Large-scale quantitative glycoproteomics analysis of site-specific glycosylation occupancy

Mol Biosyst. 2012 Nov;8(11):2850-6. doi: 10.1039/c2mb25268f. Epub 2012 Aug 14.

Abstract

Disease-associated aberrant glycosylation may be protein specific and glycosylation site specific. Quantitative assessment of glycosylation changes at a site-specific molecular level may represent one of the initial steps for systematically revealing the glycosylation abnormalities associated with a disease or biological state. Comparative quantitative profiling of glycoproteome to provide accurate quantification of site-specific glycosylation occupancy has been a challenging task, requiring a concerted approach drawing from a variety of techniques. In this report, we present a quantitative glycoproteomics method that allows global scale identification and comparative quantification of glycosylation site occupancy using mass spectrometry. We further demonstrated this approach by quantitatively characterizing the N-glycoproteome of human pancreas.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pancreas / metabolism
  • Proteomics / methods*

Substances

  • Glycoproteins