# Core 1: Functional Proteomics

> **NIH NIH P01** · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · 2020 · $218,574

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Data from seminal studies on the functional roles of polyoma gene products along with recent results from
cancer genomics have converged to highlight the multimeric enzyme protein phosphatase PP2A as an
important tumor suppressor which is frequently mutated in a variety of human cancers. The overriding
objective of the Functional Proteomics Core (FPC) is to provide state-of-the-art proteomic approaches for
tandem affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry (TAP-MS) as well as quantitative
proteomic/phosphoproteomic technologies. Data from these studies will advance our understanding of how
ST/MT alter PP2A protein associations, as well as host cell signaling networks and protein expression profiles,
ultimately contributing to cellular transformation and human cancers.
The FPC will serve as a technical and intellectual resource where researchers within all Projects can
collaborate, compare, and interpret their proteomic data within the context of human cancer. We will work
collaboratively with Program members through two specific aims:
Aim 1. Utilize tandem affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry (TAP-MS) to characterize
ST/MT-mediated alterations in PP2A protein complexes. We will utilize our proven platform for TAP-MS
platform to: (Project 2) quantify the dynamics of YAP-PP2A complexes as a function of ST or MT expression;
(Project 3) compare protein binding partners of PP2A A and PP2A A; (Project 4) quantify changes in the
assembly of PP2A-STRIPAK multi-component protein complexes as a function of ST expression.
Aim 2. Utilize quantitative mass spectrometry to interrogate alterations in protein expression and
PP2A-associated signaling cascades resulting from expression of ST/MT gene products. We will use
our DEEP SEQ quantitative mass spectrometry platform to: (Project 1) identify signaling pathways influenced
by expression of Merkel ST and determine whether these oppose or work synergistically with mTOR in the
context of cellular proliferation and oncogenic transformation; (Project 2) quantify changes in PP2A signaling
that result from ST/MT-mediated changes in YAP protein complexes; (Project 3) quantify perturbations in
phosphorylation that result from ST/MT targeting of PP2A-A; (Project 4) identify changes in phosphorylation
sites associated with expression of SV40 ST or depletion of specific PP2A subunits. In addition we will work
with Project 1 to interrogate alterations in protein expression resulting from MCPyV ST. These data will be
integrated with the DeCaprio Lab’s RNA-seq results to prioritize metabolic regulators for further study. In
addition our DEEP SEQ proteomic data may reveal transcription-independent mechanisms by which MCPyV
ST commandeers cellular pathways.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9981675
- **Project number:** 5P01CA203655-04
- **Recipient organization:** DANA-FARBER CANCER INST
- **Principal Investigator:** Jarrod A. Marto
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $218,574
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9981675

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9981675, Core 1: Functional Proteomics (5P01CA203655-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9981675. Licensed CC0.

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