Fluorescence assay for protein post-translational tyrosine sulfation

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Feb;405(4):1425-9. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-6540-3. Epub 2012 Nov 18.

Abstract

We developed a fluorescent assay to conveniently determine the kinetics of protein sulfation, which is essential for understanding interface between protein sulfation and protein-protein interactions. Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST) catalyzes protein sulfation using 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) as sulfuryl group donor. In this report, PAPS was regenerated following sulfuryl group transfer between adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate and 4-methylumbelliferyl sulfate catalyzed by phenol sulfotransferase (PST). The TPST and PST coupled enzyme platform continuously generated fluorescent 4-methylumbelliferone (MU) that was used to real-time monitor protein sulfation. Using a recombinant N utilization substance protein A fused Drosophila melanogaster tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase, we demonstrated that the activity of TPST determined through MU fluorescence directly correlated with protein sulfation. Kinetic constants obtained with small P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 peptide (PSGL-1 peptide, MW 1541) or its large glutathione S-transferase fusion protein (GST-PSGL-1, MW 27833) exhibited significant variation. This assay can be further developed to a high-throughput method for the characterization of TPSTs and for the identification and screening of their protein substrates.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Arylsulfotransferase / chemistry
  • Arylsulfotransferase / genetics
  • Arylsulfotransferase / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / chemistry
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism*
  • Drosophila melanogaster / chemistry
  • Drosophila melanogaster / enzymology
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics
  • Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism*
  • Hymecromone / analogs & derivatives
  • Hymecromone / metabolism
  • Kinetics
  • Luminescent Measurements / methods*
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • Sulfotransferases / chemistry
  • Sulfotransferases / genetics
  • Sulfotransferases / metabolism
  • Tyrosine / metabolism*

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Hymecromone
  • Tyrosine
  • Adenosine Diphosphate
  • adenosine 3'-phosphate-5'-phosphate
  • Sulfotransferases
  • Arylsulfotransferase
  • protein-tyrosine sulfotransferase