共价有机骨架功能材料及其在糖肽选择性富集中的应用

蛋白质糖基化是生物体中最重要的翻译后修饰手段之一,糖蛋白/糖肽的有效分离和富集成为目前糖蛋白组学研究的首要问题。对于复杂的生物样本,糖蛋白的数量较少,酶解后大量高丰度非糖基化修饰肽的存在,使得低丰度糖肽的检测更加困难。因此,需要一些手段来有效地富集糖肽以提高其检测丰度,发展高选择性的糖肽富集材料及方法就成为在分子水平上有效地监测糖蛋白或糖肽的重要途径。相对于传统的糖肽富集材料,共价有机骨架材料具有比表面积大和可修饰位点丰富的优点,在糖肽富集领域具有很大的应用潜力。该文制备了一种新型的共价有机骨架材料(O-T-D-COFs),利用1,3,5-三(4-氨苯基)苯和2,5-二甲氧基苯-1,4-二甲醛作为反应单体通过共聚缩合反应生成的席夫碱构成了材料的框架,对合成后的中间体材料进行氧化处理,从而提高材料的富集性能。利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、红外光谱和固体核磁等表征技术对材料的结构进行了表征,并将其应用于糖肽的选择性富集。分别对富集过程的上样条件、淋洗条件、洗脱条件进行了优化,结合质谱检测技术,从人血清免疫球蛋白G酶解液中观察到32个明显的糖肽信号峰。通过模拟复杂样本体系验证材料富集选择性,在人血清免疫球蛋白G和牛血清白蛋白的酶解液混合物摩尔比达到1∶50时,该材料仍然保持了良好的选择性。此外,还考察了材料的检测限、富集容量、回收率等富集性能,及在实际样品中的应用潜力。以人血清免疫球蛋白G为评价对象,O-T-D-COFs具有较低的检测限(2.5 fmol/μL)、较高的富集容量(120 mg/g),及较好的富集回收率(103.5%±6.6%、101.5%±10.4%)。在血清样品中富集到来自53个N-糖蛋白中的86个N-糖肽序列,并鉴定到了94个N-糖基化位点。这些结果都表明,该材料在糖肽富集领域有较好的应用前景。     

基于纳米粒子的糖蛋白/糖肽分离富集方法

蛋白质糖基化是一种重要的蛋白质翻译后修饰方式,糖基化对蛋白质的结构和功能有着非常重要的影响。在血清或者组织提取液中,一些低浓度的糖蛋白/糖肽是具有高度临床灵敏性和特异性的生物标记物,这些生物分子可能对疾病发生机理探讨、疾病标记物发现及蛋白类新药开发提供重要信息。由于糖蛋白/糖肽的丰度低,从复杂的生物样品中高选择性富集糖蛋白/糖肽一直是糖蛋白组学的难点和重点。纳米结构的材料因其大比表面积、丰富的活性亲和位点和特殊结构,已经广泛应用于糖蛋白/糖肽的分离富集中。本文对基于金、SiO₂、TiO₂、Fe₃O₄、金刚石和聚合物纳米粒子为载体的糖蛋白/糖肽分离富集方法的研究进展作了简要概述,并且阐明了糖蛋白/糖肽分离富集方法所面临的挑战,最后,对其未来发展方向做了展望。     

基于叠氮基-氰基点击化学的苯硼酸亲和硅胶的制备及其在糖蛋白/糖肽选择性富集中的应用

硼亲和色谱法在糖肽/糖蛋白选择性富集中的应用趋于成熟。硼酸亲和材料的选择性，生物相容性，制备过程是否简便均是开发新型苯硼酸功能化材料需要考虑的问题。该研究立足硼酸亲和材料开发的关键问题，设计并开发了一种新型苯硼酸亲和硅胶（TCNBA）。该材料采用基于叠氮基-氰基的无铜催化点击化学方法进行合成，生物相容性好，制备方法简便。红外光谱和X射线光电子能谱图表征结果证明材料合成成功。TCNBA的糖肽富集选择性利用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI-TOF MS）进行评价，结果表明，TCNBA能够分别从辣根过氧化物酶（HRP）和免疫球蛋白G（IgG）酶解液中鉴定出13个和11个糖肽；以HRP和牛血清白蛋白（BSA）酶解液混合物（物质的量比1：10）作为研究对象，富集后能够鉴定出5个糖肽。TCNBA的糖蛋白富集选择性利用十二烷基磺酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法（SDS-PAGE）进行评价，以HRP、IgG、核糖核酸酶B（RNaseB）作为考察对象，结果表明，TCNBA对糖蛋白具有较好的富集选择性。以实际样品人血清为测试对象验证TCNBA在实际生物样品中的应用价值。结果显示，富集后非糖蛋白得到较大程度去除，糖蛋白得以富集。所制备的材料和方法具有大规模实际蛋白质样品分离处理的应用前景。     

新型四肽亲水材料用于糖肽的高效富集

本研究采用原子转移自由聚合(Atom-transfer radical-polymerization, ATRP)法合成了一种新型四肽亲水作用色谱材料 (Poly-DAPD),用于糖肽的选择性富集.通过氮气吸脱附、热重分析和X射线光电子能谱等技术进行表征,结果表明,四肽已成功接枝到硅球上.固相萃取富集实验表明,合成的亲水材料对牛胎球蛋白(Fetuin)糖肽富集选择性高;与商品化ZIC-HILIC材料相比,Poly-DAPD材料富集掺有5摩尔倍数牛血清蛋白(BSA)的Fetuin样品时,在获得的糖肽数目及抗干扰性能方面都更具优势.此Poly-DAPD材料可进一步用于不同糖蛋白的糖基化分析研究.     

用于N-糖肽/糖蛋白分离富集的新型材料

蛋白质糖基化在调节各种复杂的生物过程中,如分子识别、免疫应答和蛋白质折叠等起着至关重要的作用。由于糖肽/糖蛋白在复杂生物样品或临床样品中丰度较低,进行糖蛋白组学分析前往往需要进行目标蛋白的分离富集。研究开发具有高效糖蛋白分离富集能力的新型材料对糖蛋白/糖肽的研究具有重要意义。近年来报道了许多新型糖蛋白分离富集材料,如有机高分子材料、生物基材料、新型有机骨架材料和新型功能复合材料等。这些材料因其结构、生物相容性和理化性质等特点,从不同层面推动了糖蛋白分离富集技术的发展。本文就目前国内外有关糖肽/糖蛋白分离富集的新型材料进行了总结和讨论,并对其未来发展提出展望。     

重组含糖识别结构域的人源半乳糖凝集素-3在糖蛋白/糖肽富集中的应用

植物凝集素是广泛使用的糖蛋白富集和识别材料,动物凝集素则较少被尝试用于糖蛋白富集。基于人源半乳糖凝集素-3的糖识别结构域（CRD）,设计了两种重组凝集素：Gal3C （一个CRD）和Tetra-Gal3C （四重串联CRD）。通过将两种凝集素固定于链霉亲和素琼脂糖小球上,构造了富集糖蛋白的重组凝集素亲和柱。使用凝胶电泳、免疫印迹以及生物质谱技术对重组凝集素的生物特征及其糖蛋白富集能力进行了表征与评价,发现两种类型的重组凝集素对糖蛋白/糖肽都有良好的富集效果,并具有较高的特异性和灵敏度。相对于Gal3C而言,Tetra-Gal3C由于具有四重串联的CRD结构域,表现出更高的糖蛋白/糖肽富集能力。该凝集素亲和柱成功用于人肝癌细胞系HepG2的糖蛋白富集,表明重组凝集素具有从复杂生物样本中选择性识别和富集糖蛋白/糖肽的能力。     

氧化铝富集糖肽的研究

糖基化蛋白对于生命体的生长发育, 免疫调节, 细胞识别粘附等具有重要意义, 而异常的糖基化表达与风湿关节炎、肿瘤、阻塞性肺病等疾病密切相关. 因此糖蛋白结构检测对于研究生命活动至关重要. 由于在复杂样品中糖肽含量相对较少, 加之非糖肽的离子抑制作用, 使得糖肽的质谱检测有一定的挑战性. 因此发展一种有效富集糖肽的方法是必要的. 本实验中我们选用氧化铝对糖肽进行富集研究, 并考察了影响氧化铝保留多肽的机理. 我们利用氧化铝, 从HRP酶解液中共获得16个糖肽, 从IgG酶解液中共获得12个糖肽. 与直接检测样品酶解液和经商品化材料Sepharose富集后再检测相比, 检测到糖肽的个数增多. 实验数据证明氧化铝富集糖肽具有较好的选择性和覆盖率.     

两性离子双功能化超亲水金属有机框架纳米复合材料的制备及其用于糖肽的选择性富集

蛋白糖基化是生物体中普遍发生且重要的生物学过程,其参与多种分子生物学的功能和途径,是临床诊断重要的生物标志物。但是,糖肽因其丰度低、离子化效率低、糖链异质性等难点,使糖蛋白分析一直面临巨大的挑战。因此,研究合成了一种新型的两性离子双功能化纳米金(AuGC)修饰的超亲水性沸石咪唑骨架(ZIF-8)纳米复合材料(AuGC/ZIF-8),并建立了亲水相互作用色谱(HILIC)和基质辅助激光解吸电离-飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)联用选择性富集糖肽的分析方法。谷胱甘肽和半胱氨酸双功能化的协同作用,使MOF具有超亲水性和低空间位阻,为糖肽选择性富集提供了更多的亲和位点。研究以辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)为模式糖蛋白,通过AuGC/ZIF-8富集后,MALDI-TOF MS分析。结果表明,AuGC/ZIF-8对HRP糖肽的富集能力高达250 μg/mg,且在与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)混合溶液中(HRP-BSA (1∶200,质量比))显示出对HRP糖肽的高选择性,以及极低含量下(0.3 ng/μL)的高灵敏度。因此,在复杂生物样品糖蛋白的富集分离中具有很大的应用潜力。     

聚烯丙基氯点击反应接合葡萄糖纳米磁球的制备与糖肽富集

糖蛋白及与蛋白质结合的糖链在生物体内的丰度一般极低,为实现其准确定性及定量,去除高丰度非糖蛋白、非糖肽的干扰,通常需要进行富集前处理操作。该文设计并制备了一种基于点击化学反应和烯丙基氯多功能化位点聚合物的葡萄糖改性核-壳-壳型磁性纳米颗粒,并建立了相应的用于糖肽亲水富集的固相微萃取方法。以人免疫球蛋白G酶解液为样品,共测得32个糖肽信号。该方法检出限可达10 fmol,每克磁性分离介质的富集容量达100 mg。     

仿生聚合物材料用于糖肽的高选择性富集

蛋白质糖基化分析对深入认识其生物功能和发现生物标志物意义重大。由于生物样品中糖肽的丰度低，糖肽的富集至关重要。该文合成了一种以色氨酸为功能基团的新型仿生聚合物材料（简称Poly-Trp），并用于糖肽的高选择性富集。扫描电子显微镜、热分析仪和红外光谱仪等表征证明Poly-Trp已成功合成。通过考察溶液条件变化对糖肽在Poly-Trp保留的影响，发现糖肽在Poly-Trp上的保留分别随着溶液中乙腈浓度的降低和酸度的升高而变弱。且Poly-Trp对牛胎球蛋白糖肽的富集选择性高于商品化ZIC-HILIC和氨基硅胶，能抵抗物质的量倍数为100的牛血清白蛋白的干扰。该研究中仿生聚合物材料的设计为糖肽富集材料提供了新思路和新方法。     

Selective enrichment of glycopeptides for mass spectrometry analysis using C18 fractionation and titanium dioxide chromatography

Comprehensive glycoprotein characterization based on mass spectrometry (MS) is challenging because of low concentration of glycopeptides and suppression effect of abundant non-glycosylated peptides in MS. Therefore, it is vital to enrich glycopeptides before MS analysis. A new method was developed to selectively enrich glycopeptides from complex sample by coupling C18 fractionation with titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) enrichment. The new method allows to selectively enrich N-linked glycopeptides with various glycan forms and different sequence lengths. Compared with single TiO(2) method, the established method demonstrated higher glycopeptide selectivity and higher glycosylation heterogeneity coverage. Further application of this method to mixture of non-glycosylated protein and glycoprotein digests at different levels reveals the feasibility of enrichment of tryptic glycopeptides from simple proteomics samples.     

Novel functionalized poly(glycidyl methacrylate‐co‐ethylene dimethacrylate) microspheres for the solid‐phase extraction of glycopeptides/glycoproteins

Novel 3‐aminophenylboronic acid functionalized poly(glycidyl methacrylate‐co‐ethylene dimethacrylate) microspheres were prepared for the solid‐phase extraction of glycopeptides/glycoproteins. The adsorption efficiency, maximum adsorption capacity, and specific recognition of the microspheres to glycoprotein were investigated. The results indicated excellent adsorption of glycoproteins by the microspheres, which are attributed to the well‐defined boronic acid brushes on the microsphere surfaces. Furthermore, a solid‐phase extraction microcolumn filled with the microspheres was used to efficiently enrich glycopeptides from enzymatic hydrolysates from human serum samples. The mass spectrometry results demonstrated that the method is suitable for the separation and enrichment of glycopeptides/glycoproteins from complex biological samples.     

Facile Synthesis of Boronic Acid‐Functionalized Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Nanocomposites for Highly Specific Enrichment of Glycopeptides

In the work, aminophenylboronic acid (APB)‐functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica, which holds the attractive features of high magnetic responsivity and large surface area, was developed to enrich glycopeptides. At first, magnetic mesoporous silica nanocomposites were prepared. And then, the nanocomposites were functioned with glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) for boronic acid immobilization. Due to that the boronic acid group on the surface of magnetic mesoporous silica nanocomposites can form tight yet reversible covalent bond with glycopeptides containing cis‐1,2‐diols groups, the magnetic mesoporous silica nanocomposites were successfully applied to selective enrichment of glycopeptides. APB functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica was also demonstrated to have high selectivity for the glycopeptides in the presence of a 10‐fold excess bovine serum albumin (BSA) over horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the tryptic digest. We also find that magnetic mesoporous silica has better sensitivity in HRP digest compared with that of commercial aminophenylboronic acid‐functionalized magnetic nanoparticles beads. The limit of detection for glycopeptides from glycoprotein HRP is about 0.01 ng/µL.     

Boronic acid functionalized Fe3O4 magnetic microspheres for the specific enrichment of glycoproteins

Glycoproteins are useful biomarkers and therapeutic targets for a number of diseases, including infections and cancer. However, identification and isolation of low‐abundant glycoproteins remains a significant challenge that limits their application. Thus, methods of specific and selective glycoprotein enrichment are required. In this study, novel phenylboronic acid functionalized magnetic microspheres were successfully synthesized. Fe₃O₄ microspheres were synthesized by using a hydrothermal method and were coated with tetraethyl orthosilicate using an ultrasonic method to form a core‐shell structure. Compared to the conventional mechanical stirring for 12 h, the ultrasonic method saved about 7 h in processing time, and the home‐made magnetic microspheres had better dispersibility and homogeneity. Subsequently, the magnetic microspheres were modified by addition of an amino group and a carboxyl group, in sequence. Finally, 3‐aminophenylboronic acid, as the functional monomer, was linked to the magnetic microspheres for capturing glycoprotein/glycopeptides. The results of this study indicate that phenylboronic acid functionalized magnetic microspheres show excellent adsorption performance toward glycoprotein/glycopeptides. The maximum absorbing capacity of the microspheres for fetuin was 108 mg/g, and the enrichment efficiency reached 89.7%, indicating their potential to separate and enrich glycoproteins from the complex biological samples.     

Extended sugar-assisted glycopeptide ligations: development, scope, and applications

Recently, we reported the development of sugar-assisted ligation (SAL), a novel peptide ligation method for the synthesis of glycopeptides. After screening a large number of glycoprotein sequences in a glycoprotein database, it became evident that a large proportion (approximately 53%) of O-glycosylation sites contain amino acid residues that will not undergo SAL reactions. To overcome these inherent limitations and broaden the scope of the method we report here the development of an extended SAL method. Glycopeptides containing up to six amino acid extensions N-terminal to the glycosylated residue were shown to facilitate ligation reactions with peptide thioesters, and these products were isolated in good yields. Kinetic analysis was used to show that as glycopeptides were extended by further amino acid residues, ligation reactions became slower. This finding was rationalized by molecular dynamics simulations using AMBER9. These studies suggested a general trend whereby the proximal distance between the reactive sites of the thioester intermediate (the N-terminal amine and the carbonyl carbon of the thioester) increased as glycopeptides were extended, thus slowing down the ligation rate. Each of the extended SAL methods showed broad tolerance to a number of different amino acid combinations at the ligation junction. Re-evaluation of the glycoprotein database suggested that 95% of the O-linked glycosylation sites can now be utilized to facilitate SAL or extended SAL reactions. As such, this method represents an extremely valuable tool for the synthesis of naturally occurring glycopeptides and glycoproteins. To demonstrate the applicability of the method, extended SAL was successfully implemented in the synthesis of the starting unit of the cancer-associated MUC1 glycoprotein.     

Pronase E酶解释放糖蛋白N-糖链的方法及荧光标记衍生物的LC-MS分析

建立了一种用非特异性酶链酶蛋白酶 E(Pronase E)从糖蛋白上释放N-糖链的方法. 以牛胰核糖核酸酶 B(Ribo B)和鸡白蛋白(Chicken Albumin)为材料, 用Pronase E代替N-糖苷酶 F(PNGase F)释放N-糖链. 当蛋白酶质量与糖蛋白质量比为1∶1时, 得到只带一个天冬氨酸(Asn)的闭环N-糖链, 称其为糖氨酸(glycan-Asn), 这样既为糖链引入了天然的-NH2活性基团, 同时还保持了糖链原有的还原端闭环结构. 以9-氯甲酸芴甲酯(Fmoc-Cl)为衍生试剂对解离后的糖氨酸进行衍生, 采用高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱联用技术(HPLC-ESI/MS)对Fmoc-Cl糖氨酸衍生物进行分析, 建立了糖蛋白的Pronase E酶解、微量糖氨酸的Fmoc-Cl衍生以及糖氨酸衍生物的HPLC-ESI/MS分析方法, 该方法保持了N-糖链的天然结构, 便于以-NH2为功能基团进一步进行荧光标记、分离制备以及糖链与蛋白质的相互作用研究.     

Photopolymerized sol–gel monoliths for separations of glycosylated proteins and peptides in microfluidic chips

Photopolymerized silica sol–gel monoliths, functionalized with boronic acid ligands, have been developed for protein and peptide separations in polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices. Pore size characterization of the monoliths was carried out with SEM, image analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry to evaluate both the micron‐sized macropores and the nanometer‐sized mesopores. Monoliths were functionalized with boronic acid using three different immobilization techniques. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the capacity of the monoliths and selectivity toward cis‐diol‐containing compounds. Conalbumin was used as a model glycoprotein, and a tryptic digest of the glycoprotein horseradish peroxidase was used as a peptide mixture to demonstrate proof‐of‐concept extraction of glycoproteins and glycopeptides by the monoliths formulated in polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic chips. For proteins, fluorescence detection was used, whereas the peptide separations employed off‐line analysis using MALDI‐MS.     

Specific enrichment of urinary exosomes and exosomal glycopeptides by coefficient affinity of integrated l-cysteine and titania

Exosome and inclusive cargoes have manifested significant function in different biological events. In particular, glycopeptides in exosome are closely associated with occurrence and development of various diseases. Developing advanced tools is highly desired to enrich glycopeptides from exosomes, and enrich exosomes from complex biological samples as well. In this work, integration of L-cysteine and titania onto the surface of magnetic nanoparticles is designed to realize the coefficient affinit...