Fishing for newly synthesized proteins with phosphonate-handles

Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 26;11(1):3244. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17010-0.

Abstract

Bioorthogonal chemistry introduces affinity-labels into biomolecules with minimal disruption to the original system and is widely applicable in a range of contexts. In proteomics, immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) enables enrichment of phosphopeptides with extreme sensitivity and selectivity. Here, we adapt and combine these superb assets in a new enrichment strategy using phosphonate-handles, which we term PhosID. In this approach, click-able phosphonate-handles are introduced into proteins via 1,3-dipolar Huisgen-cycloaddition to azido-homo-alanine (AHA) and IMAC is then used to enrich exclusively for phosphonate-labeled peptides. In interferon-gamma (IFNγ) stimulated cells, PhosID enabled the identification of a large number of IFN responsive newly synthesized proteins (NSPs) whereby we monitored the differential synthesis of these proteins over time. Collectively, these data validate the excellent performance of PhosID with efficient analysis and quantification of hundreds of NSPs by single LC-MS/MS runs. We envision PhosID as an attractive and alternative tool for studying stimuli-sensitive proteome subsets.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biotin / metabolism
  • Cattle
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / pharmacology
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Organophosphonates / chemistry
  • Organophosphonates / metabolism*
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Protein Biosynthesis* / drug effects
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism
  • Staining and Labeling
  • Streptavidin / metabolism

Substances

  • Organophosphonates
  • Peptides
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Biotin
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Streptavidin