Identification of phosphorylation sites of equine β-casein isoforms

Equine β‐casein is phosphorylated at variable degrees and isoforms carrying 3 to 7 phosphate groups (3P–7P) have been found in milk, but the phosphorylated amino acid residues of each isoform are not yet identified. In the present work, the different phosphorylation variants were first isolated by i...

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Published inRapid communications in mass spectrometry Vol. 24; no. 11; pp. 1533 - 1542
Main Authors Matéos, Aurélie, Girardet, Jean-Michel, Mollé, Daniel, Corbier, Catherine, Gaillard, Jean-Luc, Miclo, Laurent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 15.06.2010
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Summary:Equine β‐casein is phosphorylated at variable degrees and isoforms carrying 3 to 7 phosphate groups (3P–7P) have been found in milk, but the phosphorylated amino acid residues of each isoform are not yet identified. In the present work, the different phosphorylation variants were first isolated by ion‐exchange chromatography and then hydrolysed by trypsin to generate caseinophosphopeptides (CPPs), each containing all the potential phosphorylation sites. The equine CPPs were prepared by metal oxide affinity chromatography, a method based on the affinity of phosphate groups towards titanium dioxide immobilized onto a micro‐column. This method turned out to be an efficient tool to separate the CPPs Arg1–Lys34 and Glu4–Lys34 from non‐phosphorylated peptides. Purification was achieved by reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC) and each CPP was hydrolyzed by endoproteinase Glu‐C. Finally, the digests were analyzed by RP‐HPLC/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (RP‐HPLC/ESI‐MS) and identified by nano‐electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (nESI‐MS/MS) to locate the phosphorylated sites of the β‐casein isoforms 4P–7P with accuracy. Thus, the isoform 4P was found to be phosphorylated on residues Ser9, Ser23, Ser24, and Ser25. Addition of phosphate groups on Ser18, Thr12, and Ser10 led to the formation of the isoforms 5P–7P, respectively. The results indicated that the in vivo phosphorylation of the equine β‐casein follows a sequential way and is not randomly performed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:0951-4198
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DOI:10.1002/rcm.4552