The labeled peptides were fractionated by immobilized-pH-gradient isoelectric focusing (IPG-IEF), as previously described (17 (link),18 (link)). Briefly, the samples were dissolved in a Pharmalyte (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Chalfont, UK) and urea solution, rehydrated on a pH 3–10 IPG strip, and subjected to IEF at 68 kV/h using an IPG phor system (GE Healthcare Life Sciences). The peptides were extracted from the gel using an acetonitrile (ACN) and formic acid solution (19 (link)). The fractions were lyophilized, and purified with SPE Discovery DSC-18 columns (Supelco, Inc., Bellefonte, PA, USA). The purified peptides were re-lyophilized and stored at −20°C until use.