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Donndelinger DV, Yan T, Scoggins TR, Specker JT, Prentice BM. Sequencing of Phosphopeptides Using a Sequential Charge Inversion Ion/Ion Reaction and Electron Capture Dissociation Workflow. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024. [PMID: 38806410 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Protein phosphorylation, a common post-translational modification (PTM), is fundamental in a plethora of biological processes, most importantly in modulating cell signaling pathways. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is an attractive method for phosphopeptide characterization due to its high speed, low limit of detection, and surface sampling capabilities. However, MALDI analysis of phosphopeptides is constrained by relatively low abundances in biological samples and poor relative ionization efficiencies in positive ion mode. Additionally, MALDI tends to produce singly charged ions, generally limiting the accessible MS/MS techniques that can be used for peptide sequencing. For example, collision induced dissociation (CID) is readily amendable to the analysis of singly charged ions, but results in facile loss of phosphoric acid, precluding the localization of the PTM. Electron-based dissociation methods (e.g., electron capture dissociation, ECD) are well suited for PTM localization, but require multiply charged peptide cations to avoid neutralization during ECD. Conversely, phosphopeptides are readily ionized using MALDI in negative ion mode. If the precursor ions are first formed in negative ion mode, a gas-phase charge inversion ion/ion reaction could then be used to transform the phosphopeptide anions produced via MALDI into multiply charged cations that are well-suited for ECD. Herein we demonstrate a multistep workflow combining a charge inversion ion/ion reaction that first transforms MALDI-generated phosphopeptide monoanions into multiply charged cations, and then subjects these multiply charged phosphopeptide cations to ECD for sequence determination and phosphate bond localization.
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- David V Donndelinger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Lantz C, Zenaidee MA, Wei B, Hemminger Z, Ogorzalek Loo RR, Loo JA. ClipsMS: An Algorithm for Analyzing Internal Fragments Resulting from Top-Down Mass Spectrometry. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:1928-1935. [PMID: 33650866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Top-down mass spectrometry (TD-MS) of peptides and proteins results in product ions that can be correlated to polypeptide sequence. Fragments can either be terminal fragments, which contain either the N- or the C-terminus, or internal fragments that contain neither termini. Normally, only terminal fragments are assigned due to the computational difficulties of assigning internal fragments. Here we describe ClipsMS, an algorithm that can assign both terminal and internal fragments generated by top-down MS fragmentation. Further, ClipsMS can be used to locate various modifications on the protein sequence. Using ClipsMS to assign TD-MS generated product ions, we demonstrate that for apo-myoglobin, the inclusion of internal fragments increases the sequence coverage up to 78%. Interestingly, many internal fragments cover complementary regions to the terminal fragments that enhance the information that is extracted from a single top-down mass spectrum. Analysis of oxidized apo-myoglobin using terminal and internal fragment matching by ClipsMS confirmed the locations of oxidation sites on the two methionine residues. Internal fragments can be beneficial for top-down protein fragmentation analysis, and ClipsMS can be a valuable tool for assigning both terminal and internal fragments present in a top-down mass spectrum. Data are available via the MassIVE community resource with the identifiers MSV000086788 and MSV000086789.
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- Carter Lantz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.,Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Cao Q, Yu Q, Liu Y, Chen Z, Li L. Signature-Ion-Triggered Mass Spectrometry Approach Enabled Discovery of N- and O-Linked Glycosylated Neuropeptides in the Crustacean Nervous System. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:634-643. [PMID: 31875397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Crustaceans are commonly used model organisms to study neuromodulation. Despite numerous reported crustacean neuropeptide families and their functions, there has been no report on neuropeptide glycosylation. This is in part due to a lack of sensitive methods that enable deciphering this intricate low-abundance post-translational modification, even though glycosylation has been shown to play an important role in neuromodulation. Here, we describe the discovery of glycosylated neuropeptides with an enrichment-free approach, taking advantage of signature oxonium ions produced in higher-energy collision dissociation (HCD) MS/MS spectra. The detection of the oxonium ions in the HCD scans suggests glycan attachment to peptides, allowing electron-transfer/higher-energy collision dissociation (EThcD) to be performed to selectively elucidate structural information of glycosylated neuropeptides that are buried in nonglycosylated peptides. Overall, 4 N-linked and 14 O-linked glycosylated neuropeptides have been identified for the first time in the crustacean nervous system. In addition, 91 novel putative neuropeptides have been discovered based on the collected HCD scans. This hybrid approach, coupling a shotgun method for neuropeptide discovery and targeted strategy for glycosylation characterization, enables the first report on glycosylated neuropeptides in crustaceans and the discovery of additional neuropeptides simultaneously. The elucidation of novel glycosylated neuropeptides sheds light on the crustacean peptidome and offers novel insights into future neuropeptide functional studies.
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- Qinjingwen Cao
- Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States
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- School of Pharmacy , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 777 Highland Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53705 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States.,School of Pharmacy , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 777 Highland Avenue , Madison , Wisconsin 53705 , United States
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Milosavljević AR, Jänkälä K, Ranković ML, Canon F, Bozek J, Nicolas C, Giuliani A. Oxygen K-shell spectroscopy of isolated progressively solvated peptide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:12909-12917. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00994f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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X-ray spectroscopy of an isolated controllably hydrated peptide: core excitation of the first solvation shell enhances peptide backbone fragmentation.
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit
- University of Oulu
- 90014 Oulu
- Finland
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation
- CNRS
- INRAE
- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté
- France
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- SOLEIL, l’Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
- France
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- SOLEIL, l’Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
- France
- INRAE
- UAR1008
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Wang Q, Borotto NB, Håkansson K. Gas-Phase Hydrogen/Deuterium Scrambling in Negative-Ion Mode Tandem Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:855-863. [PMID: 30805882 PMCID: PMC6680243 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02143-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hydrogen/deuterium exchange coupled with mass spectrometry (HDX MS) has become a powerful method to characterize protein conformational dynamics. Workflows typically utilize pepsin digestion prior to MS analysis to yield peptide level structural resolution. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) can potentially facilitate determination of site-specific deuteration to single-residue resolution. However, to be effective, MS/MS activation must minimize the occurrence of gas-phase intramolecular randomization of solution-generated deuterium labels. While significant work has focused on understanding this process in positive-ion mode, little is known about hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) scrambling processes in negative-ion mode. Here, we utilize selectively deuterated model peptides to investigate the extent of intramolecular H/D scrambling upon several negative-ion mode MS/MS techniques, including negative-ion collision-induced dissociation (nCID), electron detachment dissociation (EDD), negative-ion free radical-initiated peptide sequencing (nFRIPS), and negative-ion electron capture dissociation (niECD). H/D scrambling was extensive in deprotonated peptides upon nCID and nFRIPS. In fact, the energetics required to induce dissociation in nCID are sufficient to allow histidine C-2 and Cβ hydrogen atoms to participate in the scrambling process. EDD and niECD demonstrated moderate H/D scrambling with niECD being superior in terms of minimizing hydrogen migration, achieving ~ 30% scrambling levels for small c-type fragment ions. We believe the observed scrambling is likely due to activation during ionization and ion transport rather than during the niECD event itself.
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- Qingyi Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1055, USA.
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Lermyte F, Valkenborg D, Loo JA, Sobott F. Radical solutions: Principles and application of electron-based dissociation in mass spectrometry-based analysis of protein structure. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2018; 37:750-771. [PMID: 29425406 PMCID: PMC6131092 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In recent years, electron capture (ECD) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD) have emerged as two of the most useful methods in mass spectrometry-based protein analysis, evidenced by a considerable and growing body of literature. In large part, the interest in these methods is due to their ability to induce backbone fragmentation with very little disruption of noncovalent interactions which allows inference of information regarding higher order structure from the observed fragmentation behavior. Here, we review the evolution of electron-based dissociation methods, and pay particular attention to their application in "native" mass spectrometry, their mechanism, determinants of fragmentation behavior, and recent developments in available instrumentation. Although we focus on the two most widely used methods-ECD and ETD-we also discuss the use of other ion/electron, ion/ion, and ion/neutral fragmentation methods, useful for interrogation of a range of classes of biomolecules in positive- and negative-ion mode, and speculate about how this exciting field might evolve in the coming years.
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- Frederik Lermyte
- Biomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Proteomics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Applied Bio and Molecular Systems, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Biomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Bray F, Bouclon J, Chiron L, Witt M, Delsuc MA, Rolando C. Nonuniform Sampling Acquisition of Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry for Increased Mass Resolution of Tandem Mass Spectrometry Precursor Ions. Anal Chem 2017; 89:8589-8593. [PMID: 28787122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Obtaining the full MS/MS map for fragments and precursors of complex mixtures without hyphenation with chromatographic separation by a data-independent acquisition is a challenge in mass spectrometry which is solved by two-dimensional (2D) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR MS). Until now 2D FTICR MS afforded only a moderate resolution for precursor ion since this resolution is limited by the number of evolution interval steps to which the number of scans, the acquisition time, and the sample consumption are proportional. An overnight acquisition is already required to reach a quadrupole mass filter-like unit mass resolution. Here, we report that 2D FTICR MS using nonuniform sampling (NUS) obtained by randomly skipping points in the first dimension corresponding to the precursor selection gives access, after data processing, to the same structural information contained in a complex mixture. The resolution increases roughly as the inverse of the NUS ratio, up to 26 times at NUS 1/32, leading to an acquisition time reduced in the same ratio compared to a classical acquisition at the same resolution. As an example, the analysis of a natural oil is presented.
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- Fabrice Bray
- Univ. Lille , CNRS, MSAP USR 3290, FR 3688 FRABIO, FR 2638 Institut Eugène-Michel Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille , CNRS, MSAP USR 3290, FR 3688 FRABIO, FR 2638 Institut Eugène-Michel Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France.,École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University , Département de Chimie, 24, Rue Lhomond, F-75005 Paris, France
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- CASC4DE , Le Lodge, 20, Avenue du Neuhof, F-67100 Strasbourg, France
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- Bruker Daltonik , FTMS Applications, Fahrenheitstrasse 4, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Univ. Strasbourg , INSERM U596, CNRS UMR 7104, F-67404 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Univ. Lille , CNRS, MSAP USR 3290, FR 3688 FRABIO, FR 2638 Institut Eugène-Michel Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France
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Li P, Jackson GP. Charge Transfer Dissociation (CTD) Mass Spectrometry of Peptide Cations: Study of Charge State Effects and Side-Chain Losses. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:1271-1281. [PMID: 28091811 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1574-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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1+, 2+, and 3+ precursors of substance P and bradykinin were subjected to helium cation irradiation in a 3D ion trap mass spectrometer. Charge exchange with the helium cations produces a variety of fragment ions, the number and type of which are dependent on the charge state of the precursor ions. For 1+ peptide precursors, fragmentation is generally restricted to C-CO backbone bonds (a and x ions), whereas for 2+ and 3+ peptide precursors, all three backbone bonds (C-CO, C-N, and N-Cα) are cleaved. The type of backbone bond cleavage is indicative of possible dissociation channels involved in CTD process, including high-energy, kinetic-based, and ETD-like pathways. In addition to backbone cleavages, amino acid side-chain cleavages are observed in CTD, which are consistent with other high-energy and radical-mediated techniques. The unique dissociation pattern and supplementary information available from side-chain cleavages make CTD a potentially useful activation method for the structural study of gas-phase biomolecules. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Pengfei Li
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
- Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6121, USA.
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Gregorich ZR, Cai W, Lin Z, Chen AJ, Peng Y, Kohmoto T, Ge Y. Distinct sequences and post-translational modifications in cardiac atrial and ventricular myosin light chains revealed by top-down mass spectrometry. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017; 107:13-21. [PMID: 28427997 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Myosin is the principal component of the thick filaments that, through interactions with the actin thin filaments, mediates force production during muscle contraction. Myosin is a hexamer, consisting of two heavy chains, each associated with an essential (ELC) and a regulatory (RLC) light chain, which bind the lever-arm of the heavy chain and play important modulatory roles in striated muscle contraction. Nevertheless, a comprehensive assessment of the sequences of the ELC and RLC isoforms, as well as their post-translational modifications, in the heart remains lacking. Herein, utilizing top-down high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS), we have comprehensively characterized the sequences and N-terminal modifications of the atrial and ventricular isoforms of the myosin light chains from human and swine hearts, as well as the sites of phosphorylation in the swine proteins. In addition to the correction of disparities in the database sequences of the swine proteins, we show for the first time that, whereas the ventricular isoforms of the ELC and RLC are methylated at their N-termini, which is consistent with previous studies, the atrial isoforms of the ELC and RLC from both human and swine are Nα-methylated and Nα-acetylated, respectively. Furthermore, top-down MS with electron capture dissociation enabled localization of the sites of phosphorylation in swine RLC isoforms from the ventricles and atria to Ser14 and Ser22, respectively. Collectively, these results provide new insights into the sequences and modifications of myosin light chain isoforms in the human and swine hearts, which will pave the way for a better understanding of their functional roles in cardiac physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Zachery R Gregorich
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Human Proteomics Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54398-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Voinov VG, Hoffman PD, Bennett SE, Beckman JS, Barofsky DF. Electron Capture Dissociation of Sodium-Adducted Peptides on a Modified Quadrupole/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:2096-104. [PMID: 26266643 PMCID: PMC6726120 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-015-1230-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation (ECD), which generally preserves the position of labile post-translational modifications, can be a powerful method for de novo sequencing of proteins and peptides. In this report, ECD product-ion mass spectra of singly and doubly sodiated, nonphosphorylated, and phosphorylated peptides are presented and compared with the ECD mass spectra of their protonated counterparts. ECD of doubly charged, singly sodiated peptides yielded essentially the same sequence information as was produced by the corresponding doubly protonated peptides. The presence of several sodium binding sites on the polypeptide backbone, however, resulted in more complicated spectra. This situation is aggravated by the zwitterionic equilibrium of the free acid peptide precursors. The product-ion spectra of doubly and triply charged peptides possessing two sodium ions were further complicated by the existence of isomers created by the differential distribution of sodium binding sites. Triply charged, phosphorylated precursors containing one sodium, wherein the sodium is attached exclusively to the PO4 group, were found to be as useful for sequence analysis as the fully protonated species. Although sodium adducts are generally minimized during sample preparation, it appears that they can nonetheless provide useful sequence information. Additionally, they enable straightforward identification of a peptide's charge state, even on low-resolution instruments. The experiments were carried out using a radio frequency-free electromagnetostatic cell retrofitted into the collision-induced dissociation (CID) section of a hybrid quadrupole/time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometer. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Valery G Voinov
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Vladivostok, Russia.
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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Yeo WS, Kim YJ, Kabir MH, Kang JW, Ahsan-Ul-Bari M, Kim KP. Mass spectrometric analysis of protein tyrosine nitration in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2015; 34:166-183. [PMID: 24889964 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This review highlights the significance of protein tyrosine nitration (PTN) in signal transduction pathways, the progress achieved in analytical methods, and the implication of nitration in the cellular pathophysiology of aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Although mass spectrometry of nitrated peptides has become a powerful tool for the characterization of nitrated peptides, the low stoichiometry of this modification clearly necessitates the use of affinity chromatography to enrich modified peptides. Analysis of nitropeptides involves identification of endogenous, intact modification as well as chemical conversion of the nitro group to a chemically reactive amine group and further modifications that enable affinity capture and enhance detectability by altering molecular properties. In this review, we focus on the recent progress in chemical derivatization of nitropeptides for enrichment and mass analysis, and for detection and quantification using various analytical tools. PTN participates in physiological processes, such as aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Accumulation of 3-nitrotyrosine has been found to occur during the aging process; this was identified through mass spectrometry. Further, there are several studies implicating the presence of nitrated tyrosine in age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- Woon-Seok Yeo
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Canon F, Milosavljević AR, Nahon L, Giuliani A. Action spectroscopy of a protonated peptide in the ultraviolet range. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:25725-33. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04762a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Action spectroscopy of substance P, a model undecapeptide, has been probed from 5.2 eV to 20 eV.
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- Francis Canon
- Synchrotron Soleil
- l'Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
- France
- UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation
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- Synchrotron Soleil
- l'Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
- France
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- Synchrotron Soleil
- l'Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
- France
- Uar1008
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Lopez-Clavijo AF, Duque-Daza CA, Soulby A, Canelon IR, Barrow M, O'Connor PB. Unexpected crosslinking and diglycation as advanced glycation end-products from glyoxal. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:2125-2133. [PMID: 25315462 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0996-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Glyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are formed in physiological systems affecting protein/peptide function and structure. These AGEs are generated during aging and chronic diseases such as diabetes and are considered arginine glycating agents. Thus, the study of glyoxal-derived AGEs in lysine residues and amino acid competition is addressed here using acetylated and non-acetylated undecapeptides, with one arginine and one lysine residue available for glycation. Tandem mass spectrometry results from a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer showed glycated species at both the arginine and lysine residues. One species with the mass addition of 116.01096 Da is formed at the arginine residue. A possible structure is proposed to explain this finding (Nδ-[2-(dihydroxymethyl)-2H,3aH,4H,6aH-[1,3]dioxolo[5,6-d]imidazolin-5-yl]-L-ornithine-derived AGE). The second species corresponded to intramolecular crosslink involving the lysine residue and its presence is checked with ion-mobility mass spectrometry.
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- Andrea F Lopez-Clavijo
- Warwick Centre for Analytical Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Lopez-Clavijo AF, Duque-Daza CA, O'Connor PB. Tandem mass spectrometry for the study of glyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in peptides. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:25-32. [PMID: 24285387 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE The post-translational modification known as glycation affects the physiological properties of peptides and proteins. Glycation is particularly important during hyperglycaemia where α-dicarbonyl compounds are generated. These compounds react with proteins to generate α-dicarbonyl-derived glycation products, which are correlated with diabetic complications such as nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy, among others. One of these α-dicarbonyl compounds is ethanedial, also known as glyoxal. Thereby, glyoxal binding to protein/peptides is studied by electron capture dissociation (ECD) and collisionally activated dissociation (CAD). METHODS Acetylated and non-acetylated undecapeptides containing one lysine and one arginine susceptible of glycation were reacted with glyoxal under pseudo-physiological and MeOH/H2O (50:50) conditions. Two types of glyoxal-derived AGEs were fragmented by ECD and CAD using 12 Tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICRMS). RESULTS Reaction with glyoxal under different reaction conditions showed the addition of C2O and C2H2O2, which corresponded to a net increase on the peptide mass of 39.9949 Da and 58.0055 Da, respectively. The binding site was assigned within an error <1 ppm, using ECD and CAD. The results indicated that both types of glyoxal-derived AGEs are formed at the side chain of arginine located in position 3. CONCLUSIONS Types and binding sites of glyoxal-derived AGEs were investigated in peptides containing one arginine-one lysine using FTICRMS. Two net mass additions to the mass of the peptide were assigned as C2O and C2H2O2, which were located at the arginine side chain. In addition, these mass additions (C2O and C2H2O2) observed in the peptides were unaffected by different reaction conditions.
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- Andrea F Lopez-Clavijo
- Warwick Centre for Analytical Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Moradian A, Kalli A, Sweredoski MJ, Hess S. The top-down, middle-down, and bottom-up mass spectrometry approaches for characterization of histone variants and their post-translational modifications. Proteomics 2013; 14:489-97. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Annie Moradian
- Proteome Exploration Laboratory; Beckman Institute; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena CA USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Los Angeles CA USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory; Beckman Institute; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena CA USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory; Beckman Institute; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena CA USA
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Frese CK, Nolting D, Altelaar AFM, Griep-Raming J, Mohammed S, Heck AJR. Characterization of electron transfer dissociation in the Orbitrap Velos HCD cell. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1663-1670. [PMID: 23605687 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0618-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Electron transfer dissociation (ETD) is commonly employed in ion traps utilizing rf fields that facilitate efficient electron transfer reactions. Here, we explore performing ETD in the HCD collision cell on an Orbitrap Velos instrument by applying a static DC gradient axially to the rods. This gradient enables simultaneous three dimensional, charge sign independent, trapping of cations and anions, initiating electron transfer reactions in the center of the HCD cell where oppositely charged ions clouds overlap. Here, we evaluate this mode of operation for a number of tryptic peptide populations and the top-down sequence analysis of ubiquitin. Our preliminary data show that performing ETD in the HCD cell provides similar fragmentation as ion trap-ETD but requires further optimization to match performance of ion trap-ETD.
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- Christian K Frese
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- František Tureček
- Department of Chemistry, Bagley Hall, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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Kalli A, Sweredoski MJ, Hess S. Data-Dependent Middle-Down Nano-Liquid Chromatography–Electron Capture Dissociation-Tandem Mass Spectrometry: An Application for the Analysis of Unfractionated Histones. Anal Chem 2013; 85:3501-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac303103b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Anastasia Kalli
- Proteome Exploration Laboratory,
Division of Biology,
Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory,
Division of Biology,
Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory,
Division of Biology,
Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Lopez-Clavijo AF, Barrow MP, Rabbani N, Thornalley PJ, O'Connor PB. Determination of types and binding sites of advanced glycation end products for substance P. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10568-75. [PMID: 23163806 DOI: 10.1021/ac301583d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Glycation by endogenous dicarbonyl metabolites such as glyoxal is an important spontaneous post-translational (PTM) modification of peptides and proteins associated with structural and functional impairment. The aim of this study was to investigate types and site of PTM of glyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-products-in the neuropeptide substance P by ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR), mass spectrometry, and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) experiments. The main site of PTM by glyoxal was the side chain guanidine moiety of the arginine residue. Binding site identification has been achieved by electron capture dissociation, double-resonance electron capture dissociation, and collision-activated dissociation, with assignment of the modified amino acid residue with mass error <1 ppm.
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- Andrea F Lopez-Clavijo
- Warwick Centre for Analytical Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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van Agthoven MA, Chiron L, Coutouly MA, Delsuc MA, Rolando C. Two-dimensional ECD FT-ICR mass spectrometry of peptides and glycopeptides. Anal Chem 2012; 84:5589-95. [PMID: 22762261 DOI: 10.1021/ac3004874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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2D FT-ICR MS allows the correlation between precursor and fragment ions by modulating ion cyclotron radii for fragmentation modes with radius-dependent efficiency in the ICR cell without the need for prior ion isolation. This technique has been successfully applied to ion-molecule reactions, Collision-induced dissociation and infrared multiphoton dissociation. In this study, we used electron capture dissociation for 2D FT-ICR MS for the first time, and we recorded two-dimensional mass spectra of peptides and a mixture of glycopeptides that showed fragments that are characteristic of ECD for each of the precursor ions in the sample. We compare the sequence coverage obtained with 2D ECD FT-ICR MS with the sequence coverage obtained with ECD MS/MS and compare the sensitivities of both techniques. We demonstrate how 2D ECD FT-ICR MS can be implemented to identify peptides and glycopeptides for proteomics analysis.
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- Maria A van Agthoven
- Miniaturisation pour la Synthèse, l'Analyse & la Protéomique (MSAP), USR CNRS 3290, Université de Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Fukui K, Takahashi K. Infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy and computational studies of O-glycosylated peptides. Anal Chem 2012; 84:2188-94. [PMID: 22300132 DOI: 10.1021/ac202379v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectra of O-glycosylated peptides in the gas phase were studied in the IR scanning range of 5.7-9.5 μm. Fragmentation of protonated and sodiated O-glycopeptides was investigated using electrospray ionization (ESI) Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry (MS) with a free electron laser (FEL). FEL is used in the IRMPD technique as a tunable IR light source. In the IRMPD spectroscopic analysis of the protonated O-glycopeptide, fragment ions of the b/y and B/Y types were observed in the range of 5.7-9.5 μm, corresponding to the cleavage of the backbone in the parent amino acid sequence and glycosyl bonds, whereas the spectra of the sodiated glycopeptide showed major peaks of photoproducts of the B/Y type in the range of 8.4-9.5 μm. The IRMPD spectra of the O-glycopeptides were compared with simulated IR spectra for the structures obtained from the molecular dynamics.
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- Kazuhiko Fukui
- Computational Biology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
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Robb DB, Rogalski JC, Kast J, Blades MW. A new ion source and procedures for atmospheric pressure-electron capture dissociation of peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:1699-1706. [PMID: 21952883 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0202-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We introduce a new atmospheric pressure-electron capture dissociation (AP-ECD) source in which conventional nanospray emitters are coupled with the source block and photoionization lamp of a PhotoSpray APPI source. We also introduce procedures for data collection and processing, aimed at maximizing the signal-to-background ratio of ECD products. Representative data from Substance P are presented to demonstrate the performance of the technique. Further, we demonstrate the effects of two important experimental variables, source temperature and vacuum-interface declustering potential (DP), on the method. Last, we show that even when a high source temperature is used to maximize efficiency, AP-ECD fragments of a model phosphorylated peptide retain the modification.
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- Damon B Robb
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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Frese CK, Altelaar AFM, Hennrich ML, Nolting D, Zeller M, Griep-Raming J, Heck AJR, Mohammed S. Improved Peptide Identification by Targeted Fragmentation Using CID, HCD and ETD on an LTQ-Orbitrap Velos. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:2377-88. [DOI: 10.1021/pr1011729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Christian K. Frese
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ganisl B, Taucher M, Riml C, Breuker K. Charge as you like! Efficient manipulation of negative ion net charge in electrospray ionization of proteins and nucleic acids. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2011; 17:333-343. [PMID: 22006635 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Acidic proteins and nucleic acids such as RNA are most readily ionized in electrospray ionization (ESI) operated in negative-ion mode. The multiply deprotonated protein or RNA ions can be used as precursors in top- down mass spectrometry. Because the performance of the dissociation method used critically depends on precursor ion negative net charge, it is important that the extent of charging in ESI can be manipulated efficiently. We show here that (M - nH)(n-) ion net charge of proteins and RNA can be controlled efficiently by the addition of organic bases to the electrosprayed solution. Our study also highlights the fact that ion formation in ESI in negative mode is only poorly understood.
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Jones AW, Cooper HJ. Dissociation techniques in mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Analyst 2011; 136:3419-29. [DOI: 10.1039/c0an01011a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Robb DB, Rogalski JC, Kast J, Blades MW. Atmospheric pressure-electron capture dissociation of peptides using a modified PhotoSpray ion source. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:3303-3308. [PMID: 20973005 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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An improved in-source atmospheric pressure-electron capture dissociation (AP-ECD) method is described. Building upon the early example of Laprévote's group, photoelectrons generated within a commercial PhotoSpray atmospheric pressure photoionization source are used to induce ECD of multiply charged peptide ions originating from an upstream heated nebulizer device. To attain high sensitivity, the method makes use of a novel electropneumatic-heated nebulizer to assist in the creation and transmission of multiply charged ions from sample solutions. Here, we demonstrate that readily interpretable AP-ECD spectra of infused peptides can be acquired from 100 fmol sample consumed, on a chromatographic time scale, using a conventional quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-ToF) mass spectrometer otherwise incapable of ECD/ETD experiments. Though much work remains to be done to develop and characterize the method, the results indicate that AP-ECD has the potential to be a practical new tool for the mass spectrometric analysis of peptides and proteins.
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- Damon B Robb
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z1.
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Jones AW, Cooper HJ. Probing the mechanisms of electron capture dissociation mass spectrometry with nitrated peptides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:13394-9. [PMID: 20830387 PMCID: PMC3071000 DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00623h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Previously we have shown that the presence of 3-nitrotyrosine within a peptide sequence severely depletes the peptide backbone fragments typically observed following electron capture dissociation (ECD) mass spectrometry. Instead, ECD of nitrated peptides is characterised by abundant losses of small neutrals (hydroxyl radicals, water and ammonia). Here, we investigate the origin of ammonia loss by comparing the ECD behaviour of lysine- and arginine-containing nitrated peptides, and their N-acetylated counterparts, and nitrated peptides containing no basic amino acid residues. The results reveal that ammonia loss derives from the N-terminus of the peptides, however, the key finding of this work is the insight provided into the hierarchy of various proposed ECD mechanisms: the Utah-Washington mechanism, the electron predator mechanism and the Oslo mechanism.
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- Andrew W. Jones
- School of Biosciences , College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham , B15 2TT , UK . ; Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5925 ; Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7527
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- School of Biosciences , College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham , B15 2TT , UK . ; Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5925 ; Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7527
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Mikhailov VA, Iniesta J, Cooper HJ. Top-down mass analysis of protein tyrosine nitration: comparison of electron capture dissociation with "slow-heating" tandem mass spectrometry methods. Anal Chem 2010; 82:7283-92. [PMID: 20677807 PMCID: PMC2950673 DOI: 10.1021/ac101177r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tyrosine nitration in proteins is an important post-translational modification (PTM) linked to various pathological conditions. When multiple potential sites of nitration exist, tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) methods provide unique tools to locate the nitro-tyrosine(s) precisely. Electron capture dissociation (ECD) is a powerful MS/MS method, different in its mechanisms to the "slow-heating" threshold fragmentation methods, such as collision-induced dissociation (CID) and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD). Generally, ECD provides more homogeneous cleavage of the protein backbone and preserves labile PTMs. However recent studies in our laboratory demonstrated that ECD of doubly charged nitrated peptides is inhibited by the large electron affinity of the nitro group, while CID efficiency remains unaffected by nitration. Here, we have investigated the efficiency of ECD versus CID and IRMPD for top-down MS/MS analysis of multiply charged intact nitrated protein ions of myoglobin, lysozyme, and cytochrome c in a commercial Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer. CID and IRMPD produced more cleavages in the vicinity of the sites of nitration than ECD. However the total number of ECD fragments was greater than those from CID or IRMPD, and many ECD fragments contained the site(s) of nitration. We conclude that ECD can be used in the top-down analysis of nitrated proteins, but precise localization of the sites of nitration may require either of the "slow-heating" methods.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Helen J. Cooper, School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K. Phone: +44 (0)121 4147527. Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5925. E-mail:
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Song HW, Yue GH, Lu Y, Yang PY, Wang HH. Sequence Pattern Correlation of Amino Acid in Collision-induced Dissociation Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20020200511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Jones AW, Mikhailov VA, Iniesta J, Cooper HJ. Electron capture dissociation mass spectrometry of tyrosine nitrated peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:268-277. [PMID: 19931467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Revised: 09/08/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In vivo protein nitration is associated with many disease conditions that involve oxidative stress and inflammatory response. The modification involves addition of a nitro group at the position ortho to the phenol group of tyrosine to give 3-nitrotyrosine. To understand the mechanisms and consequences of protein nitration, it is necessary to develop methods for identification of nitrotyrosine-containing proteins and localization of the sites of modification. Here, we have investigated the electron capture dissociation (ECD) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) behavior of 3-nitrotyrosine-containing peptides. The presence of nitration did not affect the CID behavior of the peptides. For the doubly-charged peptides, addition of nitration severely inhibited the production of ECD sequence fragments. However, ECD of the triply-charged nitrated peptides resulted in some singly-charged sequence fragments. ECD of the nitrated peptides is characterized by multiple losses of small neutral species including hydroxyl radicals, water and ammonia. The origin of the neutral losses has been investigated by use of activated ion (AI) ECD. Loss of ammonia appears to be the result of non-covalent interactions between the nitro group and protonated lysine side-chains.
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- Andrew W Jones
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Kalli A, Håkansson K. Electron capture dissociation of highly charged proteolytic peptides from Lys N, Lys C and Glu C digestion. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 6:1668-81. [DOI: 10.1039/c003834b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tsai YS, Scherl A, Shaw JL, MacKay CL, Shaffer SA, Langridge-Smith PRR, Goodlett DR. Precursor ion independent algorithm for top-down shotgun proteomics. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:2154-2166. [PMID: 19773183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We present a precursor ion independent top-down algorithm (PIITA) for use in automated assignment of protein identifications from tandem mass spectra of whole proteins. To acquire the data, we utilize data-dependent acquisition to select protein precursor ions eluting from a C4-based HPLC column for collision induced dissociation in the linear ion trap of an LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Gas-phase fractionation is used to increase the number of acquired tandem mass spectra, all of which are recorded in the Orbitrap mass analyzer. To identify proteins, the PIITA algorithm compares deconvoluted, deisotoped, observed tandem mass spectra to all possible theoretical tandem mass spectra for each protein in a genomic sequence database without regard for measured parent ion mass. Only after a protein is identified, is any difference in measured and theoretical precursor mass used to identify and locate post-translation modifications. We demonstrate the application of PIITA to data generated via our wet-lab approach on a Salmonella typhimurium outer membrane extract and compare these results to bottom-up analysis. From these data, we identify 154 proteins by top-down analysis, 73 of which were not identified in a parallel bottom-up analysis. We also identify 201 unique isoforms of these 154 proteins at a false discovery rate (FDR) of <1%.
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- Yihsuan S Tsai
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7610, USA
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Voinov VG, Deinzer ML, Barofsky DF. Radio-frequency-free cell for electron capture dissociation in tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2009; 81:1238-43. [PMID: 19117494 DOI: 10.1021/ac802084w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A radio frequency-free (RFF), analyzer-independent cell has been devised for electron-capture dissociation (ECD) of ions. The device is based on interleaving a series of electrostatic lenses with the periodic structure of magnetostatic lenses commonly found in a traveling wave tube. The RFF electrostatic/magnetostatic ECD cell was installed in a Finnigan TSQ700 ESI triple quadrupole (QqQ) spectrometer, and its performance was evaluated by recording product-ion spectra of doubly protonated substance P, doubly protonated gramicidin S, doubly protonated neurotensin, and triply protonated neurotensin. These spectra were readily obtained without recourse to a buffering gas or synchronizing electron injection with a specific phase of an RF field. The mass spectra produced with the modified instrument appear in all respects (other than resolution and mass accuracy, which were limited by the mass spectrometer used) to be at least as good for purposes of peptide identification as those recorded with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT ICR) instruments; however, the effort and time to produce the mass spectra were much less than required to produce their FT ICR counterparts. The cell's design and compact construction should allow it to be incorporated at relatively little cost into virtually any type of tandem mass spectrometer, for example, triple quadrupole, hybrid quadrupole ion trap, hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight, or even FT-ICR.
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- Valery G Voinov
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.
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Kalli A, Håkansson K. Comparison of the Electron Capture Dissociation Fragmentation Behavior of Doubly and Triply Protonated Peptides from Trypsin, Glu-C, and Chymotrypsin Digestion. J Proteome Res 2008; 7:2834-44. [DOI: 10.1021/pr800038y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Anastasia Kalli
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055
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Tsybin YO, Quinn JP, Tsybin OY, Hendrickson CL, Marshall AG. Electron capture dissociation implementation progress in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:762-771. [PMID: 18359246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2007] [Revised: 02/13/2008] [Accepted: 02/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Successful electron capture dissociation (ECD) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) applications to peptide and protein structural analysis have been enabled by constant progress in implementation of improved electron injection techniques. The rate of ECD product ion formation has been increased to match the liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis timescales, and ECD has been combined with infrared multiphoton dissociation in a single experimental configuration to provide simultaneous irradiation, fast switching between the two techniques, and good spatial overlap between ion, photon, and electron beams. Here we begin by describing advantages and disadvantages of the various existing electron injection techniques for ECD in FT-ICR MS. We next compare multiple-pass and single-pass ECD to provide better understanding of ECD efficiency at low and high negative cathode potentials. We introduce compressed hollow electron beam injection to optimize the overlap of ion, photon, and electron beams in the ICR ion trap. Finally, to overcome significant outgassing during operation of a powerful thermal cathode, we introduce nonthermal electron emitter-based electron injection. We describe the first results obtained with cold cathode ECD, and demonstrate a general way to obtain low-energy electrons in FT-ICR MS by use of multiple-pass ECD.
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- Yury O Tsybin
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Boonen K, Landuyt B, Baggerman G, Husson SJ, Huybrechts J, Schoofs L. Peptidomics: The integrated approach of MS, hyphenated techniques and bioinformatics for neuropeptide analysis. J Sep Sci 2008; 31:427-45. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200700450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mirza SP, Olivier M. Methods and approaches for the comprehensive characterization and quantification of cellular proteomes using mass spectrometry. Physiol Genomics 2007; 33:3-11. [PMID: 18162499 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00292.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Proteomics has been proposed as one of the key technologies in the postgenomic era. So far, however, the comprehensive analysis of cellular proteomes has been a challenge because of the dynamic nature and complexity of the multitude of proteins in cells and tissues. Various approaches have been established for the analyses of proteins in a cell at a given state, and mass spectrometry (MS) has proven to be an efficient and versatile tool. MS-based proteomics approaches have significantly improved beyond the initial identification of proteins to comprehensive characterization and quantification of proteomes and their posttranslational modifications (PTMs). Despite these advances, there is still ongoing development of new technologies to profile and analyze cellular proteomes more completely and efficiently. In this review, we focus on MS-based techniques, describe basic approaches for MS-based profiling of cellular proteomes and analysis methods to identify proteins in complex mixtures, and discuss the different approaches for quantitative proteome analysis. Finally, we briefly discuss novel developments for the analysis of PTMs. Altered levels of PTM, sometimes in the absence of protein expression changes, are often linked to cellular responses and disease states, and the comprehensive analysis of cellular proteome would not be complete without the identification and quantification of the extent of PTMs of proteins.
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- Shama P Mirza
- National Center for Proteomics Research, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA. e-mail:
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Liu H, Håkansson K. Divalent metal ion-peptide interactions probed by electron capture dissociation of trications. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2006; 17:1731-41. [PMID: 16952459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2006.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2006] [Revised: 07/26/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation (ECD) of the peptide Substance P (SubP) complexed with divalent metals has been investigated. ECD of [SubP + H + M]3+ (M2+ = Mg2+ -Ba2+ and Mn2+ -Zn2+) allowed observation of a larger number of product ions than previous investigations of doubly charged metal-containing peptides. ECD of Mg-Ba, Mn, Fe, and Zn-containing complexes resulted in product ions with and without the metal from cleavage of backbone amine bonds (c' and z* -type ions). By contrast, ECD of Co and Ni-containing complexes yielded major bond cleavages within the C-terminal methionine residue (likely to be the metal ion binding site). Cu-containing complexes displayed yet another behavior: amide bond cleavage (b and y'-type ions). We believe some results can be rationalized both within the hot hydrogen atom mechanism and mechanisms involving electron capture into excited states, such as the recently proposed amide superbase mechanism. However, some behavior, including formation of (cn 'M - H)+ ions for Ca-Ba, is best explained within the latter mechanisms with initial electron capture at the metal. In addition, the ECD behavior appears to correlate with the metal second ionization energy (IE2). Co and Ni (displaying sequestered fragmentation) have IE2s of 17.1 and 18.2 eV, respectively, whereas IE2s for Mg-Ba, Mn, and Fe (yielding random cleavage) are 10.0 to 16.2 eV. This behavior is difficult to explain within the hot hydrogen atom mechanism because hydrogen transfer should not be influenced by IE2s. However, the drastically different fragmentation patterns for Co, Ni, and Cu compared to the other metals can also be explained by their higher propensity for nitrogen (as opposed to oxygen) binding. Nevertheless, these results imply that directed fragmentation can be accomplished via careful selection of the cationizing agent.
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- Haichuan Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, USA
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Debois D, Giuliani A, Laprévote O. Fragmentation induced in atmospheric pressure photoionization of peptides. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2006; 41:1554-60. [PMID: 17094174 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this work, the fragmentation of peptides under atmospheric pressure photoionization conditions is investigated. Intensive fragmentations into b/y- and c-sequence ions are reported. Abundance of these c-ions appeared to be related to the quantity of dopant infused and to the disappearance of the doubly protonated peptide ion. A careful analysis of the role of the dopant indicates that the fragmentations are not dependent on the nature of the dopant but on their ionization efficiencies. This result shows that the fragmentation arises from the reaction of the protonated peptide with photoelectrons released upon ionization of the dopant in an electron capture dissociation/electron transfer dissociation (ECD/ETD) type mechanism. Experiments with peptides bearing a single proton indicate that additional mechanisms are involved. H-atom transfer reactions are suggested to be responsible for the fragmentations as well. Those atoms could arise either from the dopant ions or from negatively charged solvent nanodroplets. This is the first report of an ECD/ETD mechanism in a dense medium and at atmospheric pressure.
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- D Debois
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, ICSN-CNRS, 1, Avenue de la Terrasse, F 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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A new tandem time-of-flight (TOF-TOF) instrument has been developed by modifying a standard matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)-TOF instrument to make high-performance, high-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) MALDI tandem mass spectrometry (MS) a practical reality. To optimize fragment spectra quality, the selected precursor ion is decelerated before entering a floating collision cell and the potential difference between the source and the collision cell defines the collision energy of the ions. Standard operating conditions for tandem MS use a 1-kV collision energy with single-collision conditions and increased laser power for ion formation. Hence, both high- and low-energy fragments are observed in MALDI TOF-TOF spectra. On standard peptides, sensitivities down to 1 fmol are demonstrated. On a mixture of two solution tryptic digests at the 25-fmol level, 23 spectra were sufficient to result in proper database identification.
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Mihalca R, van der Burgt YEM, McDonnell LA, Duursma M, Cerjak I, Heck AJR, Heeren RMA. Combined infrared multiphoton dissociation and electron-capture dissociation using co-linear and overlapping beams in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:1838-44. [PMID: 16705647 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A novel set-up for Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR) is reported for simultaneous infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and electron-capture dissociation (ECD). An unmodified electron gun ensures complete, on-axis overlap between the electron and the photon beams. The instrumentation, design and implementation of this novel approach are described. In this configuration the IR beam is directed into the ICR cell using a pneumatically actuated mirror inserted into the ion-optical path. Concept validation was made using different combinations of IRMPD and ECD irradiation events on two standard peptides. The ability to perform efficient IRMPD, ECD and especially simultaneous IRMPD and ECD using lower irradiation times is demonstrated. The increase in primary sequence coverage, with the combined IRMPD and ECD set-up, also increases the confidence in peptide and protein assignments.
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- Romulus Mihalca
- FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Cooper HJ, Håkansson K, Marshall AG. The role of electron capture dissociation in biomolecular analysis. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2005; 24:201-22. [PMID: 15389856 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The introduction of electron capture dissociation (ECD) to electrospray (ESI) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) constitutes a significant advance in the structural analysis of biomolecules. The fundamental features and benefits of ECD are discussed in this review. ECD is currently unique to FT-ICR MS and the fundamentals of that technique are outlined. The advantages and complementarity of ECD in relation to other tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) techniques, such as infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and sustained off-resonance collision-induced dissociation (SORI-CID), are discussed. The instrumental considerations associated with implementation of ECD, including activated ion techniques and coupling to on-line separation techniques, are covered, as are the allied processes electronic excitation dissociation (EED), electron detachment dissociation (EDD), and hot electron capture (HECD). A major theme of this review is the role of ECD in proteomics, particularly for characterization of post-translational modifications (phosphorylation, glycosylation, carboxyglutamic acid, sulfation, acylation, and methionine oxidation) and the top-down approach to protein identification. The application of ECD to the analysis of polymers, peptide nucleic acids, and oligonucleotides is also discussed.
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- Helen J Cooper
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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In mass spectrometry (MS)-based protein studies, peptide fragmentation analysis (i.e., MS/MS experiments such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization [MALDI]-post-source decay [PSD] analysis, collision-induced dissociation [CID] of electrospray- and MALDI-generated ions, and electron-capture and electron-transfer dissociation analysis of multiply charged ions) provide sequence information and, thus, can be used for (i) de novo sequencing, (ii) protein identification, and (iii) posttranslational or other covalent modification site assignments. This chapter offers a qualitative overview on which kind of peptide fragments are formed under different MS/MS conditions. High-quality PSD and CID spectra provide illustrations of de novo sequencing and protein identification. The MS/MS behavior of some common posttranslational modifications such as acetylation, trimethylation, phosphorylation, sulfation, and O-glycosylation is also discussed.
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Römpp A, Taban IM, Mihalca R, Duursma MC, Mize TH, McDonnel LA, Heeren RMA. Examples of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry developments: from ion physics to remote access biochemical mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2005; 11:443-56. [PMID: 16322650 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The application of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) for high resolution biomolecular analysis has increased greatly after 30 years of innovation since its conception in 1974. FT- ICR-MS can now routinely be used for the analysis of complex organic mixtures such as biological or petrochemical samples. Many of these new possibilities have been the results of many different instrumental developments. This paper provides a mini review of selected instrumental developments that now allow these measurements. The development of soft ionization techniques such as electrospray ionization and matrix assisted laser desorption and ionisation was crucial for the analysis of biological macromolecules. Improved ion transport optics led to an increase in sensitivity. New ICR cell designs complement the capabilities of FT-ICR-MS by allowing a more thorough study of the mechanism and kinetics of ion reactions in the gas-phase. A selected example of electron capture dissociation (ECD) employs these developments to investigate the role of peptide conformation in ECD. Improved electronics and software allow faster and more flexible experiments. All these improvements led to an increase in speed and sensitivity that are necessary to couple FT-MS to fast separation techniques such as nano-high performance liquid chromatography. The modern FT-ICR-MS instruments can be incorporated in virtual organizations allowing remote access to unique infrastructure. This concept of remote experimentation opens new possibilities for scientific collaborations between expert scientists at different locations and allows the efficient use of this expensive instrumentation.
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- A Römpp
- FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mihalca R, Kleinnijenhuis AJ, McDonnell LA, Heck AJR, Heeren RMA. Electron capture dissociation at low temperatures reveals selective dissociations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2004; 15:1869-73. [PMID: 15589763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Revised: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 09/09/2004] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation at 86 K of the linear peptide Substance P produced just two backbone fragments, whereas at room temperature eight backbone fragments were formed. Similarly, with the cyclic peptide gramicidin S, just one backbone fragment was formed at 86 K but five at room temperature. The observation that some backbone scissions are active and others inactive, when all involve NC(alpha) cleavages and have a high rate constant, indicates that the more specific fragments at low temperatures reflects the reduced conformation heterogeneity at low temperatures. This is supported by reduced or inactive hydrogen loss, a channel that has previously been shown to be affected by conformation. The conclusion that the ECD fragments are a snapshot of the conformational (intramolecular solvation shell) heterogeneity helps explain how the relative intensities of ECD fragments can be different on different instrument and highlights the common theme in methodologies used to increase sequence coverage, namely an increase in the conformational heterogeneity of the precursor ion population.
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- Romulus Mihalca
- FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Guan Z, Yates NA, Bakhtiar R. Detection and characterization of methionine oxidation in peptides by collision-induced dissociation and electron capture dissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:605-613. [PMID: 12781462 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00201-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation (ECD) and collision-induced dissociation (CID), the two complementary fragmentation techniques, are demonstrated to be effective in the detection and localization of the methionine sulfoxide [Met(O)] residues in peptides using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry. The presence of Met(O) can be easily recognized in the low-energy CID spectrum showing the characteristic loss of methanesulfenic acid (CH(3)SOH, 64 Da) from the side chain of Met(O). The position of Met(O) can then be localized by ECD which is capable of providing extensive peptide backbone fragmentation without detaching the labile Met(O) side chain. We studied CID and ECD of several Met(O)-containing peptides that included the 44-residue human growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) and the human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). The distinction and complementarity of the two fragmentation techniques were particularly remarkable in their effects on ANP, a disulfide bond-containing peptide. While the predominant fragmentation pathway in CID of ANP was the loss of CH(3)SOH (64 Da) from the molecular ion, ECD of ANP resulted in many sequence-informative products, including those from cleavages within the disulfide-bonded cyclic structure, to allow for the direct localization of Met(O) without the typical procedures for disulfide bond reduction followed by [bond]SH alkylation.
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- Ziqiang Guan
- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA.
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Mormann M, Peter-Katalinić J. Improvement of electron capture efficiency by resonant excitation. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2003; 17:2208-2214. [PMID: 14515319 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A novel pulse sequence improving the efficiency for electron capture dissociation (ECD) of an unmodified Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometer by more than an order of magnitude is presented. Commercially available FTICR instruments are usually equipped with a filament-based electron source producing an electron beam that has a rather small cross section. An ideal overlap between the rotating ion cloud and the electron beam appears to be a prerequisite for a high ECD efficiency. A reduced interception of the ion cloud and the electron beam is probably due to the contribution of the magnetron motion to the trajectory of the ions, resulting in a precession about the z-axis of the instrument. By increasing the kinetic energy and therefore increasing the cyclotron radii of the precursor ions by resonant excitation, the overlap of the rotating ion cloud with the electron beam is improved. By use of this protocol the efficiency of electron capture is substantially increased and consequently the acquisition time of ECD spectra is reduced significantly. The capability of resonant excitation of the precursor ions during the irradiation with electrons is demonstrated for standard peptides. This approach is particularly valuable for analysis and characterization of O-glycosylated peptides. In addition to amino acid sequence information, the attachment site of the labile glycan moiety is determined, and also radical-site-induced fragmentations of the glycosidic bonds are observed.
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- Michael Mormann
- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, Biomedical Analysis Department, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 31, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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