PXD034106

PXD034106 is an original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.

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
DigitalObjectIdentifier
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

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.

Dataset with its publication pending

submitter keyword: palaeoproteomics, contamination, LC-MS, honeybees,beeswax

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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PRIDE project URI

• PRIDE
  1. PXD034106
     1. Label: PRIDE project
     2. Name: Assessing the hidden potential of beeswax specimens in Natural History Museum collections