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Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2:1306-1318, 2003.
© 2003 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Identification of Metal-binding Proteins in Human Hepatoma Lines by Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry^*

Yi-Min She, Suree Narindrasorasak, Suyun Yang, Naomi Spitale, Eve A. Roberts^,¶ and Bibudhendra Sarkar^,||,**

From the Programs in Structural Biology and Biochemistry and Metabolism Research, The Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, and the Departments of ^|| Biochemistry and ^¶ Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada

The metalloproteome is defined as the set of proteins that have metal-binding capacity by being metalloproteins or having metal-binding sites. A different metalloproteome may exist for each metal. Mass spectrometric characterization of metalloproteomes provides valuable information relating to cellular disposition of metals physiologically and in metal-associated diseases. We examined the Cu and Zn metalloproteomes in three human hepatoma lines: Hep G2 and Mz-Hep-1, which retain many functional characteristics of normal human hepatocytes, and SK-Hep-1, which is poorly differentiated. Additionally we studied a single specimen of normal human liver and Hep G2 cells depleted in vitro of cellular copper. We used matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to analyze peptide sequences of tryptic digests obtained by either in-gel digestion of metal-binding proteins or peptides on an immobilized metal affinity chromatography column loaded with either Cu or Zn. Mainly high abundance proteins were identified. Cu-binding proteins identified included enolase, albumin, transferrin, and alcohol dehydrogenase as well as certain intracellular chaperone proteins. The Cu metalloproteome was not identical to the Zn metalloproteome. Peptide binding experiments demonstrated that Cu coordination prefers the order of residues histidine > methionine > cysteine. Although the Cu metalloproteome was similar from line to line, subtle differences were apparent. Gel profiling showed more extensive variation in expression of annexin II in SK-Hep-1 and Mz-Hep-1 than in Hep G2 and normal liver tissue. Glycerylphosphorylethanolamine was identified as a post-translational modification at residue Glu-301 of elongation factor 1- in Hep G2. Intracellular copper depletion was associated with loss of the glycerylphosphoryl side group. These findings suggest that post-translational modification could be affected by intracellular actions of copper. Comparison of the Cu and Zn metalloproteomes in Hep G2 with a published general proteome of Hep G2 disclosed little overlap (Seow, T. K., et al. (2001) Proteomics 1, 1249–1263). Proteins in the metalloproteomes of human hepatocytes can be identified by these methods. Variations in these metalloproteomes may have important physiological relevance.

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