A parallel affinity purification method for selective isolation of polyubiquitinated proteins

Proteomics. 2008 Aug;8(15):3004-7. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200800271.

Abstract

We developed a parallel affinity purification (PAP) procedure, in which ubiquitinated proteins are purified from the cells that coexpress two affinity-tagged ubiquitins by sequential use of affinity chromatography specific to each tag. In contrast with previous procedures using a single affinity-tagged ubiquitin, the PAP eliminates highly abundant ubiquitin monomers and monoubiquitinated proteins to selectively enrich proteins bearing both affinity-tags, or poly- and multiubiquitinated proteins. Accordingly, it would serve as a powerful method to facilitate mass-spectrometric identification of ubiquitinated proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • Polyubiquitin / metabolism*
  • Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • Proteins
  • Polyubiquitin