Identification of phosphorylation and acetylation sites in alphaA-crystallin of the eye lens ( mus musculus) after two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2003 Aug;376(7):966-72. doi: 10.1007/s00216-003-1983-1. Epub 2003 Jul 10.

Abstract

Posttranslational modifications are of great interest because of their relevance in biological systems as proteins are commonly activated or deactivated by phosphorylation, glycation and acetylation [1, 2]. During eye lens aging the number of the alphaA-crystallin isoproteins increases. This could be observed by the use of 2D-PAGE (two-dimensional gel electrophoresis). The number of alphaA-crystallin spots in the gel increased during eye lens aging. For further analysis the spots of 2D-PAGE were cut out and the identification of the proteins was done using nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS (liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry). The created MS/MS-data were analyzed using the Sequest algorithm. Searches with different parameters were done to preferably get the complete sequence coverage and to identify posttranslational modifications of the alphaA-crystallin. The acetylated N-terminus of this protein could be detected. Furthermore, phosphorylation of serine 122 and 148 was identified in two different spots.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional / methods
  • Lens, Crystalline / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Serine / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods
  • Trypsin
  • alpha-Crystallin A Chain / chemistry*

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Peptides
  • Proteins
  • alpha-Crystallin A Chain
  • Serine
  • Trypsin