Identification and Quantification of
Metabolic Modification of Serum
Protein as a Prognostic Biomarker by
Liquid Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry
Speaker:Hsin Chen
Advisor:Shu-Hui Chen
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P450
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DNA
DNA
stable
adducts
stable
adducts
COMT
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Cavalieri, Ercole, et al. "Catechol estrogen quinones as initiators of breast and other
human cancers: implications for biomarkers of susceptibility and cancer prevention."
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on Cancer 1766.1 (2006): 63-78.
catechol estrogens (CEs)
Toxic intermediate
cancer
Estrogen Hormone – Metabolism pathway
conjugate with Cysteine,
Histidine and Lysine.
Biomarkers
Sample
Inlet
Ion
Source
Analyzer
Mass
Ion
Detector
Data
output
Vacuum Pump
column
HPLC system
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Mass analyzer
LTQ-Orbitrap
4
Fourier transform
Estrogenized serum proteins identified from diabetic
patients by bottom-up proteomics
Human Serum Albumin (HSA)
35~50mg/mL in serum
MW.:66.4kDa
balance pH and osmotic pressure
The most abound protein in the serum
contain 35 cysteines, C34 is a free thiol group.
A L V L I A
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P F E D H V K
Alkylation
A L V L I A
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P F E D H V K
Estrogenization
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1. Dithiothreito
2. iodoacetamide
=
+
Identification of estrogenization of serum proteins
in diabetic patients by LC/MSMS
Analysis Process
Solid phase extraction
Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM)
Three product ions for one peptide
20161222_0212_noc34_nospe_1 #7890-7954RT:40.37-40.65AV:16NL:2.91E2
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1069.32 1071.19 1070.39 1068.20 1104.84 1105.91 1104.04 1107.50 1161.42 1161.90 1162.64 1163.57 1160.27
MS2 Fragment Spectrum of alkylated
C
34 Peptide Ions
20161222_0212_noc34_nospe_1 #7890-7954RT:40.37-40.65AV:16NL:2.91E2
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1069.32 1071.19 1070.39 1068.20 1104.84 1105.91 1104.04 1107.50 1161.42 1161.90 1162.64 1163.57 1160.27
MS2 Fragment Spectrum of Estrogenized
C
34 Peptide Ions
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20160830_160525_200ugst+50ng4ohe2_80%spe_800nl #8882-9034RT:43.38-44.08AV:39NL:3.61E4
F:FTMS + p NSI Full ms [300.00-2000.00] 904.5 905.0 905.5 906.0 906.5 907.0 907.5 908.0 908.5 909.0 909.5 910.0 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 906.81 z=3 907.14 z=3 906.47 z=3 907.48 z=3 907.81 z=3 904.42 z=2 908.02 z=? 908.52z=? 904.53 z=? 905.44 z=? 904.92 z=2 909.02z=? 909.45z=? 906.18 z=? 905.85 z=? 909.97z=?
20160829_160822_200ugo4_500nl #8890-9049RT:43.38-44.06AV:40NL:3.97E4
F:FTMS + p NSI Full ms [300.00-2000.00] 904.5 905.0 905.5 906.0 906.5 907.0 907.5 908.0 908.5 909.0 909.5 910.0 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 904.31 z=8 904.44 z=8 905.79 z=? 905.57 z=? 906.08 z=? 905.46 z=? 906.50 z=? 904.77 z=? 904.49 z=? 909.75 z=? 909.45 z=? 906.83 z=? 904.97 z=? 905.22 z=? 909.82 z=? 908.82 z=? 908.47 z=? 908.02 z=? 906.98 z=? 907.48z=? 909.08z=? 909.88z=?
serum
Activated serum
Limit of quantification.(LOQ)
S/N ratio <3
S/N = 28
without SPE
with SPE
20160730_160726_200ugO17_80%SPE_800nL
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ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072
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1105.08
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1103.70
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1163.05
1161.00
1163.91
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ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
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1068.48
1069.68
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20160805_160726_200ugn60_80%spe_800nl #8676-8785RT:42.60-43.06AV:27NL:1.62F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1071.67 1068.33 1070.83 1105.25 1104.64 1107.25 1103.75 1106.39 1161.40 1162.40 1160.65 20160826_160815_200ugn60 #9026-9132RT:43.57-44.02AV:27NL:7.66
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1072.00 1069.64 1068.19 1104.55 1105.15 1106.06 1104.05 1107.15 1161.16 1163.70 1162.96
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Background interferences
y = 0.3166x + 0.0001
R² = 0.9569
0.00%
0.02%
0.04%
0.06%
0.08%
0.10%
0.12%
0.000% 0.100% 0.200% 0.300% 0.400%
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Quantity of Added standard to sample
Standard Addition Method
A
B C
Unknown / activated(SPIKE)
Reading of unknown
without added standard
Positive (activated) serum standard
24hr, 37℃
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ER(%)=0.33
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modification ratio
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Area of Estrogenization C34
No activated
SPIKE 0.19%
SPIKE 0.33%
20160829_160822_200ugO4_500nL #8779-8925 RT:42.90-43.52AV:37NL:1.77
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1071.83 1071.18 1105.36 1106.57 1104.10 1107.20 20170113_04_nospe_spike10_4ohe2 #8021-8061RT:40.38-40.55AV:10NL:6.60
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1071.9370 1104.9116 1106.6243 1105.7733 1107.3120 1161.5677
20170113_04_nospe_spike20_4ohe2 #8005-8045RT:40.40-40.56AV:10NL:2.37E2
F:ITMS + c NSI SRM ms2 [email protected] [1068.01-1072.01, 1103.53-1107.53, 1160.07-1164.07]
1069 1070 1071 1072 m/z 1104 1105 1106 1107 m/z 1161 1162 1163 1164 m/z 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 R el at iv e A bundanc e 1069.4836 1070.4838 1071.5139 1104.9594 1107.4264 1105.5893 1161.5254 1162.63081163.8541