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Harrison JA, Kelso C, Beck JL. Continuous Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Assay for Measuring Phospholipase Activity against Liposomes. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:922-930. [PMID: 37016495 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Phospholipases have diverse roles in lipid and cell membrane biology. In animal venoms, they can have roles as neurotoxins or myotoxins that disrupt the integrity of cell membranes. In this work, we describe a temperature-controlled, continuous electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) assay for measuring phospholipase A2 activity against liposomes. The enzyme used in this assay was paradoxin, which is a neurotoxic trimeric phospholipase A2 from inland taipan snake venom. Previously developed ESI-MS-based phospholipase assays have been discontinuous and analyzed hydrolysis of single lipid molecules by liquid chromatography ESI-MS. In this work, a continuous assay was developed against liposomes, a more complex substrate that more closely reflects the natural substrate for paradoxin. The assay confirmed the requirement for Ca2+ and allowed measurement of Michaelis-Menten-type parameters. The use of ESI-MS for lipid detection enabled nuanced insights into the effect of changing assay conditions not only on the enzyme but also on the liposome substrate. Changing the metal ion concentrations did not significantly change the liposomes but did affect enzymatic activity. Increasing temperature did not substantially affect the secondary structure of paradoxin but affected liposome size, resulting in increased enzymatic activity consistent with the disruption of the phosphatidylcholine membrane, increasing accessibility of sn-2 ester bonds. The continuous ESI-MS method described herein can be applied to other enzyme reactions, particularly those which utilize complex lipid substrates.
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- Julian A Harrison
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Molecular Horizons Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Molecular Horizons Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Molecular Horizons Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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Alekseeva AS, Boldyrev IA. Phospholipase A2. Methods for Activity Monitoring. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW), SUPPLEMENT SERIES A: MEMBRANE AND CELL BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990747820040030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wozny K, Lehmann WD, Wozny M, Akbulut BS, Brügger B. A method for the quantitative determination of glycerophospholipid regioisomers by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 411:915-924. [PMID: 30580388 PMCID: PMC6338697 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1517-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Diacyl glycerophospholipids (GPs) belong to the most abundant lipid species in living organisms and consist of a glycerol backbone with fatty acyl groups in sn-1 and sn-2 and a polar head group in the sn-3 position. Regioisomeric mixed diacyl GPs have the same fatty acyl composition but differ in their allocation to sn-1 or sn-2 of the glycerol unit. In-depth analysis of regioisomeric mixed diacyl GP species composed of fatty acyl moieties that are similar in length and degree of saturation typically requires either chemical derivatization or sophisticated analytical instrumentation, since these types of regioisomers are not well resolved under standard ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) conditions. Here, we introduce a simple and fast method for diacyl GP regioisomer analysis employing UPLC tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). This GP regioisomer analysis is based both on minor chromatographic retention time shifts and on major differences in relative abundances of the two fatty acyl anion fragments observed in MS/MS. To monitor these differences with optimal precision, MS/MS spectra are recorded continuously over the UPLC elution profile of the lipid species of interest. Quantification of relative abundances of the regioisomers was performed by algorithms that we have developed for this purpose. The method was applied to commercially available mixed diacyl GP standards and to total lipid extracts of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and bovine liver. To validate our results, we determined regioisomeric ratios of phosphatidylcholine (PC) standards using phospholipase A2-specific release of fatty acids from the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone. Our results show that most analyzed mixed diacyl GPs of biological origin exhibit significantly higher regioisomeric purity than synthetic lipid standards. In summary, this method can be implemented in routine LC-MS/MS-based lipidomics workflows without the necessity for additional chemical additives, derivatizations, or instrumentation.
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- Katharina Wozny
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- MassMap GmbH & Co. KG, Meichelbeckstraße 13a, 85356, Freising, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Morisseau C, Schebb NH, Dong H, Ulu A, Aronov PA, Hammock BD. Role of soluble epoxide hydrolase phosphatase activity in the metabolism of lysophosphatidic acids. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 419:796-800. [PMID: 22387545 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The EPXH2 gene encodes for the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), which has two distinct enzyme activities: epoxide hydrolase (Cterm-EH) and phosphatase (Nterm-phos). The Cterm-EH is involved in the metabolism of epoxides from arachidonic acid and other unsaturated fatty acids, endogenous chemical mediators that play important roles in blood pressure regulation, cell growth, inflammation and pain. While recent findings suggested complementary biological roles for Nterm-phos, its mode of action is not well understood. Herein, we demonstrate that lysophosphatidic acids are excellent substrates for Nterm-phos. We also showed that sEH phosphatase activity represents a significant (20-60%) part of LPA cellular hydrolysis, especially in the cytosol. This possible role of sEH on LPA hydrolysis could explain some of the biology previously associated with the Nterm-phos. These findings also underline possible cellular mechanisms by which both activities of sEH (EH and phosphatase) may have complementary or opposite roles.
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- Christophe Morisseau
- Department of Entomology and UCD Cancer Center, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Functional proteomics: application of mass spectrometry to the study of enzymology in complex mixtures. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:625-45. [PMID: 21769551 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review covers recent developments in mass spectrometry-based applications dealing with functional proteomics with special emphasis on enzymology. The introduction of mass spectrometry into this research field has led to an enormous increase in knowledge in recent years. A major challenge is the identification of "biologically active substances" in complex mixtures. These biologically active substances are, on the one hand, potential regulators of enzymes. Elucidation of function and identity of those regulators may be accomplished by different strategies, which are discussed in this review. The most promising approach thereby seems to be the one-step procedure, because it enables identification of the functionality and identity of biologically active substances in parallel and thus avoids misinterpretation. On the other hand, besides the detection of regulators, the identification of endogenous substrates for known enzymes is an emerging research field, but in this case studies are quite rare. Moreover, the term biologically active substances may also encompass proteins with diverse biological functions. Elucidation of the functionality of those-so far unknown-proteins in complex mixtures is another branch of functional proteomics and those investigations will also be discussed in this review.
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Schebb NH, Huby M, Morisseau C, Hwang SH, Hammock BD. Development of an online SPE-LC-MS-based assay using endogenous substrate for investigation of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 400:1359-66. [PMID: 21479549 PMCID: PMC3081056 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4861-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of hypertension, pain, and inflammation-related diseases. In order to enable the development of sEH inhibitors (sEHIs), assays are needed for determination of their potency. Therefore, we developed a new method utilizing an epoxide of arachidonic acid (14(15)-EpETrE) as substrate. Incubation samples were directly injected without purification into an online solid phase extraction (SPE) liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS-MS) setup allowing a total run time of only 108 s for a full gradient separation. Analytes were extracted from the matrix within 30 s by turbulent flow chromatography. Subsequently, a full gradient separation was carried out on a 50X2.1 mm RP-18 column filled with 1.7 μm core-shell particles. The analytes were detected with high sensitivity by ESI-MS-MS in SRM mode. The substrate 14(15)-EpETrE eluted at a stable retention time of 96 ± 1 s and its sEH hydrolysis product 14,15-DiHETrE at 63 ± 1 s with narrow peak width (full width at half maximum height: 1.5 ± 0.1 s). The analytical performance of the method was excellent, with a limit of detection of 2 fmol on column, a linear range of over three orders of magnitude, and a negligible carry-over of 0.1% for 14,15-DiHETrE. The enzyme assay was carried out in a 96-well plate format, and near perfect sigmoidal dose-response curves were obtained for 12 concentrations of each inhibitor in only 22 min, enabling precise determination of IC(50) values. In contrast with other approaches, this method enables quantitative evaluation of potent sEHIs with picomolar potencies because only 33 pmol L(-1) sEH were used in the reaction vessel. This was demonstrated by ranking ten compounds by their activity; in the fluorescence method all yielded IC(50) ≤ 1 nmol L(-1). Comparison of 13 inhibitors with IC(50) values >1 nmol L(-1) showed a good correlation with the fluorescence method (linear correlation coefficient 0.9, slope 0.95, Spearman's rho 0.9). For individual compounds, however, up to eightfold differences in potencies between this and the fluorescence method were obtained. Therefore, enzyme assays using natural substrate, as described here, are indispensable for reliable determination of structure-activity relationships for sEH inhibition.
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- Nils Helge Schebb
- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8584 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8584 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8584 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8584 USA
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616–8584 USA
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Development of an online p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase binding assay and integration of LC-HR-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:1771-80. [PMID: 20730527 PMCID: PMC2943585 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4087-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A high-resolution screening method was developed for the p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase to detect and identify small-molecule binders. Its central role in inflammatory diseases makes this enzyme a very important drug target. The setup integrates separation by high-performance liquid chromatography with two parallel detection techniques. High-resolution mass spectrometry gives structural information to identify small molecules while an online enzyme binding detection method provides data on p38α binding. The separation step allows the individual assessment of compounds in a mixture and links affinity and structure information via the retention time. Enzyme binding detection was achieved with a competitive binding assay based on fluorescence enhancement which has a simple principle, is inexpensive, and is easy to interpret. The concentrations of p38α and the fluorescence tracer SK&F86002 were optimized as well as incubation temperature, formic acid content of the LC eluents, and the material of the incubation tubing. The latter notably improved the screening of highly lipophilic compounds. For optimization and validation purposes, the known kinase inhibitors BIRB796, TAK715, and MAPKI1 were used among others. The result is a high-quality assay with Z′ factors around 0.8, which is suitable for semi-quantitative affinity measurements and applicable to various binding modes. Furthermore, the integrated approach gives affinity data on individual compounds instead of averaged ones for mixtures. P38 α online screening platform ![]()
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Determination of vancomycin in human plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:527-32. [PMID: 19655128 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2948-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 06/13/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection for the quantification of vancomycin in human plasma was developed and validated. The method includes an extraction of vancomycin by deproteinization with acetonitrile. The analyses were carried out at 258 nm as the emission wavelength while exciting at 225 nm on a reversed-phase column (30 cm x 4 mm i.d. x 10 microm Waters Associates microBondapak C18) using a mobile phase composed of methanol and phosphate buffer at pH 6.3. Vancomycin was quantitatively recovered from human plasma samples (>96%) with high values of precision. The separation was completed within 27 min. The calibration curve was linear over the range from 5 to 1,000 ng/mL with the detection and quantification limits of 2 ng/mL and 5 ng/mL, respectively. This method is suitable for the routine assay of plasma samples.
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