Simple and Reproducible Sample Preparation for Single-Shot Phosphoproteomics with High Sensitivity

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The traditional sample preparation workflow for mass spectrometry (MS)-based phosphoproteomics is time consuming and usually requires multiple steps, e.g., lysis, protein precipitation, reduction, alkylation, digestion, fractionation, and phosphopeptide enrichment. Each step can introduce chemical artifacts, in vitro protein and peptide modifications, and contaminations. Those often result in sample loss and affect the sensitivity, dynamic range and accuracy of the mass spectrometric analysis. Here we describe a simple and reproducible phosphoproteomics protocol, where lysis, denaturation, reduction, and alkylation are performed in a single step, thus reducing sample loss and increasing reproducibility. Moreover, unlike standard cell lysis procedures the cell harvesting is performed at high temperatures (99 °C) and without detergents and subsequent need for protein precipitation. Phosphopeptides are enriched using TiO2 beads and the orbitrap mass spectrometer is operated in a sensitive mode with higher energy collisional dissociation (HCD).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhospho-Proteomics : Methods and Protocols
EditorsLouise von Stechow
Number of pages10
Publication date2016
Pages251-60
ISBN (Print)978-1-4939-3048-7
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4939-3049-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
SeriesMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Volume1355
ISSN1064-3745

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