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Bowser BL, Robinson RAS. Enhanced Multiplexing Technology for Proteomics. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2023; 16:379-400. [PMID: 36854207 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-091622-092353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The identification of thousands of proteins and their relative levels of expression has furthered understanding of biological processes and disease and stimulated new systems biology hypotheses. Quantitative proteomics workflows that rely on analytical assays such as mass spectrometry have facilitated high-throughput measurements of proteins partially due to multiplexing. Multiplexing allows proteome differences across multiple samples to be measured simultaneously, resulting in more accurate quantitation, increased statistical robustness, reduced analysis times, and lower experimental costs. The number of samples that can be multiplexed has evolved from as few as two to more than 50, with studies involving more than 10 samples being denoted as enhanced multiplexing or hyperplexing. In this review, we give an update on emerging multiplexing proteomics techniques and highlight advantages and limitations for enhanced multiplexing strategies.
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- Bailey L Bowser
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA;
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Tian X, Permentier HP, Bischoff R. Chemical isotope labeling for quantitative proteomics. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:546-576. [PMID: 34091937 PMCID: PMC10078755 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Advancements in liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry over the last decades have led to a significant development in mass spectrometry-based proteome quantification approaches. An increasingly attractive strategy is multiplex isotope labeling, which significantly improves the accuracy, precision and throughput of quantitative proteomics in the data-dependent acquisition mode. Isotope labeling-based approaches can be classified into MS1-based and MS2-based quantification. In this review, we give an overview of approaches based on chemical isotope labeling and discuss their principles, benefits, and limitations with the goal to give insights into fundamental questions and provide a useful reference for choosing a method for quantitative proteomics. As a perspective, we discuss the current possibilities and limitations of multiplex, isotope labeling approaches for the data-independent acquisition mode, which is increasing in popularity.
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- Xiaobo Tian
- Department of Analytical Biochemistry and Interfaculty Mass Spectrometry Center, Groningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry and Interfaculty Mass Spectrometry Center, Groningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry and Interfaculty Mass Spectrometry Center, Groningen Research Institute of PharmacyUniversity of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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Scott KA, Zhang TL, Xi SY, Ngo B, Vinogradova EV. Protein State‐Dependent Chemical Biology. Isr J Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Kevin A. Scott
- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University 3000 Broadway New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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Li Y, Jiang L, Wang Z, Wang Y, Cao X, Meng L, Fan J, Xiong C, Nie Z. Profiling of Urine Carbonyl Metabolic Fingerprints in Bladder Cancer Based on Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:9894-9902. [PMID: 35762528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The diagnosis of bladder cancer (BC) is currently based on cystoscopy, which is invasive and expensive. Here, we describe a noninvasive profiling method for carbonyl metabolic fingerprints in BC, which is based on a desorption, separation, and ionization mass spectrometry (DSI-MS) platform with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (DMED) as a differential labeling reagent. The DSI-MS platform avoids the interferences from intra- and/or intersamples. Additionally, the DMED derivatization increases detection sensitivity and distinguishes carboxyl, aldehyde, and ketone groups in untreated urine samples. Carbonyl metabolic fingerprints of urine from 41 BC patients and 41 controls were portrayed and 9 potential biomarkers were identified. The mechanisms of the regulations of these biomarkers have been tentatively discussed. A logistic regression (LR) machine learning algorithm was applied to discriminate BC from controls, and an accuracy of 85% was achieved. We believe that the method proposed here may pave the way toward the point-of-care diagnosis of BC in a patient-friendly manner.
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- Yuze Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
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- National Center for Mass Spectrometry in Beijing, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 332005, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Makarov D, Telek A, Becker T, von Wrisberg MK, Schneider S, Kielkowski P. Clickable report tags for identification of modified peptides by mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2022; 57:e4812. [PMID: 35156258 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The identification and quantification of modified peptides are critical for the functional characterization of post-translational protein modifications (PTMs) to elucidate their biological function. Nowadays, quantitative mass spectrometry coupled with various bioinformatic pipelines has been successfully used for the determination of a wide range of PTMs. However, direct characterization of low abundant protein PTMs in bottom-up proteomic workflow remains challenging. Here, we present the synthesis and evaluation of tandem mass spectrometry tags (TMT) which are introduced via click-chemistry into peptides bearing alkyne handles. The fragmentation properties of the two mass tags were validated and used for screening in a model system and analysis of AMPylated proteins. The presented tags provide a valuable tool for diagnostic peak generation to increase confidence in the identification of modified peptides and potentially for direct peptide-PTM quantification from various experimental conditions.
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- Department of Chemistry, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Applied Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Chemistry, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Fang Z, Wanigasekara MSK, Yepremyan A, Lam B, Thapa P, Foss FW, Chowdhury SM. Mass Spectrometry-Cleavable Protein N-Terminal Tagging Strategy for System-Level Protease Activity Profiling. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:189-197. [PMID: 34928623 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Proteolysis is one of the most important protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) that influences the functions, activities, and structures of nearly all proteins during their lifetime. To facilitate the targeted identification of low-abundant proteolytic products, we devised a strategy incorporating a novel biotinylated reagent PFP (pentafluorophenyl)-Rink-biotin to specifically target, enrich and identify proteolytic N-termini. Within the PFP-Rink-biotin reagent, a mass spectrometry (MS)-cleavable feature was designed to assist in the unambiguous confirmation of the enriched proteolytic N-termini. The proof-of-concept study was performed with multiple standard proteins whose N-termini were successfully modified, enriched and identified by a signature ion (SI) in the MS/MS fragmentation, along with the determination of N-terminal peptide sequences by multistage tandem MS of the complementary fragment generated after the cleavage of MS-cleavable bond. For large-scale application, the enrichment and identification of protein N-termini from Escherichia coli cells were demonstrated, facilitated by an in-house developed NTermFinder bioinformatics workflow. We believe this approach will be beneficial in improving the confidence of identifying proteolytic substrates in a native cellular environment.
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- Zixiang Fang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Texas 76019, United States
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Chen X, Sun Y, Zhang T, Shu L, Roepstorff P, Yang F. Quantitative Proteomics Using Isobaric Labeling: A Practical Guide. GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2021; 19:689-706. [PMID: 35007772 PMCID: PMC9170757 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2021.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
In the past decade, relative proteomic quantification using isobaric labeling technology has developed into a key tool for comparing the expression of proteins in biological samples. Although its multiplexing capacity and flexibility make this a valuable technology for addressing various biological questions, its quantitative accuracy and precision still pose significant challenges to the reliability of its quantification results. Here, we give a detailed overview of the different kinds of isobaric mass tags and the advantages and disadvantages of the isobaric labeling method. We also discuss which precautions should be taken at each step of the isobaric labeling workflow, to obtain reliable quantification results in large-scale quantitative proteomics experiments. In the last section, we discuss the broad applications of the isobaric labeling technology in biological and clinical studies, with an emphasis on thermal proteome profiling and proteogenomics.
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- Xiulan Chen
- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100149, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100149, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100149, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100149, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Key Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100149, China.
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Johnson A, Stadlmeier M, Wühr M. TMTpro Complementary Ion Quantification Increases Plexing and Sensitivity for Accurate Multiplexed Proteomics at the MS2 Level. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:3043-3052. [PMID: 33929851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Multiplexed proteomics is a powerful tool to assay cell states in health and disease, but accurate quantification of relative protein changes is impaired by interference from co-isolated peptides. Interference can be reduced by using MS3-based quantification, but this reduces sensitivity and requires specialized instrumentation. An alternative approach is quantification by complementary ions, the balancer group-peptide conjugates, which allows accurate and precise multiplexed quantification at the MS2 level and is compatible with most proteomics instruments. However, complementary ions of the popular TMT-tag form inefficiently and multiplexing is limited to five channels. Here, we evaluate and optimize complementary ion quantification for the recently released TMTpro-tag, which increases complementary ion plexing capacity to eight channels (TMTproC). Furthermore, the beneficial fragmentation properties of TMTpro increase sensitivity for TMTproC, resulting in ∼65% more proteins quantified compared to TMTpro-MS3 and ∼18% more when compared to real-time-search TMTpro-MS3 (RTS-SPS-MS3). TMTproC quantification is more accurate than TMTpro-MS2 and even superior to RTS-SPS-MS3. We provide the software for quantifying TMTproC data as an executable that is compatible with the MaxQuant analysis pipeline. Thus, TMTproC advances multiplexed proteomics data quality and widens access to accurate multiplexed proteomics beyond laboratories with MS3-capable instrumentation.
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- Alex Johnson
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Yu C, Novitsky EJ, Cheng NW, Rychnovsky SD, Huang L. Exploring Spacer Arm Structures for Designs of Asymmetric Sulfoxide-Containing MS-Cleavable Cross-Linkers. Anal Chem 2020; 92:6026-6033. [PMID: 32202417 PMCID: PMC7363200 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) has become a powerful structural tool for defining protein-protein interactions (PPIs) and elucidating architectures of large protein assemblies. To advance XL-MS studies, we have previously developed a series of sulfoxide-containing MS-cleavable cross-linkers to facilitate the detection and identification of cross-linked peptides using multistage mass spectrometry (MSn). While current sulfoxide-based cross-linkers are effective for in vivo and in vitro XL-MS studies at the systems-level, new reagents are still needed to help expand PPI coverage. To this end, we have designed and synthesized six variable-length derivatives of disuccinimidyl sulfoxide (DSSO) to better understand the effects of spacer arm modulation on MS-cleavability, fragmentation characteristics, and MS identification of cross-linked peptides. In addition, the impact on cross-linking reactivity was evaluated. Moreover, alternative MS2-based workflows were explored to determine their feasibility for analyzing new sulfoxide-containing cross-linked products. Based on the results of synthetic peptides and a model protein, we have further demonstrated the robustness and predictability of sulfoxide chemistry in designing MS-cleavable cross-linkers. Importantly, we have identified a unique asymmetric design that exhibits preferential fragmentation of cross-links over peptide backbones, a desired feature for MSn analysis. This work has established a solid foundation for further development of sulfoxide-containing MS-cleavable cross-linkers with new functionalities.
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- Clinton Yu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
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Lombard-Banek C, Schiel JE. Mass Spectrometry Advances and Perspectives for the Characterization of Emerging Adoptive Cell Therapies. Molecules 2020; 25:E1396. [PMID: 32204371 PMCID: PMC7144572 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Adoptive cell therapy is an emerging anti-cancer modality, whereby the patient's own immune cells are engineered to express T-cell receptor (TCR) or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). CAR-T cell therapies have advanced the furthest, with recent approvals of two treatments by the Food and Drug Administration of Kymriah (trisagenlecleucel) and Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). Recent developments in proteomic analysis by mass spectrometry (MS) make this technology uniquely suited to enable the comprehensive identification and quantification of the relevant biochemical architecture of CAR-T cell therapies and fulfill current unmet needs for CAR-T product knowledge. These advances include improved sample preparation methods, enhanced separation technologies, and extension of MS-based proteomic to single cells. Innovative technologies such as proteomic analysis of raw material quality attributes (MQA) and final product quality attributes (PQA) may provide insights that could ultimately fuel development strategies and lead to broad implementation.
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- Camille Lombard-Banek
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA;
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA;
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Advances and applications of stable isotope labeling-based methods for proteome relative quantitation. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dayon L, Affolter M. Progress and pitfalls of using isobaric mass tags for proteome profiling. Expert Rev Proteomics 2020; 17:149-161. [PMID: 32067523 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2020.1731309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Introduction: Quantitative proteomics using mass spectrometry is performed via label-free or label-based approaches. Labeling strategies rely on the incorporation of stable heavy isotopes by metabolic, enzymatic, or chemical routes. Isobaric labeling uses chemical labels of identical masses but of different fragmentation behaviors to allow the relative quantitative comparison of peptide/protein abundances between biological samples.Areas covered: We have carried out a systematic review on the use of isobaric mass tags in proteomic research since their inception in 2003. We focused on their quantitative performances, their multiplexing evolution, as well as their broad use for relative quantification of proteins in pre-clinical models and clinical studies. Current limitations, primarily linked to the quantitative ratio distortion, as well as state-of-the-art and emerging solutions to improve their quantitative readouts are discussed.Expert opinion: The isobaric mass tag technology offers a unique opportunity to compare multiple protein samples simultaneously, allowing higher sample throughput and internal relative quantification for improved trueness and precision. Large studies can be performed when shared reference samples are introduced in multiple experiments. The technology is well suited for proteome profiling in the context of proteomic discovery studies.
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- Loïc Dayon
- Proteomics, Nestlé Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Proteomics, Nestlé Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pappireddi N, Martin L, Wühr M. A Review on Quantitative Multiplexed Proteomics. Chembiochem 2019; 20:1210-1224. [PMID: 30609196 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Over the last few decades, mass spectrometry-based proteomics has become an increasingly powerful tool that is now able to routinely detect and quantify thousands of proteins. A major advance for global protein quantification was the introduction of isobaric tags, which, in a single experiment, enabled the global quantification of proteins across multiple samples. Herein, these methods are referred to as multiplexed proteomics. The principles, advantages, and drawbacks of various multiplexed proteomics techniques are discussed and compared with alternative approaches. We also discuss how the emerging combination of multiplexing with targeted proteomics might enable the reliable and high-quality quantification of very low abundance proteins across multiple conditions. Lastly, we suggest that fusing multiplexed proteomics with data-independent acquisition approaches might enable the comparison of hundreds of different samples without missing values, while maintaining the superb measurement precision and accuracy obtainable with isobaric tag quantification.
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- Nishant Pappireddi
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Icahn Laboratory, #246, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.,The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Icahn Laboratory, #246, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.,The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Icahn Laboratory, #246, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA.,The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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Kelstrup CD, Aizikov K, Batth TS, Kreutzman A, Grinfeld D, Lange O, Mourad D, Makarov AA, Olsen JV. Limits for Resolving Isobaric Tandem Mass Tag Reporter Ions Using Phase-Constrained Spectrum Deconvolution. J Proteome Res 2018; 17:4008-4016. [PMID: 30220210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
A popular method for peptide quantification relies on isobaric labeling such as tandem mass tags (TMT), which enables multiplexed proteome analyses. Quantification is achieved by reporter ions generated by fragmentation in a tandem mass spectrometer. However, with higher degrees of multiplexing, the smaller mass differences between the reporter ions increase the mass resolving power requirements. This contrasts with faster peptide sequencing capabilities enabled by lowered mass resolution on Orbitrap instruments. It is therefore important to determine the mass resolution limits for highly multiplexed quantification when maximizing proteome depth. Here, we defined the lower boundaries for resolving TMT reporter ions with 0.0063 Da mass differences using an ultra-high-field Orbitrap mass spectrometer. We found the optimal method depends on the relative ratio between closely spaced reporter ions and that 64 ms transient acquisition time provided sufficient resolving power for separating TMT reporter ions with absolute ratio changes up to 16-fold. Furthermore, a 32 ms transient processed with phase-constrained spectrum deconvolution provides >50% more identifications with >99% quantified but with a slight loss in quantification precision and accuracy. These findings should guide decisions on what Orbitrap resolution settings to use in future proteomics experiments, relying on isobaric TMT reporter ion quantification.
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- Christian D Kelstrup
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research , University of Copenhagen , 2200 Copenhagen , Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research , University of Copenhagen , 2200 Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific , 28199 Bremen , Germany
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research , University of Copenhagen , 2200 Copenhagen , Denmark
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EASI-tag enables accurate multiplexed and interference-free MS2-based proteome quantification. Nat Methods 2018; 15:527-530. [DOI: 10.1038/s41592-018-0037-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sonnett M, Yeung E, Wühr M. Accurate, Sensitive, and Precise Multiplexed Proteomics Using the Complement Reporter Ion Cluster. Anal Chem 2018; 90:5032-5039. [PMID: 29522331 PMCID: PMC6220677 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Quantitative analysis of proteomes across multiple time points, organelles, and perturbations is essential for understanding both fundamental biology and disease states. The development of isobaric tags (e.g., TMT) has enabled the simultaneous measurement of peptide abundances across several different conditions. These multiplexed approaches are promising in principle because of advantages in throughput and measurement quality. However, in practice, existing multiplexing approaches suffer from key limitations. In its simple implementation (TMT-MS2), measurements are distorted by chemical noise leading to poor measurement accuracy. The current state-of-the-art (TMT-MS3) addresses this but requires specialized quadrupole-iontrap-Orbitrap instrumentation. The complement reporter ion approach (TMTc) produces high accuracy measurements and is compatible with many more instruments, like quadrupole-Orbitraps. However, the required deconvolution of the TMTc cluster leads to poor measurement precision. Here, we introduce TMTc+, which adds the modeling of the MS2-isolation step into the deconvolution algorithm. The resulting measurements are comparable in precision to TMT-MS3/MS2. The improved duty cycle and lower filtering requirements make TMTc+ more sensitive than TMT-MS3 and comparable with TMT-MS2. At the same time, unlike TMT-MS2, TMTc+ is exquisitely able to distinguish signal from chemical noise even outperforming TMT-MS3. Lastly, we compare TMTc+ to quantitative label-free proteomics of total HeLa lysate and find that TMTc+ quantifies 7.8k versus 3.9k proteins in a 5-plex sample. At the same time, the median coefficient of variation improves from 13% to 4%. Thus, TMTc+ advances quantitative proteomics by enabling accurate, sensitive, and precise multiplexed experiments on more commonly used instruments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthew Sonnett
- Department of Molecular Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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