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ArticleNature communications2026

Exopeptidase-assisted nanopore peptide sequence identification.

Ying-Huan Fu, Nan-Nan Wei, Kai-Li Xin, Xinyi Li, Li-Min Zhang, Cheng Yang, Feng Yan, Yi-Tao Long, Yi-Lun Ying

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9 authors.

Ying-Huan Fu *Molecular Sensing and Imaging Center, School of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Nan-Nan Wei *School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Kai-Li XinMolecular Sensing and Imaging Center, School of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xinyi LiMolecular Sensing and Imaging Center, School of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Li-Min ZhangSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Cheng YangSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. cyang@nju.edu.cn.
Feng YanSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-0178-0594
Yi-Tao LongMolecular Sensing and Imaging Center, School of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. yitaolong@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-7457
Yi-Lun YingMolecular Sensing and Imaging Center, School of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. yilunying@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-256X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22090054National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22334006National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22525403
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite substantial progress in nanopore sensing, residue-by-residue peptide sequencing remains a major challenge. Herein, we present EANPSeq, an exopeptidase-assisted nanopore peptide identification strategy based on peptide libraries to decode the peptide sequence. By continuously recognizing the resulting fragments from digesting peptides stepwise through a nanopore, this approach could achieve the identification of peptide sequence based on the comparison of fragment data with libraries of shortened and mutated peptides, with the assistance of machine learning. Notably, compared with previously reported nanopore peptide sensing strategies, EANPSeq shows sufficient resolution to recognize the continuous sequence of peptides containing adjacent identical residues and to precisely localize post-translational modification (PTM) sites within consecutive residues. These proof-of-concept results highlight our nanopore-based strategy as a new avenue for single-molecule protein sequencing.

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NanoporesPeptidesSequence Analysis, ProteinAmino Acid SequencePeptide LibraryProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalPeptide LibraryPeptides

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PMID42693097
PMCPMC13542239

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