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A High Yield Method for the Removal of Detergents from Low-Concentration Protein or Peptide Samples for
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Babu S. Antharavally; Michael M. Rosenblatt; Krishna A. Mallia; John C. Rogers; Paul Haney
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Rockford, IL, USA
Overview
Results
Purpose: To efficiently remove detergents from low-concentration protein or peptide
samples with high protein or peptide recovery for downstream applications.
Part I: Removal of Detergents from Proteins
Methods: Colorimetric assays, A275 nm absorption and mass spectrometry (MS)
analysis were used to measure the efficiency of detergent removal, Micro BCA protein
assay and SDS-PAGE analysis were used to determine the protein recovery.
Results: The method successfully removed >95% of nonionic, ionic, and zwitterionic
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mass spectrometric analysis of 2.5-10 ug of BSA enzymatic digests at 25-100 µg/mL
prepared in the presence of detergents and processed to remove detergent revealed
sequence coverage and MASCOT scores as good as or better than control BSA
samples processed without detergent. The method significantly removes detergents
from very low concentrated protein or peptide samples and eliminates the interference
by detergents with the peptide mass spectral profile. The advantage of this method is
the speed (less than 15 minutes), efficient detergent removal and high recovery of
proteins and peptides.
TABLE 1. Detergent removal efficiency and protein recovery
BSA sample (25-200 µL) + detergent in 0.15M NaCl, 0.05% sodium azide was mixed
with equal volume of detergent removal resin (2x volume for CHAPS removal) and
processed as shown in the protocol. Detergents were effectively removed with high
protein
t i recovery.
Detergent
Introduction
While mass spectrometry (MS) occupies a central role in high-throughput proteomic
analysis, sample preparation ahead of MS analysis is pivotal to successful protein
characterization. Sample complexity, interfering substances and large dynamic range
of protein and peptide concentrations are major hurdles in the analysis of low
abundance proteins. Detergents or surfactants play a significant role in protein
chemistry, principally to solubilize and stabilize proteins and to disaggregate protein
complexes. However, detergents are notoriously incompatible with MS analysis.
Successful removal of detergents with good protein or peptide recovery especially for
low abundant proteins is very critical for good MS analysis. Here, we describe a
simple, efficient and rapid method for the removal of detergents from samples with
very low protein/peptide concentrations (0.1 mg/mL or less) with excellent protein
recovery.
Methods
Protocol Summary for Thermo Scientific Pierce Detergent Removal Resin for
Low concentration Protein or Peptide Samples
SDS
(1%)
Triton X100
(1%)
NP-40
(0.75%)
Detergent
D
t
tR
Removall P
Procedure:
d
P t i (0
Protein
(0.375
375 µg-4
4 µg iin 25 µL-200
L 200 µL)
L) + d
detergent
t
t
in buffer (0.15M NaCl, 0.05% sodium azide, or 0.2M carbonate-bicarbonate buffer, pH
9.4) was processed with Thermo Scientific Pierce Detergent Removal Resin as shown
in the protocol. Residual SDS was measured by colorimetric method using Stains-All
dye [1]; Triton X-100 and NP-40 were measured by absorbance at 275 nm (protein
absorbance was subtracted); CHAPS
CHAPS, sodium deoxycholate
deoxycholate, Octyl Glucoside and Octyl
Thioglucoside were measured by colorimetric method using concentrated sulfuric acid
and phenol [2]. Micro BCA Protein Assay was used for protein determination.
CHAPS
(1%)
Protein
SDS Removal
(%)
Protein Recovery
(%)
Sample
Volume
( L)
(µL)
Protein
Quantity
( )
(µg)
Detergent
Removal
(%)
Protein
Recovery
(%)
α-Lactalbumin
α
Lactalbumin
99
98
25
0.375
>99
98
Carbonic
Anhydrase
99
81
50
0.75
>99
97
Insulin
99
100
100
1.5
>99
100
200
3.0
>99
100
25
0 375
0.375
>95
95
82
50
0.75
>95
86
100
1.5
>95
86
200
LC-MS/MS Analysis: BSA (25-100 µg/mL) in 50 mM ammonium bicarbonate buffer,
pH 8.0 was reduced, alkylated and enzymatically digested for 3 hours at 37ºC
(enzyme-to-protein ratio, 1:50) in the presence of 0.5% detergents. To prepare the
sample containing 0.5% SDS, the detergent was added to the sample following
enzymatic digestion. A 0.1 mL of the digested sample containing the detergent was
processed with 0.1 mL Detergent Removal Resin as shown in the protocol. Control
samples (shown as unprocessed) were not processed with the resin. Samples were
loaded (3 pmole) directly onto a C18 column and subjected to LC
LC-MS/MS
MS/MS analysis
using a Thermo Scientific LTQ ion trap mass spectrometer. No trapping column was
used. All the data were analyzed using MASCOTTM (Matrix Science).
TABLE 2. Detergent removal efficiency and protein recovery
A 0.1 mL protein (2 µg) + 1% SDS in buffer (0.15M NaCl, 0.05% sodium azide , or 0.2M
carbonate-bicarbonate buffer, pH 9.4 was mixed with 0.1 mL detergent removal resin
and processed as shown in the protocol. Detergent was effectively removed with high
protein recovery
recovery.
3.0
>95
95
93
Figure 1: SDS-PAGE analysis of samples before and after detergent removal.
Protein (BSA) samples (15 µg/mL; 25, 50 and 100 µl) in 0.15M NaCl, 0.05% sodium
azide, + 1% SDS were mixed with detergent removal resin (25, 50 and 100 µL) and
processed as shown in the protocol. Samples (processed and unprocessed) were
analyzed by SDS-PAGE and stained with Thermo Scientific GelCode Blue Stain Reagent.
Lane 1-4 : Processed samples with sample volumes 25, 50 and 100 µl, respectively;
Lanes 5 & 6: Sample unprocessed (1X & 2X) and Lane 7: Molecular weight marker.
The data confirms the high recovery of proteins from low concentrated samples (BSA,
15 µg/mL)
/ L) ffollowing
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the removall off d
detergent
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Resin.
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Part II: Removal of Detergents from Proteins
Figure 2: LC-MS/MS Analysis of enzymatically digested BSA. Base peak LC
chromatograms before and after detergent removal.
BSA (0.1 mg/mL) was digested in the presence and absence of detergents and the
samples were processed for LC-MS/MS analysis as described in Methods. Detergents
were effectively removed from the samples, eliminating the interference in MS analysis.
Figure 3: LC-MS/MS Analysis of enzymatically digested BSA. Effective detergent
removal enables greater peptide identification.
BSA (25 and 100 µg/mL) was enzymatically digested in the presence and absence of
detergents and the samples were processed for LC-MS/MS analysis as described in
methods Effective detergent removal resulted in greater peptide identification and
methods.
high MASCOT scores.
Conclusions
The Thermo Scientific Pierce Detergent Removal Resin:
•
Efficiently removes detergents (>95%) from low-concentration (15-100 µg/mL)
protein and peptide samples
•
Provides high recovery of proteins and peptides
•
Removes detergents in sample volumes as small as 25 µL
•
Batch format is simple, efficient and fast taking less than 15 minutes for the entire
process
•
Eliminates detergent interference in downstream applications like ELISA,
isoelectric focusing and mass spectrometry
25
0.375
95
90
50
0.75
96
94
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sulfate in microliter-volume biochemical samples by visible light spectroscopy.
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1.5
97
91
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(2005) 117-124
200
3.0
97
97
25
0 375
0.375
95
64
50
0.75
97
70
100
1.5
98
78
200
3.0
98
75
References
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