Periodic mesoporous organosilica as a multifunctional nanodevice for large-scale characterization of membrane proteins

Anal Chem. 2012 Jul 3;84(13):5809-15. doi: 10.1021/ac301146a. Epub 2012 Jun 12.

Abstract

A versatile protocol has been developed for large-scale characterization of hydrophobic membrane proteins based on the periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) acting as both an extractor for hydrophobic substrate capture and a nanoreactor for efficient in situ digestion. With introduction of organic groups in the pore frameworks and the presence of hydrophilic silanol groups on the surface, PMO can be well-dispersed into not only an organic solution to concentrate the dissolved membrane proteins but also an aqueous solution containing enzymes for sequential rapid proteolysis in the nanopores. The unique amphiphilic property of PMO ensures a facile switch in different solutions to realize the processes of substrate dissolution, enrichment, and digestion effectively. Furthermore, this novel PMO-assisted protocol has been successfully applied for identification of complex membrane proteins extracted from mouse liver as proof of general applicability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Bacteriorhodopsins / chemistry*
  • Bacteriorhodopsins / isolation & purification
  • Bacteriorhodopsins / metabolism
  • Halobacterium salinarum / chemistry*
  • Liver / chemistry*
  • Membrane Proteins / chemistry*
  • Membrane Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Proteolysis
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Membrane Proteins
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • Bacteriorhodopsins