Mapping protein complexes using covalently linked antibodies and isobaric mass tags

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1156:279-91. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0685-7_19.

Abstract

Affinity enrichment techniques in combination with quantitative proteomics enable the unbiased identification of protein-protein interaction, and thus the delineation of protein complexes and interaction networks. Here, we describe an immunoaffinity enrichment approach that employs covalently immobilized antibodies for the identification of protein-protein interactions of endogenously expressed proteins under near-to-physiological conditions. Specifically enriched proteins are identified using shotgun mass spectrometry and isobaric mass tag-based relative quantification.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Proteins