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Fernandez B, Armengaud J, Subra G, Enjalbal C. MALDI‐MS/MS of N‐Terminal TMPP‐Acyl Peptides: A Worthwhile Tool to Decipher Protein N‐Termini. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bernard Fernandez
- IBMM Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM 34293 Montpellier France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS) SPI 30200 Bagnols-sur-Cèze France
- Present address: CIRAD, UMR ASTRE 34398 Montpellier France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS) SPI 30200 Bagnols-sur-Cèze France
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- IBMM Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM 34293 Montpellier France
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Koudelka T, Winkels K, Kaleja P, Tholey A. Shedding light on both ends: An update on analytical approaches for N- and C-terminomics. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2021; 1869:119137. [PMID: 34626679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.119137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Though proteases were long regarded as nonspecific degradative enzymes, over time, it was recognized that they also hydrolyze peptide bonds very specifically with a limited substrate pool. This irreversible posttranslational modification modulates the fate and activity of many proteins, making proteolytic processing a master switch in the regulation of e.g., the immune system, apoptosis and cancer progression. N- and C-terminomics, the identification of protein termini, has become indispensable in elucidating protease substrates and therefore protease function. Further, terminomics has the potential to identify yet unknown proteoforms, e.g. formed by alternative splicing or the recently discovered alternative ORFs. Different strategies and workflows have been developed that achieve higher sensitivity, a greater depth of coverage or higher throughput. In this review, we summarize recent developments in both N- and C-terminomics and include the potential of top-down proteomics which inherently delivers information on both ends of analytes in a single analysis.
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- Tomas Koudelka
- Systematic Proteome Research & Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteome Research & Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteome Research & Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteome Research & Bioanalytics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Bagal D, Gibson BW. Identification of Proteolysis Products in Protein Therapeutics through TMPP N-Terminal Tagging and Electron Transfer Dissociation Product Triggered Collisional Induced Dissociation Fragmentation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1936-1944. [PMID: 33534996 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Thorough characterization of protein therapeutics is often challenging due to the heterogeneity arising from primary sequence variants, post-translational modifications, proteolytic clipping, or incomplete processing of the signal peptide. Modern mass spectrometry (MS) techniques are now routinely used to characterize such heterogeneous protein populations. Here, we present an LC-MS/MS method using (N-succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl)-tris (2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) to label any free N-terminal α-amines to rapidly and selectively identify proteolytic clipping events. Electron transfer dissociation (ETD) fragmentation of these chemically tagged peptides generates two unique TMPP product ions, TMPP+ and TMPP-Ac-NH2/c0. The presence of these signature ions following ETD is used to trigger subsequent collisional induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation of the precursor ion. This results in a small subset of CID tandem MS spectra that are used in a customized database search. Using a purified fusion monoclonal antibody (mAb) as an example, we demonstrate how TMPP labeling followed by ETD product ion triggered CID fragmentation is used to accurately identify two undesired clipping sites.
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- Dhanashri Bagal
- Amgen Discovery Research, Discovery Attribute Sciences, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Amgen Discovery Research, Discovery Attribute Sciences, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Leichner C, Jelkmann M, Prüfert F, Laffleur F, Bernkop-Schnürch A. Intestinal enzyme delivery: Chitosan/tripolyphosphate nanoparticles providing a targeted release behind the mucus gel barrier. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 144:125-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lalwani N, Allen DW, Horton PN, Coles SJ, Cross NA, Bricklebank N. Methoxy-phenyl groups reduce the cytotoxicity and increase the aqueous solubility of phosphonium zwitterions and salts. Polyhedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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DeGraan-Weber N, Ward SA, Reilly JP. A Novel Triethylphosphonium Charge Tag on Peptides: Synthesis, Derivatization, and Fragmentation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:1889-1900. [PMID: 28560565 PMCID: PMC5709245 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1694-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Charge tagging is a peptide derivatization process that commonly localizes a positive charge on the N-terminus. Upon low energy activation (e.g., collision-induced dissociation or post-source decay) of charge tagged peptides, relatively few fragment ions are produced due to the absence of mobile protons. In contrast, high energy fragmentation, such as 157 nm photodissociation, typically leads to a series of a-type ions. Disadvantages of existing charge tags are that they can produce mobile protons or that they are undesirably large and bulky. Here, we investigate a small triethylphosphonium charge tag with two different linkages: amide (158 Da) and amidine bonds (157 Da). Activation of peptides labeled with a triethylphosphonium charge tag through an amide bond can lead to loss of the charge tag and the production of protonated peptides. This enables low intensity fragment ions from both the protonated and charge tagged peptides to be observed. Triethylphosphonium charge tagged peptides linked through an amidine bond are more stable. Post-source decay and photodissociation yield product ions that primarily contain the charge tag. Certain amidine induced fragments are also observed. The previously reported tris(trimethoxyphenyl) phosphonium acetic acid N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester charge tag shows a similar fragment ion distribution, but the mass of the triethylphosphonium tag label is 415 Da smaller. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Nick DeGraan-Weber
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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Gao W, Jiang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Liu X. A facile method for cellular N-glycomic profiling by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06071h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rapid and highly sensitive analysis of cellular N-glycans with co-derivatization strategy using matrix-assisted laser/desorption mass spectrometry.
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- Wenjie Gao
- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory
- Systems Biology Theme
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Armengaud J. Power of positive thinking in quantitative proteomics. Proteomics 2016; 15:2898-900. [PMID: 26227558 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Derivatization of proteins with specific isotope reagents has been widely explored for quantitative proteomics where the relative abundances of proteins present in different complex samples are compared by MS. This represents an interesting arena for innovation, where protein chemistry and MS are associated for the best of both worlds. Among the numerous reagents developed, those that introduce a permanent positive charge, such as (N-succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl)-tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP), increase the ionizability of their targets and thus improve the sensitivity of the approach. TMPP labeling also modifies the hydrophobicity and changes the peptide fragmentation pattern. Because TMPP reacts preferably with the N-termini of proteins and peptides, its use has been explored for proteogenomics and de novo protein sequencing. In this issue of Proteomics, Shen et al. (Proteomics 2015, 15, 2903-2909) show that accurate quantitation of proteins can be obtained with light/heavy TMPP-labeling of peptides, which can be easily prepared and desalted in a homemade C8-SCX-C8 stagetip, and then monitored by nano-LC-MS/MS analysis. Their results demonstrate enhanced sequence coverage compared with other approaches. Combined with an efficient enrichment procedure, the higher sensitivity of this "positive attitude" reagent may facilitate much deeper investigations into the quantitative proteomics of complex samples.
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- Jean Armengaud
- CEA, DSV, IBiTec-S, SPI, Li2D, Laboratory "Innovative technologies for Detection and Diagnostics", Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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Gao W, Ou G, Feng X, Liu BF, Zhang H, Liu X. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry analysis of glycans with co-derivatization of asparaginyl-oligosaccharides. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 896:102-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kuyama H, Yoshizawa AC, Nakajima C, Hosako M, Tanaka K. Identification of human basic fetoprotein as glucose-6-phosphate isomerase by using N- and C-terminal sequence tags and terminal tag database. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 112:116-25. [PMID: 25978494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Human basic fetoprotein (BFP), found in fetal serum and tissue extracts as well as in extracts of various cancer tissues, has long been known as a marker protein for cancers; however, the primary sequence has not yet been reported. This paper describes the identification of BFP using the N- and C-terminal amino acid sequence tags (Ac-AALTRDPQFQ and QQREARVQ, respectively) clarified by mass spectrometry-based methods, and a terminal tag database (ProteinCarta). In this study, BFP was identified as glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (G6PI_HUMAN).
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- Hiroki Kuyama
- Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation, 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
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- Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation, 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
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- Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation, 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan
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- Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation, 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan
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- Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation, 1, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8511, Japan
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Liu H, Zou X, Li T, Wang X, Yuan W, Chen Y, Han W. Enhanced production of secretory glycoprotein VSTM1-v2 with mouse IgGκ signal peptide in optimized HEK293F transient transfection. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 121:133-9. [PMID: 26140918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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VSTM1-v2 is a secretory glycoprotein identified by our laboratory. Our previous study revealed that VSTM1-v2 could promote differentiation and activation of Th17 cells. To explore the role of VSTM1-v2 in the immune system further, a source of abundant high-quality recombinant protein is warranted. However, high-level expression of bioactive VSTM1-v2 is difficult due to its weak secretion capacity. To obtain sufficient recombinant VSTM1-v2, we developed an improved expression and purification system by replacing the native signal peptide with a mouse IgGκ signal peptide that did not alter the protein cleavage site. We also optimized parameters for a transient gene expression system in HEK293F cells suspended in serum-free media with polyethyleneimine. Finally, 3.6 mg/L recombinant VSTM1-v2 protein with N-glycosylation and no less than 95% purity was obtained through one-step purification with Ni affinity chromatography. The final yield after purification was increased by more than 7-fold compared to the yield from our previously reported HEK293T system (from 0.5 mg/L to 3.6 mg/L). More importantly, VSTM1-v2 protein exhibited excellent bioactivity. In conclusion, the improved system is not only a dependable source of abundant bioactive VSTM1-v2 for functional studies but also demonstrates a highly efficient approach for enhancing the production of proteins in a short time period, especially for secretory proteins with poor yields.
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- Huihui Liu
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Proteomics Laboratory, Medical and Healthy Analytical Center, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China.
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Borisov RS, Zhilyaev DI, Polovkov NY, Zaikin VG. Simple approach to derivatization of alcohols and phenols for the analysis by matrix(surface)-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:2231-2236. [PMID: 25279736 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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RATIONALE Direct analysis of hydroxyl-containing compounds by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) methods is not always possible due to the neutral character of analytes. The suggested fixed-charge derivatization may increase the ionization efficiency for various alcohols and phenols in specific matrix- and surface-activated LDI conditions. METHODS Aliphatic and steroid alcohols, as well as chlorophenols, were converted into various ammonioacetyl derivatives, containing a covalently bonded charged group, by reaction with bromoacetyl chloride and amine-type compounds such as triethylamine, pyridine or quinoline. The derivatives are suitable for MALDI-time-of-flight (TOF)MS analysis. RESULTS Triethylammoniumacetyl, pyridyliumacetyl and quinoliniumacetyl derivatives were prepared from aliphatic alcohols, some sterols and chlorinated phenols in one stage with quantitative yields. The derivatives produced characteristic MALDI and SALDI mass spectra. CONCLUSIONS The suggested derivatization approach for the modification of alcohols is simple and does not require any expensive reagents. The derivatives include a fixed charge and produce intense signals in MALDI (preferentially non-acidic matrices) and matrix-free SALDI (nanostructured target) conditions. Corresponding mass spectra are suitable for the determination of molecular mass and profiling of alcohols.
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- Roman S Borisov
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation
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PTENα, a PTEN isoform translated through alternative initiation, regulates mitochondrial function and energy metabolism. Cell Metab 2014; 19:836-48. [PMID: 24768297 PMCID: PMC4097321 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PTEN is one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancer. It is known that PTEN has a wide range of biological functions beyond tumor suppression. Here, we report that PTENα, an N-terminally extended form of PTEN, functions in mitochondrial metabolism. Translation of PTENα is initiated from a CUG codon upstream of and in-frame with the coding region of canonical PTEN. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A (eIF2A) controls PTENα translation, which requires a CUG-centered palindromic motif. We show that PTENα induces cytochrome c oxidase activity and ATP production in mitochondria. TALEN-mediated somatic deletion of PTENα impairs mitochondrial respiratory chain function. PTENα interacts with canonical PTEN to increase PINK1 protein levels and promote energy production. Our studies demonstrate the importance of eIF2A-mediated alternative translation for generation of protein diversity in eukaryotic systems and provide insights into the mechanism by which the PTEN family is involved in multiple cellular processes.
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Fujio A, Murayama K, Yamagata Y, Watanabe K, Imura T, Inagaki A, Ohbayashi N, Shima H, Sekiguchi S, Fujimori K, Igarashi K, Ohuchi N, Satomi S, Goto M. Collagenase H is crucial for isolation of rat pancreatic islets. Cell Transplant 2013; 23:1187-98. [PMID: 23768818 DOI: 10.3727/096368913x668654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The role(s) of collagenase G (ColG) and collagenase H (ColH) during pancreatic islet isolation remains controversial, possibly due to the enzyme blends used in the previous studies. We herein examined the role of ColG and ColH using highly pure enzyme blends of recombinant collagenase of each subtype. Rat pancreases were digested using thermolysin, together with ColG, ColH, or ColG/ColH (n = 9, respectively). No tryptic-like activity was detected in any components of the enzyme blends. The efficiency of the collagenase subtypes was evaluated by islet yield and function. Immunohistochemical analysis, in vitro collagen digestion assay, and mass spectrometry were also performed to examine the target matrix components of the crucial collagenase subtype. The islet yield was highest in the ColG/ColH group (4,101 ± 460 islet equivalents). A substantial number of functional islets (2,811 ± 581 islet equivalents) was obtained in the ColH group, whereas no islets were retrieved in the ColG group. Mass spectrometry demonstrated that ColH reacts with collagen I and III. In the immunohistochemical analysis, both collagen I and III were located in exocrine tissues, although collagen III expression was more pronounced. The collagen digestion assay showed that collagen III was more effectively digested by ColH than by ColG. The present study reveals that ColH is crucial, while ColG plays only a supporting role, in rat islet isolation. In addition, collagen III appears to be one of the key targets of ColH.
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- Atsushi Fujio
- Division of Advanced Surgical Science and Technology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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An M, Zou X, Wang Q, Zhao X, Wu J, Xu LM, Shen HY, Xiao X, He D, Ji J. High-confidence de novo peptide sequencing using positive charge derivatization and tandem MS spectra merging. Anal Chem 2013; 85:4530-7. [PMID: 23536960 DOI: 10.1021/ac4001699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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De novo peptide sequencing holds great promise in discovering new protein sequences and modifications but has often been hindered by low success rate of mass spectra interpretation, mainly due to the diversity of fragment ion types and insufficient information for each ion series. Here, we describe a novel methodology that combines highly efficient on-tip charge derivatization and tandem MS spectra merging, which greatly boosts the performance of interpretation. TMPP-Ac-OSu (succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide) was used to derivatize peptides at N-termini on tips to reduce mass spectra complexity. Then, a novel approach of spectra merging was adopted to combine the benefits of collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD) fragmentation. We applied this methodology to rat C6 glioma cells and the Cyprinus carpio and searched the resulting peptide sequences against the protein database. Then, we achieved thousands of high-confidence peptide sequences, a level that conventional de novo sequencing methods could not reach. Next, we identified dozens of novel peptide sequences by homology searching of sequences that were fully backbone covered but unmatched during the database search. Furthermore, we randomly chose 34 sequences discovered in rat C6 cells and verified them. Finally, we conclude that this novel methodology that combines on-tip positive charge derivatization and tandem MS spectra merging will greatly facilitate the discovery of novel proteins and the proteome analysis of nonmodel organisms.
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- Mingrui An
- State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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van der Post S, Subramani DB, Bäckström M, Johansson MEV, Vester-Christensen MB, Mandel U, Bennett EP, Clausen H, Dahlén G, Sroka A, Potempa J, Hansson GC. Site-specific O-glycosylation on the MUC2 mucin protein inhibits cleavage by the Porphyromonas gingivalis secreted cysteine protease (RgpB). J Biol Chem 2013; 288:14636-14646. [PMID: 23546879 PMCID: PMC3656315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.459479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The colonic epithelial surface is protected by an inner mucus layer that the commensal microflora cannot penetrate. We previously demonstrated that Entamoeba histolytica secretes a protease capable of dissolving this layer that is required for parasite penetration. Here, we asked whether there are bacteria that can secrete similar proteases. We screened bacterial culture supernatants for such activity using recombinant fragments of the MUC2 mucin, the major structural component, and the only gel-forming mucin in the colonic mucus. MUC2 has two central heavily O-glycosylated mucin domains that are protease-resistant and has cysteine-rich N and C termini responsible for polymerization. Culture supernatants of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium that secretes proteases responsible for periodontitis, cleaved the MUC2 C-terminal region, whereas the N-terminal region was unaffected. The active enzyme was isolated and identified as Arg-gingipain B (RgpB). Two cleavage sites were localized to IR↓TT and NR↓QA. IR↓TT cleavage will disrupt the MUC2 polymers. Because this site has two potential O-glycosylation sites, we tested whether recombinant GalNAc-transferases (GalNAc-Ts) could glycosylate a synthetic peptide covering the IRTT sequence. Only GalNAc-T3 was able to glycosylate the second Thr in IRTT, rendering the sequence resistant to cleavage by RgpB. Furthermore, when GalNAc-T3 was expressed in CHO cells expressing the MUC2 C terminus, the second threonine was glycosylated, and the protein became resistant to RgpB cleavage. These findings suggest that bacteria can produce proteases capable of dissolving the inner protective mucus layer by specific cleavages in the MUC2 mucin and that this cleavage can be modulated by site-specific O-glycosylation.
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- Sjoerd van der Post
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Odontology, University of Copenhagen, DK 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Odontology, University of Copenhagen, DK 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Odontology, University of Copenhagen, DK 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Odontology, University of Copenhagen, DK 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; Oral Health and Systemic Diseases Group, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Mass spectrometry based N- and C-terminal sequence determination of a hepatopancreas-type prophenoloxidase from the kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:2333-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6653-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Enriching C-terminal peptide from endopeptidase ArgC digest for protein C-terminal analysis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:7163-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nakajima C, Kuyama H, Tanaka K. Mass spectrometry-based sequencing of protein C-terminal peptide using α-carboxyl group-specific derivatization and COOH capturing. Anal Biochem 2012; 428:167-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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He Y, Parthasarathi R, Raghavachari K, Reilly JP. Photodissociation of charge tagged peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:1182-1190. [PMID: 22532332 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0379-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl) phosphonium acetyl (TMPP-Ac) was previously introduced to improve the mass spectrometric sequence analysis of peptides by fixing a permanent charge at the N-termini. However, peptides containing arginine residues did not fragment efficiently after TMPP-Ac modification. In this work, we combine charge derivatization with photodissociation. The fragmentation of TMPP-derivatized peptides is greatly improved and a series of N-terminal fragments is generated with complete sequence information. Arginine has a special effect on the fragmentation of the TMPP tagged peptides when it is the N-terminal peptide residue. Theoretical and experimental results suggest that this is due to hydrogen transfer from the charged N-terminus to the hydrogen-deficient peptide sequence.
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- Yi He
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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C-Terminal sequencing of protein by MALDI mass spectrometry through the specific derivatization of the α-carboxyl group with 3-aminopropyltris-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 404:125-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6093-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Masuda T, Otomo R, Kuyama H, Momoji K, Tonomoto M, Sakai S, Nishimura O, Sugawara T, Hirata T. A novel type of prophenoloxidase from the kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus contributes to the melanization of plasma in crustaceans. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 32:61-68. [PMID: 22056399 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Melanization is one of the major immune responses in arthropods. Prophenoloxidases (proPOs) catalyze the oxidation of mono- or o-diphenols, a reaction that is the key initial step of melanin formation. Well-characterized proPOs from crustaceans are synthesized in haemocytes and are released into plasma in response to microbial attack. However, PO activity does exist in the plasma of haemolymph without pathogenic infections. Here, we demonstrate that a novel type of proPO contributes to such PO activity in the plasma fraction of haemolymph of crustaceans. The novel enzyme, which was purified from the plasma of the kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus), possessed strong and specific monophenol and o-diphenol oxidation activity compared with that of known haemocyte-type proPO. Amino acid sequence analyses indicated that this enzyme was distinct from the known proPO. The cDNA sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of this enzyme has a putative binuclear copper center, and showed approximately 30% and 20% identity with the primary structures of reported proPO and haemocyanin sequences of the kuruma prawn, respectively. Reverse transcription PCR analysis showed that this enzyme was synthesized in the hepatopancreas rather than in haemocytes. Although the primary structure and enzymatic properties of this novel enzyme suggested that it is a phenoloxidase, its biogenesis, tissue distribution, and oligomeric state resemble those of haemocyanin, which belongs to the same protein family (type III copper protein). This novel proPO enzyme may share a role with the already characterized version, itself a major component of the innate immune system in crustaceans.
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- Taro Masuda
- Laboratory of Food Quality Design and Development, Division of Agronomy and Horticultural Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Manier ML, Reyzer ML, Goh A, Dartois V, Via LE, Barry CE, Caprioli RM. Reagent precoated targets for rapid in-tissue derivatization of the anti-tuberculosis drug isoniazid followed by MALDI imaging mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:1409-19. [PMID: 21953196 PMCID: PMC3424619 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Isoniazid (INH) is an important component of front-line anti-tuberculosis therapy with good serum pharmacokinetics but unknown ability to penetrate tuberculous lesions. However, endogenous background interferences hinder our ability to directly analyze INH in tissues. Chemical derivatization has been successfully used to measure isoniazid directly from tissue samples using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS). MALDI targets were pretreated with trans-cinnamaldehyde (CA) prior to mounting tissue slices. Isoniazid present in the tissues was efficiently derivatized and the INH-CA product measured by MS/MS. Precoating of MALDI targets allows the tissues to be directly thaw-mounted and derivatized, thus simplifying the preparation. A time-course series of tissues from tuberculosis infected/INH dosed animals were assayed and the MALDI MS/MS response correlates well with the amount of INH determined to be in the tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-MS/MS.
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- M Lisa Manier
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Hanisch FG. Top-down sequencing of O-glycoproteins by in-source decay matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for glycosylation site analysis. Anal Chem 2011; 83:4829-37. [PMID: 21526855 DOI: 10.1021/ac200493c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The sites of mucin-type O-glycosylation are largely unpredictable, making structural analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) indispensible. On the peptide level, a site localization and characterization of O-linked glycans in situ using tandem MS with electron-transfer dissociation or matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) MS with postsource decay have been reported. The top-down sequencing on the protein level by MALDI-MS is based on the in-source decay (ISD) of intact glycoproteins induced by hydrogen radical transfer from the matrix. It allows a ladder sequencing from both termini with assignment of O-glycosylation sites based on intense c-, y-, and z-type ions. The feasibility of ISD-MALDI-MS in the localization of O-glycosylation sites was demonstrated with synthetic O-glycopeptides, the tandem repeat domain of recombinant MUC1, and the natural bovine glycoproteins asialofetuin and desialylated κ-casein. Ladder sequencing of the 17-18.5 kD MUC1 hexarepeat domains revealed (1) cell-specific glycosylation site patterns on comparison of probes expressed in human HEK-293 or Drosophila S2 cells, and (2) a site-specific microheterogeneity at the Thr/Ser sites with variations of the glycan compositions from zero to four monosaccharides. Novel O-glycosylation sites in the C-terminal domains of fetuin (T334) and κ-caseinoglycopeptide (S154 and T156) were assigned, the former representing a sequence conflict with the published T154.
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- Franz-Georg Hanisch
- Institute of Biochemistry II, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, 50931 Köln, Germany.
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Selective isolation of N-blocked peptide by combining AspN digestion, transamination, and tosylhydrazine glass treatment. Anal Biochem 2011; 410:214-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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García-Murria MJ, Valero ML, Sánchez del Pino MM. Simple chemical tools to expand the range of proteomics applications. J Proteomics 2010; 74:137-50. [PMID: 21074642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2010.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Proteomics is an expanding technology with potential applications in many research fields. Even though many research groups do not have direct access to its main analytical technique, mass spectrometry, they can interact with proteomics core facilities to incorporate this technology into their projects. Protein identification is the analysis most frequently performed in core facilities and is, probably, the most robust procedure. Here we discuss a few chemical reactions that are easily implemented within the conventional protein identification workflow. Chemical modification of proteins with N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, 4-sulfophenyl isothiocyanate, O-methylisourea or through β-elimination/Michael addition can be easily performed in any laboratory. The reactions are quite specific with almost no side reactions. These chemical tools increase considerably the number of applications and have been applied to characterize protein-protein interactions, to determine the N-terminal residues of proteins, to identify proteins with non-sequenced genomes or to locate phosphorylated and O-glycosylated.
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- María Jesús García-Murria
- Laboratorio de Proteómica, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Avda, Autopista del Saler 16, 46012 Valencia, Spain
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Nakajima C, Kuyama H, Nakazawa T, Nishimura O, Tsunasawa S. A method for N-terminal de novo sequencing of Nα-blocked proteins by mass spectrometry. Analyst 2010; 136:113-9. [PMID: 20936200 DOI: 10.1039/c0an00384k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A method for de novo sequencing of N(α)-blocked proteins by mass spectrometry (MS) is presented. The approach consists of enzymatic digestion of N(α)-blocked protein, recovery of N-terminal peptide by depletion of non-N-terminal peptides from the digest pool, and selective derivatization of a C-terminal α-carboxyl group of isolated N-terminal peptide. The C-terminal α-carboxyl group of the N-terminal peptide was selectively derivatized with 3-aminopropyl-tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-propylamine), according to oxazolone chemistry. The reagent TMPP-propylamine was designed to facilitate sequence analysis with MALDI-MS by mass- and charge-tagging. All of the identities and N-terminal sequences of two N(α)-acetylated proteins (rabbit phosphorylase b and bovine calmodulin) and human orexin A, which has pyroglutamic acid at the N-terminus, were successfully analyzed by allowing for the y-type ions almost exclusively.
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- Chihiro Nakajima
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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An M, Dai J, Wang Q, Tong Y, Ji J. Efficient and clean charge derivatization of peptides for analysis by mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:1869-1874. [PMID: 20533316 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Charge derivatization with succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) has great potential in several aspects of proteomics, such as peptide de novo sequencing, PTM analysis, etc. However, the excess reagent and its side products greatly limited its scope of use. Here, we report an improved method to perform charge derivatization of peptides by TMPP-Ac-OSu without interference from the excess reagent and corresponding side products. Briefly, the protein was first separated on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) or coagulated with the gel. The protein in-gel was then incubated with a high concentration of reagent, followed by extensive washing. Afterwards, the protein was in-gel digested with trypsin according to the routine protocol. The mainly resultant peptides were attached with one positive tag on the N-termini or Lys-epsilon-NH(2). The process has been successfully applied to 2-DE resolved protein spots. Compared to the native proteins, the derivatized counterparts have higher rates of PMF identification and more straightforward tandem mass spectra. This promising method should pave the way for the practical use of charge derivatization in proteomics.
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- Mingrui An
- The National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Inagaki S, Tano Y, Yamakata Y, Higashi T, Min JZ, Toyo'oka T. Highly sensitive and positively charged precolumn derivatization reagent for amines and amino acids in liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:1358-1364. [PMID: 20391609 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have developed a highly sensitive and positively charged precolumn derivatization reagent, (5-N-succinimidoxy-5-oxopentyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (SPTPP), for amines and amino acids in liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS). The handling of the derivatization reaction is quite simple and the reagent reacts with the analytes rapidly and with high efficiency. The derivatized analytes were observed to form regular and intense product ions upon MS/MS analysis; thus, highly sensitive and selective detection was possible in the selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The limits of detection of the SPTPP-derivatized analytes were less than sub-femtomole levels. The sensitivities of the derivatized analytes increased about 500-fold compared to those of underivatized analytes. Since the hydrophobicities of the samples increased after their derivatization, the resolution of the analytes improved dramatically when a reversed-phase system was used. The relative standard deviations of intra-day and inter-day variations were below 10.6% and 13.3%, respectively. The accuracy ranged between 86.6-113% and 83.4-113%, respectively. Furthermore, the developed reagent was used for the analysis of the neurotransmitter 4-aminobutanoic acid (GABA) and oxidative stress markers such as oxidized, nitrated, and halogenated tyrosines in rat serum.
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- Shinsuke Inagaki
- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Global COE Program, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Surugaku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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Liu X, Zhang G, Chan K, Li J. Microwave-assisted Kochetkov amination followed by permanent charge derivatization: a facile strategy for glycomics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:7424-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01732a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gallien S, Perrodou E, Carapito C, Deshayes C, Reyrat JM, Van Dorsselaer A, Poch O, Schaeffer C, Lecompte O. Ortho-proteogenomics: multiple proteomes investigation through orthology and a new MS-based protocol. Genome Res 2008; 19:128-35. [PMID: 18955433 DOI: 10.1101/gr.081901.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The progress in sequencing technologies irrigates biology with an ever-increasing number of genome sequences. In most cases, the gene repertoire is predicted in silico and conceptually translated into proteins. As recently highlighted, the predicted genes exhibit frequent errors, particularly in start codons, with a serious impact on subsequent biological studies. A new "ortho-proteogenomic" approach is presented here for the annotation refinement of multiple genomes at once. It combines comparative genomics with an original proteomic protocol that allows the characterization of both N-terminal and internal peptides in a single experiment. This strategy was applied to the Mycobacterium genus with Mycobacterium smegmatis as the reference, and identified 946 distinct proteins, including 443 characterized N termini. These experimental data allowed the correction of 19% of the characterized start codons, the identification of 29 proteins missed during the annotation process, and the curation, thanks to comparative genomics, of 4328 sequences of 16 other Mycobacterium proteomes.
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- Sébastien Gallien
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse Bio-Organique, IPHC-DSA, ULP, CNRS, UMR7178, 67 087 Strasbourg, France.
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Kuyama H, Sonomura K, Shima K, Nishimura O, Tsunasawa S. An improved method for de novo sequencing of arginine-containing, Nalpha-tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium-acetylated peptides. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:2063-2072. [PMID: 18521828 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An improved method for de novo sequencing of arginine-containing peptides modified with succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) is reported. A tagging reagent, TMPP-Ac-OSu, was introduced to improve the sequence analysis of peptides owing to the simplified fragmentation pattern. However, peptides containing arginine residues did not fragment efficiently even after TMPP-Ac modification at their N-termini. This report describes how fragmentation efficiency of TMPP-Ac-modified arginine-containing peptides was significantly improved by modifying the guanidino group on the side chain of arginine with acetylacetone.
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- Hiroki Kuyama
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
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Kuyama H, Sonomura K, Nishimura O, Tsunasawa S. A method for N-terminal de novo sequence analysis of proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2008; 380:291-6. [PMID: 18577371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Revised: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A novel method for isolation and de novo sequencing of N-terminal peptides from proteins is described. The method presented here combines selective chemical tagging using succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) at the N(alpha)-amino group of peptides after digestion by metalloendopeptidase (from Grifola frondosa) and selective capture procedures using p-phenylenediisothiocyanate resin, by which the N-terminal peptide can be isolated, whether or not it is N-terminally blocked. The isolated N-terminal peptide modified N-terminally with TMPP-Ac-OSu reagent produces a simple fragmentation pattern under tandem mass spectrometric analysis to significantly facilitate sequencing.
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- Hiroki Kuyama
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Conrotto P, Hellman U. Lys Tag: an easy and robust chemical modification for improved de novo sequencing with a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometer. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:1823-1833. [PMID: 18470875 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Mass spectrometry using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) instrument is a widespread technique for various types of proteomic analysis. Along with an expanding interest in proteomics, there is a strong requirement for the identification of proteins with high confidence from biological samples. Peptide modification by a wide variety of post-translational modifications (PTMs), the existence of different protein isoforms and the presence of uncharacterized genomes of many species, make protein identification through peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) often unachievable. Peptide de novo sequencing has been proven to be a useful approach to overcome these variables, and efficient derivatization processes are important tools to achieve this goal. In the present work we describe the methodology and experimental applications of a fast, efficient and cheap lysine derivatization. This chemical modification improves the signals from lysine-terminated peptides and can be efficiently used as a lysine-blocking agent in combination with other derivatization techniques. Most importantly, upon peptide fragmentation it generates a neat series of predominantly y-ions, allowing the determination of unambiguous amino acid sequences. Moreover, this chemical compound was used with target-eluted samples, enabling a second, alternative analysis of the same sample in the MALDI mass spectrometer.
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- Paolo Conrotto
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Box 595, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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Kuyama H, Shima K, Sonomura K, Yamaguchi M, Ando E, Nishimura O, Tsunasawa S. A simple and highly successful C-terminal sequence analysis of proteins by mass spectrometry. Proteomics 2008; 8:1539-50. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200701044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chamot-Rooke J, van der Rest G, Dalleu A, Bay S, Lemoine J. The combination of electron capture dissociation and fixed charge derivatization increases sequence coverage for O-glycosylated and O-phosphorylated peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:1405-13. [PMID: 17560119 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Revised: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation (ECD) has become an alternative method to collision-activated dissociation (CAD) to avoid gas-phase cleavage of post-translational modifications carried by side chains from the peptide backbone. Nonetheless, as illustrated herein by the study of O-glycosylated and O-phosphorylated peptides, the extent of ECD fragmentations may be insufficient to cover the entire peptide sequence and to localize accurately these modifications. The present work demonstrates that the derivatization of peptides at their N-terminus by a phosphonium group improves dramatically and systematically the sequence coverage deduced from the ECD spectrum for both O-glycosylated and O-phosphorylated peptides compared with their native counterparts. The exclusive presence of N-terminal fragments (c-type ions) in the ECD spectra of doubly charged molecular cations simplifies peptide sequence interpretation. Thus, the combination of ECD and fixed charge derivatization appears as an efficient analytical tool for the extensive sequencing of peptides bearing labile groups.
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- Julia Chamot-Rooke
- Laboratoire des Mécanismes Réactionnels, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Palaiseau, France.
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Chen W, Lee PJ, Shion H, Ellor N, Gebler JC. Improving de Novo Sequencing of Peptides Using a Charged Tag and C-Terminal Digestion. Anal Chem 2007; 79:1583-90. [PMID: 17297959 DOI: 10.1021/ac061670b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An improved method for peptide de novo sequencing by MALDI mass spectrometry is presented. The method couples a charge derivatization reaction with C-terminal digestion to modify tryptic peptides. The charge derivatization attaches a fixed charge group onto the N-termini of peptides, and the enzymatic digestion after the derivatization step removes C-terminal basic amino acid residues such as arginine and lysine. The fragmentation of the modified peptide(s) under low-energy CID conditions (MALDI Q-TOF mass spectrometer) yields a simplified yet complete ion series of the peptide sequence. The validity of the method is demonstrated by the results from several model protein digests, where peptide sequences were correctly deduced either manually or through an automated sequencing program.
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- Weibin Chen
- Life Sciences R and D, Waters Corporation, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, USA.
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Dowling VA, Sheehan D. Proteomics as a route to identification of toxicity targets in environmental toxicology. Proteomics 2006; 6:5597-604. [PMID: 16972288 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ecotoxicology describes a three-way relationship between ecosystems, chemical pollutants and living organisms. It is predicated on the fact that chemical pollution can exert toxic effects on organisms at the individual and population levels. These toxic effects may provide important information to supplement chemical analysis of environmental samples and aid in assessing the environmental quality of specific ecosystems. Traditionally, effects have been detected by means of biomarkers which, of necessity, were often molecules or processes known to be affected by pollutants. Proteomics provides a means of achieving high-throughput analysis of effects on protein populations and sub-populations with the potential to identify novel biomarkers. This review summarises the main approaches currently used in this area and assesses the potential of proteomics for identification of novel toxicity targets.
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- Vera A Dowling
- Environmental Research Institute and Proteomics Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Pashkova A, Chen HS, Rejtar T, Zang X, Giese R, Andreev V, Moskovets E, Karger BL. Coumarin Tags for Analysis of Peptides by MALDI-TOF MS and MS/MS. 2. Alexa Fluor 350 Tag for Increased Peptide and Protein Identification by LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. Anal Chem 2005; 77:2085-96. [PMID: 15801742 DOI: 10.1021/ac048375g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The goal of this study was the development of N-terminal tags to improve peptide identification using high-throughput MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. Part 1 of the study was focused on the influence of derivatization on the intensities of MALDI-TOF MS signals of peptides. In part 2, various derivatization approaches for the improvement of peptide fragmentation efficiency in MALDI-TOF/TOF MS are explored. We demonstrate that permanent cation tags, while significantly improving signal intensity in the MS mode, lead to severe suppression of MS/MS fragmentation, making these tags unsuitable for high-throughput MALDI-TOF/TOF MS analysis. In the present work, it was found that labeling with Alexa Fluor 350, a coumarin tag containing a sulfo group, along with guanidation of epsilon-amino groups of Lys, could enhance unimolecular fragmentation of peptides with the formation of a high-intensity y-ion series, while the peptide intensities in the MS mode were not severely affected. LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF MS analysis of tryptic peptides from the SCX fractions of an E. coli lysate revealed improved peptide scores, a doubling of the total number of peptides, and a 30% increase in the number of proteins identified, as a result of labeling. Furthermore, by combining the data from native and labeled samples, confidence in correct identification was increased, as many proteins were identified by different peptides in the native and labeled data sets. Additionally, derivatization was found not to impair chromatographic behavior of peptides. All these factors suggest that labeling with Alexa Fluor 350 is a promising approach to the high-throughput LC-MALDI-TOF/TOF MS analysis of proteomic samples.
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- Anna Pashkova
- Barnett Institute and Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, 341 Mugar, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Czeszak X, Morelle W, Ricart G, Tétaert D, Lemoine J. Localization of the O-Glycosylated Sites in Peptides by Fixed-Charge Derivatization with a Phosphonium Group. Anal Chem 2004; 76:4320-4. [PMID: 15283567 DOI: 10.1021/ac049767q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study demonstrates that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/postsource decay (MALDI/PSD) analysis of the molecular cation of glycopeptides derivatized at their amino terminus with a phosphonium group cleaves peptide backbone without removing the glycan. The predictable a-type fragment ions retain the glycan moiety, enabling unambiguous localization of O-glycans on the peptide chain. In contrast, collision-activated dissociation tandem mass spectrometry analysis carried out on the doubly charged protonated phosphonium cation results in the predominant loss of the sugar moiety from the peptide. This result supports the previously proposed charge-induced fragmentation mechanism of the sugar-peptide bond. MALDI/PSD analysis of glycopeptides converted to their acetyl phosphonium derivatives is an effective alternative to electron capture dissociation, as illustrated by the positioning of up to three GalNac residues along the full tandem repeat peptide sequence derived from the MUC 5AC mucin.
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- Xavier Czeszak
- UMR 8576 CNRS, Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Lee PJ, Chen W, Gebler JC. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Small Amine Molecules by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry through Charge Derivatization. Anal Chem 2004; 76:4888-93. [PMID: 15307802 DOI: 10.1021/ac035537k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A pair of isotopically coded light and heavy reagents, tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium acetic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide esters (1 and 2) were synthesized and used to derivatize low molecular weight (<500 Da) molecules containing primary or secondary amine functional groups for MALDI-TOF MS analysis. The light and heavy reagents added a 573 and 600 Da positively charged tag to each analyte, respectively. In the presence of 10 times excess of tag reagents, the coupling reactions reached near completion within 10 min. The derivatization greatly facilitated MALDI analysis of small molecules and significantly improved the sensitivity of analysis, allowing a limit of detection in the low femtomole range. Additionally, the reaction mixtures were directly analyzed by MALDI without sample cleanup. The quantification of small molecules by MALDI-TOF MS was successfully achieved by analysis of isotopically coded light and heavy derivatives. MALDI-TOF quantitative analysis of a mixture of antibiotics yielded calibration curves in the concentration range from 0.3 to 30 pmol/microL with r2 values greater than 0.9995.
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- Peter J Lee
- Life Science Chemistry, Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, USA
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Masuda M, Toriumi C, Santa T, Imai K. Fluorogenic Derivatization Reagents Suitable for Isolation and Identification of Cysteine-Containing Proteins Utilizing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography−Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2004; 76:728-35. [PMID: 14750869 DOI: 10.1021/ac034840i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The fluorogenic derivatization reagents with a positive charge, 4-(dimethylaminoethylaminosulfonyl)-7-chloro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DAABD-Cl) and 7-chloro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole-4-sulfonylaminoethyltrimethylammonium chloride (TAABD-Cl), are proposed for use in proteomics studies. Following derivatization of protein mixtures with these reagents, a series of standard processes of isolation, digestion, and identification of the proteins were performed utilizing high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection and tandem mass spectrometry with the probability-based protein identification algorithm. Both DAABD and TAABD derivatives were detected fluorometrically at the femtomole level and showed more than 100-fold improvement in sensitivity compared to the underivatized original compounds with an electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometer analysis. The modification of the MASCOT database search system memorized with the fragment information of a DAABD-attached Cys residue allowed the identification of the proteolytic peptide fragments of the derivatized bovine serum albumin (BSA) with an estimated 38% sequence coverage of BSA. Utilizing DAABD-Cl as a derivatization reagent, identification of several proteins was also possible in a soluble extract of Caenorhabditis elegans (10 microg of protein). Consequently, for identification of proteins in the complex matrixes of proteins, DAABD-Cl could be a more appropriate reagent than ammonium 7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole-4-sulfonate as reported previously.
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- Mayumi Masuda
- Laboratory of Bio-Analytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Barry SJ, Carr RM, Lane SJ, Leavens WJ, Manning CO, Monté S, Waterhouse I. Use of S-pentafluorophenyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium acetate bromide and (4-hydrazino-4-oxobutyl) [tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide for the derivatization of alcohols, aldehydes and ketones for detection by liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2003; 17:484-497. [PMID: 12590398 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The synthesis of S-pentafluorophenyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium acetate bromide (TMPP-AcPFP) and the novel compound (4-hydrazino-4-oxobutyl) [tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-PrG) is described and the use of these compounds as derivatizing reagents for alcohols, aldehydes and ketones evaluated. Methods have been developed for the pre-column derivatization of alcohols using TMPP-AcPFP and for aldehydes and ketones using TMPP-PrG. The reactions were investigated by the use of a variety of individual test compounds containing the target functional groups. The TMPP acetyl ester and TMPP propyl hydrazone derivatives formed with their respective target analytes produced an enhanced response in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and reproducible chromatography. The use of these two reagents to derivatize and facilitate detection of alcohols (including sugars and steroids), aldehydes and ketones (including steroids) by LC/ESI-MS was investigated.
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- Samantha J Barry
- Chemical Development, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd., New Frontiers Science Park North, Harlow, UK
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Sonsmann G, Römer A, Schomburg D. Investigation of the influence of charge derivatization on the fragmentation of multiply protonated peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2002; 13:47-58. [PMID: 11777199 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(01)00328-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The fragmentation of the multiply charged peptides b-chain of bovine insulin and glucagon have been investigated under low energy collision induced dissociation (CID) conditions using an electrospray ion trap mass spectrometer. The influence of charge state, specific amino acids such as aspartate or proline, the location of basic sites, and the derivatization on the fragmentation behavior has been the focus of interest. As a basis for understanding the fragmentation process, the concept of the mobile proton was applied. A set of different derivatives was used to manipulate the sites of protonation of the peptides in order to control and improve the fragmentation behavior. These results can be applied for de novo sequencing, although the sequence-specific fragmentation processes have significant influence on the dissociation behavior of the peptides.
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Leavens WJ, Lane SJ, Carr RM, Lockie AM, Waterhouse I. Derivatization for liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry: synthesis of tris(trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium compounds and their derivatives of amine and carboxylic acids. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2002; 16:433-441. [PMID: 11857728 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A simple method for the derivatization of primary amines and carboxylic acids with tris(trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium (TMPP) reagents to enhance their detection by electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) has been developed. The synthesis of novel TMPP reagents and their stable isotopically labelled analogues is described. Through the use of stable isotopically labelled TMPP "tags", incorporation of a doublet (1:1, (1)H/(2)H or (12)C/(13)C) into the target molecule can be achieved, enabling the use of isotopic target analysis to detect compounds of unknown molecular weight but with a characteristic isotope pattern and accurate mass difference.
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- William J Leavens
- Department of Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Glaxo Research and Development Ltd., Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0DP, UK.
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Czeszak X, Ricart G, Tetaert D, Michalski JC, Lemoine J. Identification of substituted sites on MUC5AC mucin motif peptides after enzymatic O-glycosylation combining beta-elimination and fixed-charge derivatization. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2002; 16:27-34. [PMID: 11754244 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A strategy for determination of O-glycosylation site(s) in glycopeptides has been developed using model compounds obtained by enzymatic glycosylation (by human GaNTase-T2 isoform) on peptides derived from the human MUC5AC mucin tandem repeat motif. The beta-elimination-addition reaction (using dimethylamine and concomitantly ethanethiol) on the formerly glycosylated sites through a Michael-type condensation produced efficient deglycosylation with appropriate chemical modification. After N-terminal derivatization by a phosphonium group, peptide sequencing was then carried out by nanospray tandem mass spectrometry experiments. The highly predictable fragmentation pathways of these fixed-charge phosphonium derivatives enable straightforward recognition of glycosylation site(s) based on the mass increment of +44 Da for originally glycosylated threonine compared to the mass of fragments containing nonglycosylated residues.
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- X Czeszak
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, UMR 8576 CNRS, Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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Gevaert K, Demol H, Martens L, Hoorelbeke B, Puype M, Goethals M, Van Damme J, De Boeck S, Vandekerckhove J. Protein identification based on matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-post source decay-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:1645-51. [PMID: 11425220 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200105)22:9<1645::aid-elps1645>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Due to its very short analysis time, its high sensitivity and ease of automation, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-peptide mass fingerprinting has become the preferred method for identifying proteins of which the sequences are available in databases. However, many protein samples cannot be unambiguously identified by exclusively using their peptide mass fingerprints (e.g., protein mixtures, heavily posttranslationally modified proteins and small proteins). In these cases, additional sequence information is needed and one of the obvious choices when working with MALDI-mass spectrometry (MS) is to choose for post source decay (PSD) analysis on selected peptides. This can be performed on the same sample which is used for peptide mass fingerprinting. Although in this type of peptide analysis, fragmentation yields are very low and PSD spectra are often very difficult to interpret manually, we here report upon our five years of experience with the use of PSD spectra for protein identification in sequence (protein or expressed sequence tag (EST)) databases. The combination of peptide mass fingerprinting and PSD and analysis described here generally leads to unambiguous protein identification in the amount of material range generally encountered in most proteome studies.
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- K Gevaert
- Flanders Interuniversity, Department of Medical Protein Research, Ghent University, Belgium.
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- R Aebersold
- Institute for Systems Biology, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
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