Apr 23, 2025

Public workspace On bead digest prior to mass spec V.2

  • 1Sascha Martens lab, University of Vienna, Max Perutz Labs - Vienna
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Protocol CitationElias Adriaenssens 2025. On bead digest prior to mass spec. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvrkdy3lmk/v2Version created by Elias Adriaenssens
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
Created: April 09, 2025
Last Modified: April 23, 2025
Protocol Integer ID: 141122
Keywords: ASAPCRN
Funders Acknowledgements:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP)
Grant ID: ASAP-000350
Marie Skłodowska-Curie MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship
Grant ID: 101062916
Abstract
This protocol was generated from an internal electronic lab notebook and contains experiment specific notes, for example, sample-specific volumes and incubation times. Due to the automatic generation process it might also contain errors and should be interpreted cautiously. An updated protocols will still be uploaded.
Materials
  • urea
  • ammonium bicarbonate
  • LysC (mass spectrometry grade, FUJIFILM Wako chemicals)
  • trypsin (Trypsin Gold, Promega)
  • dithiothreitol
  • iodoacetamide

Safety warnings
This protocol was generated from an internal electronic lab notebook and contains experiment specific notes, for example, sample-specific volumes and incubation times. Due to the automatic generation process it might also contain errors and should be interpreted cautiously. An updated protocols will still be uploaded.
On bead digest 1M urea LysC/Trypsin 90 min prior to Red/Alk
On bead digest 1M urea LysC/Trypsin 90 min prior to Red/Alk
2h 49m
2h 49m
Add Amount50 µL of ABC and transfer beads to new 0.2 mL PCR tube and remove buffer Axygen.

Pipetting
Add appropriate volume of Concentration2 Molarity (M) urea Concentration50 millimolar (mM) ABC. Here we added Amount30 µL .
Pipetting
Add Amount150 ng LysC/Trypsin (1:1 Mix) and incubate Duration01:30:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature . Here we addedAmount1.5 µL .

1h 30m
Pipetting
Transfer supernatant to new 0.2 µL PCR tube. Here, the total volume becomes:Amount31.5 µL .
Rinse beads with Amount30 µL Concentration1 Molarity (M) urea Concentration50 millimolar (mM) ABC, combine* Amount30 µL , sum:Amount61.5 µL .
Note
Optional: 2nd transfer to get rid of all beads.

Wash
Reduction: Concentration10 millimolar (mM) DTT (aliquot Concentration0.25 Molarity (M) ) Duration00:30:00 TemperatureRoom temperature . Here we added Amount2.4 µL .
30m
Alkylation: Concentration20 Molarity (M) IAA (500mM stock = Amount0.092 µL ) Duration00:30:00 TemperatureRoom temperature in the dark. Here, we addedAmount2.4 µL .
30m
Quench IAA with half amount of DTT used in step 3 and incubate for Duration00:10:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature . We added Amount1.2 µL .
10m
Incubation
Dilute to Concentration1 Molarity (M) urea with Concentration50 millimolar (mM) ABC. We added Amount30 µL , which gave rise to a total sum of:Amount97.5 µL .
Add Amount150 ng LysC/Trypsin (1:1 Mix) and incubate at Temperature37 °C DurationOvernight . For us here, this meant Amount1.5 µL .

Incubation
Pipetting
Overnight
Acidify sample to final concentration of 0.5% TFA (from 10%). For us this was Amount4.5 µL .

Desalt: Load the peptides on a C18 STAGEtip.
Note
3-5 plugs depending on protein amount, 3 plugs for max. 20µg.

Equilibrate:
Centrifigation
Amount100 µL 100% MeOH, spin Centrifigation2000 rpm, 00:03:00 .

3m
Amount100 µL 80% ACN, 0.1% TFA, spin Centrifigation2000 rpm, 00:03:00 .

3m
Amount100 µL 0.1% TFA, spin Centrifigation2000 rpm, 00:03:00 .

3m
Load sample: spin Centrifigation1700 rpm .

Centrifigation
Wash: Amount100 µL 0.1% TFA -> keep flow through (FT) and wash together.

Wash
Elute: 2xAmount30 µL 60% ACN, 0.1% TFA in PCR tube.

Speedvac to remove ACN and take up sample in Amount20 µL 0.1% TFA 2% ACN.

Protocol references
https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.261