Multiplexing the Quantitation of MAP Kinase Activities Using Differential Sensing

J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Mar 9;144(9):4017-4025. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c12757. Epub 2022 Feb 23.

Abstract

Protein kinases are therapeutic targets for many human diseases, but the lack of user-friendly quantitative assays limits the ability to follow the activities of numerous kinases at once (multiplexing). To develop such an assay, we report an array of sulfonamido-oxine (SOX)-labeled peptides showing cross-reactivity to different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) for use in a differential sensing scheme. We first verified using linear discriminant analysis that the array could differentiate MAPK isoforms. Then, using principal component analysis, the array was optimized based on the discrimination imparted by each SOX-peptide. Next, the activity of individual MAPK families in ternary mixtures was quantified by support vector machine regression. Finally, we multiplexed the quantification of three MAPK families using partial least squares regression in A549 cell lysates, which has possible interference from other kinase classes. Thus, our method simultaneously quantifies the activity of multiple kinases. The technique could be applied to other protein kinase families and the monitoring of diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System* / physiology
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases* / metabolism
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Protein Kinases
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases