Research Article

Proteomic Analysis of Plasma-Purified VLDL, LDL, and HDL Fractions from Atherosclerotic Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy: Identification of Serum Amyloid A as a Potential Marker

Table 2

MALDI TOF MS data obtained from triplicate experiments.

Apolipoprotein No. of isoformsAccession no.Nominal masspIStartEndObservedaMr. (expt.)bMr. (calc.)cDeltaMissUnique peptidedProtein scoreeProt. Seq. Cov. (%)f

Apo AI 6gi∣90108664 280615.271101226.63491225.62761225.53640.09130 −.DEPPQSPWDR.V 209 48
24401815.97861814.97131814.84350.12781K.DSGRDYVSQFEGSALGK.Q
28401400.79131399.78401399.66200.12210R.DYVSQFEGSALGK.Q
46591612.90091611.89361611.77810.11560K.LLDNWDSVTSTFSK.L
60772202.22972201.22242201.11170.11081K.LREQLGPVTQEFWDNLEK.E
62771933.04611932.03881931.92650.11230R.EQLGPVTQEFWDNLEK.E
62832618.33942617.33212617.26600.06611R.EQLGPVTQEFWDNLEKETEGLR.Q
971061252.72031251.71301251.61360.09950K.VQPYLDDFQK.K
971071380.83401379.82671379.70850.11821K.VQPYLDDFQKK.W
1071161411.79211410.78481410.66010.12471K.KWQEEMELYR.Q
1081161283.70261282.69531282.56520.13010K.WQEEMELYR.Q
1191311467.91921466.91191466.78410.12781K.VEPLRAELQEGAR.Q
1321401152.61991151.61261151.6298−0.01721R.QKLHELQEK.L
1611711301.77491300.76761300.64110.12650R.THLAPYSDELR.Q

Apo AIV 2 gi∣178779 433585.2232451635.07401634.06671633.83110.23560K.SELTQQLNALFQDK.L 180 44
46581407.93541406.92811406.70410.22400K.LGEVNTYAGDLQK.K
60701311.93701310.92971310.69830.23150K.LVPFATELHER.L
931031235.86991234.86261234.66700.19570R.LLPHANEVSQK.I
1151231104.74491103.73761103.56110.17650R.LEPYADQLR.T
1501671994.26841993.26111992.98640.27470R.ENADSLQASLRPHADELK.A
1701801300.90451299.89721299.67830.21901K.IDQNVEELKGR.L
1922001102.74981101.74251101.56660.17590K.IDQTVEELR.R
1922011258.88461257.87731257.66770.20961K.IDQTVEELRR.S
2022131350.86581349.85851349.64630.21220R.SLAPYAQDTQEK.L
2682841928.22281927.21551926.94350.27200K.SLAELGGHLDQQVEEFR.R
2682852084.29642083.28912083.04460.24451K.SLAELGGHLDQQVEEFRR.R
2862961352.88511351.87781351.65200.22581R.RVEPYGENFNK.A
2973081445.00401443.99671443.78680.21001K.ALVQQMEQLRTK.L
3093251806.17751805.17021804.91080.25940K.LGPHAGDVEGHLSFLEK.D

Apo CII 1gi∣14277770 89094.661192203.13702202.12972202.06270.06700−.TQQPQQDEMPSPTFLTQVK.E 82 68
20301286.65551285.64821285.58260.06560K.ESLSSYWESAK.T
56762233.20342232.19612232.13480.06130K.STAAMSTYTGIFTDQVLSVLK.G
56792548.31372547.30642547.24140.06501K.STAAMSTYTGIFTDQVLSVLKGEE.−

Apo CIII 2gi∣186972736 87594.721171907.08511906.07781905.84880.22900−.SEAEDASLLSFMQGYMK.H 71 64
25401717.07281716.06551715.84380.22170K.DALSSVQESQVAQQAR.G
41511196.76151195.75421195.58740.16690R.GWVTDGFSSLK.D
41582076.24442075.23712075.00000.23711R.GWVTDGFSSLKDYWSTVK.D

Apo D 3 gi∣114034 215475.0628411657.84191656.83461656.75660.07800K.CPNPPVQENFDVNK.Y 50 22
46601883.02641882.01911881.92610.09301R.WYEIEKIPTTFENGR.C
52601034.60721033.59991033.51930.08070K.IPTTFENGR.C
1521641423.82821422.82091422.73540.08550R.NPNLPPETVDSLK.N

Apo E 5gi∣178853 361855.8134431247.67131246.66401246.56910.09500R.QQTEWQSGQR.W 90 30
57792730.43332729.42602729.38720.03880R.WVQTLSEQVQEELLSSQVTQELR.A
941081730.94841729.94111729.83700.10410K.SELEEQLTPVAEETR.A
2082241752.91471751.90741751.9642−0.05681R.VRAATVGSLAGQPLQER.A
2102241497.90371496.89641496.79470.10170R.AATVGSLAGQPLQER.A
2592691313.81631312.80901312.70990.09921R.AKLEEQAQQIR.L
2702781033.59501032.58771032.53520.05250R.LQAEAFQAR.L
2812921536.81121535.80391535.70790.09610K.SWFEPLVEDMQR.Q

Apo J 2gi∣338305 367125.7429431873.04691872.03961871.84070.19890R.QQTHMLDVMQDHFSR.A 80 35
44551393.84941392.84211392.68850.15360R.ASSIIDELFQDR.F
60752000.14211999.13481998.95880.17600R.EPQDTYHYLPFSLPHR.R
1681831762.97141761.96411761.82030.14380R.EILSVDCSTNNPSQAK.L + Carbamidomethyl (C)
1871971288.77981287.77251287.63060.14190R.ELDESLQVAER.L
2472692314.31842313.31112313.17000.14110R.VTTVASHTSDSDVPSGVTEVVVK.L
2702861874.14481873.13751872.98330.15420K.LFDSDPITVTVPVEVSR.K

AP SAA 2gi∣225986 116755.892151550.69271549.68541549.7202−0.03470R.SFFSFLGEAFDGAR.D 70 60
26391670.74181669.73451669.7848−0.05031R.EANYIGSDKYFHAR.G
48621456.68751455.68021455.7106−0.03040R.GPGGVWAAEAISDAR.E
68872177.83032176.82302176.9562−0.13320R.FFGHGAEDSLADQAANEWGR.S

value of the observed peak in MS analysis; bmolecular weight expected for peptide; cmolecular weight calculated; dunique peptides identified in the spot; eMascot score; fpercentage of protein coverage.