“…Each sample was diluted by and dialyzed against 0.01 N NH 4 HCO 3 , passed through a 0.45-μm filter to remove insoluble cell debris, and concentrated down using a speed vacuum concentrator. After protein concentration determination by the Bradford method (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA), protein mixtures from whole cell lysates were digested overnight with trypsin at a 50:1 ratio (Xie et al 2005). A microbore HPLC system (Paradigm MS4, Michrom, Auburn, CA) was used with two separation columns: a reverse phase (RP) column and a strong cation exchange (SCX) column (Whatman, Clifton, NJ).…”