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Nature methodsOct 2024 DOI:
10.1038/s41592-024-02456-7

Multiplexed profiling of intracellular protein abundance, activity, interactions and druggability with LABEL-seq

Simon, Jessica J; Fowler, Douglas M; Maly, Dustin J
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Abstract
Here we describe labeling with barcodes and enrichment for biochemical analysis by sequencing (LABEL-seq), an assay for massively parallel profiling of pooled protein variants in human cells. By leveraging the intracellular self-assembly of an RNA-binding domain (RBD) with a stable, variant-encoding RNA barcode, LABEL-seq facilitates the direct measurement of protein properties and functions using simple affinity enrichments of RBD protein fusions, followed by high-throughput sequencing of co-enriched barcodes. Measurement of ~20,000 variant effects for ~1,600 BRaf variants revealed that variation at positions frequently mutated in cancer minimally impacted intracellular abundance but could dramatically alter activity, protein-protein interactions and druggability. Integrative analysis identified networks of positions with similar biochemical roles and enabled modeling of variant effects on cell proliferation and small molecule-promoted degradation. Thus, LABEL-seq enables direct measurement of multiple biochemical properties in a native cellular context, providing insights into protein function, disease mechanisms and druggability.
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