
Asparagine-linked glycosylation is a common post-translational modification of proteins; in addition to participating in key macromolecular interactions, N-glycans contribute to protein folding, trafficking, and stability. Despite their importance, few N-glycosites have been experimentally mapped in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteome. Factors including glycan heterogeneity, low abundance, and low occupancy can complicate site mapping. Here, we report a novel mass spectrometry-based strategy for detection of N-glycosites in the yeast proteome. Our method imparts N-glycopeptide mass envelopes with a pattern that is computationally distinguishable from background ions. Isotopic recoding is achieved via metabolic incorporation of a defined mixture of N-acetylglucosamine isotopologs into N-glycans. Peptides bearing the recoded envelopes are specifically targeted for fragmentation, facilitating high confidence site mapping. This strategy requires no chemical modification of the N-glycans or stringent sample enrichment. Further, enzymatically simplified N-glycans are preserved on peptides. Using this approach, we identify 133 N-glycosites spanning 58 proteins, nearly doubling the number of experimentally observed N-glycosites in the yeast proteome.
Glycosylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Proteome, Research, Amino Acid Motifs, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Peptide Mapping, Peptide Fragments, Acetylglucosamine, Polysaccharides, Isotope Labeling, Consensus Sequence, Amino Acid Sequence, Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Glycosylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Proteome, Research, Amino Acid Motifs, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Peptide Mapping, Peptide Fragments, Acetylglucosamine, Polysaccharides, Isotope Labeling, Consensus Sequence, Amino Acid Sequence, Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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