Quantitative phosphoproteome analysis using a dendrimer conjugation chemistry and tandem mass spectrometry

WA Tao, B Wollscheid, R O'Brien, JK Eng, X Li… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
WA Tao, B Wollscheid, R O'Brien, JK Eng, X Li, B Bodenmiller, JD Watts, L Hood
Nature Methods, 2005nature.com
We present a robust and general method for the identification and relative quantification of
phosphorylation sites in complex protein mixtures. It is based on a new chemical
derivatization strategy using a dendrimer as a soluble polymer support and tandem mass
spectrometry (MS/MS). In a single step, phosphorylated peptides are covalently conjugated
to a dendrimer in a reaction catalyzed by carbodiimide and imidazole. Modified
phosphopeptides are released from the dendrimer via acid hydrolysis and analyzed by …
Abstract
We present a robust and general method for the identification and relative quantification of phosphorylation sites in complex protein mixtures. It is based on a new chemical derivatization strategy using a dendrimer as a soluble polymer support and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). In a single step, phosphorylated peptides are covalently conjugated to a dendrimer in a reaction catalyzed by carbodiimide and imidazole. Modified phosphopeptides are released from the dendrimer via acid hydrolysis and analyzed by MS/MS. When coupled with an initial antiphosphotyrosine protein immunoprecipitation step and stable-isotope labeling, in a single experiment, we identified all known tyrosine phosphorylation sites within the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAM) of the T-cell receptor (TCR) CD3 chains, and previously unknown phosphorylation sites on total 97 tyrosine phosphoproteins and their interacting partners in human T cells. The dynamic changes in phosphorylation were quantified in these proteins.
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