Absolute quantification of transcription factors during cellular differentiation using multiplexed targeted proteomics
With a multiplexed, sensitive, selected reaction monitoring–based mass spectrometry approach, transcription factor copy numbers can be accurately quantified during terminal fat cell differentiation. The cellular abundance of transcription factors (TFs) is an important determinant of their regulatory...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature methods 2013-06, Vol.10 (6), p.570-576 |
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Zusammenfassung: | With a multiplexed, sensitive, selected reaction monitoring–based mass spectrometry approach, transcription factor copy numbers can be accurately quantified during terminal fat cell differentiation.
The cellular abundance of transcription factors (TFs) is an important determinant of their regulatory activities. Deriving TF copy numbers is therefore crucial to understanding how these proteins control gene expression. We describe a sensitive selected reaction monitoring–based mass spectrometry assay that allowed us to determine the copy numbers of up to ten proteins simultaneously. We applied this approach to profile the absolute levels of key TFs, including PPARγ and RXRα, during terminal differentiation of mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes. Our analyses revealed that individual TF abundance differs dramatically (from ∼250 to >300,000 copies per nucleus) and that their dynamic range during differentiation can vary up to fivefold. We also formulated a DNA binding model for PPARγ based on TF copy number, binding energetics and local chromatin state. This model explains the increase in PPARγ binding sites during the final differentiation stage that occurs despite a concurrent saturation in PPARγ copy number. |
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ISSN: | 1548-7091 1548-7105 |
DOI: | 10.1038/nmeth.2441 |