title: Chemical genetic approach for kinase-substrate mapping by covalent capture of thiophosphopeptides and analysis by mass spectrometry.
abstract: Mapping kinase-substrate interactions demands robust methods to rapidly and unequivocally identify substrates from complex protein mixtures. Toward this goal, we present a method in which a kinase, engineered to utilize synthetic ATPγS analogs, specifically thiophosphorylates its substrates in a complex lysate. The thiophosphate label provides a bio-orthogonal tag that can be used to affinity purify and identify labeled proteins. Following the labeling reaction, proteins are digested with trypsin; thiol-containing peptides are then covalently captured and non-thiol-containing peptides are washed from the resin. Oxidation-promoted hydrolysis, at sites of thiophosphorylation, releases phosphopeptides for analysis by tandem mass spectrometry. By incorporating two specificity gates-kinase engineering and peptide affinity purification-this method yields high-confidence substrate identifications. This method gives both the identity of the substrates and phosphorylation-site localization. With this information, investigators can analyze the biological significance of the phosphorylation mark immediately following confirmation of the kinase-substrate relationship. Here, we provide an optimized version of this technique to further enable widespread utilization of this technology. Curr. Protoc. Chem Biol. 2:15-36. © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: Beatrice T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jasmina J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Arvin C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Alma L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Burlingame
authors.forename: Kevan M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shokat
keywords: analog specific kinase; chemical genetics; kinase substrate identification; phosphorylation; thiophosphate labeling