Protocol for organelle-specific cysteine capture and quantification of cysteine oxidation state

Abstract

Pinpointing functional, structural, and redox-sensitive cysteines is a central challenge of chemoproteomics. Here, we present a protocol comprising two dual-enrichment cysteine chemoproteomic techniques that enable capture of cysteines (Cys-LoC) and quantification of cysteine oxidation state (Cys-LOx) in a localization-specific manner. We describe steps for utilizing TurboID-mediated protein biotinylation for enrichment of compartment-specific proteins, followed by click-mediated biotinylation and enrichment of cysteine-containing peptides. Thus, changes to compartment-specific cysteine identification and redox state can be assessed in a variety of contexts. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Yan et al. (2023).¹.

Keywords: Molecular/Chemical Probes; Proteomics; Systems biology.