Characterisation of zinc-binding domains of peroxisomal RING finger proteins using size exclusion chromatography/inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Biol Chem. 2007 Nov;388(11):1209-14. doi: 10.1515/BC.2007.125.

Abstract

We determined the zinc binding stoichiometry of peroxisomal RING finger proteins by measuring sulfur/metal ratios using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry coupled to size exclusion chromatography, a strategy that provides a fast and quantitative overview on the binding of metals in proteins. As a quality control, liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-time of flight-mass spectrometry was used to measure the molar masses of the intact proteins. The RING fingers of Pex2p, Pex10p, and Pex12p showed a stoichiometry of 2.0, 2.1, and 1.2 mol zinc/mol protein, respectively. Thus, Pex2p and Pex10p possess a typical RING domain with two coordinated zinc atoms, whereas that of Pex12p coordinates only a single zinc atom.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Chromatography, Gel / methods*
  • DNA Primers
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peroxisomes / metabolism*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*
  • Zinc / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Zinc