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Proteomic Profiling of Intact Proteins Using WAX-RPLC 2-D Separations and FTICR Mass Spectrometry

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posted on 2007-02-02, 00:00 authored by Seema Sharma, David C. Simpson, Nikola Tolić, Navdeep Jaitly, Anoop M. Mayampurath, Richard D. Smith, Ljiljana Paša-Tolić
We investigated the combination of weak anion exchange (WAX) fractionation and on-line reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) separation using a 12 T FTICR mass spectrometer for the detection of intact proteins from a Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 cell lysate. This work aimed at optimizing intact protein detection for profiling proteins at a level that incorporates their modification state. A total of 715 intact proteins were detected, and the combined results from the WAX fractions and the unfractionated cell lysate were aligned using LC-MS features to facilitate protein abundance measurements. Protein identifications and post-translational modifications were assigned for ∼10% of the detected proteins by comparing intact protein mass measurements to proteins identified in peptide MS/MS analysis of an aliquot of the same fraction. Intact proteins were also detected for S. oneidensis lysates obtained from cells grown on 13C-, 15N-depleted media under aerobic and sub-oxic conditions. The strategy can be readily applied for measuring differential protein abundances and provides a platform for high-throughput selection of biologically relevant targets for further characterization. Keywords: Comparative proteomics • FTICR MS • intact proteins • post-translational modifications

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