Publications

The BMS Core Facility proudly supports researchers in advancing state-of-the-art science through mass spectrometry. Our services are acknowledged in the peer-reviewed research articles listed below, with contributions recognized through authorship or formal acknowledgment.

2025

Delaidelli et al. (2025). High-resolution proteomic analysis of medulloblastoma clinical samples identifies therapy-resistant subgroups and MYC immunohistochemistry as a powerful outcome predictor. Neuro-Oncology, 27 (9), 2431-2444. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf046
El-Naggar et al. (2025). Cystathionine gamma-lyase-mediated hypoxia inducible factor 1-alpha expression drives clear cell ovarian cancer progression. Journal of Pathology, 266 (3), 352-367. DOI: 10.1002/path.6433

 

2024

Takemon et al. (2024). Mapping in silico genetic networks of the KMT2D tumour suppressor gene to uncover novel functional associations and cancer cell vulnerabilities. Genome Medicine, 16 (1) 136. DOI:10.1186/s13073-024-01401-9
Da Costa et al. (2024). Mitochondrial inorganic polyphosphate is required to maintain proteostasis within the organelle. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 12:1423208. DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1423208
Neira et al. (2024). Stability of Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Phenylephrine for Intravenous Infusions Stored in Three Commercial Plastic Syringe Brands.  Anesthesiology, 140 (5) 1047-1049. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004944
Madhavi et al. (2024). Defatted Wheat Germ Protein-Derived Peptides Showed Multiple Biological Activities from the Stomach to Small Intestine: In Silico and In Vitro Approaches. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry72 (37) 20527-20536. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c06539
Nickerson et al. (2024). Impact of Surfactants on Cumulative Trypsin Activity in Bottom-Up Proteome Analysis. Journal of Proteome Research, 23 (8) 3542-3551. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00162

 

2023

Cohen et al. (2023). Use of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to assess the concentration of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and phenylephrine stored in plastic syringes. Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy, 8 (1): 20220010. DOI: 10.1515/pthp-2022-0010 
Rideout et al. (2023). Qualitative Shotgun Proteomics Strategy for Protein Expression Profiling of Fish Otoliths. BioChem, 3 (3), 102-117. DOI:10.3390/biochem3030008
McMillen et al. (2023). A large-scale, targeted metabolomics method for the analysis and quantification of metabolites in human plasma via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1279:341791. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341791
Verburgt et al. (2023). Successful Dietary Therapy in Paediatric Crohn’s Disease is Associated with Shifts in Bacterial Dysbiosis and Inflammatory Metabotype Towards Healthy Controls. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 17 (1), 61-72. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac105
Riveroll et al. (2023). Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for Gene Expression Studies in an Equine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation Model by Proteome Analysis and Reverse-Transcriptase Quantitative Real-Time PCR. Genes, 14 (3):673. DOI:10.3390/genes14030673

 

2022

Stanton-Turcotte et al. (2022). Mllt11 Regulates Migration and Neurite Outgrowth of Cortical Projection Neurons during Development. Journal of Neuroscience, 42 (19) 3931-3948. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0124-22.2022
Nickerson and Doucette (2022). Maximizing Cumulative Trypsin Activity with Calcium at Elevated Temperature for Enhanced Bottom-Up Proteome Analysis. Biology, 11 (10):1444. DOI: 10.3390/biology11101444
Kim et al. (2022). Immune Checkpoint Blockade Augments Changes Within Oncolytic Virus-induced Cancer MHC-I Peptidome, Creating Novel Antitumor CD8 T Cell Reactivities. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 21 (2):100182. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2021.100182
Dahn et al. (2022). Metabolite profiling reveals a connection between aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 and GABA metabolism in breast cancer metastasis. Metabolomics, 18 (9). DOI: 10.1007/s11306-021-01864-6
Westhaver et al. (2022). Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns trigger arginase-dependent lymphocyte immunoregulation. Cell Reports, 39 (8):110847. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110847
Rajan et al. (2022). KIT D816V is dimerization-independent and activates downstream pathways frequently perturbed in mastocytosis. British Journal of Haematology, 202 (5) 960-970. DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18116
Ghiboub et al. (2022). Metabolome Changes With Diet-Induced Remission in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease. Gastroenterology, 163 (4) 922-936. DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.05.050 
Sweeney et al. (2022). Analysis of human serum and urine for tentative identification of potentially carcinogenic pesticide-associated N-nitroso compounds using high-resolution mass spectrometry. Environmental Research, 205:112493. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112493
Abl-El-Aziz et al. (2022). Heat Shock Alters the Proteomic Profile of Equine Mesenchymal Stem Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (13):7233. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137233
Kennedy et al. (2022). NAD+ depletion enhances reovirus-induced oncolysis in multiple myeloma. Molecular Therapy Oncolytics, 24, 695-706. DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2022.02.017
McCain et al. (2022). Proteomic traits vary across taxa in a coastal Antarctic phytoplankton bloom. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 569-579. DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-01084-9
Tavasoli et al. (2022a). Mechanism of action and therapeutic route for a muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic defect in lipid metabolism. Nature Communications, 13 (1):1559. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29270-z
Tavasoli et al. (2022b). A mouse model of inherited choline kinase β-deficiency presents with specific cardiac abnormalities and a predisposition to arrhythmia. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (3):101716. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101716

 

2021

Stum et al. (2021). Genetic analysis of Pycr1 and Pycr2 in mice. Genetics, 218 (1):iyab048. DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab048
Behnke et al. (2021). N-linked glycosylation enzymes in the diatom Thalassiosira oceanica exhibit a diel cycle in transcript abundance and favor for NXT-type sites. Scientific Reports, 11 (1):3227. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82545-1
Dunn et al. (2021). Gut bacterial gene changes following pegaspargase treatment in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 62 (13), 3244-3255. DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1953006
McCain et al. (2021). Cellular costs underpin micronutrient limitation in phytoplankton. Science Advances, 7 (32):eabg6501. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg6501
Jakubec and Doucette (2021). Automated Electrokinetic Platform for High-Throughput Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Depletion Ahead of Proteome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 93 (42), 14042-14047. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03549
St. Paul et al. (2021). Coenzyme A fuels T cell anti-tumor immunity. Cell Metabolism, 33 (12), 2415-2427. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.11.010

 

2020

Diab et al. (2020). NCK1 Regulates Amygdala Activity to Control Context-dependent Stress Responses and Anxiety in Male Mice. Neuroscience, 448:107-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.026
Mohandass et al. (2020). TRPM8 as the rapid testosterone signaling receptor: Implications in the regulation of dimorphic sexual and social behaviors. The FASEB Journal, 34 (8), 108887-10906. DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000794r
Murphy et al. (2020). Exploring epidermal mucus protease activity as an indicator of stress in Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrhinchus). Journal of Fish Biology, 97 (5), 1354-1362. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14489
Moser et al. (2020). Protection of the transplant kidney during cold perfusion with doxycycline: proteomic analysis in a rat model. Proteosme Science, 18:3. DOI: 10.1186/s12953-020-00159-3
Nickerson and Doucette (2020). Rapid and Quantitative Protein Precipitation for Proteome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Proteome Research, 19 (5), 2035-2042. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00867
De Vries et al. (2020). Heat stress response in the closest algal relatives of land plants reveals conserved stress signaling circuits. The Plant Journal, 103 (3), 1025-1048. DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14782
Silva et al. (2020). Demonstration of beta-tropomyosin (Tpm2) and duplication of the alpha-slow tropomyosin gene (TPM3) in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 245:110439. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110439

 

2019

McCain and Bertrand (2019). Prediction and Consequences of Cofragmentation in Metaproteomics. Journal of Proteome Research, 18 (10), 3555-3566. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00144
Wu et al. (2019). Manganese and iron deficiency in Southern Ocean Phaeocystis antarctica populations revealed through taxon-specific protein indicators. Nature Communications, 10 (1):3582. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11426-z
Murphy et al. (2019a). Therapy-Induced MHC I Ligands Shape Neo-Antitumor CD8 T Cell Responses during Oncolytic Virus-Based Cancer Immunotherapy. Journal of Proteome Research, 18 (6), 2666-2675. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00173
Murphy et al. (2019b). Multiplexed Relative Quantitation with Isobaric Tagging Mass Spectrometry Reveals Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex Ligand Dynamics in Response to Doxorubicin. Analytical Chemistry, 91 (8), 5106-5115. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05616
Gaucherand et al. (2019). The Influenza A Virus Endoribonuclease PA-X Usurps Host mRNA Processing Machinery to Limit Host Gene Expression. Cell Reports, 27 (3), 776-792. DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.063
Kennedy et al. (2019). Inhibition of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Enhances the Antitumor Efficacy of Oncolytic Reovirus. Cancer Research, 79 (15), 3824-3836. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-2414
Govaere et al. (2019). Transcriptome and proteome analyses to investigate the molecular underpinnings of cold response in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Cryobiology, 88:54-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2019.03.011
Daboor et al. (2019). Marine Bacteria, A Source for Alginolytic Enzyme to Disrupt Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Marine Drugs, 17 (5):307, DOI: 10.3390/md17050307
Malitan et al. (2019). Knockdown of the small heat-shock protein p26 by RNA interference modifies the diapause proteome of Artemia franciscana. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 97 (4), 471-479, DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2018-0231

 

2018

Murphy et al. (2018). The NAD+ Salvage Pathway Supports PHGDH-Driven Serine Biosynthesis. Cell Reports, 24 (9), 2381-2391. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.086
Runte et al. (2018). Tandem tyrosine phosphosites in the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli chaperone CesT are required for differential type III effector translocation and virulence. Molecular Biology, 108 (5), 536-550. DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13948
Holloway et al. (2018). Regulation of cell surface protease receptor S100A10 by retinoic acid therapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)*. Cell Death & Disease, 9 (9):920. DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0954-6
Stairs et al. (2018). Microbial eukaryotes have adapted to hypoxia by horizontal acquisitions of a gene involved in rhodoquinone biosynthesis, eLife, 7:e34292. DOI: 10.7554/elife.34292
Pathak et al. (2018). RTN4 Knockdown Dysregulates the AKT Pathway, Destabilizes the Cytoskeleton, and Enhances Paclitaxel-Induced Cytotoxicity in Cancers. Molecular Therapy, 26 (8), 2019-2033. DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.05.026
Unterlander and Doucette (2018). Membrane-Based SDS Depletion Ahead of Peptide and Protein Analysis by Mass Spectrometry. Proteomics, 18 (9):e1700025. DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201700025

 

2017

Nersesyan et al. (2017). Oxytocin Modulates Nociception as an Agonist of Pain-Sensing TRPV1. Cell Reports, 21 (6), 1681-1691. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.063
Clements et al. (2017). Quantitative Temporal in Vivo Proteomics Deciphers the Transition of Virus-Driven Myeloid Cells into M2 Macrophages. Journal of Proteome Research, 16 (9), 3391-3406. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00425
Aampaw et al. (2017). Observing enzyme ternary transition state analogue complexes by 19F NMR spectroscopy. Chemical Science, 8 (12), 8427-8434. DOI: 10.1039/C7SC04204C
Moser et al. (2017). Proteomic Analysis of Perfusate from Machine Cold Perfusion of Transplant Kidneys: Insights Into Protection from Injury. Annals of Transplantation, 22:730-739. DOI: 10.12659/aot.905347
Dembla et al. (2017). Anti-nociceptive action of peripheral mu-opioid receptors by G-beta-gamma protein-mediated inhibition of TRPM3 channels. eLife, 6:e26280. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.26280
Cohen et al. (2017). Analysis of 17β-estradiol, estriol and estrone in American eel (Anguilla rostrata) tissue samples using liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray differential ion mobility tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 31 (10), 842-850. DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7853
Murphy et al. (2017). MHC-I Ligand Discovery Using Targeted Database Searches of Mass Spectrometry Data: Implications for T-Cell Immunotherapies. Journal of Proteome Research, 16 (4), 1804-1816. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00971
Asuthkar et al. (2017). High-throughput proteome analysis reveals targeted TRPM8 degradation in prostate cancer. Oncotarget, 8:12877-12890. DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14178
Güray et al. (2017). Mass Spectrometry of Intact Proteins Reveals +98 u Chemical Artifacts Following Precipitation in Acetone. Journal of Proteome Research, 16 (2), 889-897. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00841

 

2016

Dranse et al. (2016). Adipocyte-secreted chemerin is processed to a variety of isoforms and influences MMP3 and chemokine secretion through an NFkB-dependent mechanism. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 436:114-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.07.017
LeBlanc et al. (2016). Competing fragmentation processes of β-substituted propanoate ions upon collision-induced dissociation. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 30 (19), 2133-2144. DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7699
Cohen et al. (2016). Determination of Flow Rates in Capillary Liquid Chromatography Coupled to a Nanoelectrospray Source using Droplet Image Analysis Software. Analytical Chemistry, 88 (15), 7476-7480. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01523
Coyle et al. (2016). Breast cancer subtype dictates DNA methylation and ALDH1A3-mediated expression of tumor suppressor RARRES1. Oncotarget, 7 (28), 44096-44112. DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9858
Goto et al. (2016). Oxysterol-binding Protein Activation at Endoplasmic Reticulum-Golgi Contact Sites Reorganizes Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate Pools. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (3), 1336-1347. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.682997

 

2015

Crowell et al. (2015). A two-stage spin cartridge for integrated protein precipitation, digestion and SDS removal in a comparative bottom-up proteomics workflow. Journal of Proteomics, 118:140-150. DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.09.030
Nagar et al. (2015). Inactivation of Mandelate Racemase by 3-Hydroxypyruvate Reveals a Potential Mechanistic Link between Enzyme Superfamilies. Biochemistry, 54 (17), 2747-2757. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00221
Béliveau et al. (2015). Genomic and Proteomic Analyses Indicate that Banchine and Campoplegine Polydnaviruses Have Similar, if Not Identical, Viral Ancestors. Journal of Virology, 89 (17), 8909-8921. DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01001-15
Elustondo et al. (2015). Activation of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Leads to the Increase in Amount of C-Subunit of ATP Synthase Associated with Channel-Forming Complex of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Inorganic Polyphosphate. Biophysical Journal, 108 (2), Supp. 1-608A. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.11.3309
Toma et al. (2015). Motoneurons Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Develop Mature Phenotypes Typical of Endogenous Spinal Motoneurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 35 (3), 1291-1306. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2126-14.2015
Uchida et al. (2015). Stimulation-dependent gating of TRPM3 channel in planar lipid bilayers. The FASEB Journal, 30 (3), 1306-1316. DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-281576
Davey et al. (2015). The disulfide oxidoreductase SdbA is active in Streptococcus gordonii using a single C-terminal cysteine of the CXXC motif. Molecular Biology, 99 (2), 236-253. DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13227

 

2014

Adamo et al. (2014). A viral aphrodisiac in the cricket Gryllus texensis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (11), 1970-1976. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.103408
Awad et al. (2014). The unexpected formation of [M − H]+ species during MALDI and dopant-free APPI MS analysis of novel antineoplastic curcumin analogues. Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 49 (11), 1139-1147. DOI: 10.1002/jms.3434

 

2013

Zheng et al. (2013). A proteomic investigation of apple fruit during ripening and in response to ethylene treatment. Journal of Proteomics, 93: 276-294. DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.02.006
Cao et al. (2013). Polyester Modification of the Mammalian TRPM8 Channel Protein: Implications for Structure and Function. Cell Reports, 4 (2), 302-315. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.06.022
Abdelhady et al. (2013). The progeny of Legionella pneumophila in human macrophages shows unique developmental traits. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 349 (2),99-107. DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12300

 

2011

Kim et al. (2011). Differential chromatin proteomics of the MMS-induced DNA damage response in yeast. Proteome Science, 9:62. DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-9-62
Steeves et al. (2011). Oxidative stress response in the opportunistic oral pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum. Proteomics, 11 (10), 2027-2037. DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000631

 

2010

Volkmann et al. (2010). Intein-mediated Cyclization of Bacterial Acyl Carrier Protein Stabilizes Its Folded Conformation but Does Not Abolish Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285 (12), 8605-8614. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.060863

 

2009

Lee et al. (2009). Immune Response and Alveolar Bone Resorption in a Mouse Model of Treponema denticola Infection. Infection and Immunity, 77 (2) , 694- 698. DOI: 10.1128/iai.01004-08
Soundararajan et al. (2009). Triptolide: An inhibitor of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10) in cancer cells. Cancer Biology & Therapy, 8 (21), 2054-2062. DOI: 10.4161/cbt.8.21.9803

 

2007

Timmons et al. (2007). Exploiting Nucleotidylyltransferases To Prepare Sugar Nucleotides. Organic Letters, 9 (5), 857-860. DOI: 10.1021/ol0630853
Zheng et al. (2007). Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Protein Extraction Protocols for Apple and Strawberry Fruit Suitable for Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55 (5), 1663-1673. DOI: 10.1021/jf062850p
Potrykus et al. (2007). Proteomic investigation of amino acid catabolism in the indigenous gut anaerobe Fusobacterium varium. Proteomics, 8 (13), 2691-2703. DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700437
Murphy et al. (2007). Electrospray ionization mass spectra of acyl carrier protein are insensitive to its solution phase conformation. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 18 (8), 1525-1532. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.05.012