title: The absolute quantification strategy: application to phosphorylation profiling of human separase serine 1126.
abstract: The absolute quantification (AQUA) strategy provides a means to determine the precise protein or modified protein levels directly from cells or tissues. The technique is based on two major principles: stable isotope dilution theory and the use of synthetic peptides containing such stable isotopes to exactly mimic native counterparts after proteolysis. These peptides can be synthesized with modifications such as phosphorylation. methylation, and acetylation to allow for the direct, quantitative analysis of posttranslationally modified proteins. In this chapter, we discuss the development of an AQUA method and demonstrate its usefulness in the measurement of endogenous levels of the human protein separase at a functionally relevant phosphorylation site, serine 1126.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Arminja N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kettenbach
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rush
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gygi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D064247:Separase; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D012694:Serine; D010450:Endopeptidases; C577987:ESPL1 protein, human; D064247:Separase