Issue 6, 2016

Comprehensive mapping of O-GlcNAc modification sites using a chemically cleavable tag

Abstract

The post-translational modification of serine or threonine residues of proteins with a single N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharide (O-GlcNAcylation) is essential for cell survival and function. However, relatively few O-GlcNAc modification sites have been mapped due to the difficulty of enriching and detecting O-GlcNAcylated peptides from complex samples. Here we describe an improved approach to quantitatively label and enrich O-GlcNAcylated proteins for site identification. Chemoenzymatic labelling followed by copper(I)-catalysed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) installs a new mass spectrometry (MS)-compatible linker designed for facile purification of O-GlcNAcylated proteins from cell lysates. The linker also allows subsequent quantitative release of O-GlcNAcylated proteins for downstream MS analysis. We validate the approach by unambiguously identifying several established O-GlcNAc sites on the proteins α-crystallin and O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), as well as discovering new, previously unreported sites on OGT. Notably, these novel sites on OGT lie in key functional domains of the protein, underscoring how this site identification method may reveal important biological insights into protein activity and regulation.

Graphical abstract: Comprehensive mapping of O-GlcNAc modification sites using a chemically cleavable tag

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Feb 2016
Accepted
25 Mar 2016
First published
30 Mar 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mol. BioSyst., 2016,12, 1756-1759

Comprehensive mapping of O-GlcNAc modification sites using a chemically cleavable tag

M. E. Griffin, E. H. Jensen, D. E. Mason, C. L. Jenkins, S. E. Stone, E. C. Peters and L. C. Hsieh-Wilson, Mol. BioSyst., 2016, 12, 1756 DOI: 10.1039/C6MB00138F

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