WO2013035513A1 - 親水性チオールプローブ - Google Patents
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- the present invention belongs to the life science, particularly the proteomics field, and relates to a mass spectrometry technique applicable to clinical diagnosis and the like. Specifically, the present invention relates to a reagent for mass spectrometry useful for LC / MS and MALDI-TOF-MS. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel hydrophilic thiol probe that improves the mass spectrometry sensitivity of biomolecules.
- a probe having a thiol group as an addition site is also commercialized as a labeling kit using biotin, a fluorescent indicator, alkaline phosphatase, or the like.
- Such probes can also be used in protein or peptide biochemical assays (eg Western blot, ELISA, intracellular fluorescent labeling) and HPLC.
- Non-Patent Document 6 In addition to the above, methods for derivatizing proteins or peptides with various probes in mass spectrometry have been reported (Anal. Chem. 1998, 70, 1544-1554 (Non-Patent Document 6), Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom 2009; 23: 1483-1492 (Non-patent Document 7), J. Anal.. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1063-1067 (Non-Patent Document 8), Anal. Chem. 1997, 69, 1315-1319 ( Non-Patent Document 9), Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 728-735 (Non-Patent Document 10).
- proteomics as a pretreatment method for the efficient digestion of proteins, a method in which protein is denatured and then reduced-alkylated is conventionally used to prevent reoxidation of cysteine residues. .
- the protein is reduced with dithiothreitol to generate a thiol group of a cysteine residue.
- the thiol group is alkylated with iodoacetamide, iodoacetic acid, vinylpyridine, acrylamide or the like to block reoxidation of the thiol group. It has been found that derivatizing a cysteine residue by such a method facilitates unwinding of the protein chain, and as a result, the next step, enzymatic digestion, easily proceeds and its efficiency increases.
- a probe that promotes ionization of the peptide has been used for digested peptides of proteins to be identified.
- Digested peptides are characteristic in that they always have a basic amino acid such as lysine or arginine at the C-terminus, but it has been empirically found that such a characteristic sequence has a high sensitivity effect in mass spectrometry. Yes.
- a functional peptide does not necessarily have a characteristic sequence such as an enzyme digested peptide.
- many functional peptides are difficult to detect even with conventional probes because of their high hydrophobicity or faster turnover. Therefore, even such functional proteins are required to achieve good detection sensitivity and obtain more meaningful mass spectrometry results.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a probe that further promotes ionization in proteome analysis using mass spectrometry and a highly sensitive mass spectrometry method for proteins using the same.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an ionization promoting probe capable of dealing with a protein having a high degree of hydrophobicity and a fast turnover, and a highly sensitive mass spectrometry method for a protein using the same.
- the present inventors have found that the object of the present invention can be achieved by a probe that is molecularly designed to have a structure that can be introduced into a thiol group and a structure that promotes ionization, and has completed the present invention. It was.
- the present invention includes the following inventions.
- protein widely refers to an amino acid polymer and does not depend on the number of amino acids polymerized. Therefore, “protein” is used in the meaning including any of oligopeptide, polypeptide and protein.
- the protein thiol probe according to (1) wherein the bridging group is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or an alkylene oxide-containing group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
- the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide-containing group is ethylene oxide or propylene oxide.
- the protein to be reacted with the thiol probe may have a thiol group generated by the reduction treatment.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a probe that further promotes ionization in mass spectrometry and a high-sensitivity mass spectrometry method for proteins using the probe.
- the present invention enables an ionization-promoting probe capable of dealing with a protein having a high degree of hydrophobicity and quick turnover, and a highly sensitive mass spectrometry method for proteins using the same.
- the present invention compared to the case where only the reduction-alkylation step using iodoacetamide, which has been used for preventing oxidation of thiol groups in conventional proteomics, is carried out by about 2 to 200. Double sensitivity can be improved.
- the probe of the present invention is designed to reduce the hydrophobicity of the whole molecule, so the protein modified by the probe of the present invention is modified. It becomes more hydrophilic than before. For this reason, it can respond to a protein with high hydrophobicity.
- a thiol group oxidation prevention and ionization promotion treatment can be performed by using a probe designed for the purpose of promoting ionization and improving sensitivity in place of the alkylating agent used in the conventional reduction-alkylation process. Can be performed at the same time without changing the conventional protocol.
- it can also be applied to low-content peptides and hydrophobic proteins that are quickly turned over.
- the thiol probe of the present invention has a structure having reactivity to a thiol group, a structure for suppressing the hydrophobicity of the whole molecule, and a structure that is easily protonated, and the probe itself in multi-step MS analysis. It has a feature that it does not have an amide group which is a structure that leads to complication of mass spectrum due to cleavage of.
- the structure having reactivity to a thiol group is an iodoacetyl group that minimizes side reactions to functional groups (for example, amino groups) other than thiol groups and has high reaction rate selectivity.
- the structure for suppressing the hydrophobicity of the whole molecule is an oxygen-containing group.
- a structure that is easily protonated is a nitrogen-containing group. More specifically, the thiol probe of the present invention has the following formula (I): iodoacetamide group (ICH 3 CO—), oxygen-containing group (—OR 1 —), and nitrogen-containing group (—R 2 ). Represented by the structural formula
- R 1 represents a crosslinking group.
- the cross-linking group is a divalent linking group, and is usually a divalent organic group.
- the divalent organic group may be a hydrocarbon group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. When the above range is exceeded, the hydrophobicity of the whole molecule becomes high, and the ionization promoting effect tends to be hardly obtained.
- the divalent organic group may be an alkylene oxide-containing group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
- a polyalkylene oxide-containing group is preferable. More specifically, the alkylene oxide in the alkylene oxide-containing group is ethylene oxide or propylene oxide.
- the group represented by OR 1 is preferably a polyalkylene glycol group.
- the polyalkylene glycol group may be a group generated by polymerization of an alkylene glycol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms. In the present invention, it can be selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene glycol group (a group generated by polymerization of ethylene glycol) and a polypropylene glycol group (a group generated by polymerization of 1,2-propanediol or 1,3-propanediol).
- the polymerization degree of glycol in the above polyalkylene glycol group may be 2-6.
- R 2 represents a nitrogen-containing group.
- the nitrogen-containing group is a proton-accepting group, and specifically, a substituted ammonium group or a substituted amino group.
- the substituted ammonium group can be a tertiary ammonium group and a quaternary ammonium group.
- the substituent in the substituted ammonium group may be an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
- the counter anion of the substituted ammonium group may be a monovalent halogen anion. For example, Cl ⁇ , Br ⁇ , I ⁇ and the like can be used.
- the substituted amino group may be a group represented by —NHR 3 .
- R 3 may be a hydrocarbon group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms or a nitrogen-containing group.
- R 3 may be an optionally substituted amidino group or an optionally substituted triazino group.
- an optionally substituted amidino group that is, the group represented by —NHR 3 is an optionally substituted guanidino group.
- the substituent in the amidino group which may be substituted may be an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
- the substituent in the triazino group which may be substituted may be selected from the group consisting of an amino group and an alkoxy group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms.
- the probe of the present invention is hydrophilic as a whole and exhibits solubility in water, methanol, and ethanol. Specifically, it is preferably soluble in the solvent at a concentration of 10 to 500 mM, 20 to 500 mM, or 10 to 100 mM under room temperature (for example, 20 ° C. ⁇ 10 ° C.) conditions.
- probes More specific examples of probes are represented by the following formulas (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vii) and (vii).
- the protein to which the thiol probe is added is not particularly limited.
- the protein to which the thiol probe is added widely refers to an amino acid polymer and does not depend on the number of polymerized amino acids, so the molecular weight range is not particularly limited.
- it is preferably a functional protein.
- the functional protein is a protein having a specific physiological activity, and examples thereof include hormones, amyloid, cytokines and the like.
- the present invention is also useful when the protein to which the thiol probe is added is not subjected to a fragmentation step such as digestion.
- a protein having a certain molecular weight or a protein containing more cysteine residues tends to obtain the effect of the present invention.
- the range of the molecular weight to which the thiol probe is added can be 1 kDa or more, but may be, for example, 1.4 kDa or more, 2 kDa or more, 2.4 kDa or more, or 3 kDa or more.
- the upper limit of the said range is not specifically limited, For example, it is 150 kDa.
- the protein to which the thiol probe is to be added naturally has a thiol group.
- the thiol group in a protein is usually derived from a cysteine residue.
- the thiol group may be in the form of a sulfino group (—SO 2 H) and a salt thereof, a sulfo group (—SO 3 H) and a salt thereof, and a disulfide group (—SS—) by being oxidized. Therefore, it is usually generated by performing a reduction treatment before the introduction of the thiol probe.
- a cysteine residue can generate a disulfide group (SS bonding), a SO 2 ⁇ group or a SO 3 ⁇ group, as represented by X in the above formula.
- Such a cysteine residue is subjected to reduction with a reducing agent such as dithiothreitol to generate a thiol group (—SH group).
- a reducing agent such as dithiothreitol
- a thiol group —SH group
- the thiol probe of the present invention ICH 2 CO 2 By subjecting to the addition of R 1 R 2 ), a protein modified with a probe can be obtained.
- the specific protocol in the above-described reduction and modification step with a thiol probe can be easily determined by those skilled in the art according to conventional reductive alkylation. That is, the same protocol as the conventional reductive alkylation can be adopted except that the thiol probe of the present invention is used instead of iodoacetamide used in the alkylation step in the conventional method. Specifically, the reaction can be performed at room temperature (for example, 20 ° C. ⁇ 10 ° C.) for 30 to 60 minutes using a 20 to 50 mM concentration probe.
- the protein modified with the thiol probe of the present invention is subjected to mass spectrometry.
- mass spectrometry for example, an electrospray ionization method, a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization method, or the like can be employed as an ion source.
- an analysis unit a magnetic field deflection type, a quadrupole type, an ion trap type, a time-of-flight type, a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance type, and the like can be appropriately combined.
- ⁇ -cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, sinapinic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and the like are conventionally used as a matrix.
- Protein matrices can be used.
- a tandem mass spectrometer capable of multi-stage MS of MS 2 or higher is preferably used.
- the thiol probe of the present invention Since the thiol probe of the present invention has an ionization promoting effect, it has excellent quantitativeness. Therefore, as the thiol probe of the present invention, a molecule having a predetermined structure (unlabeled probe) and a molecule having a structure in which some constituent atoms in the molecule are replaced with stable isotopes (stable isotope labeled probes) Can also be used as a quantification reagent in combination. Such a quantification reagent can be used for differential analysis.
- the protein sample I and the modified protein sample II can be mixed, and (4) the resulting modified protein mixture can be subjected to mass spectrometry without being subjected to a digestion step.
- Example 1 The following samples (protein or peptide), reagents and equipment were prepared. One protein commonly used as a model for reductive alkylation of proteins; Insulin (Sigma-Aldrich) The alpha chain and the beta chain are linked via the SS bond of cysteine.
- Protein and peptide samples were processed in the following manner. The amount expressed in% is based on volume.
- the peptide was dissolved in an aqueous solution containing 0.05% TFA and 50% acetonitrile, and dispensed at 200 pmol (100 pmol / ⁇ L, 2 ⁇ L).
- 10 ⁇ L of an aqueous solution containing 100 mM NH 4 HCO 3 and 10 mM Dithiothreitol was added to check the pH (about pH 8.3). Incubated for 30 minutes at 56 ° C. 15 ⁇ l of 50 mM probe solution was added and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes in the dark.
- the solvent of a probe solution is as follows, respectively.
- MS analysis was performed under the following conditions. The amount expressed in% is based on volume. Twelve samples were prepared for each probe to be subjected to MS. As an internal standard, 0.3 pmol of P14R was added. As a matrix, 1 ⁇ L of a solution prepared by dissolving 5 mg / ml CHCA in an aqueous solution containing 0.1% TFA and 50% acetonitrile was added per well. As mass spectrometry, automatic measurement was performed by raster scan (300 profile / run). Linear positive was used as the measurement mode.
- SD value Data variation
- p-value The analysis results for Insulin alpha chain, Insulin beta chain, NC4 CLAC-P, PSA2, and S26C Amyloid-beta are shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, respectively.
- a table showing p-values is shown. In each table, a power of 10 is displayed using E, and a negative integer following E represents an exponent of power of 10.
- SEQ ID NO: 6 is an artificial polypeptide.
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例えば、N末端アミノ基やリジン残基のアミノ基がプローブの付加部位として利用されている。そのようなプローブとして例えばTMPP試薬(Anal. Biochem. 2008, 380(2), 291-296(非特許文献1))やSPITC試薬(RCM. 2004, 18(1), 96-102(非特許文献2))等を用い、ペプチドのMS/MSイオン系列の選択性を持たせる方法論がある。
さらに、タンパク質の一斉定量方法もiTRAQ(R)(Isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation)として改良され(Mol Cell Proteomics. 2004, 3, 1154-1169(非特許文献5))、質量分析によってタンパク質又はペプチドの発現変動解析が行われている。
本発明は、以下の発明を含む。
前記架橋基が、炭素数1~3の炭化水素基又は炭素数2~6のアルキレンオキシド含有基である、(1)に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
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前記アルキレンオキシド含有基におけるアルキレンオキシドが、エチレンオキシド又はプロピレンオキシドである、(2)に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
前記置換アミノ基が、-NHR3(R3は、炭化水素基又は窒素含有基を表す)で表される基である、(1)~(3)のいずれかに記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
前記R3が、置換されていてもよいアミジノ基又は置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基である、(4)に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
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前記置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基における置換基が、アミノ基及び炭素数1又は2のアルコキシ基からなる群から選ばれる、(5)に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
(7)前記置換されていてもよいアミジノ基における置換基が、炭素数1又は2のアルキル基である、(5)に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
(1)~(15)のいずれかに記載のチオールプローブをタンパク質と反応させることにより、修飾タンパク質を得る工程と、
前記修飾タンパク質を質量分析に供する工程とを含む、タンパク質の質量分析法。
上記(16)においては、チオールプローブと反応すべきタンパク質は、還元処理によって生じたチオール基を有するものでありうる。
具体的には、チオール基への反応性を有する構造は、チオール基以外への官能基(例えばアミノ基)への副反応を最小限にし、且つ反応速度選択性の高い、ヨードアセチル基である。
分子全体の疎水性度を抑制するための構造は、酸素含有基である。
プロトン化し易い構造は窒素含有基である。
より具体的には、本発明のチオールプローブは、下記式(I)、すなわちヨードアセトアミド基(ICH3CO-)、酸素含有基(-OR1-)、及び窒素含有基(-R2)を有する構造式で表される。
2価の有機基は、炭素数1又は2の炭化水素基でありうる。前記範囲を上回ると、分子全体の疎水性度が高くなり、イオン化促進効果が十分に得られにくくなる傾向にある。
あるいは、2価の有機基は、炭素数2~6のアルキレンオキシド含有基でありうる。好ましくは、ポリアルキレンオキシド含有基である。より具体的には、アルキレンオキシド含有基におけるアルキレンオキシドは、エチレンオキシド又はプロピレンオキシドである。
例えば、OR1で表される基が、ポリアルキレングリコール基であることが好ましい。上記のポリアルキレングリコール基は、炭素数2~6のアルキレングリコールの重合によって生じる基でありうる。本発明においては、ポリエチレングリコール基(エチレングリコールの重合によって生じる基)及びポリプロピレングリコール基(1,2-プロパンジオール又は1,3-プロパンジオールの重合によって生じる基)からなる群から選ばれうる。なお、上記のポリアルキレングリコール基におけるグリコールの重合度は、2~6でありうる。
置換アンモニウム基は、三級アンモニウム基及び四級アンモニウム基でありうる。置換アンモニウム基における置換基は、炭素数1又は2のアルキル基等でありうる。置換アンモニウム基のカウンターアニオンは、1価のハロゲンアニオンであればよい。例えばCl-、Br-、I-などでありうる。
-NHR3で表される基において、R3は、炭素数1又は2の炭化水素基又は窒素含有基でありうる。
好ましくは、R3は、置換されていてもよいアミジノ基又は置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基でありうる。
置換されていてもよいアミジノ基の場合、すなわち、-NHR3で表される基は、置換されていてもよいグアニジノ基である。置換されていてもよいアミジノ基における置換基は、炭素数1又は2のアルキル基等でありうる。
置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基における置換基は、アミノ基、炭素数1又は2のアルコキシ基からなる群から選ばれうる。
また、イオン源としてマトリックス支援レーザー脱離イオン化法を採用する場合、マトリックスとしては、α-シアノ-4-ヒドロキシケイ皮酸、シナピン酸、2,5-ジヒドロキシ安息香酸等、従来から用いられているタンパク質用マトリックスを使用することができる。
さらに、MS2乗以上の多段階MSが可能なタンデム型質量分析装置が好ましく用いられる。
具体的には、(1)状態の異なるタンパク質試料、例えば解析すべきタンパク質試料Iとその対照タンパク質試料IIとの2種類の状態のタンパク質試料を用意し、(2)前記タンパク質試料Iを、非標識プローブ及び安定同位体標識プローブのいずれか一方を用いて修飾し、別途、前記タンパク質試料IIを、非標識プローブ及び安定同位体標識プローブのいずれか他方を用いて修飾し、(3) 修飾されたタンパク質試料I及び修飾されたタンパク質試料IIを混合し、(4)得られた修飾タンパク質混合物を消化工程に供することなく質量分析に供することができる。
1.以下のサンプル(タンパク質又はペプチド)、試薬及び機器を用意した。
タンパク質の還元アルキル化のモデルとして汎用されるタンパク質1種;
Insulin(Sigma-Aldrich)
alpha鎖とbeta鎖とが、システインのSS結合を介して結合している。
alpha鎖:GIVEQC CASVCSLYQL ENYCN(配列番号1))
beta鎖:FVNQHL CGSHLVEALY LVCGERGFFY TPKA(配列番号2))
システインを一つだけ含むペプチドのモデル3種;
NC4 CLAC-P (Anaspec)
LGPDGLPMPG CWQK(配列番号3)
PSA2 (Anaspec)
KLQCVDLHV(配列番号4)
S26C Amyloid-beta (17-40) (Anaspec)
LVFFAEDVGC NKGAIIGLMV GGVV(配列番号5)
内部標準ペプチド1種;
P14R (Sigma-Aldrich)
PPPPPPPPPP PPPPR(配列番号6)
その他汎用試薬;
重炭酸アンモニウム(Fluka)
ジチオトレイトール(和光純薬)
ヨードアセトアミド(和光純薬)
α-シアノ-4-ヒドロキシケイ皮酸(CHCA)(島津GLC)
トリフルオロ酢酸(和光純薬)
アセトニトリル(和光純薬)
ZipTip C18(Millipore)
使用機器;
AXIMA(R) Performance(島津製作所)
ペプチドを0.05% TFAと50%acetonitrileとを含む水溶液に溶解し、200 pmol分注 (100 pmol/μL, 2μL)した。
100 mM NH4HCO3と10mM Dithiothreitolとを含む水溶液を10μL加え、pHを確認した (約pH 8.3であった)。
56℃で30分インキュベートした。
50 mM プローブ溶液を15 μl加え、室温, 30分暗所で撹拌した。なお、プローブ溶液の溶媒はそれぞれ以下の通りである。
CC-02 HI、CC-02 Q、CC-03 Q、CC-10 HI及びIAAの場合は水
TOC-06、TOC-07及びTOC-08の場合はメタノール
10% TFA水溶液を5μL加え、反応停止させた。
反応溶液2 μLを以下の量の0.1% TFA水溶液で希釈後、ZipTip C18で脱塩精製した。
CC-02 HI、CC-02 Q、CC-03 Q、CC-10 HI及びIAAの場合は 20 μLのTFA水溶液
TOC-06、TOC-07及びTOC-08の場合は200 μLのTFA水溶液
MSに供すべきサンプルは、プローブそれぞれについて12個作成した。
内部標準として、0.3 pmolのP14Rを添加した。
マトリックスとして、0.1% TFAと50% acetonitrileとを含む水溶液に5 mg/ml CHCAを溶解させた溶液を1ウェルにつき1μL添加した。
質量分析として、ラスタースキャンで自動測定を行った(300 profile/run)。
測定モードとして、linear positiveを用いた。
プローブの付加により質量数がシフトしたピークを目的ピークとし、目的ピークの強度を、内部標準P14Rのピーク強度に対して補正した。
上位及び下位からそれぞれ1番目の値及び2番目の値を異常値として排除した(35% trim-mean)。MALDI MS分析において、レーザーを照射する場所により、非常にイオンが発生しやすいホットスポットの存在と、逆にイオンがほとんど発生しない場所とがあることが経験的に知られていることから、MALDI MS分析は、常に異常値が出ることを前提に、その解析方法を考慮する必要があるためである。
Insulinのalpha鎖、Insulinのbeta鎖、NC4 CLAC-P、PSA2、及びS26C Amyloid-betaについての解析結果を、それぞれ図1~5に示す。それぞれの図においては、使用したプローブごとにサンプルの相対ピーク強度のばらつきで表したグラフと、コントロール(IAA)に対するサンプルのピーク強度の比(Enhanced ratio)及びイオン化促進の程度を統計的に評価したp値(p-value)を表した表とを示す。なお、それぞれの表においては、10のべき乗をEを用いて表示しており、Eに引き続く負の整数は10のべき乗の指数を表す。
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- 前記架橋基が、炭素数1~3の炭化水素基又は炭素数2~6のアルキレンオキシド含有基である、請求項1に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記アルキレンオキシド含有基におけるアルキレンオキシドが、エチレンオキシド又はプロピレンオキシドである、請求項2に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記置換アミノ基が、-NHR3(R3は、炭化水素基又は窒素含有基を表す)で表される基である、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記R3が、置換されていてもよいアミジノ基又は置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基である、請求項4に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記置換されていてもよいトリアジノ基における置換基が、アミノ基及び炭素数1又は2のアルコキシ基からなる群から選ばれる、請求項5に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記置換されていてもよいアミジノ基における置換基が、炭素数1又は2のアルキル基である、請求項5に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 前記置換アンモニウム基が、炭素数1又は2のアルキル基で置換された第三級アンモニウム基又は第四級アンモニウム基である、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載のタンパク質のチオールプローブ。
- 請求項1~15のいずれか1項に記載のチオールプローブをタンパク質と反応させることにより、修飾タンパク質を得る工程と、
前記修飾タンパク質を質量分析に供する工程とを含む、タンパク質の質量分析法。
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