Synthesis of zwitterionic polymer brushes hybrid silica nanoparticles via controlled polymerization for highly efficient enrichment of glycopeptides

Terpolymeric platform with enhanced hydrophilicity via cysteic acid for serum intact glycopeptide analysis

A new polymeric (methyl methacrylate/ethylene glycol dimethacrylate/1,2-epoxy-5-hexene) base/matrix has been fabricated and decorated with zwitterionic hydrophilic cysteic acid (Cya) for the enrichment of intact N-glycopeptides from standards and biological samples. Terpolymer-Cya provides good enrichment efficiency, improved hydrophilicity, and selectivity by virtue of better surface area (2.09 × 10² m²/g) provided by terpolymer and the zwitterionic property offered by cysteic acid. Cysteic acid-functionalized polymeric hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) sorbent enriches 35 and 24 N-linked glycopeptides via SPE (solid phase extraction) mode from tryptic digests of model glycoproteins, i.e., immunoglobulin G (IgG) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP), respectively. Zwitterionic chemistry of cysteine helps in achieving higher selectivity with BSA digest (1:200), and lower detection limit down to 100 attomoles with a complete glycosylation profile of each standard digest. The recovery of 81% and good reproducibility define the application of terpolymer-Cya for complex samples like a serum. Analysis of human serum provides a profile of 807 intact N-linked glycopeptides via nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-MS/MS). To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest number of glycopeptides enriched by any HILIC sorbent. Selected glycoproteins are evaluated in link to various cancers including the breast, lung, uterine, and melanoma using single-nucleotide variances (BioMuta). This study represents the complete idea of using an in-house developed strategy as a successful tool to help analyze, relate, and answer glycoprotein-based clinical issues regarding cancers.

Iminodiacetic acid (IDA)-generated mesoporous nanopolymer: a template to relate surface area, hydrophilicity, and glycopeptides enrichment

A three-step strategy is introduced to develop inherent iminodiacetic (IDA)-functionalized nanopolymer. SEM micrographs show homogenous spherical beads with a particle size of 500 nm. Further modification to COOH-functionalized 1,2-epoxy-5-hexene/DVB mesoporous nanopolymer enriches glycopeptides via hydrophilic interactions followed by their MS determination. Significantly high BET surface area 433.4336 m² g^-1 contributes to the improved surface hydrophilicity which is also shown by high concentration of ionizable carboxylic acids, 14.59 ± 0.25 mmol g^-1. Measured surface area is the highest among DVB-based polymers and in general much higher in comparison to the previously reported BET surface areas of co-polymers, terpolymers, MOFs, and graphene-based composites. Thirty-one, 19, and 16 N-glycopeptides are enriched/identified by nanopolymer beads from tryptic digests of immunoglobulin G, horseradish peroxidase, and chicken avidin, respectively, without additional desalting steps. Material exhibits high selectivity (1:400 IgG:BSA), sensitivity (down to 0.1 fmol), regeneration ability up to three cycles, and batch-to-batch reproducibility (RSD > 1%). Furthermore, from 1 μL of digested human serum, 343 N-glycopeptide characteristics of 134 glycoproteins including 30 FDA-approved serum biomarkers are identified via nano-LC-MS/MS. The developed strategy to self-generate IDA on polymeric surface with improved surface area, porosity, and ordered morphology is insignia of its potential as chromatographic tool contributing to future developments in large-scale biomedical glycoproteomics studies.

A review on recent advances in the enrichment of glycopeptides and glycoproteins by liquid chromatographic methods: 2016-Present

Among various protein post-translational modifications (PTMs), glycosylation has received special attention due to its immense role in molecular interactions, cellular signal transduction, immune response, etc. Aberration in glycan moieties of a glycoprotein is associated with cancer, diabetes, and bacterial and viral infections. In biofluids (plasma, saliva, urine, milk, etc.), glycoproteins are low in abundance and are masked by the presence of high abundant proteins. Hence, prior to their identification using mass spectrometry methods, liquid chromatography (LC)-based approaches were widely used. A general enrichment strategy involves a protein digestion step, followed by LC-based enrichment and desorption of glycopeptides, and enzymatic excision of the glycans. The focus of this review article is to highlight the articles published since 2016 that dealt with different LC-based approaches for glycopeptide and glycoprotein enrichment. The preparation of stationary phases, their surface activation, and ligand immobilization strategies have been discussed in detail. Finally, the major developments and future trends in the field have been summarized.

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Polymer-Grafted Low-K and High-K Nanoparticles for Dielectric and Electronic Applications

The synthesis of polymer-grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) or hairy nanoparticles (HNPs) by tethering of polymer chains to the surface of nanoparticles is an important technique to obtain nanostructured hybrid materials that have been widely used in the formulation of advanced polymer nanocomposites. Ceramic-based polymer nanocomposites integrate key attributes of polymer and ceramic nanomaterial to improve the dielectric properties such as breakdown strength, energy density and dielectric loss. This review describes the "grafting from" and "grafting to" approaches commonly adopted to graft polymer chains on NPs pertaining to nano-dielectrics. The article also covers various surface initiated controlled radical polymerization techniques, along with templated approaches for grafting of polymer chains onto SiO2, TiO2, BaTiO3, and Al2O3 nanomaterials. As a look towards applications, an outlook on high-performance polymer nanocomposite capacitors for the design of high energy density pulsed power thin-film capacitors is also presented.

Brush Layer Charge Characteristics of a Biomimetic Polyelectrolyte-Modified Nanoparticle Surface

Nanoparticle surface charge regulation technology plays an important role in ion rectification, drug delivery, and cell biology. The biomimetic polyelectrolyte can be combined with nanoparticles by nanomodification technology to form a layer of coating, which is called the brush layer of nanoparticles. In this study, based on the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equation system, a theoretical model considering a bionic electrolyte brush layer with charge density regulated by a chemical reaction is constructed. The charge properties of brushed nanoparticles are studied by changing the sizes of nanoparticles, the pH value of the solution, background salt solution concentration, and brush layer thickness. The result shows that the charge density of brushed nanoparticles increases with the increase of particle size. The isoelectric point (IEP) of the equilibrium reaction against the brush layer is pH = 5.5. When the pH < 5.5, the charge density of the particle brush layers decreases with the increase of pH, and when the pH > 5.5, the charge density of the particle brush layer increases with the increase of pH. By comparing the charge density of different brush thicknesses, it is found that the larger the brush thickness, the smaller the charge density of the brush layer. This research provides theoretical support for the change of the through pore velocity when macromolecular organic compounds pass through nanopores.

Postsynthesis of zwitterionic hydrophilic composites for enhanced enrichment of N-linked glycopeptides from human serum

RATIONALE

Glycosylation of proteins plays an important role in life activities, but the concentration of naturally occurring glycopeptides is usually relatively low, and glycosylation has microfacies heterogeneity, so direct mass spectrometry is not feasible. Therefore, selective enrichment of glycopeptides before mass spectrometry has turned into an urgent problem to be resolved.

METHODS

Herein, the zwitterionic L-cysteine functionalized hydrophilic graphene oxide composite (GO@PDA@MIL-125-NH₂ @Au@L-Cys) was prepared via a postsynthetic method. The obtained material was used for glycopeptide enrichment. The enriched peptides were then detected using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) to demonstrate the enrichment performance of the material.

RESULTS

In the actual enrichment process, GO@PDA@MIL-125-NH₂ @Au@L-Cys nanomaterials exhibited high selectivity (1:1000), outstanding sensitivity (0.5 fmol), and excellent repeatability for the enrichment of glycopeptides. In addition, the proposed material showed good performance in the enrichment of glycopeptides from complex biosamples; 56 glycopeptides were detected from 2 μL of human serum using MALDI-TOFMS.

CONCLUSIONS

The experimental results showed that GO@PDA@MIL-125-NH₂ @Au@L-Cys exhibited excellent performance on glycopeptide analysis. It has great potential in the enrichment of glycopeptides and provides new ideas for synthetic materials with better enrichment properties in the future.

Recent advances in mass spectrometry (MS)-based glycoproteomics in complex biological samples

Protein glycosylation plays a key role in various biological processes and disease-related pathological progression. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based glycoproteomics is a powerful approach that provides a system-wide profiling of the glycoproteome in a high-throughput manner. There have been numerous significant technological advances in this field, including improved glycopeptide enrichment, hybrid fragmentation techniques, emerging specialized software packages, and effective quantitation strategies, as well as more dedicated workflows. With increasingly sophisticated glycoproteomics tools on hand, researchers have extensively adapted this approach to explore different biological systems both in terms of in-depth glycoproteome profiling and comparative glycoproteome analysis. Quantitative glycoproteomics enables researchers to discover novel glycosylation-based biomarkers in various diseases with potential to offer better sensitivity and specificity for disease diagnosis. In this review, we present recent methodological developments in MS-based glycoproteomics and highlight its utility and applications in answering various questions in complex biological systems.

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2013-2014

This review is the eighth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2014. Topics covered in the first part of the review include general aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, fragmentation, and arrays. The second part of the review is devoted to applications to various structural types such as oligo- and poly- saccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides, and biopharmaceuticals. Much of this material is presented in tabular form. The third part of the review covers medical and industrial applications of the technique, studies of enzyme reactions, and applications to chemical synthesis. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev 37:353-491, 2018.

Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Functionalized Silica Stationary Phase for Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography

Surface-initiated anionic-ring-opening multibranching polymerization was employed to prepare a hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) functionalized silica stationary phase for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC). The obtained stationary phase was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The chromatographic properties of the prepared stationary phase were systematically investigated. The abundance and multitude distribution of hydroxyl groups in HPG endowed the stationary phase with improved hydrophilicity and enhanced separation performance compared with the stationary phase functionalized with monolayer of hydroxyl groups. The stationary phase showed excellent retention of various polar compounds, such as nucleosides, necleobases, phenols and sulfanilamides, indicating great potential in the separation of complex biosamples.

Nanotechnology in Glycomics: Applications in Diagnostics, Therapy, Imaging, and Separation Processes

This review comprehensively covers the most recent achievements (from 2013) in the successful integration of nanomaterials in the field of glycomics. The first part of the paper addresses the beneficial properties of nanomaterials for the construction of biosensors, bioanalytical devices, and protocols for the detection of various analytes, including viruses and whole cells, together with their key characteristics. The second part of the review focuses on the application of nanomaterials integrated with glycans for various biomedical applications, that is, vaccines against viral and bacterial infections and cancer cells, as therapeutic agents, for in vivo imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and for selective drug delivery. The final part of the review describes various ways in which glycan enrichment can be effectively done using nanomaterials, molecularly imprinted polymers with polymer thickness controlled at the nanoscale, with a subsequent analysis of glycans by mass spectrometry. A short section describing an active glycoprofiling by microengines (microrockets) is covered as well.

New Opportunities and Challenges of Smart Polymers in Post-Translational Modification Proteomics

Protein post-translational modifications (PTMs), which denote covalent additions of various functional groups (e.g., phosphate, glycan, methyl, or ubiquitin) to proteins, significantly increase protein complexity and diversity. PTMs play crucial roles in the regulation of protein functions and numerous cellular processes. However, in a living organism, native PTM proteins are typically present at substoichiometric levels, considerably impeding mass-spectrometry-based analyses and identification. Over the past decade, the demand for in-depth PTM proteomics studies has spawned a variety of selective affinity materials capable of capturing trace amounts of PTM peptides from highly complex biosamples. However, novel design ideas or strategies are urgently required for fulfilling the increasingly complex and accurate requirements of PTM proteomics analysis, which can hardly be met by using conventional enrichment materials. Considering two typical types of protein PTMs, phosphorylation and glycosylation, an overview of polymeric enrichment materials is provided here, with an emphasis on the superiority of smart-polymer-based materials that can function in intelligent modes. Moreover, some smart separation materials are introduced to demonstrate the enticing prospects and the challenges of smart polymers applied in PTM proteomics.

Anchoring β-cyclodextrin modified lysine to polymer monolith with biotin: specific capture of plasminogen

A biotin-Lys-CD based monolithic material was employed for the specific capture of plasminogen.

Highly efficient enrichment of N-linked glycopeptides using a hydrophilic covalent-organic framework

A highly specific enrichment method for N-linked glycopeptides was successfully developed using a hydrophilic covalent-organic framework with excellent binding capacity, stability and reusability.

Facile synthesis of magnetic covalent organic frameworks for the hydrophilic enrichment of N-glycopeptides

Magnetic covalent organic frameworks were synthesized as novel hydrophilic materials for specific enrichment of glycopeptides.

Recent advances in mass spectrometric analysis of glycoproteins

Glycosylation is one of the most common posttranslational modifications of proteins that plays essential roles in various biological processes, including protein folding, host-pathogen interaction, immune response, and inflammation and aberrant protein glycosylation is a well-known event in various disease states including cancer. As a result, it is critical to develop rapid and sensitive methods for the analysis of abnormal glycoproteins associated with diseases. Mass spectrometry (MS) in conjunction with different separation methods, such as capillary electrophoresis (CE), ion mobility (IM), and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has become a popular tool for glycoprotein analysis, providing highly informative fragments for structural identification of glycoproteins. This review provides an overview of the developments and accomplishments in the field of glycomics and glycoproteomics reported between 2014 and 2016.

Synthesis of Zwitterionic Polymer Particles via Combined Distillation Precipitation Polymerization and Click Chemistry for Highly Efficient Enrichment of Glycopeptide

Because of the low abundance of glycopeptide in natural biological samples, methods for efficient and selective enrichment of glycopeptides play a significant role in mass spectrometry (MS)-based glycoproteomics. In this study, a novel kind of zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction chromatography polymer particles, namely, poly(N,N-methylenebisacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid)@l-Cys (poly(MBAAm-co-MAA)@l-Cys), for the enrichment of glycopeptides was synthesized by a facile and efficient approach that combined distillation precipitation polymerization (DPP) and "thiol-ene" click reaction. In the DPP approach, residual vinyl groups explored outside the core with high density, then the functional ligand cysteine was immobilized onto the surface of core particles by highly efficient thiol-ene click reaction. Taking advantage of the unique structure of poly(MBAAm-co-MAA)@l-Cys, the resulting particles possess remarkable enrichment selectivity for glycopeptides from the tryptic digested human immunoglobulin G. The polymer particles were successfully employed for the analysis of human plasma, and 208 unique glycopeptides corresponding to 121 glycoproteins were reliably identified in triple independent nano-LC-MS/MS runs. The selectivity toward glycopeptides of these particles poly(MBAAm-co-MAA)@l-Cys is ∼2 times than that of the commercial beads. These results demonstrated that these particles had great potential for large-scale glycoproteomics research. Moreover, the strategy with the combination of DPP and thiol-ene click chemistry might be a facile method to produce functional polymer particles for bioenrichment application.

Post-synthetic modification of an amino-functionalized metal-organic framework for highly efficient enrichment of N-linked glycopeptides

A maltose-functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF), MIL-101(Cr)-maltose, was developed via a simple two step post-synthetic modification of MIL-101(Cr)-NH2. With the use of this nanomaterial, 33 glycopeptides were detected from the digest of human immunoglobulin G, demonstrating its high efficiency in glycoproteomic analysis. More importantly, the generic functionalization route from amino-derived MOFs opens a new perspective in material design in sample preparation.

Maturing Glycoproteomics Technologies Provide Unique Structural Insights into the N-glycoproteome and Its Regulation in Health and Disease

The glycoproteome remains severely understudied because of significant analytical challenges associated with glycoproteomics, the system-wide analysis of intact glycopeptides. This review introduces important structural aspects of protein N-glycosylation and summarizes the latest technological developments and applications in LC-MS/MS-based qualitative and quantitative N-glycoproteomics. These maturing technologies provide unique structural insights into the N-glycoproteome and its synthesis and regulation by complementing existing methods in glycoscience. Modern glycoproteomics is now sufficiently mature to initiate efforts to capture the molecular complexity displayed by the N-glycoproteome, opening exciting opportunities to increase our understanding of the functional roles of protein N-glycosylation in human health and disease.

Recent Advances in Clinical Glycoproteomics of Immunoglobulins (Igs)

Antibody glycosylation analysis has seen methodological progress resulting in new findings with regard to antibody glycan structure and function in recent years. For example, antigen-specific IgG glycosylation analysis is now applicable for clinical samples because of the increased sensitivity of measurements, and this has led to new insights in the relationship between IgG glycosylation and various diseases. Furthermore, many new methods have been developed for the purification and analysis of IgG Fc glycopeptides, notably multiple reaction monitoring for high-throughput quantitative glycosylation analysis. In addition, new protocols for IgG Fab glycosylation analysis were established revealing autoimmune disease-associated changes. Functional analysis has shown that glycosylation of IgA and IgE is involved in transport across the intestinal epithelium and receptor binding, respectively.

Au–cysteine modified macroporous adsorption resin: preparation and highly selective enrichment and identification of N-linked glycopeptides from the complex biological sample

Cysteine functionalized macroporous adsorption resin/gold nanoparticle was synthesized and applied to the highly selective enrichment and identification of N-linked glycopeptides.

Surface modification strategies on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for anti-biofouling zwitterionic film grafting

In the past decade, zwitterionic-based anti-biofouling layers had gained much focus as a serious alternative to traditional polyhydrophilic films such as PEG. In the area of assembling silica nanoparticles with stealth properties, the incorporation of zwitterionic surface film remains fairly new but considering that silica nanoparticles had been widely demonstrated as useful biointerfacing nanodevice, zwitterionic film grafting on silica nanoparticle holds much potential in the future. This review will discuss on the conceivable functional chemistry approaches, some of which are potentially suitable for the assembly of such stealth systems.

Efficient enrichment of glycopeptides using metal-organic frameworks by hydrophilic interaction chromatography

Selective enrichment of glycopeptides from complicated biological samples is critical for glycoproteomics to obtain the structure and glycosylation information of glycoproteins using mass spectrometry (MS), which still remains a great challenge. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC)-based strategies have been proposed for selective isolation of glycopeptides via the interactions between the glycan of glycopeptides and the matrices. However, the application of these methods is limited by the medium selectivity of HILIC matrices. In this study, hydrophilic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were fabricated and used as a HILIC matrix. The cross-linked CD-MOFs (LCD-MOFs) were facilely prepared with γ-cyclodextrin as ligand and possessed nano-sized cubic structure, superior hydrophilicity, and bio-compatibility. The LCD-MOFs performance for the selective enrichment of glycopeptides from the complex biological samples were investigated with a digested mixture of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) that was used as standard samples. In the selectivity assessment, the non-glycopeptides causing ion suppression to the glycopeptides were effectively removed, the signal of glycopeptides were enhanced significantly by LCD-MOFs, and twenty glycopeptides were identified with 67 fmol of IgG digest. In addition, the resulting LCD-MOFs demonstrated the lower detection limit (3.3 fmol) with a satisfactory recovery yield (84-103%) for glycopeptide enrichment from a digest of IgG. Furthermore, a promising protocol was developed for the selective enrichment of glycopeptides from mouse liver, and 344 unique N-glycosylation sites that mapped to 290 different glycoproteins were identified in a single MS run. The results clearly demonstrated that when used in a HILIC matrix, LCD-MOFs have great potential for identifying and enriching low-abundant glycopeptides in complex biological samples.

Preparation of Concanavalin A-Chelating Magnetic Nanoparticles for Selective Enrichment of Glycoproteins

In this work, a soft and nondestructive approach was developed to prepare concanavalin A-chelating magnetic nanoparticles (Con A-MNPs) for selective enrichment of glycoproteins. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid-modified-MNPs (EDTA-MNPs) were prepared by a one-pot chemical coprecipitation method first, and then, Cu(II) cations were used as bridge groups to immobilize Con A on EDTA-MNPs. The as-prepared absorbents with a mean diameter of 15 nm showed a strong magnetic response to an externally applied magnetic field. The results of thermogravimetric analysis showed the content of immobilized Con A was up to 28 wt %. For glycoprotein ovalbumin, the maximum capacity and equilibrium constant were 72.41 mg/g and 0.6035 L/mg, respectively. The as-prepared nanocomposites exhibited a remarkable selectivity for glycoproteins and can enrich glycoproteins specifically from a mixture of glycoprotein and nonglycoprotein even at a molar ratio of 1:600. It was also successfully applied for the enrichment of glycoproteins from real egg white samples. We expect that our finding will serve as a helpful template for others to design new adsorbents for enriching glycoproteins.

An arginine-functionalized stationary phase for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography

An arginine-functionalized stationary phase for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) has been prepared for the first time by clicking arginine onto silica gel. It offers an efficient separation of organic acids, nucleotides and sugars. More interestingly, it exhibited excellent selectivity and enrichment toward acidic glycopeptides, even at a ratio of 1 : 150 to non-glycopeptides.

Facile synthesis of zwitterionic polymer-coated core-shell magnetic nanoparticles for highly specific capture of N-linked glycopeptides

Highly selective and efficient capture of glycosylated proteins and peptides from complex biological samples is of profound significance for the discovery of disease biomarkers in biological systems. Recently, hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)-based functional materials have been extensively utilized for glycopeptide enrichment. However, the low amount of immobilized hydrophilic groups on the affinity material has limited its specificity, detection sensitivity and binding capacity in the capture of glycopeptides. Herein, a novel affinity material was synthesized to improve the binding capacity and detection sensitivity for glycopeptides by coating a poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)-dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide (PMSA) shell onto Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles, taking advantage of reflux-precipitation polymerization for the first time (denoted as Fe3O4@SiO2@PMSA). The thick polymer shell endows the nanoparticles with excellent hydrophilic property and several functional groups on the polymer chains. The resulting Fe3O4@SiO2@PMSA demonstrated an outstanding ability for glycopeptide enrichment with high selectivity, extremely high detection sensitivity (0.1 fmol), large binding capacity (100 mg g(-1)), high enrichment recovery (above 73.6%) and rapid magnetic separation. Furthermore, in the analysis of real complicated biological samples, 905 unique N-glycosylation sites from 458 N-glycosylated proteins were reliably identified in three replicate analyses of a 65 μg protein sample extracted from mouse liver, showing the great potential of Fe3O4@SiO2@PMSA in the detection and identification of low-abundance N-linked glycopeptides in biological samples.

A controlled thiol-initiated surface polymerization strategy for the preparation of hydrophilic polymer stationary phases

A controlled thiol-initiated surface polymerization strategy has been successfully developed and employed to prepare hydrophilic polymer stationary phases, which exhibited excellent chromatographic performance and protein non-fouling properties.

Surface protein imprinted core-shell particles for high selective lysozyme recognition prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer strategy

A novel kind of lysozyme (Lys) surface imprinted core-shell particles was synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) strategy. With controllable polymer shell chain length, such particles showed obviously improved selectivity for protein recognition. After the RAFT initial agent and template protein was absorbed on silica particles, the prepolymerization solution, with methacrylic acid and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate as the monomers, and N,N'-methylenebis(acrylamide) as the cross-linker, was mixed with the silica particles, and the polymerization was performed at 40 °C in aqueous phase through the oxidation-reduction initiation. Ater polymerization, with the template protein removal and destroying dithioester groups with hexylamine, the surface Lyz imprinted particles were obtained with controllable polymer chain length. The binding capacity of the Lys imprinted particles could reach 5.6 mg protein/g material, with the imprinting factor (IF) as 3.7, whereas the IF of the control material prepared without RAFT strategy was only 1.6. The absorption equilibrium could be achieved within 60 min. Moreover, Lys could be selectively recognized by the imprinted particles from both a four-proteins mixture and egg white sample. All these results demonstrated that these particles prepared by RAFT strategy are promising to achieve the protein recognition with high selectivity.