Proteomic Analysis of Human Tendon and Ligament: Solubilization and Analysis of Insoluble Extracellular Matrix in Connective Tissues

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• 作者：Nori Sato ; Takako Taniguchi ; Yuichiro Goda ; Hirofumi Kosaka ; Kosaku Higashino ; Toshinori Sakai ; Shinsuke Katoh ; Natsuo Yasui ; Koichi Sairyo ; Hisaaki Taniguchi
• 刊名：Journal of Proteome Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：15
• 期：12
• 页码：4709-4721
• 全文大小：446K
• ISSN：1535-3907

文摘

Connective tissues such as tendon, ligament and cartilage are mostly composed of extracellular matrix (ECM). These tissues are insoluble, mainly due to the highly cross-linked ECM proteins such as collagens. Difficulties obtaining suitable samples for mass spectrometric analysis render the application of modern proteomic technologies difficult. Complete solubilization of them would not only elucidate protein composition of normal tissues but also reveal pathophysiology of pathological tissues. Here we report complete solubilization of human Achilles tendon and yellow ligament, which is achieved by chemical digestion combined with successive protease treatment including elastase. The digestion mixture was subjected to liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. The low specificity of elastase was overcome by accurate mass analysis achieved using FT-ICR-MS. In addition to the detailed proteome of both tissues, we also quantitatively determine the major protein composition of samples, by measuring peak area of some characteristic peptides detected in tissue samples and in purified proteins. As a result, differences between human Achilles tendon and yellow ligament were elucidated at molecular level.