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Abstract
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Native mass spectrometry
(MS) involves the analysis and characterization
of macromolecules, predominantly intact proteins and protein complexes,
whereby as much as possible the native structural features of the
analytes are retained. As such, native MS enables the study of secondary,
tertiary, and even quaternary structure of proteins and other biomolecules.
Native MS represents a relatively recent addition to the analytical
toolbox of mass spectrometry and has over the past decade experienced
immense growth, especially in enhancing sensitivity and resolving
power but also in ease of use. With the advent of dedicated mass analyzers,
sample preparation and separation approaches, targeted fragmentation
techniques, and software solutions, the number of practitioners and
novel applications has risen in both academia and industry. This review
focuses on recent developments, particularly in high-resolution native
MS, describing applications in the structural analysis of protein
assemblies, proteoform profiling of—among others—biopharmaceuticals
and plasma proteins, and quantitative and qualitative analysis of
protein–ligand interactions, with the latter covering lipid,
drug, and carbohydrate molecules, to name a few.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sem Tamara
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ren C, Bailey AO, VanderPorten E, Oh A, Phung W, Mulvihill MM, Harris SF, Liu Y, Han G, Sandoval W. Quantitative Determination of Protein–Ligand Affinity by Size Exclusion Chromatography Directly Coupled to High-Resolution Native Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 91:903-911. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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How can native mass spectrometry contribute to characterization of biomacromolecular higher-order structure and interactions? Methods 2018; 144:3-13. [PMID: 29704661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Native mass spectrometry (MS) is an emerging approach for characterizing biomacromolecular structure and interactions under physiologically relevant conditions. In native MS measurement, intact macromolecules or macromolecular complexes are directly ionized from a non-denaturing solvent, and key noncovalent interactions that hold the complexes together can be preserved for MS analysis in the gas phase. This technique provides unique multi-level structural information such as conformational changes, stoichiometry, topology and dynamics, complementing conventional biophysical techniques. Despite the maturation of native MS and greatly expanded range of applications in recent decades, further dissemination is needed to make the community aware of such a technique. In this review, we attempt to provide an overview of the current body of knowledge regarding major aspects of native MS and explain how such technique contributes to the characterization of biomacromolecular higher-order structure and interactions.
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Catcott KC, Yan J, Qu W, Wysocki VH, Zhou ZS. Identifying Unknown Enzyme-Substrate Pairs from the Cellular Milieu with Native Mass Spectrometry. Chembiochem 2017; 18:613-617. [PMID: 28140508 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
The enzyme-substrate complex is inherently transient, rendering its detection difficult. In our framework designed for bisubstrate systems-isotope-labeled, activity-based identification and tracking (IsoLAIT)-the common substrate, such as S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet) for methyltransferases, is replaced by an analogue (e.g., S-adenosyl-l-vinthionine) that, as a probe, creates a tightly bound [enzyme⋅substrate⋅probe] complex upon catalysis by thiopurine-S-methyltransferase (TPMT, EC 2.1.1.67). This persistent complex is then identified by native mass spectrometry from the cellular milieu without separation. Furthermore, the probe's isotope pattern flags even unknown substrates and enzymes. IsoLAIT is broadly applicable for other enzyme systems, particularly those catalyzing group transfer and with multiple substrates, such as glycosyltransferases and kinases.
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- Kalli C Catcott
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Kitova EN, El-Hawiet A, Klassen JS. Screening carbohydrate libraries for protein interactions using the direct ESI-MS assay. Applications to libraries of unknown concentration. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:1908-16. [PMID: 25135608 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0964-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
A semiquantitative electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) binding assay suitable for analyzing mixtures of oligosaccharides, at unknown concentrations, for interactions with target proteins is described. The assay relies on the differences in the ratio of the relative abundances of the ligand-bound and free protein ions measured by ESI-MS at two or more initial protein concentrations to distinguish low affinity (≤10(3) M(-1)) ligands from moderate and high affinity (>10(5) M(-1)) ligands present in the library and to rank their affinities. Control experiments were performed on solutions of a single chain antibody and a mixture of synthetic oligosaccharides, with known affinities, in the absence and presence of a 40-component carbohydrate library to demonstrate the implementation and reliability of the assay. The application of the assay for screening natural libraries of carbohydrates against proteins is also demonstrated using mixtures of human milk oligosaccharides, isolated from breast milk, and fragments of a bacterial toxin and human galectin 3.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elena N Kitova
- Alberta Glycomics Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada
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Liu L, Bai Y, Sun N, Xia L, Lowary TL, Klassen JS. Carbohydrate-Lipid Interactions: Affinities of Methylmannose Polysaccharides for Lipids in Aqueous Solution. Chemistry 2012; 18:12059-67. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Schroeder GK, Zhou L, Snider MJ, Chen X, Wolfenden R. Flight of a Cytidine Deaminase Complex with an Imperfect Transition State Analogue Inhibitor: Mass Spectrometric Evidence for the Presence of a Trapped Water Molecule. Biochemistry 2012; 51:6476-86. [DOI: 10.1021/bi300516u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gottfried K. Schroeder
- Department of Biochemistry and
Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and
Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and
Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and
Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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El-Hawiet A, Kitova EN, Klassen JS. Quantifying Carbohydrate–Protein Interactions by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Analysis. Biochemistry 2012; 51:4244-53. [DOI: 10.1021/bi300436x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Amr El-Hawiet
- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G
2G2
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G
2G2
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G
2G2
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El-Hawiet A, Kitova EN, Arutyunov D, Simpson DJ, Szymanski CM, Klassen JS. Quantifying Ligand Binding to Large Protein Complexes Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3867-70. [DOI: 10.1021/ac3005082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Amr El-Hawiet
- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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- Alberta
Glycomics Centre and †Department of Chemistry or §Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6G 2G2
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Kitova EN, El-Hawiet A, Schnier PD, Klassen JS. Reliable determinations of protein-ligand interactions by direct ESI-MS measurements. Are we there yet? JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:431-41. [PMID: 22270873 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0311-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
The association-dissociation of noncovalent interactions between protein and ligands, such as other proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, DNA, or small molecules, are critical events in many biological processes. The discovery and characterization of these interactions is essential to a complete understanding of biochemical reactions and pathways and to the design of novel therapeutic agents that may be used to treat a variety of diseases and infections. Over the last 20 y, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) has emerged as a versatile tool for the identification and quantification of protein-ligand interactions in vitro. Here, we describe the implementation of the direct ESI-MS assay for the determination of protein-ligand binding stoichiometry and affinity. Additionally, we outline common sources of error encountered with these measurements and various strategies to overcome them. Finally, we comment on some of the outstanding challenges associated with the implementation of the assay and highlight new areas where direct ESI-MS measurements are expected to make significant contributions in the future.
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- Elena N Kitova
- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2
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El-Hawiet A, Shoemaker GK, Daneshfar R, Kitova EN, Klassen JS. Applications of a catch and release electrospray ionization mass spectrometry assay for carbohydrate library screening. Anal Chem 2011; 84:50-8. [PMID: 22128847 DOI: 10.1021/ac202760e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Applications of a catch and release electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (CaR-ESI-MS) assay for screening carbohydrate libraries against target proteins are described. Direct ESI-MS measurements were performed on solutions containing a target protein (a single chain antibody, an antigen binding fragment, or a fragment of a bacterial toxin) and a library of carbohydrates containing multiple specific ligands with affinities in the 10(3) to 10(6) M(-1) range. Ligands with moderate affinity (10(4) to 10(6) M(-1)) were successfully detected from mixtures containing >200 carbohydrates (at concentrations as low as 0.25 μM each). Additionally, the absolute affinities were estimated from the abundance of free and ligand-bound protein ions determined from the ESI mass spectrum. Multiple low affinity ligands (~10(3) M(-1)) were successfully detected in mixtures containing >20 carbohydrates (at concentrations of ~10 μM each). However, identification of specific interactions required the use of the reference protein method to correct the mass spectrum for the occurrence of nonspecific carbohydrate-protein binding during the ESI process. The release of the carbohydrate ligands, as ions, was successfully demonstrated using collision-induced dissociation performed on the deprotonated ions of the protein-carbohydrate complexes. The use of ion mobility separation, performed on deprotonated carbohydrate ions following their release from the complex, allowed for the positive identification of isomeric ligands.
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- Amr El-Hawiet
- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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Liu L, Kitova EN, Klassen JS. Quantifying protein-fatty acid interactions using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:310-318. [PMID: 21472590 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The application of the direct electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) assay to quantify interactions between bovine β-lactoglobulin (Lg) and a series of fatty acids (FA), CH(3)(CH(2))(x)COOH, where x=6 (caprylic acid, CpA), 8 (capric acid, CA), 10 (lauric acid, LA), 12 (myristic acid, MA), 14 (palmitic acid, PA) and 16 (stearic acid, SA), is described. Control ESI-MS binding measurements performed on the Lg-PA interaction revealed that both the protonated and deprotonated gas phase ions of the (Lg + PA) complex are prone to dissociate in the ion source, which leads to artificially small association constants (K (a)). The addition of imidazole, a stabilizing solution additive, at high concentration (10 mM) increased the relative abundance of (Lg + PA) complex measured by ESI-MS in both positive and negative ion modes. The K(a) value measured in negative ion mode and using sampling conditions that minimize in-source dissociation is in good agreement with a value determined using a competitive fluorescence assay. The K (a) values measured by ESI-MS for the Lg interactions with MA and SA are also consistent with values expected based on the fluorescence measurements. However, the K (a) values measured using optimal sampling conditions in positive ion mode are significantly lower than those measured in negative ion mode for all of the FAs investigated. It is concluded that the protonated gaseous ions of the (Lg + FA) complexes are kinetically less stable than the deprotonated ions. In-source dissociation was significant for the complexes of Lg with the shorter FAs (CpA, CA, and LA) in both modes and, in the case of CpA, no binding could be detected by ESI-MS. The affinities of Lg for CpA, CA, and LA determined using the reference ligand ESI-MS assay, a method for quantifying labile protein-ligand complexes that are prone to in-source dissociation, were found to be in good agreement with reported values.
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- Lan Liu
- Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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Shimon L, Sharon M, Horovitz A. A method for removing effects of nonspecific binding on the distribution of binding stoichiometries: application to mass spectroscopy data. Biophys J 2010; 99:1645-9. [PMID: 20816078 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
There is often an interest in knowing, for a given ligand concentration, how many protein molecules have one, two, three, etc. ligands bound in a specific manner. This is a question that cannot be addressed using conventional ensemble techniques. Here, a mathematical method is presented for separating specific from nonspecific binding in nonensemble studies. The method provides a way to determine the distribution of specific binding stoichiometries at any ligand concentration when using nonensemble (e.g., single-molecule) methods. The applicability of the method is demonstrated for ADP binding to creatine kinase using mass spectroscopy data. A major advantage of our method, which can be applied to any protein-ligand system, is that no previous information regarding the mechanism of ligand interaction is required.
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- Liat Shimon
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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El-Hawiet A, Kitova EN, Liu L, Klassen JS. Quantifying labile protein-ligand interactions using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:1893-1899. [PMID: 20801056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2010.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A new electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ES-MS) approach for quantifying protein-ligand complexes that are prone to in-source (gas-phase) dissociation is described. The method, referred to here as the reference ligand ES-MS method, is based on the direct ES-MS assay and competitive ligand binding. A reference ligand (L(ref)), which binds specifically to the protein (P), at the same binding site as the ligand (L) of interest, with known affinity and forms a stable protein-ligand complex in the gas phase, is added to the solution. The fraction of P bound to L(ref), which is determined directly from the ES mass spectrum, is sensitive to the fraction of P bound to L in solution and enables the affinity of P for L to be determined. A mathematical framework for the implementation of the method in cases where P has one or two specific ligand binding sites is given. Affinities of two carbohydrate-binding proteins, a single chain fragment of a monoclonal antibody and the lectin concanavalin A, for monosaccharide ligands are reported and the results are shown to agree with values obtained using isothermal titration calorimetry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amr El-Hawiet
- Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Sun N, Soya N, Kitova EN, Klassen JS. Nonspecific interactions between proteins and charged biomolecules in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:472-481. [PMID: 20089416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An investigation of the nonspecific association of small charged biomolecules and proteins in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ES-MS) is described. Aqueous solutions containing pairs of proteins and a small acidic or basic biomolecule that does not interact specifically with either of the proteins were analyzed by ES-MS and the distributions of the biomolecules bound nonspecifically to each pair of proteins compared. For the basic amino acid arginine and the peptide RGVFRR, nonequivalent distributions were measured in positive ion mode, but equivalent distributions were measured in negative ion mode. In the case of uridine 5'-diphosphate, nonequivalent distributions were measured in negative ion mode, but equivalent distributions observed in positive ion mode. The results of dissociation experiments performed on the gaseous ions of the nonspecific complexes suggest that the nonequivalent distributions result from differences in the extent to which the nonspecific complexes undergo in-source dissociation. To test this hypothesis, the distributions of nonspecifically bound basic molecules measured in the presence of imidazole, which protects complexes from in-source dissociation, were compared. In all cases, equivalent distributions were obtained. The results indicate that nonspecific binding of charged molecules to proteins during ES is a statistical process, independent of protein structure and size. However, the kinetic stabilities of the nonspecific interactions are sensitive to the nature of the protein ions. It is concluded that the reference protein method for correcting ES mass spectra for nonspecific ligand-protein binding can be applied to the analysis of ionic ligands, provided that in-source dissociation of the nonspecific interactions is minimized.
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- Nian Sun
- Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Marquardt A, Bernevic B, Przybylski M. Identification, affinity characterisation and biological interactions of lectin-like peptide-carbohydrate complexes derived from human TNF-alpha using high-resolution mass spectrometry. J Pept Sci 2008; 13:803-10. [PMID: 17918767 DOI: 10.1002/psc.902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
A cyclic disulfide heptadecapeptide (TIP17ox; 2) derived from the lectin-like 17-amino acid domain of human tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha (100-116)] was synthesised and demonstrated to bind specifically to N,N-diacetylchitobiose, a disaccharide present in many glycan structures of glycoproteins. Although the TIP domain forms a loop structure in the native TNF-alpha protein, we show in this study by high-resolution ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry that a homologous linear heptadecapeptide (TIP17rd; 1) binds with comparable affinity to chitobiose, suggesting that cyclisation is not essential for carbohydrate binding. ESI-FTICR-MS was used as an efficient tool for the direct molecular characterisation of TIP peptide-carbohydrate complexes. The specific binding of the TNF-TIP domain to chitobiose and other carbohydrate motifs in glycoproteins may explain the high proteolytic stability of these peptides in biological fluids. A considerably higher proteolytic stability in human plasma was found by mass spectrometric analysis for the cyclic TIP peptide 2, compared to the linear peptide 1. Furthermore, affinity-proteomics studies using immobilised cyclic TIP peptide 2 provided the identification of specific interacting glycoproteins in plasma.
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- Andreas Marquardt
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Biopolymer Structure Analysis, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Gao H, Carroll KS, Chen H, Bertozzi CR, Leary J. Noncovalent complexes of APS reductase from M. tuberculosis: delineating a mechanistic model using ESI-FTICR MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:167-78. [PMID: 17023175 PMCID: PMC2755055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2006.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Revised: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 08/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
ESI-FTICR MS was utilized to characterize a 4Fe-4S containing protein Mycobacterium tuberculosis APS reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the reduction of APS to sulfite and AMP with reducing equivalents from the protein cofactor, thioredoxin. Under nondenaturing conditions, a distribution of the apoprotein, a 2Fe-2S intermediate, and the 4Fe-4S holoprotein were observed. Accurate mass measurements indicated an oxidation state of +2 for the 4Fe-4S cluster, with no disulfide bond in the holoenzyme. Gas-phase stability of the 4Fe-4S cluster was investigated using both in-source and collision induced dissociation, which provided information regarding the relative gas-phase binding strength of iron towards protein ligands and inorganic sulfides. Noncovalent complexes of the holoprotein with several ligands, including APS, thioredoxin, and AMP, were also investigated. Calculated values of dissociation constants for the complexes indicate that AMP binds with a higher affinity to the enzyme intermediate than to the free enzyme. The implications of the binary and ternary complexes observed by gas-phase noncovalent interactions in the mechanism of APS reduction are discussed.
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- Hong Gao
- Section of Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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- Section of Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
- Correspondence should be addressed to: Julie A. Leary, Genome Center, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA, , Tel: 530-754-4987, Fax: 530-754-8370
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Seyfried NT, Atwood JA, Yongye A, Almond A, Day AJ, Orlando R, Woods RJ. Fourier transform mass spectrometry to monitor hyaluronan-protein interactions: use of hydrogen/deuterium amide exchange. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:121-31. [PMID: 17154353 PMCID: PMC4189122 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The use of Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) to monitor noncovalent complex formation in the gas phase under native conditions between the Link module from human tumor necrosis factor stimulated gene-6 (Link_TSG6) and hyaluronan (HA) oligosaccharides is reported. In particular, a titration experiment with increasing concentrations of octasaccharide (HA(8)) to protein produced a noncovalent complex with 1:1 stoichiometry when the oligosaccharide was in molar excess. However, in the presence of a molar excess of tetrasaccharide (HA(4)) nearly all proteins and oligosaccharides were observed in their unbound charge states. These results are consistent with solution-phase properties for this interaction in which HA(8), but not HA(4), supports high affinity Link_TSG6 binding. Hydrogen/deuterium amide exchange mass spectrometry (H/D-EX MS) was also utilized to investigate the level of global deuterium incorporation, over time, for Link_TSG6 in both the absence and presence of HA(8). After dilution into quenching conditions, deuterium incorporation reached limiting asymptotic values of 37 and 26 deuterons for the free and bound protein at 240 and 480 min, respectively, indicating that the oligosaccharide interferes with amide exchange on binding. To detect sequence-specific deuterium incorporation, pepsin digestion of Link_TSG6 in both the absence and presence of HA(8) was performed. A level of deuterium incorporation of 10-30% was observed for peptides analyzed in free Link_TSG6. Interestingly, HA(8) blocked some sites of proteolysis in Link_TSG6 compared to the free protein. Molecular modeling indicated that amino acids proximal to the ligand correlated with regions of the protein that were resistant to enzymatic digestion. Of the peptides that could be analyzed by H/D-EX MS in the presence of the ligand, a 30-60% reduction in deuterium incorporation, relative to the free protein, was observed, even for those sequences not directly involved in HA binding. These results support the utility of FTMS as a method for the characterization of protein-carbohydrate interactions.
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- Nicholas T. Seyfried
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Correspondence to: R. J. Woods, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Veros CT, Oldham NJ. Quantitative determination of lysozyme-ligand binding in the solution and gas phases by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:3505-10. [PMID: 17922488 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Affinity constants for the binding of a range of substrate and non-substrate oligosaccharides to hen egg white lysozyme were determined by direct observation of the protein.ligand complexes using electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) with a chip-based nano-ESI source. The values obtained for a series of beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine oligomers (NAGn) were found to be in good agreement with those determined by fluorescence measurement. Oligomers of alpha-1,4-glucose (Glcn), which are believed to bind to lysozyme non-specifically, exhibited a 10(6)- to 10(8)-fold lower affinity for the enzyme. Lysozyme.NAGn complexes displayed an increase in Ka from n=2 to n=4, but then reached a plateau. In contrast non-specific lysozyme.Glcn complexes showed no such trend. Determination of gas-phase complex stability was achieved by quantitative collision-induced dissociation (CID) and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) measurements. The collision energy (Ec50) or laser power (IRMPD50) required to dissociate precursor ions to 50% of their original intensity was determined for lysozyme.NAGn and Glcn complexes using the [M+8H]8+ charge state. An excellent correlation between trends in Ka and gas-phase stability was seen for NAGn oligomers bound to lysozyme, whereas no such relationship was observed with the non-specific, weaker lysozyme.Glcn complexes. These results illustrate that ESI-MS can be used to quantify the interactions between lysozyme and oligosaccharides in both the solution and gas phase and that measurement of gas-phase complex stability by CID or IRMPD can provide information about specific solution binding events.
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- Christopher T Veros
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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Pi N, Hoang MB, Gao H, Mougous JD, Bertozzi CR, Leary JA. Kinetic measurements and mechanism determination of Stf0 sulfotransferase using mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2006; 341:94-104. [PMID: 15866533 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mycobacterial carbohydrate sulfotransferase Stf0 catalyzes the sulfuryl group transfer from 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) to trehalose. The sulfation of trehalose is required for the biosynthesis of sulfolipid-1, the most abundant sulfated metabolite found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In this paper, an efficient enzyme kinetics assay for Stf0 using electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry is presented. The kinetic constants of Stf0 were measured, and the catalytic mechanism of the sulfuryl group transfer reaction was investigated in initial rate kinetics and product inhibition experiments. In addition, Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry was employed to detect the noncovalent complexes, the Stf0-PAPS and Stf0-trehalose binary complexes, and a Stf0-3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate-trehalose ternary complex. The results from our study strongly suggest a rapid equilibrium random sequential Bi-Bi mechanism for Stf0 with formation of a ternary complex intermediate. In this mechanism, PAPS and trehalose bind and their products are released in random fashion. To our knowledge, this is the first detailed mechanistic data reported for Stf0, which further demonstrates the power of mass spectrometry in elucidating the reaction pathway and catalytic mechanism of promising enzymatic systems.
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- Na Pi
- Department of Chemistry and Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95606, USA
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Crown SE, Yu Y, Sweeney MD, Leary JA, Handel TM. Heterodimerization of CCR2 chemokines and regulation by glycosaminoglycan binding. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:25438-46. [PMID: 16803905 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601518200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Despite the wide range of sequence diversity among chemokines, their tertiary structures are remarkably similar. Furthermore, many chemokines form dimers or higher order oligomers, but all characterized oligomeric structures are based primarily on two dimerization motifs represented by CC-chemokine or CXC-chemokine dimer interfaces. These observations raise the possibility that some chemokines could form unique hetero-oligomers using the same oligomerization motifs. Such interactions could modulate the overall signaling response of the receptors, thereby providing a general mechanism for regulating chemokine function. For some chemokines, homo-oligomerization has also been shown to be coupled to glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-binding. However, the effect of GAG binding on chemokine hetero-oligomerization has not yet been demonstrated. In this report, we characterized the heterodimerization of the CCR2 ligands MCP-1 (CCL2), MCP-2 (CCL8), MCP-3 (CCL7), MCP-4 (CCL13), and eotaxin (CCL11), as well as the effects of GAG binding, using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ESI-FTICR) mass spectrometry. Strong heterodimerization was observed between CCL2 and CCL8 at the expense of homodimer formation. Using NMR, we showed that the heterodimer is predominant in solution and forms a specific CC chemokine-like dimer. By contrast, only moderate heterodimer formation was observed between CCL2.CCL13, CCL2.CCL11 and CCL8.CCL13, and no heterodimerization was observed when any other CCR2 ligand was added to CCL7. To investigate the effect of a highly sulfated GAG on the formation of heterodimers, each chemokine pair was mixed with the heparin pentasaccharide, Arixtra, and assayed by ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry. Although no CCL8.CCL11 heterodimer was observed in the absence of GAG, abundant ions corresponding to the ternary complex, CCL8.CCL11.Arixtra, were observed upon addition of Arixtra. Heterodimerization between CCL2 and CCL11 was also enhanced in the presence of Arixtra. In summary, these results indicate that some CCR2 ligands can form stable heterodimers in preference to homodimers and that these interactions, like those of homo-oligomers, can be influenced by some GAGs.
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- Susan E Crown
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Yu Y, Sweeney MD, Saad OM, Leary JA. Potential inhibitors of chemokine function: analysis of noncovalent complexes of CC chemokine and small polyanionic molecules by ESI FT-ICR mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2006; 17:524-535. [PMID: 16503157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2005.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2005] [Revised: 12/08/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Chemokines play a critical role in inducing chemotaxis, extravasation, and activation of leukocytes both in routine immunosurveillance and autoimmune diseases. Traditionally, to disrupt chemokine function, strategies have focused on blockage of its interaction with the receptor. Recently, it has been demonstrated that binding to glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is also required for the in vivo activity of many chemokines. Thus, interference with the GAG-binding of chemokines may offer an alternative, valid, anti-inflammatory strategy. However, the potential of using small polyanions to inhibit the interactions between chemokines and cell surface GAGs has not been fully explored. In this study, a mass spectrometry based filtration trapping assay was utilized to study the interactions between two CCR 2 ligands (MCP-1/CCL2 and MCP-3/CCL7) and a series of low molecular weight, polyanionic molecules. Findings were confirmed by using a hydrophobic trapping assay. The results indicated that Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium), sucrose octasulfate, and suramin were specific binders of the chemokines, while cyclodextrin sulfate, although the most highly sulfated molecule among the ones investigated, showed no binding. The binding stoichiometry of the small molecule ligand was determined from the measured molecular weight of the noncovalent complex. Furthermore, the dissociation constant between MCP-3 and Arixtra was determined by using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ESI FT-ICR) mass spectrometry, which compared favorably with the result of the isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) assay. The relative binding affinity of these ligands to MCP-3 was also determined using a competitive filtration trapping assay.
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- Yonghao Yu
- Genome Center, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Road, 95616, Davis, CA, USA
- the Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Genome Center, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Road, 95616, Davis, CA, USA
- the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Genome Center, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Road, 95616, Davis, CA, USA
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- Genome Center, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Road, 95616, Davis, CA, USA.
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Shi X, Nishimura Y, Akashi S, Takamizawa A, Hiraoka K. Evaluation of binding affinity of protein-mutant DNA complexes in solution by laser spray mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2006; 17:611-620. [PMID: 16490360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2005.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Revised: 12/10/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We have applied laser spray mass spectrometry developed by Hiraoka et al. to investigate the binding affinity of protein-mutant DNA complexes. The results were compared with our previous data of collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Systematic experiments were carried out on the complexes of the c-Myb DNA binding domain (c-Myb DBD) bound to eight kinds of 16- or 22-mer point mutant double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), whose solution K(d) values are different in the range from 10(-9) M to 10(-7) M. The dissociation curve as a function of laser power was plotted for each complex, and the laser power where 50% of complex was dissociated (E(50%)) in population was obtained. The correlation coefficient between E(50%) and the relative binding free-energy change (DeltaDeltaG) of each complex formation in solutions was 0.9808, which is much better than the coefficient obtained by the previous ESI-CID experiments that was 0.859. In addition, complexes of the c-Myb DBD with five other mutant dsDNA were also examined to confirm that laser spray can be used to estimate the K(d) values of a DNA-protein complex in solutions if an appropriate calibration curve is available. In the process of laser spray, dissociations of these noncovalent complexes occur in solutions, but not in the gas phase. This differs greatly from ESI-CID. Laser spray mass spectrometry has been found to be better than ESI-CID in evaluating binding affinity of a protein to various mutant DNA.
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- Xiangguo Shi
- International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, 230-0045, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, 230-0045, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, 230-0045, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Takeda-4, 400-8511, Kofu, Japan
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- Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Takeda-4, 400-8511, Kofu, Japan.
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Andersen UN, Seeber G, Fiedler D, Raymond KN, Lin D, Harris D. Characterization of self-assembled supramolecular [Ga4L6] host-guest complexes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2006; 17:292-6. [PMID: 16464607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2005.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2005] [Revised: 10/27/2005] [Accepted: 10/27/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Self-assembled supramolecular host-guest complexes have been characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The spectra obtained by use of a Q-TOF instrument equipped with a Z-spray ion source show primarily the 3- and 4- charge states of the assemblies. The assemblies have the general formula [guest subset Ga4L6]11- where L represents the chelating bidentate catechol ligand 1,5-bis(2',3'-dihydroxy-benzamido)naphthalene and guests are tetramethyl ammonium (Me4N+), tetraethyl ammonium (Et4N+), tetra-n-propyl ammonium (Pr4N+) and decamethylcobaltocenium (Cp*2Co+) cations. For the first time, the mass spectrum of the empty assembly [Ga4L6]12- is reported. This article also reports that provided the electrospray ion source is capable of preserving noncovalent interactions, it is possible to observe host-guest complexes containing both weak binding guests as well as sterically demanding guests in the mass spectra. The present data suggest that electrospray mass spectrometry is a powerful tool for characterization of supramolecular host-guest complexes.
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- Ulla N Andersen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA
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Yu Y, Sweeney MD, Saad OM, Crown SE, Hsu AR, Handel TM, Leary JA. Chemokine-glycosaminoglycan binding: specificity for CCR2 ligand binding to highly sulfated oligosaccharides using FTICR mass spectrometry. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:32200-8. [PMID: 16033763 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m505738200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have recently been demonstrated to be required for the in vivo activity of several chemokines. Minimally, the interaction is thought to provide a mechanism for retention at the site of secretion and the formation of chemokine gradients that provide directional cues for receptor bearing cells, particularly in the presence of shear forces. Thus, a key issue will be to determine the sequence and structure of the GAGs that bind to specific chemokines. Herein, we describe a mass spectrometry assay that was developed to detect protein-oligosaccharide noncovalent complexes, in this case chemokine-GAG interactions, and to select for high affinity GAGs. The process is facilitated by the ability of electrospray ionization to transfer the intact noncovalent complexes from solution into the gas phase. The elemental composition as well as the binding stoichiometry can be calculated from the mass of the complex. Ligands of the chemokine receptor, CCR2 (MCP-1/CCL2, MCP-2/CCL8, MCP-3/CCL7, MCP-4/CCL13, and Eotaxin/CCL11), and the CCR10 ligand CTACK/CCL27 were screened against a small, highly sulfated, heparin oligosaccharide library with limited structural variation. The results revealed heparin octasaccharides with 11 and 12 sulfates as binders. Oligomerization of some chemokines was observed upon GAG binding, whereas in other instances only the monomeric noncovalent complex was identified. The results indicate that, in contrast to the apparent redundancy in the chemokine system, where several chemokines bind and activate the same receptor, these chemokines could be differentiated into two groups based on the stoichiometry of their complexes with the heparin oligosaccharides.
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- Yonghao Yu
- Genome Center, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA
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Current literature in mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2005; 40:973-84. [PMID: 16034836 DOI: 10.1002/jms.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Ashcroft AE. Recent developments in electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry: noncovalently bound protein complexes. Nat Prod Rep 2005; 22:452-64. [PMID: 16047045 DOI: 10.1039/b417724j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Alison E Ashcroft
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Biochemistry & Microbiology, The University of Leeds, UK
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Jänis J, Hakanpää J, Hakulinen N, Ibatullin FM, Hoxha A, Derrick PJ, Rouvinen J, Vainiotalo P. Determination of thioxylo-oligosaccharide binding to family 11 xylanases using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. FEBS J 2005; 272:2317-33. [PMID: 15853815 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04659.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Noncovalent binding of thioxylo-oligosaccharide inhibitors, methyl 4-thio-alpha-xylobioside (S-Xyl2-Me), methyl 4,4II-dithio-alpha-xylotrioside (S-Xyl3-Me), methyl 4,4II,4III-trithio-alpha-xylotetroside (S-Xyl4-Me), and methyl 4,4II,4III,4IV-tetrathio-alpha-xylopentoside (S-Xyl5-Me), to three family 11 endo-1,4-beta-xylanases from Trichoderma reesei (TRX I and TRX II) and Chaetomium thermophilum (CTX) was characterized using electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) MS and X-ray crystallography. Ultra-high mass-resolving power and mass accuracy inherent to FT-ICR allowed mass measurements for noncovalent complexes to within |DeltaM|average of 2 p.p.m. The binding constants determined by MS titration experiments were in the range 10(4)-10(3) M-1, decreasing in the series of S-Xyl5-Me>or=S-Xyl4-Me>S-Xyl3-Me. In contrast, S-Xyl2-Me did not bind to any xylanase at the initial concentration of 5-200 microM, indicating increasing affinity with increasing number of xylopyranosyl units, with a minimum requirement of three. The crystal structures of CTX-inhibitor complexes gave interesting insights into the binding. Surprisingly, none of the inhibitors occupied any of the aglycone subsites of the active site. The binding to only the glycone subsites is nonproductive for catalysis, and yet this has also been observed for other family 11 xylanases in complex with beta-d-xylotetraose [Wakarchuk WW, Campbell RL, Sung WL, Davoodi J & Makoto Y (1994) Protein Sci3, 465-475, and Sabini E, Wilson KS, Danielsen S, Schulein M & Davies GJ (2001) Acta CrystallogrD57, 1344-1347]. Therefore, the role of the aglycone subsites remains controversial despite their obvious contribution to catalysis.
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- Janne Jänis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Joensuu, Finland
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