Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics

Protein phosphorylation is an essential post-translational modification that regulates multiple cellular processes. Due to their low stoichiometry and ionization efficiency, it is critical to efficiently enrich phosphopeptides for phosphoproteomics. Several phosphopeptide enrichment methods have bee...

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Main Authors: Jiaran Li, Jifeng Wang, Yumeng Yan, Na Li, Xiaoqing Qing, Ailikemu Tuerxun, Xiaojing Guo, Xiulan Chen, Fuquan Yang
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author Jiaran Li
Jifeng Wang
Yumeng Yan
Na Li
Xiaoqing Qing
Ailikemu Tuerxun
Xiaojing Guo
Xiulan Chen
Fuquan Yang
author_facet Jiaran Li
Jifeng Wang
Yumeng Yan
Na Li
Xiaoqing Qing
Ailikemu Tuerxun
Xiaojing Guo
Xiulan Chen
Fuquan Yang
author_sort Jiaran Li
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description Protein phosphorylation is an essential post-translational modification that regulates multiple cellular processes. Due to their low stoichiometry and ionization efficiency, it is critical to efficiently enrich phosphopeptides for phosphoproteomics. Several phosphopeptide enrichment methods have been reported; however, few studies have comprehensively compared different TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods using complex proteomic samples. Here, we compared four TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods that used four non-phosphopeptide excluders (glutamic acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, and DHB). We found that these four TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods had different enrichment specificities and that phosphopeptides enriched by the four methods had different physicochemical characteristics. More importantly, we discovered that phosphopeptides had a higher deamidation ratio than peptides from cell lysate and that phosphopeptides enriched using the glutamic acid method had a higher deamidation ratio than the other three methods. We then compared two phosphopeptide fractionation methods: ammonia- or TEA-based high pH reversed-phase (HpH-RP). We found that fewer phosphopeptides, especially multi-phosphorylated peptides, were identified using the ammonia-based method than using the TEA-based method. Therefore, the TEA-based HpH-RP fractionation method performed better than the ammonia method. In conclusion, we comprehensively evaluated different TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment and fractionation methods, providing a basis for selecting the proper protocols for comprehensive phosphoproteomics.
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spelling doaj.art-0e8c318293bf40e8af626c2bb273dc6c2023-11-23T19:48:41ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-06-011113204710.3390/cells11132047Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for PhosphoproteomicsJiaran Li0Jifeng Wang1Yumeng Yan2Na Li3Xiaoqing Qing4Ailikemu Tuerxun5Xiaojing Guo6Xiulan Chen7Fuquan Yang8Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaProtein phosphorylation is an essential post-translational modification that regulates multiple cellular processes. Due to their low stoichiometry and ionization efficiency, it is critical to efficiently enrich phosphopeptides for phosphoproteomics. Several phosphopeptide enrichment methods have been reported; however, few studies have comprehensively compared different TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods using complex proteomic samples. Here, we compared four TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods that used four non-phosphopeptide excluders (glutamic acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, and DHB). We found that these four TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment methods had different enrichment specificities and that phosphopeptides enriched by the four methods had different physicochemical characteristics. More importantly, we discovered that phosphopeptides had a higher deamidation ratio than peptides from cell lysate and that phosphopeptides enriched using the glutamic acid method had a higher deamidation ratio than the other three methods. We then compared two phosphopeptide fractionation methods: ammonia- or TEA-based high pH reversed-phase (HpH-RP). We found that fewer phosphopeptides, especially multi-phosphorylated peptides, were identified using the ammonia-based method than using the TEA-based method. Therefore, the TEA-based HpH-RP fractionation method performed better than the ammonia method. In conclusion, we comprehensively evaluated different TiO<sub>2</sub>-based phosphopeptide enrichment and fractionation methods, providing a basis for selecting the proper protocols for comprehensive phosphoproteomics.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/13/2047phosphoproteomicsTiO<sub>2</sub>phosphopeptide enrichmentphosphopeptide fractionationnon-phosphopeptide excluderdeamidation
spellingShingle Jiaran Li
Jifeng Wang
Yumeng Yan
Na Li
Xiaoqing Qing
Ailikemu Tuerxun
Xiaojing Guo
Xiulan Chen
Fuquan Yang
Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
Cells
phosphoproteomics
TiO<sub>2</sub>
phosphopeptide enrichment
phosphopeptide fractionation
non-phosphopeptide excluder
deamidation
title Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
title_full Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
title_fullStr Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
title_full_unstemmed Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
title_short Comprehensive Evaluation of Different TiO<sub>2</sub>-Based Phosphopeptide Enrichment and Fractionation Methods for Phosphoproteomics
title_sort comprehensive evaluation of different tio sub 2 sub based phosphopeptide enrichment and fractionation methods for phosphoproteomics
topic phosphoproteomics
TiO<sub>2</sub>
phosphopeptide enrichment
phosphopeptide fractionation
non-phosphopeptide excluder
deamidation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/13/2047
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