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ReviewBiochemistry2026

Microproteins in Human Physiology and Pathology.

Zhenfang Du, Felix-Antoine Trifiro, Marie A Brunet, John R Prensner

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Review in Biochemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zhenfang DuDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Felix-Antoine TrifiroMedical Genetics Service, Pediatrics Department, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 2R1, Canada.
Marie A BrunetMedical Genetics Service, Pediatrics Department, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5973-3522
John R PrensnerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7024-636X

Funding

GENCODE: comprehensive gene annotation for human and mouseU24HG007234 · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · 2025 to 2025
$2.7M
Deciphering non-canonical translation in high risk medulloblastomaK08CA263552 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2024 to 2025
$464k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA263552NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG007234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microproteins are defined as polypeptides of 100-150 or fewer amino acids. With the integrated application of ribosome profiling (Ribo-Seq), mass spectrometry, and bioinformatic approaches, more microproteins have been identified as being encoded by small open reading frames (sORFs). The majority of microproteins are evolutionarily young and may represent species-specific events. This review highlights the current methods and their challenges for identification and characterization of novel microproteins. We will also summarize the biologically active microproteins that are involved in biological processes and essential for human physiology and pathology, followed by a discussion of their significant translational potential for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic intervention in human diseases.

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MicropeptidesHumansMass SpectrometryOpen Reading FramesProtein BiosynthesisProteomicsRibosome ProfilingMicropeptidesimmunopeptidomicsmass spectrometrymicroproteinsnoncanonical ORFsproteomicsRibo-seqsmall ORFstranslation

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PMCPMC13143143

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