Abstract

Protein-small molecule interaction is vital in regulating protein functions and controlling various cellular processes. Hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is a powerful methodology to study protein-small molecule interactions, however, to accurately probe the conformational dynamics of the protein upon small molecule binding, the HDX-MS experimental conditions should be carefully controlled and optimized. Here, we present the detailed continuous-labeling, bottom-up HDX-MS protocol for studying protein-small molecule interactions. We took a side-by-side HDX kinetics comparison of the Hsp90N protein with or without the treatment of small molecules (i.e., Radicicol, Geldanamycin) for displaying conformational changes induced by molecular interactions between Hsp90N and small molecules. Our sensitive and robust experimental protocol can facilitate the novice to quickly carry out the structural characterization of protein-small molecule interactions.

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