An open-source computational and data resource to analyze digital maps of immunopeptidomes

  1. Etienne Caron  Is a corresponding author
  2. Lucia Espona
  3. Daniel J Kowalewski
  4. Heiko Schuster
  5. Nicola Ternette
  6. Adán Alpízar
  7. Ralf B Schittenhelm
  8. Sri H Ramarathinam
  9. Cecilia S Lindestam Arlehamn
  10. Ching Chiek Koh
  11. Ludovic C Gillet
  12. Armin Rabsteyn
  13. Pedro Navarro
  14. Sangtae Kim
  15. Henry Lam
  16. Theo Sturm
  17. Miguel Marcilla
  18. Alessandro Sette
  19. David S Campbell
  20. Eric W Deutsch
  21. Robert L Moritz
  22. Anthony W Purcell
  23. Hans-Georg Rammensee
  24. Stefan Stevanovic
  25. Ruedi Aebersold
  1. ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  2. University of Tübingen, Germany
  3. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  4. Spanish National Biotechnology Centre, Spain
  5. Monash University, Australia
  6. Monash University, United States
  7. La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, United States
  8. University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
  9. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States
  10. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
  11. Institute for Systems Biology, United States

Abstract

We present a novel mass spectrometry-based high-throughput workflow and an open-source computational and data resource to reproducibly identify and quantify HLA-associated peptides. Collectively, the resources support the generation of HLA allele-specific peptide assay libraries consisting of consensus fragment ion spectra, and the analysis of quantitative digital maps of HLA peptidomes generated from a range of biological sources by SWATH mass spectrometry (MS). This study represents the first community-based effort to develop a robust platform for the reproducible and quantitative measurement of the entire repertoire of peptides presented by HLA molecules, an essential step towards the design of efficient immunotherapies.

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  1. Etienne Caron

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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    caron@imsb.biol.ethz.ch
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  2. Lucia Espona

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  3. Daniel J Kowalewski

    Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  4. Heiko Schuster

    Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  5. Nicola Ternette

    Target Discovery Institute Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  6. Adán Alpízar

    Proteomics Unit, Spanish National Biotechnology Centre, Madrid, Spain
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  7. Ralf B Schittenhelm

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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  8. Sri H Ramarathinam

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, United States
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  9. Cecilia S Lindestam Arlehamn

    La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, United States
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  10. Ching Chiek Koh

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  11. Ludovic C Gillet

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  12. Armin Rabsteyn

    Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  13. Pedro Navarro

    Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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  14. Sangtae Kim

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
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  15. Henry Lam

    Division of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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  16. Theo Sturm

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  17. Miguel Marcilla

    Proteomics Unit, Spanish National Biotechnology Centre, Madrid, Spain
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  18. Alessandro Sette

    La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, United States
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  19. David S Campbell

    Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, United States
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  20. Eric W Deutsch

    Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, United States
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  21. Robert L Moritz

    Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, United States
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  22. Anthony W Purcell

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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  23. Hans-Georg Rammensee

    Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  24. Stefan Stevanovic

    Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  25. Ruedi Aebersold

    Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ethics

Human subjects: Informed consent was obtained in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki protocol. The study was performed according to the guidelines of the local ethics committee (University of Tubingen, Germany).

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© 2015, Caron et al.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.

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  1. Etienne Caron
  2. Lucia Espona
  3. Daniel J Kowalewski
  4. Heiko Schuster
  5. Nicola Ternette
  6. Adán Alpízar
  7. Ralf B Schittenhelm
  8. Sri H Ramarathinam
  9. Cecilia S Lindestam Arlehamn
  10. Ching Chiek Koh
  11. Ludovic C Gillet
  12. Armin Rabsteyn
  13. Pedro Navarro
  14. Sangtae Kim
  15. Henry Lam
  16. Theo Sturm
  17. Miguel Marcilla
  18. Alessandro Sette
  19. David S Campbell
  20. Eric W Deutsch
  21. Robert L Moritz
  22. Anthony W Purcell
  23. Hans-Georg Rammensee
  24. Stefan Stevanovic
  25. Ruedi Aebersold
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An open-source computational and data resource to analyze digital maps of immunopeptidomes
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