A new functional, chemical proteomics technology to identify purine nucleotide binding sites in complex proteomes

J Proteome Res. 2006 Dec;5(12):3438-45. doi: 10.1021/pr060313e.

Abstract

Adenine nucleotides are small, abundant molecules that bind numerous proteins involved in pivotal cellular processes. These nucleotides are co-factors or substrates for enzymes, regulators of protein function, or structural binding motifs. The identification of nucleotide-binding sites on a proteome-wide scale is tempting in view of the high number of nucleotide-binding proteins, their large in vivo concentration differences, and the various functions they exert. Here, we report on a functional, chemical, gel-free proteomics technology that allows the identification of protein adenine nucleotide-binding site(s) in cell lysates. Our technology uses a synthetic ATP analogue, 5'-p-fluorosulfonylbenzoyladenosine (FSBA), as an affinity/activity-based probe for nucleotide-binding sites. When applied on a cellular level, 185 different FSBA-labeled sites in a human Jurkat cell lysate were identified. Functional and structural aspects of the use of FSBA on a proteome-wide scale are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenine / metabolism*
  • Adenosine / analogs & derivatives
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Cell Extracts / chemistry
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Humans
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Proteins / genetics*
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proteome*
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • Proteins
  • Proteome
  • 5'-(4-fluorosulfonylbenzoyl)adenosine
  • Adenine
  • Adenosine