Sequencing of rat liver cytosolic proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry following electrophoretic separation and extraction |
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Authors: | She Yi-Min Wang Gu-Qi Loboda Alexander Ens Werner Standing Kenneth G Burczynski Frank J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Man, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, Canada. |
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Abstract: | A new technique is described that enables the direct determination of the complete or partial amino acid sequence of cytosolic proteins separated by gel electrophoresis and allows for the further observation of disease- or drug-induced posttranslational modifications. The procedure uses a two-phase extraction strategy (ethyl acetate/ammonium bicarbonate) for the efficient separation of proteins/peptides from an electrophoretic matrix and subsequent sequence analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The method was tested using hepatocyte cytosolic proteins and compared to a complementary approach using direct solvent extraction from in-gel digests. Although the latter procedure identified the proteins, it did not enable complete amino acid sequence determination. In contrast, high sequence coverage was obtained using the peptide extraction procedure, without any apparent dependence on protein size. The technique minimized the chemically inconsistent modifications generated from in-gel digestion, thus aiding mass spectrometric interpretation and valid protein sequence identification. |
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Keywords: | MALDI QqTOF mass spectrometry Protein sequence analysis Posttranslational modification Gel electrophoresis Rat liver cytosolic proteins |
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