Title : Identification of lubricin mucin glycopeptides using CID
Abstract :
The figure shows the different glycoforms of the same tryptic peptide within the STP-rich region
A, CID-MS2 spectrum of the tandem repeat (EPAPTTPK) containing core 1 glycan (Galβ1–3GalNAcα1-) of the [M+2H]2+ ions at m/z 603.3
B, CID-MS2 spectrum of the same tandem repeat containing sialyl T antigen (NeuAcα2–3Galβ1–3GalNAcα1-) of the [M+2H]2+ ions at m/z 748.8
C, CID-MS2 spectrum of the same tandem repeat (EPAPTTPK) containing two separate core 1 glycans (Galβ1–3GalNAcα1-) on two adjacent threonines of the [M+2H]2+ ions at m/z 785.8
D, CID-MS2 spectrum of the same tandem repeat containing core 2 glycan Galβ1–3(Galβ1–4GlcNAcβ1–6)GalNAcα1- of the [M+2H]2+ ions at m/z 785.8
This shows that the same peptide (A, B, and D) can be differently glycosylated, indicating the complexity associated with lubricin O-glycosylation , and that CID was able to provide information about the nature of glycans and peptides
In the figure, yellow squares and circles represent N-acetylgalactosamine and galactose, respectively, and blue squares and pink diamonds represent N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylneuramininc acid (sialic acid) , respectively