Abstract

The characterization of biologically relevant post-translational modifications (PTMs) on KRAS4B has historically been carried out through methodologies such as immunoblotting with PTM-specific antibodies or peptide-based proteomic methods. While these methods have the potential to identify a given PTM on KRAS4B, they are incapable of characterizing or distinguishing the different molecular forms or proteoforms of KRAS4B from those of related RAS isoforms. We present a method that combines immunoprecipitation of KRAS4B with top-down mass spectrometry (IP-TDMS), thus enabling the precise characterization of intact KRAS4B proteoforms. We provide detailed protocols for the IP, LC-MS/MS, and data analysis comprising a successful IP-TDMS assay in the contexts of cancer cell lines and tissue samples.

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