Aging & Longevity

A versatile platform for sequential glyco-, phospho-, and proteomics with multi-PTMs integration.

TL;DR

MuPPE (Multi-level PTMs-Proteomic Enrichment platform) enables sequential glycoproteome, phosphoproteome, and proteome analysis from single biological samples with superior reproducibility (CV 12.3% vs 17.6%) and 87.5% reduction in processing time compared to conventional methods.

Key Findings

MuPPE achieved superior reproducibility compared to conventional parallel processing methods.

  • Coefficient of variation (CV) of 12.3% for MuPPE versus 17.6% for conventional methods
  • The platform combines protein aggregation capture with on-bead digestion and tandem enrichment
  • Analysis is performed from single biological samples rather than requiring sample splitting

MuPPE reduced sample processing time by 87.5% compared to conventional methods.

  • MuPPE processing time: 4 hours
  • Conventional methods processing time: 32 hours
  • This represents an 87.5% reduction in time

MuPPE identified more serum glycopeptides and brain phosphopeptides than other platforms.

  • The platform demonstrated enhanced coverage for both glycoproteome and phosphoproteome analyses
  • Comparisons were made against other existing platforms for sequential multi-omic analysis
  • Both serum and brain tissue sample types showed improved identification

Application of MuPPE to aging mouse cohorts revealed tissue-specific PTMs remodeling and brain barrier dysfunction.

  • The platform was applied to aging mouse cohorts
  • Tissue-specific post-translational modification remodeling was uncovered
  • Brain barrier dysfunction was identified through multi-level PTMs analysis
  • Analysis spanned proteome, phosphoproteome, and glycoproteome levels simultaneously

MuPPE revealed PTMs crosstalk between glycosylation and phosphorylation in arsenic mechanisms of action.

  • Drug-induced PTMs crosstalk was identified between glycosylation and phosphorylation
  • This crosstalk was linked to pathway regulation driven by arsenic
  • The platform enabled simultaneous detection of multiple PTM types from the same sample to reveal these interactions

MuPPE integrates protein aggregation capture with on-bead digestion and tandem enrichment for sequential multi-omic analysis.

  • The platform enables sequential glycoproteome, phosphoproteome, and proteome analysis
  • Processing is performed from a single biological sample
  • The approach avoids the laborious and time-consuming parallel processing procedures of conventional methods
  • The method addresses inconsistent reproducibility associated with parallel processing

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Citation

Dong X, Xiong F, Du G, Yang Y, Chen C, Cui Y, et al.. (2026). A versatile platform for sequential glyco-, phospho-, and proteomics with multi-PTMs integration.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-68270-7