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High throughput functional proteomics

a high-throughput, proteomics technology, applied in the field of integrated systems based on functional affinity chromatography and large-scale protein identification, can solve the problems of time-consuming process and identification of correct functions

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-24
HAYNES PAUL A +1
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"The present invention provides a method for identifying proteins with shared functions from a protein pool using a functional affinity column and mass spectrometry. The method involves preparing a protein pool, applying it to a functional affinity column, and analyzing the eluted proteins using one or more dimensional chromatography. The eluted proteins are then identified by matching their spectral information with a theoretical mass spectrum of a protein with known function. The invention also provides a method for ascribing a function to an eluted protein by subjecting it to proteolysis and one or more dimensional chromatography. The functional affinity column can contain a ligand or a small molecule, and the protein can have an unidentified function or be derived from a nucleic acid sequence. The annotated sequence database can contain polypeptide or nucleic acid sequences with known functions. The technical effects of the invention include improved identification of protein functions and the ability to analyze protein-protein interactions."

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The process can be time-consuming and may not result in the identification of the correct function.

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Preparation of Soluble Rice Protein Extracts

[0070] Thirty to fifty grams of leaves or roots from Oryza sativa (6 flats of 6-week old plants) were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen, and the tissue ground into ice-cold extraction buffer (10 mM Tris, pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, 0.5% Triton X-100, 1% sodium deoxycholate, protease inhibitors). Tissue was allowed to solubilize, for 5 minutes with stirring on ice. Crude tissue extract was filtered through cheesecloth (2×), and then miracloth (1×) to remove particulate matter. Insoluble material was spun out at 10,000 g, for 15 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant was then filtered sterilized through a 0.2 micron Nalgene filter, concentrated to at least 10 mg / ml on an Amicon stirred cell using a YM3 molecular weight cut-off membrane, and dialyzed overnight into column equilibration buffer. Aliquots were stored at −80° C.

[0071] In Example 2 functional affinity chromatography is performed.

example 2

Isolation of Carbohydrate Binding Proteins by Functional Affinity Chromatography

[0072] Columns consisting of either D-mannose, N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc), N-acetyl-galactosamine (GalNAc) or α-L-fucose carbohydrate residues bound to agarose beads were equilibrated in the appropriate buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM CaCl2, 2 mM MgCl2 for mannose, fucose, and GlcNAc columns, or 20 mM Bis-Tris, pH 7.0, 50 mM NaCl, 0.1% reduced Triton-X 100, 2 mM CaCl2, 2 mM MgCl2, for the GalNAc column) over 5 column volumes. The columns were purchased from E-Y laboratories (San Mateo, Calif.) D-mannose gel, catalog #CG-005-5, N-acetyl-galactosamine gel, catalog #CG-002-5, N-acetyl-glucosamine gel, catalog #CG-003-5, and alpha-L-fucose gel, catalog # CG-001-5. The protein extract of interest was loaded onto the column at a rate of 0.2 ml / minute, and allowed to bind for 30 minutes at 4° C. Bound proteins were then eluted over a continuous gradient of 10 column volumes from 0-100% buffe...

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Preparation of Samples and Identification and Analysis of Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry Analysis

[0074] Peak fractions were analyzed by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions. FIG. 2A shows proteins from the whole protein extract (lane 1) and the entire protein fraction that binds to the mannose-agarose affinity column (lane 2). FIG. 2B shows proteins present in peak protein fractions isolated from soluble leaf extract after chromatography over a mannose-agarose affinity column (lanes 1 to 5 correspond to fractions 6 to 10 in FIG. 1). Silver-stained protein bands were excised, and the proteins extracted and trypsin digested by incubation overnight at 37° C., then buffer exchanged into 0.1% formic acid preparatory to mass spectrometric analysis by liquid chromatography and tandem MS (LC-MS / MS) using a Finnigan LCQ ion trap mass spectrometer as follows:

[0075] For one-dimensional electrophoresis, gels were run according to established methods using a BioRad mini-gel system and BioRad p...

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Abstract

A method is disclosed which provides a high throughput method for assigning plausible functions to unknown sequence entries in a particular database. The method was used herein to identify lectin proteins which can be found in specific tissues of the rice plant.

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[0001] This application is based on U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 305,264, filed Jul. 13, 2001.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an integrated system based on functional affinity chromatography and large scale protein identification. More specifically it is a method of high throughput functional proteomics using a functional affinity column and mass spectrometry. The functional affinity column isolates proteins from a large pool based on a known function as identified by the type of affinity. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Most high throughput proteomic methods result in the isolation of a number of proteins for which no function is known. The function is usually deduced using sequence similarities to proteins with known functions or the identification of motifs with a known function. The process can be time-consuming and may not result in the identification of the correct function. Thus, a method is needed which allows for the identification o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01N33/53G01N33/558G01N33/66G01N33/68
CPCG01N33/66G01N33/6848Y10T436/255Y10T436/24Y10T436/25375
Inventor HAYNES, PAUL A.ANDON, NANCY L.
Owner HAYNES PAUL A