Analysis of the vacuolar luminal proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Jean-Emmanuel Sarry1*, Sixue Chen2*, Richard P. Collum1, Shun Liang1, Mingsheng Peng1, Albert Lang1, Bianca Naumann1, Florence Dzierszinski1, Chao-Xing Yuan3, Michael Hippler1 and Philip A. Rea1 1 Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2 Department of Botany, Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 3 Proteomics Core Facility, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Keywords Despite its large size and the numerous processes in which it is implicated, 2D gel electrophoresis; luminal proteins; neither the identity nor the functions of the proteins targeted to the yeast mass spectrometry; proteome; vacuole vacuole have been defined comprehensively. In order to establish a method- purification ological platform and protein inventory to address this shortfall, we refined Correspondence techniques for the purification of ‘proteomics-grade’ intact vacuoles. As P. A. Rea, Plant Science Institute, confirmed by retention of the preloaded fluorescent conjugate glutathione– Department of Biology, Carolyn Hoff Lynch bimane throughout the fractionation procedure, the resistance of soluble Biology Laboratory, 433 South University proteins that copurify with this fraction to digestion by exogenous extra- Avenue, University of Pennsylvania, vacuolar proteinase K, and the results of flow cytometric, western and mar- Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA ker enzyme activity analyses, vacuoles prepared in this way retain most of Fax: +1 215 898 8780 their protein content and are of high purity and integrity. Using this mate- Tel. +1 215 898 0807 E-mail:
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