sample was redissolved in water. The resuspension was precipitated
with a methanol/chloroform extraction. The precipitate was resuspended
in 31 μL of a solution of 8 M urea, 0.4 M Tris-HCl, and 20 mM
calcium chloride; 3 μL of 45 mM dithiothreitol (DTT) was added
to the solution, and the sample was incubated at 60 °C for 10
min. The reaction was placed on ice for 30 s and then incubated at
room temperature for 3 min; 3 μL of 100 mM iodoacetamide was
added, and the reaction was incubated at room temperature in the dark
for 30 min. The reaction was quenched with 0.67 μL of DTT; 16
μL of 1 M Tris-HCl pH 8.0 was added. Trypsin (Promega) was added
at a ratio of 1:50 Trypsin/protein. Water was added to bring the urea
concentration to 1 M. The digest was incubated at 37 °C overnight.
The following day, the reaction was brought to 1% trifluoroacetic
acid (TFA). The peptides were desalted using Nest Group MicroSpin
columns (C18, 300 Å) and eluted in 80% acetonitrile/0.1% TFA.
The elution was concentrated on a Savant SPD1010 SpeedVac concentrator
(Thermo Scientific).