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September 22, 2019

Quantitative isoform-profiling of highly diversified recognition molecules.

Authors: Schreiner, Dietmar and Simicevic, Jovan and Ahrné, Erik and Schmidt, Alexander and Scheiffele, Peter

Complex biological systems rely on cell surface cues that govern cellular self-recognition and selective interactions with appropriate partners. Molecular diversification of cell surface recognition molecules through DNA recombination and complex alternative splicing has emerged as an important principle for encoding such interactions. However, the lack of tools to specifically detect and quantify receptor protein isoforms is a major impediment to functional studies. We here developed a workflow for targeted mass spectrometry by selected reaction monitoring (SRM) that permits quantitative assessment of highly diversified protein families. We apply this workflow to dissecting the molecular diversity of the neuronal neurexin receptors and uncover an alternative splicing-dependent recognition code for synaptic ligands.

Journal: eLife
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.07794
Year: 2015

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