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

Trioxane-based MS-cleavable cross-linking mass spectrometry for profiling multimeric interactions of cellular networks.

Yu C, Novitsky E, Balasubramani SG, Wang X, Shen X, Yang Q, Rychnovsky S, Echeverria I, Huang L

Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) is a powerful technology for mapping protein-protein interactions (PPIs) at the systems level. While bivalent cross-links are effective for defining protein interactions and structures, multivalent cross-links offer enhanced spatial resolution to facilitate characterization of heterogeneous protein complexes. However, their identification remains challenging due to fragmentation complexity and the vast expansion of database search space. Here, we present ... [more]

Nat Commun Jul. 01, 2025; 16(1);5585 [Pubmed: 40593561]

Throughput

  • High Throughput

Ontology Terms

  • hek-293 cell (BTO:0000007) [kidney cell line (BTO:0000067)]

Additional Notes

  • In vivo TSTO cross-linking of HEK293 cells
  • Supplementary Data 3

Related interactions

InteractionExperimental Evidence CodeDatasetThroughputScoreCurated ByNotes
PARP1 PGK1
Proximity Label-MS
Proximity Label-MS

An interaction is inferred when a bait-enzyme fusion protein selectively modifies a vicinal protein with a diffusible reactive product, followed by affinity capture of the modified protein and identification by mass spectrometric methods.

High-BioGRID
3404553

Curated By

  • BioGRID