Preservation of proteins in the geosphere

R Umamaheswaran, S Dutta - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - nature.com
Deep-time protein preservation has attracted increasing interest and rapid research activity
within the palaeobiological community in recent years, but there are several different …

Deep time paleoproteomics: Looking forward

ER Schroeter, TP Cleland… - Journal of Proteome …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The goal of paleoproteomics is to characterize proteins from specimens that have been
subjected to the degrading and obscuring effects of time, thus obtaining biological …

Diagenetiforms: a new term to explain protein changes as a result of diagenesis in paleoproteomics

TP Cleland, ER Schroeter, C Colleary - Journal of proteomics, 2021 - Elsevier
The term proteoform describes all combinations of change in a protein, as elucidated
through intact mass proteomics. Paleoproteomic studies have begun using digestion-free …

Palaeoproteomics for human evolution studies

F Welker - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The commonplace sequencing of Neanderthal, Denisovan and ancient modern human DNA
continues to revolutionize our understanding of hominin phylogeny and interaction (s). The …

Taphonomic and Diagenetic Pathways to Protein Preservation, Part I: The Case of Tyrannosaurus rex Specimen MOR 1125

PV Ullmann, K Macauley, RD Ash, B Shoup… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Contrary to traditional views, fossil bones have been shown to
occasionally retain original cells, blood vessels, and structural tissues that are still …

Ancient protein analysis in archaeology

J Hendy - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The analysis of ancient proteins from paleontological, archeological, and historic materials is
revealing insights into past subsistence practices, patterns of health and disease, evolution …

Preservation of key biomolecules in the fossil record: current knowledge and future challenges

JL Bada, XS Wang, H Hamilton - … Transactions of the …, 1999 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We have developed a model based on the analyses of modern and Pleistocene eggshells
and mammalian bones which can be used to understand the preservation of amino acids …

Proteomes of the past: The pursuit of proteins in paleontology

B Thomas, S Taylor - Expert review of proteomics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Despite an extensive published literature, skepticism over the claim of original
biochemicals including proteins preserved in the fossil record persists and the issue remains …

Proteome degradation in ancient bone: diagenesis and phylogenetic potential

M Buckley, C Wadsworth - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2014 - Elsevier
The species composition of vertebrate remains found on archaeological and
palaeontological sites has proved to be a valuable source of information for reconstructions …

Protein molecular data from ancient (> 1 million years old) fossil material: pitfalls, possibilities and grand challenges

MH Schweitzer, ER Schroeter, MB Goshe - Analytical chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Advances in resolution and sensitivity of analytical techniques have provided novel
applications, including the analyses of fossil material. However, the recovery of original …