混合模式色谱材料Click TE-GSH高效富集多磷酸化肽

多磷酸蛋白对于生物体适应内外环境具有重要意义,而明确多磷酸蛋白的磷酸位点功能及其信号转导机制尤为关键. 复杂生物样品中多磷酸化肽的低丰度、低电离的特性,以及非磷酸化肽的抑制作用,决定了质谱分析前进行多磷酸化肽富集是非常必要的步骤. 本工作采用基于巯基-烯烃点击化学法合成的混合模式材料Click TE-GSH进行单磷酸化肽和多磷酸化肽的选择性富集. 我们建立了单磷酸化肽、双磷酸化肽和多磷酸化肽的顺序分段富集方法. 该优化方法能抗干扰,应用于脱脂牛奶时富集到11条多磷酸化肽. 与商品化固化金属亲和色谱(IMAC)材料相比,Click TE-GSH富集多磷酸化肽的选择性更好. 本工作所建立的富集方法为高效富集多磷酸化肽提供新方法和新技术.     

微柱液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱检测多磷酸化肽位点

基于碱性磷酸酶的去磷酸化作用,发展了一种可改善多磷酸化肽电喷雾质谱检测效果的技术。将β-酪蛋白酶解产物用TiO2柱富集后,用碱性磷酸酶进行处理,并经微柱液相色谱分离后采用串联质谱进行鉴定。通过谱图中存在相对分子质量与根据氨基酸序列预计的单磷酸化肽相差80 的色谱峰,可以证实样品中含有单磷酸化肽。此外,经碱性磷酸酶处理后的样品的色谱峰数目的增加,说明样品中可能存在多磷酸化肽段。通过控制去磷酸化反应的程度,使四磷酸化肽的部分磷酸基团被去除,从而可以推断其中3 个磷酸化位点可能处于氨基酸残基序列的第17、18和19位。     

纳升级电喷雾离子源-四极杆-飞行时间质谱中磷酸化肽的离子抑制作用

目前磷酸化蛋白质组学研究中的主要技术是蛋白质酶解产生的磷酸化肽的质谱检测。但是实际样品中的磷酸化肽(特别是多磷酸化肽)很难被检测到。其原因普遍认为是由于质谱检测时,非磷酸化肽抑制磷酸化肽。但也有认为非磷酸化肽对磷酸化肽没有抑制作用。另外磷酸化肽之间是否存在离子抑制作用还没有报道。本文采用相同氨基酸序列的标准磷酸化肽和非磷酸化肽,将其单独和混合进行质谱检测,通过对比混合前后磷酸化肽的信号强度,证明了非磷酸化肽对磷酸化肽有离子抑制作用;单磷酸化肽对二磷酸化肽有一定的抑制作用,但不太显著;单磷酸化肽对三磷酸化肽、二磷酸化肽对三磷酸化肽均有显著的离子抑制作用。该研究为今后单磷酸化肽和多磷酸化肽的分段富集和检测提供了有力的证明。     

金属离子存在下DNA与芍药苷相互作用的分子光谱研究

在生理酸度(pH=7.4)条件下,采用紫外-可见光谱法、荧光光谱法及熔点实验,研究了芍药苷与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用以及Zn2+、Ca2+和Mg2+的影响。结果表明:芍药苷主要以沟槽模式与DNA结合。Zn2+、Ca2+和Mg2+分别能不同程度影响芍药苷的吸收光谱和DNA-双苯并咪唑(Hoechst 33258)复合物的荧光强度。随着体系中Mg2+浓度的增加,DNA-芍药苷复合物的结合常数呈现出先增大后减小的趋势,增加Zn2+的量则使复合物的结合常数逐渐增大,Ca2+浓度的增大对复合物结合常数的影响类似且弱于Zn2+。3种金属离子对DNA-芍药苷结合的影响取决于金属离子与DNA碱基以及磷酸基团间的结合程度。     

新型反相/强阴离子交换混合模式材料用于磷酸化肽富集

建立了新型反相/强阴离子交换混合模式材料(C18/SAX)的磷酸化肽富集方法.考察了流动相组成(乙腈浓度、甲酸浓度、缓冲盐浓度)对酪蛋白(α-Casein)酶解液中磷酸化肽分离选择性的影响.实验结果表明,磷酸化肽在C18/SAX上的保留行为受疏水和离子交换作用力的共同调控,单磷酸化肽先于多磷酸化肽从材料上洗脱出来.随着甲酸浓度增加,磷酸化肽的保留减弱;随着盐浓度增加,磷酸化肽保留变小.采用优化后的流动相,建立以20％ ACN/20 mmol/L NH4Ac作为上样溶液,20％ ACN/0.1％ FA和50％ ACN/100 mmol/L NH4Ac/2％ FA分别作为洗脱液分段洗脱单、多磷酸化肽的方法.以α-Casein和人血清白蛋白(HSA)酶解液的混合溶液(1∶20,n/n)作为模拟样品,实现了单、多磷酸化肽的同时富集和分段洗脱,分别检测到4条单磷酸化肽和14条多磷酸化肽的信号.将本方法用于牛奶中的磷酸化肽检测,共鉴定到4条单磷酸化肽和8条多磷酸化肽信号.结果表明,本富集方法选择性高,有良好的应用前景.     

锌离子对缓冲液中槲皮素和牛血清白蛋白相互作用的影响

采用荧光光谱法和紫外光谱法研究了Zn2+离子对槲皮素(Qct)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)在pH=7.4的Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中相互作用的影响;根据荧光猝灭双倒数图计算了Qct和BSA之间的结合常数和结合位点数.结果表明,Qct和Zn2+离子都可以使BSA的荧光强度发生猝灭;Qct和BSA之间的结合常数为3.17×107L.mol-1.s-1,结合位点数为1.32.定量计算表明,加入Zn2+离子后,Qct与BSA间的结合常数显著降低、结合位点数减小,表明Zn2+离子参与了Qct与BSA的结合过程.     

亲水模式下流动相pH值对磷酸化肽在Click OEG-CD材料上富集选择性的影响

以标准蛋白质α-酪蛋白的酶解液作为研究对象,考察流动相pH值对磷酸化肽在Click OEG-CD材料上富集选择性的影响。首先以磷酸苯二钠作为模型化合物考察流动相pH值对其在Click OEG-CD材料上的保留影响,结果表明当pH值低于磷酸根的pK_a值时,磷酸苯二钠难以电离,与材料的离子交换作用较弱,因而保留也较弱。然后在亲水模式下流动相pH值分别为2, 4, 6时考察Click OEG-CD材料对α-酪蛋白的酶解液中磷酸化肽的富集选择性影响。结果表明,当流动相pH为2时,磷酸化肽不能被材料富集;当pH为4时,磷酸化肽能够被富集,而且洗脱窗口较窄;当pH为6时,磷酸化肽也能够被富集,但是洗脱窗口较宽。因此适合亲水模式下富集磷酸化肽的流动相pH值为4。本研究结果能够为今后将Click OEG-CD材料更好的应用于磷酸化肽富集提供有意义的借鉴。     

烟酸修饰尾式卟啉的合成及其与人血清白蛋白的相互作用

合成了烟酸分子修饰的自由卟啉o-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PP、p-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PP及锌配合物o-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PPZn、p-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PPZn.经元素分析、紫外-可见光谱、核磁共振氢谱(1HNMR)、红外(IR)光谱等对结构进行了表征,并通过量子化学方法计算了锌卟啉的最低能量构型.实验结果表明:o-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PPZn中侧链烟酸基团处于卟啉环上方,烟酸基团中N原子与卟啉环中Zn2+存在着Zn―N间的分子内配位作用,而p-(niacin)C2O-T(3p-OCH3)PPZn中侧链烟酸基团处于卟啉环较远的位置,一个锌卟啉的中心Zn2+与另一个锌卟啉烟酸中N原子之间存在着Zn―N间的分子间配位作用.同时,为模拟金属卟啉的生物功能,采用荧光光谱滴定法测定了金属锌卟啉与人血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱性质.荧光光谱实验结果显示:金属锌卟啉与人血清白蛋白(HSA)之间发生了较强的静态荧光猝灭作用,反应机理是以氢键或van der Waals力结合反应.按照Stern-Volmer方程、Lineweaver-Burk双倒数方程分析和处理实验数据,得到了反应的猝灭常数、结合常数和热力学参数等.     

精氨酸侧链和核酸碱基间离子氢键作用强度分析

采用MP2/6-31+G(d,p)方法优化得到了22个由精氨酸侧链与碱基尿嘧啶、 胸腺嘧啶、 胞嘧啶、 鸟嘌呤及腺嘌呤形成的氢键复合物的气相稳定结构, 使用包含BSSE校正的MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ方法计算得到了复合物的气相结合能, 通过MP2/6-31+G(d,p)方法和PCM模型优化得到了复合物的水相稳定结构, 采用MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ方法和PCM模型计算得到了复合物的水相结合能. 研究发现, 精氨酸侧链与碱基间的离子氢键作用强度与单体间电荷转移量、 氢键临界点电子密度及二阶作用稳定化能密切相关. 与中性氢键相比, 离子氢键作用具有更显著的共价作用成分. 研究还发现, 精氨酸侧链和碱基间形成的氢键复合物的稳定性次序可以通过氢键受体碱基分子上氧原子和氮原子的质子化反应焓变进行预测, 质子化反应焓变越负, 形成的氢键复合物越稳定.     

锌(Ⅱ)对于甲基百里酚蓝与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的影响

采用荧光光谱、紫外-可见光谱研究了有/无金属Zn2+存在下甲基百里酚蓝(MTB)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.实验结果表明,无论Zn2+离子存在与否,MTB与BSA之间均为一形成复合物的静态猝灭过程.根据Stern-Volmer方程和Lineweaver-Burk方程求出了其结合常数与热力学参数,发现Zn2+离子存在时,MTB与BSA间的作用力由静电力转为氢键和Van der Waals力作用为主,认为金属Zn2+以"离子架桥"的方式参与MTB与BSA的结合过程,从而ΔH对ΔG的贡献增大.     

Selective detection and identification of phosphorylated proteins by simultaneous ligand-exchange fluorescence detection and mass spectrometry

A ligand-exchange method for the detection and identification of phosphorylated peptides in complex mixtures is presented that is based on the characterization of phosphorylated species by solution-phase interactions with Fe(III) ions and subsequent fluorescence readout. After the separation of the peptides and digest products on a reversed-phase LC column, the flow is split between the two detection systems. One part is directed towards an electrospray mass spectrometer for direct detection and identification of all the peptides present in the sample. The other part of the flow is directed towards a ligand-exchange detection system. This system relies on the specific release of a fluorescent reporter ligand from a Fe(III)-complex in the presence of phosphorylated peptides. To recognize false positive signals due to high-affinity non-phosphorylated high-acidic peptides and other compounds which are known to be a problem in for instance immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC), a second run is performed after incubation of the sample with alkaline phosphatase. A positive signal in this second run indicates a high-affinity non-phosphorylated compound. The method is illustrated using digest from a phosphorylated alpha-casein. Automated switching between MS and MS-MS was performed to obtain additional information about the compounds present in the sample. The linearity of the method was tested in the range of 0.5-80 microM of phosphorylated peptides. A limit of detection (LOD) of 0.5 microM was obtained for a mono-phosphorylated peptide. The interday (n=4) and intraday precision (n=3) expressed as relative standard deviation was better than 10%.     

Design of a hybrid biosensor for enhanced phosphopeptide recognition based on a phosphoprotein binding domain coupled with a fluorescent chemosensor

Protein-based fluorescent biosensors with sufficient sensing specificity are useful analytical tools for detection of biologically important substances in complicated biological systems. Here, we present the design of a hybrid biosensor, specific for a bis-phosphorylated peptide, based on a natural phosphoprotein binding domain coupled with an artificial fluorescent chemosensor. The hybrid biosensor consists of a phosphoprotein binding domain, the WW domain, into which has been introduced a fluorescent stilbazole having Zn(II)-dipicolylamine (Dpa) as a phosphate binding motif. It showed strong binding affinity and high sensing selectivity toward a specific bis-phosphorylated peptide in the presence of various phosphate species such as the monophosphorylated peptide, ATP, and others. Detailed fluorescence titration experiments clearly indicate that the binding-induced fluorescence enhancement and the sensing selectivity were achieved by the cooperative action of both binding sites of the hybrid biosensor, i.e., the WW domain and the Zn(II)-Dpa chemosensor unit. Thus, it is clear that the tethered Zn(II)-Dpa-stilbazole unit operated not only as a fluorescence signal transducer, but also as a sub-binding site in the hybrid biosensor. Taking advantage of its selective sensing property, the hybrid biosensor was successfully applied to real-time and label-free fluorescence monitoring of a protein kinase-catalyzed phosphorylation.     

Analysis of phosphorylation sites on focal adhesion kinase using nanospray liquid chromatography/multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry

An approach based on nanospray liquid chromatography/multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (LC/MRM-MS) was developed in order to analyze twenty-nine phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated tryptic peptides from focal adhesion kinase (FAK). All peptides monitored were resolved and showed excellent peak shape with the exception of one doubly phosphorylated peptide. Optimization of the LC method enabled the identification and subsequent monitoring of six important tyrosine phosphorylation sites on FAK, including phosphorylated Y397 (pY397), pY407, pY576, pY577, pY861, and pY925. This technique was able to identify sites of phosphorylation on FAK as well as qualitatively differentiate between autocatalytic and Src-induced phosphorylation events. FAK was shown to have autocatalytic function, which resulted in efficient phosphorylation of Y397. FAK was also capable of autophosphorylation on residues Y407 and Y576, though apparently less effectively than autophosphorylation at Y397. Src was found to phosphorylate FAK at Y407, Y576, Y577, and Y861. The presence of Src increased the abundance of pY576 at low temperature indicating Src had particularly high kinase activity toward this residue. Furthermore, Src phosphorylated FAK at Y577 to produce FAK bis-phosphorylated at Y576 and Y577. In addition, six novel sites of phosphorylation (Y148, Y347, Y441, T503, S850, and Y1007) were identified on FAK. Interestingly, Src phosphorylated FAK to form a peptide uniquely phosphorylated on Y407, together with substantial amounts of the bis-phosphorylated pY397pY407 peptide. These findings will impact significantly on future studies of FAK activity since pY397 is often used as a measure of FAK activity and Src association.     

Molecular recognition and fluorescence sensing of monophosphorylated peptides in aqueous solution by bis(zinc(II)-dipicolylamine)-based artificial receptors

The phosphorylation of proteins represents a ubiquitous mechanism for the cellular signal control of many different processes, and thus selective recognition and sensing of phosphorylated peptides and proteins in aqueous solution should be regarded as important targets in the research field of molecular recognition. We now describe the design of fluorescent chemosensors bearing two zinc ions coordinated to distinct dipicolylamine (Dpa) sites. Fluorescence titration experiments show the selective and strong binding toward phosphate derivatives in aqueous solution. On the basis of (1)H NMR and (31)P NMR studies, and the single-crystal X-ray structural analysis, it is clear that two Zn(Dpa) units of the binuclear receptors cooperatively act to bind a phosphate site of these derivatives. Good agreement of the binding affinity estimated by isothermal titration calorimetry with fluorescence titration measurements revealed that these two receptors can fluorometrically sense several phosphorylated peptides that have consensus sequences modified with natural kinases. These chemosensors display the following significant features: (i) clear distinction between phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated peptides, (ii) sequence-dependent recognition, and (iii) strong binding to a negatively charged phosphorylated peptide, all of which can be mainly ascribed to coordination chemistry and electrostatic interactions between the receptors and the corresponding peptides. Detailed titration experiments clarified that the phosphate anion-assisted coordination of the second Zn(II) to the binuclear receptors is crucial for the fluorescence intensification upon binding to the phosphorylated derivatives. In addition, it is demonstrated that the binuclear receptors can be useful for the convenient fluorescent detection of a natural phosphatase (PTP1B) catalyzed dephosphorylation.     

Effective disruption of phosphoprotein-protein surface interaction using Zn(II) dipicolylamine-based artificial receptors via two-point interaction

Protein phosphorylation is ubiquitously involved in living cells, and it is one of the key events controlling protein-protein surface interactions, which are essential in signal transduction cascades. We now report that the small molecular receptors bearing binuclear Zn(II)-Dpa can strongly bind to a bis-phosphorylated peptide in a cross-linking manner under neutral aqueous conditions when the distance between the two Zn(II) centers can appropriately fit in that of the two phosphate groups of the phosphorylated peptide. The binding property was quantitatively determined by ITC (isothermal titration calorimetry), induced CD (circular dichroism), and NMR. On the basis of these findings, we demonstrated that these types of small molecules were able to effectively disrupt the phosphoprotein-protein interaction in a phosphorylated CTD peptide and the Pin1 WW domain, a phosphoprotein binding domain, at a micromolar level. The strategy based on a small molecular disruptor that directly interacts with phosphoprotein is unique and should be promising in developing a designer inhibitor for phosphoprotein-protein interaction.     

Enrichment and analysis of phosphopeptides under different experimental conditions using titanium dioxide affinity chromatography and mass spectrometry

Titanium dioxide metal oxide affinity chromatography (TiO₂‐MOAC) is widely regarded as being more selective than immobilized metal‐ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) for phosphopeptide enrichment. However, the widespread application of TiO₂‐MOAC to biological samples is hampered by conflicting reports as to which experimental conditions are optimal. We have evaluated the performance of TiO₂‐MOAC under a wide range of loading and elution conditions. Loading and stringent washing of peptides with strongly acidic solutions ensured highly selective enrichment for phosphopeptides, with minimal carryover of non‐phosphorylated peptides. Contrary to previous reports, the addition of glycolic acid to the loading solution was found to reduce specificity towards phosphopeptides. Base elution in ammonium hydroxide or ammonium phosphate provided optimal specificity and recovery of phosphorylated peptides. In contrast, elution with phosphoric acid gave incomplete recovery of phosphopeptides, whereas inclusion of 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid in the eluant introduced a bias against the recovery of multiply phosphorylated peptides. TiO₂‐MOAC was also found to be intolerant of many reagents commonly used as phosphatase inhibitors during protein purification. However, TiO₂‐MOAC showed higher specificity than immobilized gallium (Ga³⁺), immobilized iron (Fe³⁺), or zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂) affinity chromatography for phosphopeptide enrichment. Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI‐MS) was more effective in detecting larger, multiply phosphorylated peptides than liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI‐MS/MS), which was more efficient for smaller, singly phosphorylated peptides. Copyright © 2009 Crown in the right of Canada. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

质谱法分析大肠癌组织中踝蛋白的磷酸化修饰

踝蛋白的磷酸化修饰,特别是肿瘤等病理条件下的踝蛋白磷酸化状态,与肿瘤的发病、转移机理密切相关。本研究采用盐析、离子交换层析和电泳分离并纯化了人大肠癌组织中的踝蛋白(Talin),经胰酶水解获得其肽段混合物,进一步分别利用固定化Fe3+亲和层析和TiO2亲和层析在酸性条件下对其中磷酸化修饰肽段进行吸附,并以1%氨水进行洗脱。在Michrom Magic C18色谱柱上,以A:99%水+1%乙腈+0.1%甲酸和B:99%乙腈+1%水+0.1%甲酸两种流动相进行梯度洗脱分离,采用ESI质谱进行依赖数据的二级子离子扫描。结果显示,固定化Fe3+富集到8个磷酸化肽段而TiO2富集到9个磷酸化肽段。本研究提供了一种快速、准确地鉴定从人大肠癌组织中分离表征踝蛋白的方法。     

Alkaline liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization skimmer collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry for phosphopeptide screening.

A rapid on-line method for the identification of phosphorylated peptides in enzymatic protein digests by specific marker ion signals is described. In our study we investigated the use of alkaline conditions together with a previously described method for selective and sensitive detection of phosphopeptide ions combining high-performance capillary liquid chromatography (LC) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Phosphorylation-specific marker ions (m/z 79, PO(3)(-), and m/z 97, H(2)PO(4)(-)) were generated by skimmer collision-induced dissociation (sCID) in the negative-ion mode. The method was evaluated and validated for mono-phosphorylated synthetic peptides using different alkaline pH values and CID offsets. Alkaline conditions (pH 10.5) enhance the generation of phosphopeptide-specific fragment ions from serine- and tyrosine-phosphorylated peptides, and enable the use of m/z 79 (PO(3)(-)) and m/z 97 (H(2)PO(4)(-)) as phosphorylation-specific marker traces. Note that HPLC separation in trifluoroacetic acid containing solvents impairs the use of m/z 97 (C(2)F(3)O(-) fragment ion at m/z 97) as a phosphorylation-specific marker. The optimized method was applied for the detection of phosphorylated peptides in a tryptic beta-casein digest. The expected mono- and tetra-phosphorylated peptides were detected and rapidly identified by (mu)LC/ESI-sCID-MS and (mu)LC/ESI-MS analysis.     

Synthetic receptors for the differentiation of phosphorylated peptides with nanomolar affinities

Artificial ditopic receptors for the differentiation of phosphorylated peptides varying in i+3 amino acid side chains were synthesized, and their binding affinities and selectivities were determined. The synthetic receptors show the highest binding affinities to phosphorylated peptides under physiological conditions (HEPES, pH 7.5, 154 mM NaCl) reported thus far for artificial systems. The tight and selective binding was achieved by high cooperativity of the two binding moieties in the receptor molecules. All receptors interact with phosphorylated serine by bis(ZnII-cyclen) complex coordination and a second binding site recognizing a carboxylate or imidazole amino acid side chain functionality.     

The molecular recognition of phosphorylated proteins by designed polypeptides conjugated to a small molecule that binds phosphate

The conjugation of polypeptides from a designed set to the small molecule ligand 3,5-bis[[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl]benzoic acid, which in the presence of Zn(2+) ions binds inorganic phosphate, has been shown to provide a polypeptide conjugate that binds α-casein, a multiply phosphorylated protein, with a dissociation constant K(D) of 17 nM. The measured affinity is more than three orders of magnitude higher than that of the small molecule ligand for phosphate and the binding of 500 nM of α-casein was not inhibited by 10 mM phosphate buffer, providing a 2000-fold excess of phosphate ion over protein. The selectivity for phosphoproteins was demonstrated by extraction of α-casein from solutions of various complexity, including milk and human serum spiked with α-casein. In addition to α-casein, β-casein was also recognized but not ovoalbumin. Conjugation of a polypeptide to the zinc chelating ligand was therefore shown to give rise to dramatically increased affinity and also increased selectivity. A set of polypeptide conjugates is expected to be able to capture a large number of phosphorylated proteins, perhaps all, and in combination with electrophoresis or mass spectrometry become a powerful tool for the monitoring of phosphorylation levels. The presented binder can easily be attached to various types of surfaces; here demonstrated for the case of polystyrene particles. The example of phosphoproteins was selected since posttranslational phosphorylation is of fundamental importance in cell biology due to its role in signaling and therefore of great interest in drug development. The reported concept for binder development is, however, quite general and high-affinity binders can conveniently be developed for a variety of proteins including those with posttranslational modifications for which small molecule recognition elements are available.