Mobility shift detection of phosphorylation on large proteins using a Phos‐tag SDS‐PAGE gel strengthened with agarose |
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Authors: | Eiji Kinoshita Emiko Kinoshita‐Kikuta Hiromi Ujihara Tohru Koike |
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Affiliation: | Department of Functional Molecular Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan |
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Abstract: | We describe a novel technique of phosphate‐affinity SDS‐PAGE using Phos‐tag to analyze large phosphoproteins with molecular masses of more than 200 kDa. The protein phosphoisotypes were clearly separated as up‐shifted migration bands in a 3% w/v polyacrylamide gel containing 20 μM Phos‐tag and 0.5% w/v agarose. In subsequent immunoblotting, the procedure permitted the determination of the phosphoisotypes of high‐molecular‐mass proteins, such as mTOR (289 kDa), ATM kinase (350 kDa), and 53BP1 (213 kDa). |
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Keywords: | High‐molecular‐mass proteins Phosphate‐affinity SDS‐PAGE Phosphorylation Phos‐tag Technology Western blotting |
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