Bioprospecting and Structural Analysis of the Silk Proteins of Arthropods by a Proteomics Approach Using nanoLC-ESI-CID/ETD System

• Grant number: 13/26451-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Effective date (Start): April 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Mario Sergio Palma
• Grantee: José Roberto Aparecido dos Santos-Pinto
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 11/51684-1 - System biology as experimental strategy for discovery of novel natural products in the fauna of venomous arthropods from São Paulo State, AP.BTA.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 16/10430-0 - PROTEOTRANSCRIPTOMIC VIEW ON THE ROLE OF SPIDER SILK GLANDS DURING THE SILK SPINNING PROCESS, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

The silk produced by Arthropods is characterized by diversity of its chemical composition, structure and function. The silk proteins have interesting relationships between their 3-D structures and mechanical properties of these protein fibers, with an exceptional combination of tensile strength and extensibility. Thus, these proteins have attracted the interest in their exploration and bioprospecting applications, offering a great potential in biomedical applications and textile industry. The Bombix mori silk and Nephila spiders silk have been extensively studied. However, some insects also produce silk that have not been fully explored as biomaterials, such as the silk produced by weaver ants Camponotus. Studies have shown that silk produced by these ants is an interesting natural product to be investigated with a biotechnological applicability. However, few or no study using a proteomic approach has been performed to understand the structure-function relationship and interaction between the silk proteins produced by arthropods. The post-translational modifications, for example, allow an activities diversification of the proteins encoded by all organisms increasing significantly the diversity and complexity of the proteome. A structural characterization of proteins by a proteomic approach as it is intended in this study may be performed using a combination of sophisticated and sensitive technologies such as 2D-SDS-PAGE, shotgun strategy, high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Thus, performing a chemical prospecting in a systematic way, it will possible to obtain information on the structural and chemical properties of silk proteins produced by ant Camponotus textor, allowing its development in biotechnological applications. This study will continue the study of bioprospecting and analysis of arthropod silk proteins started with the Nephila clavipes spider and has previously performed by our group by the BIOprospecTA/FAPESP program (Proc. 2011/51684-1).

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; MUSACCHIO LASA, ALEXIS; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; BROCHETTO-BRAGA, MARCIA REGINA. Wasp venomic: Unravelling the toxins arsenal of Polybia paulista venom and its potential pharmaceutical applications. JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, v. 161, p. 88-103, MAY 24 2017. (13/26451-9, 14/13936-7, 11/51684-1)

PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; MUSACCHIO-LASA, ALEXIS; ROMANI FERNANDES, LUIS GUSTAVO; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; BAZON, MURILO LUIZ; ZOLLNER, RICARDO DE LIMA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; BROCHETTO-BRAGA, MARCIA REGINA. Improved production of the recombinant phospholipase A1 from Polybia paulista wasp venom expressed in bacterial cells for use in routine diagnostics. 3 BIOTECH, v. 10, n. 5, APR 27 2020. (14/13936-7, 13/26451-9, 19/02298-3, 17/10373-0, 15/14220-8, 17/07988-2)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ARCURI, HELEN ANDRADE; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; LUBEC, GERT. Spider silk proteome provides insight into the structural characterization of Nephila clavipes flagelliform spidroin. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 8, OCT 2 2018. (16/16212-5, 10/19051-6, 13/26451-9, 11/51684-1, 15/14220-8)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; SIALANA, FERNANDO J.; FERRO, MILENE; SMIDAK, ROMAN; RARES, LUCACIU CALIN; NUSSBAUMER, THOMAS; RATTEI, THOMAS; BILBAN, MARTIN; BACCI JUNIOR, MAURICIO; et al. A proteotranscriptomic study of silk-producing glands from the orb-weaving spiders. MOLECULAR OMICS, v. 15, n. 4, p. 256-270, AUG 1 2019. (16/16212-5, 16/10430-0, 13/26451-9, 17/10373-0, 15/14220-8)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; CAVIQUIOLI GARCIA, ANA MARIA; ARCURI, HELEN ANDRADE; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; SALLES, HELIANA CLARA; LUBEC, GERT; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Silkomics: Insight into the Silk Spinning Process of Spiders. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, v. 15, n. 4, p. 1179-1193, APR 2016. (10/19051-6, 13/26451-9, 11/51684-1)

COSTA-LEONARDO, ANA MARIA; DA SILVA, IAGO BUENO; POIANI, SILVANA BEANI; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; BUENO DA SILVA, LUIZA HELENA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Proteomic-components provide insights into the defensive secretion in termite workers of the soldierless genus Ruptitermes. JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, v. 213, FEB 20 2020. (16/16212-5, 17/10373-0, 13/26451-9)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ARCURI, HELEN ANDRADE; LUBEC, GERT; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Structural characterization of the major ampullate silk spidroin-2 protein produced by the spider Nephila clavipes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS, v. 1864, n. 10, p. 1444-1454, OCT 2016. (10/19051-6, 13/26451-9, 11/51684-1)

ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; FERRO, MILENE; SIALANA, FERNANDO J.; SMIDAK, ROMAN; RARES, LUCACIU CALIN; NUSSBAUMER, THOMAS; RATTEI, THOMAS; BILBAN, MARTIN; BACCI JUNIOR, MAURICIO; et al. Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider's Web. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, v. 19, n. 8, p. 3044-3059, AUG 7 2020. (15/14220-8, 17/10373-0, 13/26451-9, 16/10430-0, 16/16212-5)

ROAT, THAISA C.; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; MIOTELO, LUCAS; DE SOUZA, CAROLINE LACERRA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; MALASPINA, OSMAR. Using a toxicoproteomic approach to investigate the effects of thiamethoxam into the brain of Apis mellifera. Chemosphere, v. 258, NOV 2020. (14/05376-1, 13/13542-6, 19/04538-1, 12/13370-8, 13/26451-9, 16/16212-5)

PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; MUSACCHIO-LASA, ALEXIS; ROMANI FERNANDES, LUIS GUSTAVO; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; BAZON, MURILO LUIZ; ZOLLNER, RICARDO DE LIMA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; BROCHETTO-BRAGA, MARCIA REGINA. Improved production of the recombinant phospholipase A1 from Polybia paulista wasp venom expressed in bacterial cells for use in routine diagnostics. 3 BIOTECH, v. 10, n. 5, p. 12-pg., 2020-04-27. (19/02298-3, 17/07988-2, 14/13936-7, 17/10373-0, 13/26451-9, 15/14220-8)

PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; MUSACCHIO LASA, ALEXIS; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; BROCHETTO-BRAGA, MARCIA REGINA. Wasp venomic: Unravelling the toxins arsenal of Polybia paulista venom and its potential pharmaceutical applications. JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, v. 161, p. 16-pg., 2017-05-24. (11/51684-1, 14/13936-7, 13/26451-9)

BAZON, MURILO LUIZ; PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ROMANI FERNANDES, LUIS GUSTAVO; MUSACCHIO LASA, ALEXIS; JUSTO-JACOMINI, DEBORA LAIS; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; ZOLLNER, RICARDO DE LIMA; BROCHETTO-BRAGA, MARCIA REGINA. Heterologous Expression, Purification and Immunoreactivity of the Antigen 5 from Polybia paulista Wasp Venom. TOXINS, v. 9, n. 9, SEP 2017. (14/13936-7, 13/26451-9)

DE SOUZA, CAROLINE LACERRA; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; ROMANI FERNANDES, LUIS GUSTAVO; ZOLLNER, RICARDO DE LIMA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Revisiting Polybia paulista wasp venom using shotgun proteomics - Insights into the N-linked glycosylated venom proteins. JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, v. 200, p. 60-73, MAY 30 2019. (17/04680-7, 16/16212-5, 17/10373-0, 13/26451-9, 17/22405-3)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; TORMENA, CLAUDIO FRANCISCO; PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; LASA, ALEXIS MUSACCHIO; BUENO, ODAIR CORREA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Proteomic characterization of the fibroin-based silk fibers produced by weaver ant Camponotus textor. JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, v. 261, p. 13-pg., 2022-06-15. (17/22405-3, 13/26451-9, 17/10373-0, 16/16212-5, 20/10246-0, 16/10430-0, 15/08541-6)

PEREZ-RIVEROL, AMILCAR; ROMANI FERNANDES, LUIS GUSTAVO; MUSACCHIO LASA, ALEXIS; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ABRAM, DEBORA MOITINHO; IZUKA MORAES, GABRIEL HIDEKI; JABS, FREDERIC; MIEHE, MICHAELA; SEISMMAN, HENNING; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; et al. Phospholipase A1-based cross-reactivity among venoms of clinically relevant Hymenoptera from Neotropical and temperate regions. Molecular Immunology, v. 93, p. 87-93, JAN 2018. (13/26451-9, 14/13936-7, 11/51684-1)

APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; ARCURI, HELEN ANDRADE; PRIEWALDER, HELGA; SALLES, HELIANA CLARA; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; LUBEC, GERT. Structural Model for the Spider Silk Protein Spidroin-1. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, v. 14, n. 9, p. 3859-3870, SEP 2015. (10/19051-6, 13/26451-9, 11/51684-1)

COSTA-LEONARDO, ANA MARIA; DA SILVA, IAGO BUENO; JANEI, VANELIZE; ESTEVES, FRANCIELE GREGO; APARECIDO DOS SANTOS-PINTO, JOSE ROBERTO; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO. Worker Defensive Behavior Associated with Toxins in the Neotropical Termite Neocapritermes braziliensis (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 45, n. 9, p. 755-767, SEP 2019. (16/16212-5, 17/10373-0, 13/26451-9)