title: Improved method of phosphopeptides enrichment using biphasic phosphate-binding tag/C18 tip for versatile analysis of phosphorylation dynamics.
abstract: A number of factors including low stoichiometry of phosphorylation, ion suppression, and reduced peptide backbone fragmentation interfere with precise identification of proteins in phosphoproteomic analysis by MS. Therefore, enrichment of phosphopeptides is an important process for subsequent mass spectrometric analysis. Here, we have developed a simple and efficient method for phosphopeptides enrichment, which employs a biphasic phosphate-binding tag (Phos-tag)/C18 tip consisting of overlaid Phos-tag on the C18 resin in a pipet tip. The improvement in selectivity for phosphopeptides was achieved by using a 40% ACN solution under the phosphopeptides binding conditions. We also assessed the adequacy of Phos-tag/C18 tip for quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis using the iTRAQ technology. After protein digestion and subsequent iTRAQ labeling, interfering substances including excess iTRAQ reagent were directly removed by Phos-tag/C18 tip in a single step. Applying this method, phosphoproteomic analysis of HeLa cells stimulated with tumor necrosis factor -alpha was rapidly and successfully achieved.
authors.affiliation: Hirabayashi Research Unit, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nabetani
authors.forename: Yeon-Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamiguchi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
mesh_terms: D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010748:Phosphopeptides; D020543:Proteome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha