Animal board invited review: advances in proteomics for animal and food sciences
A.M. Almeida,
A. Bassols,
E. Bendixen,
M. Bhide,
F. Ceciliani,
S. Cristobal,
P.D. Eckersall,
K. Hollung,
F. Lisacek,
G. Mazzucchelli,
M. McLaughlin,
I. Miller,
J.E. Nally,
J. Plowman,
J. Renaut,
P. Rodrigues,
P. Roncada,
J. Staric,
R. Turk
Affiliations
A.M. Almeida
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, CVZ – Centro de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Av. Univ. Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal; CIISA – Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação em Sanidade Animal, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal; ITQB – Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica da UNL, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; IBET – Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
A. Bassols
Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
E. Bendixen
Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
M. Bhide
Laboratory of Biomedical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komenskeho-73 Kosice, Slovakia
F. Ceciliani
Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milano, Italy
S. Cristobal
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Basque Country,48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
P.D. Eckersall
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
K. Hollung
Nofima AS, PO Box 210, NO-1431 Aas, Norway
F. Lisacek
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CMU – Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
G. Mazzucchelli
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, GIGA-Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
M. McLaughlin
Division of Veterinary Bioscience, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
I. Miller
Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
J.E. Nally
National Animal Disease Center, Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA 50010, USA
J. Plowman
Food & Bio-Based Products, AgResearch, Lincoln Research Centre, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
J. Renaut
Department of Environment and Agrobiotechnologies, Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann, 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
P. Rodrigues
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences of Algarve, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
P. Roncada
Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano L. Spallanzani Milano, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
J. Staric
Clinic for Ruminants with Ambulatory Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
R. Turk
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Animal production and health (APH) is an important sector in the world economy, representing a large proportion of the budget of all member states in the European Union and in other continents. APH is a highly competitive sector with a strong emphasis on innovation and, albeit with country to country variations, on scientific research. Proteomics (the study of all proteins present in a given tissue or fluid – i.e. the proteome) has an enormous potential when applied to APH. Nevertheless, for a variety of reasons and in contrast to disciplines such as plant sciences or human biomedicine, such potential is only now being tapped. To counter such limited usage, 6 years ago we created a consortium dedicated to the applications of Proteomics to APH, specifically in the form of a Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action, termed FA1002 – Proteomics in Farm Animals: www.cost-faproteomics.org. In 4 years, the consortium quickly enlarged to a total of 31 countries in Europe, as well as Israel, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. This article has a triple purpose. First, we aim to provide clear examples on the applications and benefits of the use of proteomics in all aspects related to APH. Second, we provide insights and possibilities on the new trends and objectives for APH proteomics applications and technologies for the years to come. Finally, we provide an overview and balance of the major activities and accomplishments of the COST Action on Farm Animal Proteomics. These include activities such as the organization of seminars, workshops and major scientific conferences, organization of summer schools, financing Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and the generation of scientific literature. Overall, the Action has attained all of the proposed objectives and has made considerable difference by putting proteomics on the global map for animal and veterinary researchers in general and by contributing significantly to reduce the East–West and North–South gaps existing in the European farm animal research. Future activities of significance in the field of scientific research, involving members of the action, as well as others, will likely be established in the future.
