title: Determination of the endogenous phosphorylation state of B-50/GAP-43 and neurogranin in different brain regions by electrospray mass spectrometry.
abstract: Electrospray mass spectrometry coupled to liquid chromatography was utilized to measure two PKC neuronal substrates, B-50/GAP-43 and neurogranin, in single rat brain areas. Aliquots of perchloric acid extracts were directly injected and mass spectra recorded. At elution times of 14.2 and 27.0 min two molecular species of MW 7450 and 23 602 Da were observed. These values are in excellent agreement for the expected MW for rat neurogranin and B-50/GAP-43. The presence of molecular species shifted by 80 mass units in both cases indicates that these proteins are present in phosphorylated forms in cortical and hippocampal extracts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Luca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pastorino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raverdino
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: De Graan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caputi
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Gispen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cattabeni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D019922:GAP-43 Protein; D015151:Immunoblotting; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D051579:Neurogranin; D010472:Perchlorates / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D002457:Cell Extracts; D019922:GAP-43 Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C496651:Nrgn protein, rat; D010472:Perchlorates; D051579:Neurogranin; D011493:Protein Kinase C