Comparison of the methods for profiling glycoprotein glycans - HUPO human disease glycomics/proteome initiative multi-institutional study

Yoshinao Wada, Parastoo Azadi, Catherine E. Costello, Anne Dell, Raymond A. Dwek, Hildegard Geyer, Rudolf Geyer, Kazuaki Kakehi, Niclas G. Karlsson, Koichi Kato, Nana Kawasaki, Kay Hooi Khoo, Soohyun Kim, Akihiro Kondo, Erika Lattova, Yehia Mechref, Eiji Miyoshi, Kazuyuki Nakamura, Hisashi Narimatsu, Milos V. NovotnyNicolle H. Packer, Hélène Perreault, Jasna Peter-Katalinić, Gottfried Pohlentz, Vernon N. Reinhold, Pauline M. Rudd, Akemi Suzuki, Naoyuki Taniguchi

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Abstract

Mass spectrometry (MS) of glycoproteins is an emerging field in proteomics, poised to meet the technical demand for elucidation of the structural complexity and functions of the oligosaccharide components of molecules. Considering the divergence of the mass spectrometric methods employed for oligosaccharide analysis in recent publications, it is necessary to establish technical standards and demonstrate capabilities. In the present study of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) Human Disease Glycomics/Proteome Initiative (HGPI), the same samples of transferrin and immunoglobulin-G were analyzed for N -linked oligosaccharides and their relative abundances in 20 laboratories, and the chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis results were evaluated. In general, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight MS of permethylated oligosaccharide mixtures carried out in six laboratories yielded good quantitation, and the results can be correlated to those of chromatography of reductive amination derivatives. For underivatized oligosaccharide alditols, graphitized carbon-liquid chromatography (LC)/electrospray ionization (ESI) MS detecting deprotonated molecules in the negative ion mode provided acceptable quantitation. The variance of the results among these three methods was small. Detailed analyses of tryptic glycopeptides employing either nano LC/ESI MS/MS or MALDI MS demonstrated excellent capability to determine site-specific or subclass-specific glycan profiles in these samples. Taking into account the variety of MS technologies and options for distinct protocols used in this study, the results of this multi-institutional study indicate that MS-based analysis appears as the efficient method for identification and quantitation of oligosaccharides in glycomic studies and endorse the power of MS for glycopeptide characterization with high sensitivity in proteomic programs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-422
Number of pages12
JournalGlycobiology
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2007
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

An erratum for this article exists and can be found in Glycobiology, vol. 17, issue 5, p.10G. DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwm041

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