Quantitative identification of protein nitration sites

Proteomics. 2009 Mar;9(6):1524-37. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200800493.

Abstract

Several labelling strategies have been developed targeting specific amino acid residues and/or PTMs. Methods specifically tailored for the qualitative and sometimes quantitative determination of PTMs have emerged. Many research groups have focused their attention towards o-nitrotyrosine residues, developing various methodologies for their identification, while direct quantification has remained elusive. So far the iTRAQ chemistry has been limited to primary amines. Here, we report a new strategy based on the use of iTRAQ reagents coupled to MS analysis for the selective labelling of o-nitrotyrosine residues. This method was proved to lead to the simultaneous localisation and quantification of nitration sites both in model proteins and in biological systems.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cattle
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / analysis
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry
  • Milk Proteins / analysis
  • Milk Proteins / chemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Myoglobin / analysis
  • Myoglobin / chemistry
  • Peptides / analysis
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tyrosine / metabolism

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Milk Proteins
  • Myoglobin
  • Peptides
  • Proteins
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • 3-nitrotyrosine
  • Tyrosine