Comprehensive glycosylation profiling of IgG and IgG-fusion proteins by top-down MS with multiple fragmentation techniques

Bao Quoc Tran, Christopher Barton, Jinhua Feng, Aimee Sandjong, Sung Hwan Yoon, Shivangi Awasthi, Tao Liang, Mohd M. Khan, David P A Kilgour, David R. Goodlett*, Young Ah Goo

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Abstract

We employed top- and middle-down analyses with multiple fragmentation techniques including electron transfer dissociation (ETD), electron capture dissociation (ECD), and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization in-source decay (MALDI-ISD) for characterization of a reference monoclonal antibody (mAb) IgG1 and a fusion IgG protein. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) or high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization (HPLC-ESI) on an Orbitrap was employed. These experiments provided a comprehensive view on the protein species; especially for different glycosylation level in these two proteins, which showed good agreement with oligosaccharide profiling. Top- and middle-down MS provided additional information regarding glycosylation sites and different combinational protein species that were not available from oligosaccharide mapping or conventional bottom-up analysis. Finally, incorporating a limited enzymatic digestion by immunoglobulin G-degrading enzyme of Streptococcus pyogene (IdeS) with MALDI-ISD analysis enabled extended sequence coverage of the internal region of protein without pre-fractionation. Biological significance: Oligosaccharide profiling together with top- and middle-down methods enabled: 1) detection of heterogeneous glycosylated protein species and sites in intact IgG1 and fusion proteins with high mass accuracy, 2) estimation of relative abundance levels of protein species in the sample, 3) confirmation of the protein termini structural information, and 4) improved sequence coverage by MALDI-ISD analysis for the internal regions of the proteins without sample pre-fractionation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)93-101
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Proteomics
Volume134
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 16 2016

Funding

This research was supported in part by collaborative grant from MedImmune, LLC ( 2014-2312 RSA ), and University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center ( SOP1841-IQB2014 ). The authors would like to thank Dr. David Spencer for his critical reading of the manuscript.

Keywords

  • Glycosylation
  • MALDI-ISD
  • Middle-down
  • Oligosaccharide profiling
  • Protein species
  • Top-down

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry

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