title: Rapid determination of advanced glycation end products of proteins using MALDI-TOF-MS and PERL script peptide searching algorithm.
abstract: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are composed of various glucose or carbohydrate adducts, are thought to be responsible for several diabetic and age-related complications. However, to date, specific sites on proteins that are modified by AGEs remain largely unknown. We report here the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) to determine the type and localization of several AGEs formed in vitro on human beta-2-microglobulin (beta2M), and in vivo on type 2 ryanodine receptor calcium-release channel (RyR2), and sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum (SERCA2a). A PERL script algorithm, developed in-house, makes searching the relatively large amount of data generated by the MALDI-MS more manageable. The outstanding sensitivity of MALDI-TOF-MS coupled with the PERL script algorithm allows such an approach to be a very useful tool in detecting AGEs and other post-translational modifications. We believe that this method could be an important tool when searching for post-translational modifications on proteins.
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000737:chemistry*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D011506:Proteins; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases