Gamma-carboxylation and fragmentation of osteocalcin in human serum defined by mass spectrometry.

ABSTRACT: Serum osteocalcin (Oc) concentration is a highly specific measure of bone turnover, but its circulating proteoform(s) have not been well defined. Based on immunological methods, the major forms are thought to be the intact polypeptide and a large N-terminal-mid molecule fragment for which there is no consensus on the precise sequence. Vitamin K-dependent gamma (γ)-carboxylated variants of Oc are also found in circulation but there have been no methods that can define how many of the three potential γ-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) residues are γ-carboxylated or provide their relative abundances. Recent reports that uncarboxylated and partially γ-carboxylated Oc forms have hormonal function underscore the need for precise evaluation of Oc at all three potential γ-carboxylation sites. Herein, ma

SUBMITTER: Rehder DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4458719 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature