Combining gel and capillary electrophoresis, nano-LC and mass spectrometry for the elucidation of post-translational modifications of Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I

J Chromatogr A. 2004 Nov 26;1058(1-2):263-72.

Abstract

N-Glycosylation of cellobiohydrolase I from the fungus Trichoderma reesei (strain Rut-C30) is studied using a combination of electrophoretic, chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques. As four potential N-glycosylation sites and several uncharged and phosphorylated high-mannose glycans are present, a large number of glycoforms and phospho-isoforms can be expected. Isoelectric focusing both in gel and in capillary format was successfully applied for the separation of the phospho-isoforms. They were extracted in their intact form from the gel and subsequently analysed by nanospray-Q-TOF-MS, thereby making use of a powerful two-dimensional technique. Nano-LC/MS/MS on a Q-Trap MS further allowed the determination of the glycosylation sites. As a novel approach, an oxonium ion was used in precursor ion scanning for selective detection of glycopeptides containing phosphorylated high-mannose glycans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase / chemistry*
  • Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase / metabolism
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nanotechnology
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • Trichoderma / enzymology*

Substances

  • Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase