The Villén Lab seeks to develop and apply novel experimental and computational technologies for global proteome characterization to answer fundamental questions in cell biology and disease.
The Villen Lab seeks to develop and apply novel experimental and computational technologies for global proteome characterization to answer fundamental questions in cell biology and disease. We use quantitative mass spectrometry to measure dynamic changes in protein abundances, protein post-translational modification states, and to characterize interacting partners across multiple conditions.
We are particularly interested in studying protein phosphorylation as a general regulatory mechanism involved in a myriad of cellular functions. Two major questions we are trying to answer on a systems scale are: how phosphorylation is integrated into the multiple insults and responses to shape the proteome, and how signaling circuits evolved to accommodate proteome functional complexity. Some of the current projects in the lab in this area are:
We also aim to understand how protein concentrations are balanced, regulated and altered through gene expression and degradation to accommodate multiple cellular functions. Specifically, we are studying:
We are providing tools and sharing data for some of our publications as web resources. Links are provided below:
Villén Lab, June 2018
The Villén lab started as part of the Genome Sciences Department at the University of Washington in July 2010.
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