Direct detection of cysteine peptidases for MALDI-TOF MS analysis using fluorogenic substrates

Autor: Elena A. Dvoryakova, Brenda Oppert, Ashraf Oukasha Abd El-latif, E. V. Klyachko, Irina Yu. Filippova, Yulia A. Smirnova, Marina V. Serebryakova, Elena N. Elpidina, Tatiana A. Semashko, Mikhail A. Belozersky, Yakov E. Dunaevsky
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Analytical biochemistry. 567
ISSN: 1096-0309
Popis: A method is described for the direct detection of unstable cysteine peptidase activity in polyacrylamide gels after native electrophoresis using new selective fluorogenic peptide substrates, pyroglutamyl-phenylalanyl-alanyl-4-amino-7-methylcoumaride (Glp-Phe-Ala-AMC) and pyroglutamyl-phenylalanyl-alanyl-4-amino-7-trifluoromethyl-coumaride (Glp-Phe-Ala-AFC). The detection limit of the model enzyme papain was 17 pmol (0.29 μg) for Glp-Phe-Ala-AMC and 43 pmol (0.74 μg) for Glp-Phe-Ala-AFC, with increased sensitivity and selectivity compared to the traditional method of protein determination with Coomassie G-250 staining or detection of activity using chromogenic substrates. Using this method, we easily identified the target digestive peptidases of Tenebrio molitor larvae by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. The method offers simplicity, high sensitivity, and selectivity compared to traditional methods for improved identification of unstable cysteine peptidases in multi-component biological samples.
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