Abstract
Paleoproteomics typically involves the destructive sampling of precious bioarchaeological materials. This analysis aims to investigate the proteins identifiable via nanoLC-MS/MS from highly degraded 26th Dynasty Egyptian mummified human remains (NMR.29.1-8) after non-destructive sampling with commercially available dermatology-grade skin sampling tape strips. A collection of cranial and other bone fragments were sampled with the tape strips then subsequently analysed using a shotgun proteomics approach. The number of proteins identified using this method ranged from 18 to 437 at a peptide FDR of <1%. Deamidation ratios were assessed using an in-house R script, with asparagine deamidation averaging ∼20–30% and glutamine deamidation averaging ∼15–25%.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 108562 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Data in Brief |
| Volume | 45 |
| Early online date | 31 Aug 2022 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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- Paleoproteomics
- Deamidation
- Bioarchaeology
- Cultural Heritage
- mass spectrometry
- Cultural heritage
- Mass spectrometry