
    (2013) Zhou, Feng; Lu, Yu; Ficarro, Scott; Adelmant, Guillaume; Jiang, Wenyu; Luckey, C. John; Marto, Jarrod
    Advances in chemistry and massively parallel detection underlie DNA sequencing platforms that are poised for application in personalized medicine. In stark contrast, systematic generation of protein-level data lags well-behind genomics in virtually every aspect: depth of coverage, throughput, ease of sample preparation, and experimental time. Here, to bridge this gap, we develop an approach based on simple detergent lysis and single-enzyme digest, extreme, orthogonal separation of peptides, and true nanoflow LC-MS/MS that provides high peak capacity and ionization efficiency. This automated, deep efficient peptide sequencing and quantification (DEEP SEQ) mass spectrometry platform provides genome-scale proteome coverage equivalent to RNA-seq ribosomal profiling and accurate quantification for multiplexed isotope labels. In a model of the embryonic to epiblast transition in murine stem cells, we unambiguously quantify 11,352 gene products that span 70% of Swiss-Prot and capture protein regulation across the full detectable range of high-throughput gene expression and protein translation.
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    Structural, Nanomechanical, and Computational Characterization of d , l -Cyclic Peptide Assemblies
    (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2015) Rubin, Daniel J.; Amini, Shahrouz; Zhou, Feng; Su, Haibin; Miserez, Ali; Joshi, Neel
    The rigid geometry and tunable chemistry of d,l-cyclic peptides makes them an intriguing building-block for the rational design of nano- and microscale hierarchically structured materials. Herein, we utilize a combination of electron microscopy, nanomechanical characterization including depth sensing-based bending experiments, and molecular modeling methods to obtain the structural and mechanical characteristics of cyclo-[(Gln-d-Leu)4] (QL4) assemblies. QL4 monomers assemble to form large, rod-like structures with diameters up to 2 μm and lengths of tens to hundreds of micrometers. Image analysis suggests that large assemblies are hierarchically organized from individual tubes that undergo bundling to form larger structures. With an elastic modulus of 11.3 ± 3.3 GPa, hardness of 387 ± 136 MPa and strength (bending) of 98 ± 19 MPa the peptide crystals are among the most robust known proteinaceous micro- and nanofibers. The measured bending modulus of micron-scale fibrils (10.5 ± 0.9 GPa) is in the same range as the Young’s modulus measured by nanoindentation indicating that the robust nanoscale network from which the assembly derives its properties is preserved at larger length-scales. Materials selection charts are used to demonstrate the particularly robust properties of QL4 including its specific flexural modulus in which it outperforms a number of biological proteinaceous and nonproteinaceous materials including collagen and enamel. The facile synthesis, high modulus, and low density of QL4 fibers indicate that they may find utility as a filler material in a variety of high efficiency, biocompatible composite materials.