Edward R. Cruz

The paper quantifies protein turnover in frog and fly embryos using 18O-water labeling and proteomics, revealing divergent strategies of maternal proteome inheritance.

The paper identifies protein components of pyrenoid-traversing membranes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using affinity purification and mass spectrometry, and characterizes two novel proteins involved in this structure.

This paper demonstrates that a quadrupole-ion trap instrument can perform multiplexed shotgun proteomics with accuracy comparable to a dedicated tribrid instrument, offering a cost-effective alternative.

The paper identifies that differential nuclear import timing controls gene expression onset in early embryonic development by regulating protein access to the genome.

The paper shows mitochondrial respiration is more proteome-efficient than aerobic glycolysis in yeast and mammals, with flexibility arising from maintaining a fermentation-capable proteome.

The paper quantifies protein turnover in E. coli under 12 conditions, revealing cytoplasmic protein recycling under nitrogen limitation and identifying unknown proteolysis pathways.