GDP-capture compound--a novel tool for the profiling of GTPases in pro- and eukaryotes by capture compound mass spectrometry (CCMS)

J Proteomics. 2010 Feb 10;73(4):815-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.12.002. Epub 2009 Dec 21.

Abstract

The functional isolation of proteome subsets based on small molecule-protein interactions is an increasingly popular and promising field in functional proteomics. Entire protein families may be profiled on the basis of their common interaction with a metabolite or small molecule inhibitor. This is enabled by novel multifunctional small molecule probes. One platform approach in this field are Capture Compounds that contain a small molecule of interest to bind target proteins, a photo-activatable reactivity function to covalently trap bound proteins, and a sorting function to isolate Capture Compound-protein conjugates from complex biological samples for direct trypsinisation and protein identification by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (CCMS). We here present the synthesis and application of a novel GDP-Capture Compound for the functional enrichment of GTPases, a pivotal protein family that exerts key functions in signal transduction. We present data from CCMS experiments on two biological lysates from Escherichia coli and from human-derived Hek293 cells. The GDP-Capture Compound robustly captures a wide range of different GTPases from both systems and will be a valuable tool for the proteomic profiling of this important protein family.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Extracts
  • Cell Line
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Databases, Protein
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / analysis
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism
  • Eukaryotic Cells / enzymology*
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / analysis*
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / chemistry*
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / isolation & purification
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / metabolism
  • Guanosine Diphosphate / chemistry*
  • Guanosine Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Prokaryotic Cells / enzymology*
  • Proteomics
  • Trypsin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Guanosine Diphosphate
  • Trypsin
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases