Isotope-Coded Affinity Tag (ICAT) Approach to Redox Proteomics: Identification and Quantitation of Oxidant-Sensitive Cysteine Thiols in Complex Protein Mixtures

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Abstract

An approach is described for the simultaneous identification and quantitation of oxidant-sensitive cysteine thiols in a complex protein mixture using a thiol-specific, acid-cleavable isotope-coded affinity tag (ICAT) reagent (Applied Biosystems, USA). The approach is based on the fact that only free cysteine thiols are susceptible to labeling by the iodoacetamide-based ICAT, and that mass spectrometry can be used to quantitate the relative labeling of free thiols. Applying this approach, we have identified cysteine thiols of proteins in a rabbit heart membrane fraction that are sensitive to a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Previously known and some novel proteins with oxidant-sensitive cysteines were identified. Of the many protein thiols labeled by the ICAT, only relatively few were oxidized more than 50% despite the high concentration of oxidant used, indicating that oxidant-sensitive thiols are relatively rare, and denoting their specificity and potential functional relevance.

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