Domestic animal proteomics in the 21st century: a global retrospective and viewpoint analysis

Authors: ALMEIDA, ANDRE - Universidade Nova De Lisboa; ALI, AZMAL - Haryana Agricultural University; CECILIANI, FABRIZIO - University Of Milano; ECKERSALL, P. DAVID - University Of Glasgow; HERNANDEZ-CASTELLANO, LORENZO - Aarhus University; HAN, RONGWEI - Qingdao Agricultural University; HODNIK, JAKA - University Of Ljubljana; JASWAL, SHALINI - Haryana Agricultural University; Lippolis, John; MCLAUGHLIN, MARK - University Of Glasgow; MILLER, INGRID - University Of Veterinary Medicine; MOHANTY, ASHOK - Haryana Agricultural University; MRLJAK, VLADIMIR - University Of Zagreb; Nally, Jarlath; NANNI, PAOLO - Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology Zurich; PLOWMAN, JEFFREY - Agresearch; POLETI, MIRELE - Universidad De Sao Paulo; RIBEIRO, DAVID - Universidade Nova De Lisboa; RODRIGUES, PEDRO - University Of Algarve; ROSCHITZKI, BERND - Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology Zurich; SCHLAPBACH, RALPH - Eth Zurich; STARIC, JOZE - University Of Ljubljana; YANG, YONGXIN - Qingdao Agricultural University; ZACHUT, MAYA - Agricultural Research Organization Of Israel

Submitted to: Journal of Proteomics
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/2/2021
Publication Date: 4/8/2021
Citation: Almeida, A.M., Ali, A., Ceciliani, F., Eckersall, P., Hernandez-Castellano, L.E., Han, R., Hodnik, J.J., Jaswal, S., Lippolis, J.D., McLaughlin, M., Miller, I., Mohanty, A.K., Mrljak, V., Nally, J.E., Nanni, P., Plowman, J.E., Poleti, M.D., Ribeiro, D.M., Rodrigues, P., Roschitzki, B.,Schlapbach,R., Staric, J., Yang, Y., Zachut, M. 2021. Domestic animal proteomics in the 21st century: a global retrospective and viewpoint analysis. Journal of Proteomics. 241. Article 104220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104220.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104220

Interpretive Summary: This is a viewpoint article writing by authors from various countries. The focus is on the developments of domestic animal proteomics over the last decade in different regions of the world: USA, South America, Australia and New Zealand, Israel, India, China and Europe. The focus of this article is how the different regions how used proteomics and what the limitations and challenges are to this technology in domestic animal research.

Technical Abstract: Animal production and health are very significant economic importance worldwide and have a key relevance in the framework of the world food supply, particularly in highly nutritious proteinaceous foods. Animal and veterinary sciences have evolved immensely in the past six decades, particularly in the fields of genetics, nutrition, housing, management and health. To continue such development and in order address major challenges such as those posed for instance by climate change or metabolic and reproductive disorders, it is of utmost importance to use state of the art research tools and methodologies. Proteomics and the other post-genomic tools such as transcriptomics or metabolomics are among such tools. Proteomics has experienced a considerable development over the last decades, in parallel with developments in mass spectrometry, database accuracy or sample preparation. This brought in turn considerable developments to different scientific fields including animal production and health. The use and adoption of proteomics tools in animal and veterinary sciences has some limitations, notably on database availability and access to proteomics platforms and funding. As a result, proteomics use by animal science researchers varies according to the different regions of the globe. In this viewpoint article, we focus on the developments of domestic animal proteomics over the last decade in different regions of the world: USA, South America, Australia and New Zealand, Israel, India, China and Europe. Particularly, we cover how the different regions cope with such challenges. In the second part of the article, we provide interesting examples of funding, educational and laboratory establishment initiatives designed to foster the development of (animal-based) proteomics. International scientific collaboration is definitively a key feature in the development of proteomics, particularly in the framework of animal science.