Frontiers in Genetics (Sep 2024)

A proteogenomic atlas of the human neural retina

  • Tabea V. Riepe,
  • Tabea V. Riepe,
  • Tabea V. Riepe,
  • Tabea V. Riepe,
  • Merel Stemerdink,
  • Renee Salz,
  • Alfredo Dueñas Rey,
  • Alfredo Dueñas Rey,
  • Suzanne E. de Bruijn,
  • Suzanne E. de Bruijn,
  • Erica Boonen,
  • Erica Boonen,
  • Erica Boonen,
  • Tomasz Z. Tomkiewicz,
  • Tomasz Z. Tomkiewicz,
  • Tomasz Z. Tomkiewicz,
  • Michael Kwint,
  • Jolein Gloerich,
  • Hans J. C. T. Wessels,
  • Emma Delanote,
  • Emma Delanote,
  • Elfride De Baere,
  • Elfride De Baere,
  • Filip van Nieuwerburgh,
  • Sarah De Keulenaer,
  • Barbara Ferrari,
  • Stefano Ferrari,
  • Frauke Coppieters,
  • Frauke Coppieters,
  • Frauke Coppieters,
  • Frans P. M. Cremers,
  • Frans P. M. Cremers,
  • Frans P. M. Cremers,
  • Erwin van Wyk,
  • Susanne Roosing,
  • Susanne Roosing,
  • Susanne Roosing,
  • Erik de Vrieze,
  • Peter A. C. ‘t Hoen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2024.1451024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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The human neural retina is a complex tissue with abundant alternative splicing and more than 10% of genetic variants linked to inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) alter splicing. Traditional short-read RNA-sequencing methods have been used for understanding retina-specific splicing but have limitations in detailing transcript isoforms. To address this, we generated a proteogenomic atlas that combines PacBio long-read RNA-sequencing data with mass spectrometry and whole genome sequencing data of three healthy human neural retina samples. We identified nearly 60,000 transcript isoforms, of which approximately one-third are novel. Additionally, ten novel peptides confirmed novel transcript isoforms. For instance, we identified a novel IMPDH1 isoform with a novel combination of known exons that is supported by peptide evidence. Our research underscores the potential of in-depth tissue-specific transcriptomic analysis to enhance our grasp of tissue-specific alternative splicing. The data underlying the proteogenomic atlas are available via EGA with identifier EGAD50000000101, via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD045187, and accessible through the UCSC genome browser.

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