Computing Prediction and Functional Analysis of Prokaryotic Propionylation

J Chem Inf Model. 2017 Nov 27;57(11):2896-2904. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00482. Epub 2017 Nov 7.

Abstract

Identification and systematic analysis of candidates for protein propionylation are crucial steps for understanding its molecular mechanisms and biological functions. Although several proteome-scale methods have been performed to delineate potential propionylated proteins, the majority of lysine-propionylated substrates and their role in pathological physiology still remain largely unknown. By gathering various databases and literatures, experimental prokaryotic propionylation data were collated to be trained in a support vector machine with various features via a three-step feature selection method. A novel online tool for seeking potential lysine-propionylated sites (PropSeek) ( http://bioinfo.ncu.edu.cn/PropSeek.aspx ) was built. Independent test results of leave-one-out and n-fold cross-validation were similar to each other, showing that PropSeek is a stable and robust predictor with satisfying performance. Meanwhile, analyses of Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways, and protein-protein interactions implied a potential role of prokaryotic propionylation in protein synthesis and metabolism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Gene Ontology
  • Genomics
  • Lysine / metabolism
  • Prokaryotic Cells / metabolism*
  • Protein Interaction Mapping
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*

Substances

  • Lysine