A STAGE Tip Procedure for Desalting and Purification of Peptides
Published: February 29, 2024
Abstract
This video demonstrates peptide purification through the STAGE Tip procedure. A miniature column containing resin beads bonded to long hydrocarbon chains facilitates hydrophobic interaction-based purification. Upon loading a pre-digested peptide sample into the column, the peptide fragments bind to the resin beads, allowing impurities to pass through. An elution buffer that disrupts the hydrophobic interaction is applied to elute the peptide fragments.
Protocol
1. Purification and Desalting of Peptides Pack three layers of C18 resin in a 200 μl pipette tip for each peptide sample to construct a STop And Go Extraction (STAGE)-tip. Add 1/10 stopping solution (20% acetonitrile [ACN)] and 6% trifluoroacetic acid [TFA]) to samples. Centrifuge samples for pellet precipitation at 13,200 rpm for 10 min. Transfer the supernatant to a new 2 mL tube and discard the pellet. Wash stage tips with 100 μl of 100% AC…
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
15 ml Falcon Tube
VWR
470225-000
25 mL Serological
Fisher Scientific
14955235
Ammonium Bicarbonate (ABC)
ThermoFisher Scientific
A643-500
Acetic Acid
Sigma Aldrich
1099510001
Acetone
Sigma Aldrich
34850-1L
Acetonitrile (ACN), MS grade
Pierce
TS-51101
BSA assay kit
VWR
CA62408-940
C18 disks (STAGE tips)
Fisher Scientific
13110019
Centrifuge 5810 R
Sigma Aldrich
EP022628188
Dithiothreitol (DTT)
ThermoFisher Scientific
R0861
Prepare 1M stock of DTT aliquots and store at -20°C
Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
ThermoFisher Scientific
12483020
Thaw out, prepare aliquots and stored at -20°C
HEPES
Sigma Aldrich
H3375
Prepare 8M Urea/40m HEPES aliquots, store at -20 °C
High-resolution mass spectrometer
ThermoFisher Scientific
726042
Iodoacetamide (IAA)
Fisher Scientific
AAA1471514
Prepare 0.55M stock of IAA aliquots and store at -20°C. Avoid light exposure