Wildlife proteomics
7 workflows · 2017–2026
Wildlife proteomics: Milk, pouch and secretion proteomes of non-model animals, where reference proteomes are sparse or absent. 7 catalogued workflows and 7 papers.
Milk, pouch and secretion proteomes of non-model animals, where reference proteomes are sparse or absent.
| Workflows | 7 |
| Papers | 7 |
| Authors | 48 |
| Active | 2017-02-22 to 2026-04-01 |
Workflows (7)
- Mouse lemur urinary WFDC12 de novo sequencing (2017): Characterises the predominant urinary protein of two mouse lemur species, whose complete 87-residue sequence was determined by de novo sequencing and revealed an Ala/Thr difference between species.
- Bank vole glareosin protein sequencing (2017): Completely sequenced a novel male-biased urinary lipocalin of the bank vole from MS/MS by de novo sequencing and homology alignment, resolving Leu/Ile by metabolic labelling.
- Water vole urinary lipocalin (arvicolin) identification (2019): Identified a male-biased urinary lipocalin, arvicolin, in the unsequenced water vole Arvicola terrestris through de novo sequencing and homology searches.
- Alligator blood proteome (2022): De novo sequencing of peptides and proteins from alligator serum and leukocytes to study reptile innate immunity.
- Bush-cricket green chromoprotein (DBXN) identification (2025): De novo sequenced peptides from a green integument protein of Tettigonia cantans were mapped to vitellogenin and guided cloning, identifying the foliage-mimicking chromoprotein dibilinoxanthinin.
- Tasmanian devil pouch proteome (2026): De novo peptide sequencing workflow (InstaNovo+) applied to the first proteomic characterisation of Tasmanian devil pouch secretions, uncovering antimicrobial and immune-protective proteins shielding immunologically vulnerable joeys.
- Koala milk lactation proteome (2026): Non-model marsupial milk proteomics workflow using InstaNovo+ de novo sequencing to profile lactation-stage-specific protein shifts in koala milk against the joey’s development.
Papers (7)
- Characterisation of urinary WFDC12 in small nocturnal basal primates, mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) (2017, Scientific Reports, peer-reviewed)
- Glareosin: a novel sexually dimorphic urinary lipocalin in the bank vole, Myodes glareolus (2017, Open Biology, peer-reviewed)
- Identification of potential chemosignals in the European water vole Arvicola terrestris (2019, Scientific Reports, peer-reviewed)
- Proteomic Analysis of the Blood of Alligator mississippiensis (2022, thesis)
- A green dichromophoric protein enabling foliage mimicry in arthropods (2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, peer-reviewed)
- Characterisation of pouch secretions from breeding Tasmanian devils (2026, Reproduction, peer-reviewed)
- Lactation-stage specific protein shifts in koala milk mirror the joey’s growth needs (2026, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, peer-reviewed)
Sequencing tools these papers used
Where the work happened
Australia, France, Germany, Russia, UK, USA