Mild Acid Elution and MHC Immunoaffinity Chromatography Reveal Similar Albeit Not Identical Profiles of the HLA Class I Immunopeptidome

Autor: Sturm, Theo, Sautter, Benedikt, Wörner, Tobias P, Stevanović, Stefan, Rammensee, Hans-Georg, Planz, Oliver, Heck, Albert J R, Aebersold, Ruedi, Afd Biomol.Mass Spect. and Proteomics, Sub Biomol.Mass Spectrometry & Proteom., Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Přispěvatelé: Afd Biomol.Mass Spect. and Proteomics, Sub Biomol.Mass Spectrometry & Proteom., Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Proteome Research
Journal of Proteome Research, 20 (1)
Journal of Proteome Research, 20(1), 289. American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1535-3907
1535-3893
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00386
Popis: To understand and treat immunology-related diseases, a comprehensive, unbiased characterization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) peptide ligands is of key importance. Preceding the analysis by mass spectrometry, MHC class I peptide ligands are typically isolated by MHC immunoaffinity chromatography (MHC-IAC) and less often by mild acid elution (MAE). MAE may provide a cheap alternative to MHC-IAC for suspension cells but has been hampered by the high number of contaminating, MHC-unrelated peptides. Here, we optimized MAE, yielding MHC peptide ligand purities of more than 80%. When compared with MHC-IAC, obtained peptides were similar in numbers, identities, and to a large extent intensities, while the percentage of cysteinylated peptides was 5 times higher in MAE. The latter benefitted the discovery of MHC-allotype-specific, distinct cysteinylation frequencies at individual positions of MHC peptide ligands. MAE revealed many MHC ligands with unmodified, N-terminal cysteine residues which get lost in MHC-IAC workflows. The results support the idea that MAE might be particularly valuable for the high-confidence analysis of post-translational modifications by avoiding the exposure of the investigated peptides to enzymes and reactive molecules in the cell lysate. Our improved and carefully documented MAE workflow represents a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to MHC-IAC for suspension cells. ISSN:1535-3893 ISSN:1535-3907
Databáze: OpenAIRE