Metallocomplex-Peptide Interactions Studied by Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2020 Mar 4;31(3):594-601. doi: 10.1021/jasms.9b00054. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

Abstract

The OsII arene anticancer complex [(η6-bip)Os(en)Cl]+ (Os1-Cl; where bip = biphenyl and en = ethylenediamine) binds strongly to DNA1 and biomolecules. Here we investigate the interaction between Os1-Cl and the model protein, BSA, using ultrahigh resolution Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). The specific binding location of Os1 on BSA was investigated with the use of collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) and electron capture dissociation (ECD). CAD MS/MS was found to dissociate the osmium complex from the metallo-peptide complex readily producing unmodified fragments and losing location information. ECD MS/MS, however, successfully retains the osmium modification on the peptides upon fragmentation allowing localization of metallocomplex binding. This study reveals that lysine is a possible binding location for Os1-Cl, apart from the expected binding sites at methionine, histidine, and cysteine. Using a nano liquid chromatography (nLC)-FT-ICR ECD MS/MS study, multiple binding locations, including the N-terminus and C-terminus of digested peptides, glutamic acid, and lysine were also revealed. These results show the multitargeting binding ability of the organo-osmium compound and can be used as a standard workflow for more complex systems, e.g., metallocomplex-cell MS analysis, to evaluate their behavior toward commonly encountered biomolecules.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • Cattle
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry
  • Coordination Complexes / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Osmium / chemistry
  • Osmium / metabolism*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Peptides
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Osmium