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ArticleMolecular & cellular proteomics : MCP2016

Analysis of Monoclonal Antibody Sequence and Post-translational Modifications by Time-controlled Proteolysis and Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

Lichao Zhang, A Michelle English, Dina L Bai, Scott A Ugrin, Jeffrey Shabanowitz, Mark M Ross, Donald F Hunt, Wei-Han Wang

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Article in Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Lichao ZhangFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
A Michelle EnglishFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
Dina L BaiFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
Scott A UgrinFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
Jeffrey ShabanowitzFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
Mark M RossFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904;
Donald F HuntFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904; §Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 wwang151@its.jnj.com dfh@virginia.edu.
Wei-Han WangFrom the ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904; wwang151@its.jnj.com dfh@virginia.edu.

Funding

PROTEIN SEQUENCING BY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRYR01GM037537 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI HUNT, DONALD F · 1987 to 2023
$17.8M
PROCESSED ANTIGEN CHARACTERIZATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRYR37AI033993 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI HUNT, DONALD F · 1999 to 2008
$5.6M
PROCESSED ANTIGEN CHARACTERIZATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRYR01AI033993 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI HUNT, DONALD F · 1994 to 2017
$4.9M
NIAID NIH HHS AI 033993NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI033993NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI033993NIGMS NIH HHS GM 037537NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM037537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methodology for sequence analysis of ∼150 kDa monoclonal antibodies (mAb), including location of post-translational modifications and disulfide bonds, is described. Limited digestion of fully denatured (reduced and alkylated) antibody was accomplished in seconds by flowing a sample in 8murea at a controlled flow rate through a micro column reactor containing immobilized aspergillopepsin I. The resulting product mixture containing 3-9 kDa peptides was then fractionated by capillary column liquid chromatography and analyzed on-line by both electron-transfer dissociation and collisionally activated dissociation mass spectrometry (MS). This approach enabled identification of peptides that cover the complete sequence of a murine mAb. With customized tandem MS and ProSightPC Biomarker search, we verified 95% amino acid residues of this mAb and identified numerous post-translational modifications (oxidized methionine, pyroglutamylation, deamidation of Asn, and several forms ofN-linked glycosylation). For disulfide bond location, native mAb is subjected to the same procedure but with longer digestion times controlled by sample flow rate through the micro column reactor. Release of disulfide containing peptides from accessible regions of the folded antibody occurs with short digestion times. Release of those in the interior of the molecule requires longer digestion times. The identity of two peptides connected by a disulfide bond is determined using a combination of electron-transfer dissociation and ion-ion proton transfer chemistry to read the two N-terminal and two C-terminal sequences of the connected peptides.

Indexed as

ProteolysisAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalMiceModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSequence Analysis, ProteinTandem Mass SpectrometryTime FactorsAntibodies, Monoclonal

Identifiers

PMID26621848
PMCPMC4824869

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