Glycan analysis of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) directly from the intact glycoprotein by HR-ESI/TOF-MS

J Proteome Res. 2014 Feb 7;13(2):997-1001. doi: 10.1021/pr400999y. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Abstract

Glycans are important modulators of the biological function of proteins and are normally characterized from proteolytic glycopeptides or from (N-)glycans released enzymatically by glycosidase treatment or chemically by hydrazinolysis. We demonstrate that glycan compositions can easily be determined directly by LC-ESI/TOF-MS from intact glycoproteins even with a very complex glycosylation pattern. Interpretation of isotopically resolved mass spectra of prostate specific antigen (PSA) using bioinformatics tools gives within a few hours the glycan compositions of 38 glycoforms.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / analysis*
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Polysaccharides
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen