Deconvolution method for specific and nonspecific binding of ligand to multiprotein complex by native mass spectrometry

Anal Chem. 2015 Aug 18;87(16):8541-6. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02258. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Abstract

In native mass spectrometry, it has been difficult to discriminate between specific bindings of a ligand to a multiprotein complex target from the nonspecific interactions. Here, we present a deconvolution model that consists of two levels of data reduction. At the first level, the apparent association binding constants are extracted from the measured intensities of the target/ligand complexes by varying ligand concentration. At the second level, two functional forms representing the specific and nonspecific binding events are fit to the apparent binding constants obtained from the first level of modeling. Using this approach, we found that a power-law distribution described nonspecific binding of α-amanitin to yeast RNA polymerase II. Moreover, treating the concentration of the multiprotein complex as a fitting parameter reduced the impact of inaccuracies in this experimental measurement on the apparent association constants. This model improves upon current methods for separating specific and nonspecific binding to large, multiprotein complexes in native mass spectrometry, by modeling nonspecific binding with a power-law function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Diphosphate / chemistry
  • Adenosine Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Alpha-Amanitin / chemistry*
  • Alpha-Amanitin / metabolism
  • Creatine Kinase / chemistry
  • Creatine Kinase / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ligands*
  • Mass Spectrometry*
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA Polymerase II / chemistry*
  • RNA Polymerase II / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Sirolimus / chemistry
  • Sirolimus / metabolism
  • Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A / chemistry
  • Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A / genetics
  • Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A / metabolism

Substances

  • Alpha-Amanitin
  • Ligands
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Adenosine Diphosphate
  • Creatine Kinase
  • RNA Polymerase II
  • Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A
  • Sirolimus