PXD034106 is an
original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.
Dataset Summary
Title | Assessing the hidden potential of beeswax specimens in Natural History Museum collections |
Description | Natural history museum specimens of historical honeybees have been successfully used to explore the genomic past of the honeybee, indicating fast and rapid changes between historical and modern specimens, possibly as a response to current challenges. In our study we explore a potential untapped archive from natural history collections - specimens of beeswax. We examine an Apis mellifera mellifera queen cell specimen from the 19th century. The intact and closed cell was analysed by X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) to reveal a perfectly preserved queen bee inside her cell. Subsequently, a micro-destructive approach was used to evaluate the possibility of protein extraction from the cell. Our results show that studies on specimens such as these provide valuable information about the past rearing of queens, their diet and development, which is relevant for understanding current honeybee behaviour. In addition we evaluate the feasibility of using historical beeswax as a biomolecular archive for ancient proteins to study honeybees. |
HostingRepository | PRIDE |
AnnounceDate | 2024-10-22 |
AnnouncementXML | Submission_2024-10-22_06:57:42.954.xml |
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ReviewLevel | Peer-reviewed dataset |
DatasetOrigin | Original dataset |
RepositorySupport | Unsupported dataset by repository |
PrimarySubmitter | Meaghan Mackie |
SpeciesList | scientific name: Apis mellifera (Honeybee); NCBI TaxID: 7460; |
ModificationList | monohydroxylated residue; deamidated residue; iodoacetamide derivatized residue |
Instrument | Orbitrap Exploris 480 |
Dataset History
Revision | Datetime | Status | ChangeLog Entry |
0 | 2022-05-25 03:20:32 | ID requested | |
1 | 2024-09-05 06:19:15 | announced | |
⏵ 2 | 2024-10-22 06:57:43 | announced | 2024-10-22: Updated project metadata. |
Publication List
Dataset with its publication pending |
Keyword List
submitter keyword: palaeoproteomics, contamination, LC-MS, honeybees,beeswax |
Contact List
Matthew Collins |
contact affiliation | The Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
contact email | matthew.collins@sund.ku.dk |
lab head | |
Meaghan Mackie |
contact affiliation | University of Copenhagen |
contact email | meaghan@palaeome.org |
dataset submitter | |
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- PXD034106
- Label: PRIDE project
- Name: Assessing the hidden potential of beeswax specimens in Natural History Museum collections