In Situ Click Reaction Coupled with Quantitative Proteomics for Identifying Protein Targets of Catechol Estrogens
Huei-Chen Liang, Yi-Chen Liu, Hsin Chen, Ming-Chun Ku, Quynh-Trang Do, Chih-Yen Wang, Shun-Fen Tzeng, and Shu-Hui Chen
J. Proteome Res. Publication online: June 13, 2018
Catechol estrogens (CEs), major metabolites of estrogens, are an important set of electrophiles that form stable covalent conjugates with endogenous proteins. These covalent modifications may induce cell signaling responses and influence the metabolic or gene regulation. In this study, the authors developed a click reaction/MS-based strategy to identify cellular protein targets of CEs.
Liver microsome samples were treated with ethinylestradiol as the precursor probe, and the CE metabolites were produced in situ by the enzymes present in the microsomes. After 24 hr. the CEs-protein complexes were affinity purified using click chemistry with a biotin azide linker. The samples were digested by trypsin, stable isotope labeled via reductive amination, and analyzed by LC/MS.
A total of 334 liver proteins were identified and 274 proteins were classified as strong binders. Many of the identified strong binders are involved in cellular redox processes or detoxification activities.
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