Cross-Linking-MS (XL-MS)

An interaction is detected between two proteins using chemically reactive or photo-activatable cross-linking reagents that covalently link amino acids in close proximity, followed by mass spectrometry analysis to identify the linked peptides (reviewed in PMID 37406423, 37104977). Experiments may be carried with live cells or cell lysates in which all proteins are expressed at endogenous levels (e.g. PMID 34349018, 35235311) or with recombinant proteins (e.g., PMID 28537071).

Publication

EndoMAP.v1 charts the structural landscape of human early endosome complexes.

Gonzalez-Lozano MA, Schmid EW, Miguel Whelan E, Jiang Y, Paulo JA, Walter JC, Harper JW

Early or sorting endosomes are dynamic organelles that play key roles in proteome control by triaging plasma membrane proteins for either recycling or degradation in the lysosome1,2. These events are coordinated by numerous transiently associated regulatory complexes and integral membrane components that contribute to organelle identity during endosome maturation3. Although a subset of the several hundred protein components and cargoes ... [more]

Nature May. 28, 2025; (); [Pubmed: 40437099]

Throughput

  • High Throughput

Additional Notes

  • High confidence protein interactions had an XlinkX score >40. Re-analysis performed with Scout used a 1% FDR cutoff on Residue Pair level.
  • XL-MS of two independent replicates cross-linked with DSSO in HEK293 cells.

Related interactions

InteractionExperimental Evidence CodeDatasetThroughputScoreCurated ByNotes
RABGEF1 RAB21
Affinity Capture-MS
Affinity Capture-MS

An interaction is inferred when a bait protein is affinity captured from cell extracts by either polyclonal antibody or epitope tag and the associated interaction partner is identified by mass spectrometric methods.

High0.9512BioGRID
2251607
RABGEF1 RAB21
Affinity Capture-MS
Affinity Capture-MS

An interaction is inferred when a bait protein is affinity captured from cell extracts by either polyclonal antibody or epitope tag and the associated interaction partner is identified by mass spectrometric methods.

High0.9847BioGRID
3122355
RABGEF1 RAB21
Co-crystal Structure
Co-crystal Structure

Interaction directly demonstrated at the atomic level by X-ray crystallography. Also used for NMR or Electron Microscopy (EM) structures. If there is no obvious bait-hit directionality to the interaction involving 3 or more proteins, then the co-crystallized proteins should be listed as a complex.

Low-BioGRID
-
RABGEF1 RAB21
Reconstituted Complex
Reconstituted Complex

An interaction is inferred between proteins in vitro. This can include proteins in recombinant form or proteins isolated directly from cells with recombinant or purified bait. For example, GST pull-down assays where a GST-tagged protein is first isolated and then used to fish interactors from cell lysates are considered reconstituted complexes (e.g. PUBMED: 14657240, Fig. 4A or PUBMED: 14761940, Fig. 5). This can also include gel-shifts, surface plasmon resonance, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and bio-layer interferometry (BLI) experiments. The bait-hit directionality may not be clear for 2 interacting proteins. In these cases the directionality is up to the discretion of the curator.

Low-BioGRID
-

Curated By

  • BioGRID