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Pan H, Klein SM, Gunaratne A, Jarrold MF, Clemmer DE. Dissociation of Macromolecules in Laser-Heated Droplets Monitored by CD-MS. Anal Chem 2025; 97:1419-1425. [PMID: 39772511 PMCID: PMC11800163 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c06038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2025]
Abstract
Charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) is used to monitor the dissociation of large (300 kDa to 20 MDa) protein complexes in droplets heated with a 10.6 μm CO2 laser. In this approach, electrospray ionization (ESI) is used to produce charged droplets containing macromolecular complexes. As the droplets travel from the ESI capillary tip to the entrance of the CD-MS instrument, they pass through a variable-power laser field, where they are rapidly heated and dissociate to produce fragments. The approach is illustrated for three model systems: glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), a 334 kDa hexameric protein complex, which dissociates into protein monomers, dimers, and tetramers; the ∼3 MDa T = 3, and ∼4 MDa T = 4 hepatitis B virus VLPs (virus-like particles) that produce a distribution of protein dimer clusters; and the ∼20 MDa T = 7 human papillomavirus VLP, which dissociates primarily into small capsid protein clusters that are not well-resolved by CD-MS. The fragments produced by in-droplet activation provide information that is useful for characterizing the structures of the intact antecedent complexes. A discussion of the advantages and current limitations of this approach is presented.
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- Hua Pan
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, United States
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Rahman M, Marzullo BP, Lam PY, Barrow MP, Holman SW, Ray AD, O'Connor PB. Unveiling the intricacy of gapmer oligonucleotides through advanced tandem mass spectrometry approaches and scan accumulation for 2DMS. Analyst 2024; 149:4687-4701. [PMID: 39101388 PMCID: PMC11382339 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
Abstract
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are crucial for biological applications as they bind to complementary RNA sequences, modulating protein expression. ASOs undergo synthetic modifications like phosphorothioate (PS) backbone and locked nucleic acid (LNA) to enhance stability and specificity. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS) techniques were employed to study gapmer ASOs, which feature a DNA chain within RNA segments at both termini, revealing enhanced cleavages with ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and complementary fragment ions from collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron detachment dissociation (EDD). 2DMS, a data-independent analysis technique, allowed for comprehensive coverage and identification of shared fragments across multiple precursor ions. EDD fragmentation efficiency correlated with precursor ion charge states, with higher charges facilitating dissociation due to intramolecular repulsions. An electron energy of 22.8 eV enabled electron capture and radical-based cleavage. Accumulating multiple scans and generating average spectra improved signal intensity, aided by denoising algorithms. Data analysis utilised a custom Python script capable of handling modifications and generating unique mass lists.
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- Mohammed Rahman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca, SK10 2NA, UK
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- New Modalities & Parental Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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Jiang Y, Rex DA, Schuster D, Neely BA, Rosano GL, Volkmar N, Momenzadeh A, Peters-Clarke TM, Egbert SB, Kreimer S, Doud EH, Crook OM, Yadav AK, Vanuopadath M, Hegeman AD, Mayta M, Duboff AG, Riley NM, Moritz RL, Meyer JG. Comprehensive Overview of Bottom-Up Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry. ACS MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AU 2024; 4:338-417. [PMID: 39193565 PMCID: PMC11348894 DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.3c00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Abstract
Proteomics is the large scale study of protein structure and function from biological systems through protein identification and quantification. "Shotgun proteomics" or "bottom-up proteomics" is the prevailing strategy, in which proteins are hydrolyzed into peptides that are analyzed by mass spectrometry. Proteomics studies can be applied to diverse studies ranging from simple protein identification to studies of proteoforms, protein-protein interactions, protein structural alterations, absolute and relative protein quantification, post-translational modifications, and protein stability. To enable this range of different experiments, there are diverse strategies for proteome analysis. The nuances of how proteomic workflows differ may be challenging to understand for new practitioners. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of different proteomics methods. We cover from biochemistry basics and protein extraction to biological interpretation and orthogonal validation. We expect this Review will serve as a handbook for researchers who are new to the field of bottom-up proteomics.
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- Yuming Jiang
- Department
of Computational Biomedicine, Cedars Sinai
Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Smidt Heart
Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Advanced
Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los
Angeles, California 90048, United States
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Balaya Rex
- Center for
Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
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- Department
of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems
Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Department
of Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology
and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory
of Biomolecular Research, Division of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, NIST, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, United States
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- Mass
Spectrometry
Unit, Institute of Molecular and Cellular
Biology of Rosario, Rosario, 2000 Argentina
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- Department
of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems
Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Computational Biomedicine, Cedars Sinai
Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Smidt Heart
Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Advanced
Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los
Angeles, California 90048, United States
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University
of California—San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Smidt Heart
Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Advanced
Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los
Angeles, California 90048, United States
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- Center
for Proteome Analysis, Indiana University
School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-3082, United States
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- Oxford
Protein Informatics Group, Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3LB, United
Kingdom
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- Translational
Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster 3rd Milestone Faridabad-Gurgaon
Expressway, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Departments
of Horticultural Science and Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota 55108, United States
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L. Mayta
- School
of Medicine and Health Sciences, Center for Health Sciences Research, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Libertador San Martin 3103, Argentina
- Molecular
Biology Department, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Institute
for Systems biology, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Department
of Computational Biomedicine, Cedars Sinai
Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Smidt Heart
Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
- Advanced
Clinical Biosystems Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los
Angeles, California 90048, United States
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Rahman M, Marzullo B, Holman SW, Barrow M, Ray AD, O’Connor PB. Advancing PROTAC Characterization: Structural Insights through Adducts and Multimodal Tandem-MS Strategies. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:285-299. [PMID: 38197777 PMCID: PMC10853971 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
Abstract
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are specialized molecules that bind to a target protein and a ubiquitin ligase to facilitate protein degradation. Despite their significance, native PROTACs have not undergone tandem mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. To address this gap, we conducted a pioneering investigation on the fragmentation patterns of two PROTACs in development, dBET1 and VZ185. Employing diverse cations (sodium, lithium, and silver) and multiple tandem-MS techniques, we enhanced their structural characterization. Notably, lithium cations facilitated comprehensive positive-mode coverage for dBET1, while negative polarity mode offered richer insights. Employing de novo structure determination on 2DMS data from degradation studies yielded crucial insights. In the case of VZ185, various charge states were observed, with [M + 2H]2+ revealing fewer moieties than [M + H]+ due to charge-related factors. Augmenting structural details through silver adducts suggested both charge-directed and charge-remote fragmentation. This comprehensive investigation identifies frequently dissociated bonds across multiple fragmentation techniques, pinpointing optimal approaches for elucidating PROTAC structures. The findings contribute to advancing our understanding of PROTACs, pivotal for their continued development as promising therapeutic agents.
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- Mohammed Rahman
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Chemical
Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 4TF, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- New
Modalities and Parenteral Development, Pharmaceutical Technology &
Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 4TF, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
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Deng L, Kumar J, Rose R, McIntyre W, Fabris D. Analyzing RNA posttranscriptional modifications to decipher the epitranscriptomic code. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024; 43:5-38. [PMID: 36052666 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The discovery of RNA silencing has revealed that non-protein-coding sequences (ncRNAs) can cover essential roles in regulatory networks and their malfunction may result in severe consequences on human health. These findings have prompted a general reassessment of the significance of RNA as a key player in cellular processes. This reassessment, however, will not be complete without a greater understanding of the distribution and function of the over 170 variants of the canonical ribonucleotides, which contribute to the breathtaking structural diversity of natural RNA. This review surveys the analytical approaches employed for the identification, characterization, and detection of RNA posttranscriptional modifications (rPTMs). The merits of analyzing individual units after exhaustive hydrolysis of the initial biopolymer are outlined together with those of identifying their position in the sequence of parent strands. Approaches based on next generation sequencing and mass spectrometry technologies are covered in depth to provide a comprehensive view of their respective merits. Deciphering the epitranscriptomic code will require not only mapping the location of rPTMs in the various classes of RNAs, but also assessing the variations of expression levels under different experimental conditions. The fact that no individual platform is currently capable of meeting all such demands implies that it will be essential to capitalize on complementary approaches to obtain the desired information. For this reason, the review strived to cover the broadest possible range of techniques to provide readers with the fundamental elements necessary to make informed choices and design the most effective possible strategy to accomplish the task at hand.
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- L Deng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Advanced Research Technologies, New York University Langone Health Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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Lambeth TR, Julian RR. Efficient Isothiocyanate Modification of Peptides Facilitates Structural Analysis by Radical-Directed Dissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:1338-1345. [PMID: 34670075 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Radical-directed dissociation (RDD) is a powerful technique for structural characterization of peptides in mass spectrometry experiments. Prior to analysis, a radical precursor must typically be appended to facilitate generation of a free radical. To explore the use of a radical precursor that can be easily attached in a single step, we modified peptides using a "click" reaction with iodophenyl isothiocyanate. Coupling with amine functional groups proceeds with high yields, producing stable iodophenylthiourea-modified peptides. Photodissociation yields were recorded at 266 and 213 nm for the 2-, 3-, and 4-iodo isomers of the modifier and found to be highest for the 4-iodo isomer in nearly all cases. Fragmentation of the modified peptides following collisional activation revealed favorable losses of the tag, and electronic structure calculations were used to evaluate a potential mechanism involving hydrogen transfer within the thiourea group. Examination of RDD data revealed that 4-iodobenzoic acid, 4-iodophenylthiourea, and 3-iodotyrosine yield similar fragmentation patterns for a given peptide, although differences in fragment abundance are noted. Iodophenyl isothiocyanate labeling in combination with RDD can be used to differentiate isomeric amino acids within peptides, which should facilitate simplified evaluation of isomers present in complex biological samples.
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- Tyler R Lambeth
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Paris J, Theisen A, Marzullo BP, Haris A, Morgan TE, Barrow MP, O’Hara J, O’Connor PB. Multimodal Tandem Mass Spectrometry Techniques for the Analysis of Phosphopeptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:1126-1133. [PMID: 35604791 PMCID: PMC9264387 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Collisionally activated dissociation (CAD), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD), electron capture dissociation and electron detachment dissociation (EDD) experiments were conducted on a set of phosphopeptides, in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The fragmentation patterns were compared and varied according to the fragmentation mechanisms and the composition of the peptides. CAD and IRMPD produced similar fragmentation profiles of the phosphopeptides, while UVPD produced a large number of complementary fragments. Electron-based dissociation techniques displayed lower fragmentation efficiencies, despite retaining the labile phosphate group, and drastically different fragmentation profiles. EDD produced complex spectra whose interpretation proved challenging.
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- Johanna Paris
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- UCB, 216 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3WE, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lee KW, Peters-Clarke TM, Mertz KL, McAlister GC, Syka JEP, Westphall MS, Coon JJ. Infrared Photoactivation Boosts Reporter Ion Yield in Isobaric Tagging. Anal Chem 2022; 94:3328-3334. [PMID: 35142486 PMCID: PMC8985229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Isobaric tagging facilitates multiplexed experiments that can determine sequences and relative amounts of peptides in biological samples using tandem mass spectrometry (MSn). Limited reporter ion generation limits quantitative accuracy and precision. As reporter ions are susceptible to unintended fragmentation and scattering by high-energy collisions, we activated peptides with IR photons and prevented successive dissociation of generated reporter ions with ion parking, which altogether boosted reporter ion yield by up to 55%. Even so, unintended co-isolation of contaminating peaks in MS2 experiments distorts reporter ion intensities and can distort quantitative information. MS3 experiments address contamination by generating reporter ions via collisional activation (HCD) of one or more peptide product ions rather than the isolated peptide precursor ion. Because HCD performance is related to m/z, activation of multiple synchronously isolated product ions generates less than optimal reporter ion intensities. In this work, we show that using infrared multiphoton dissociation, which is not dependent on m/z, to generate reporter ions from 10 synchronously isolated peptide product ions results in a 2.4-fold increase in reporter ion intensities, significantly enhancing the sensitivity and dynamic range of quantitation via isobaric tagging.
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- Kenneth W. Lee
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA,National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA,Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA,National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems, Madison, WI, 53706, USA,Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, 53515,To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Chemistry, Genetics-Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall, Room 4422, Madison, WI 53706. Tel.: (608) 890-0763; Fax: (608) 890-0167;
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Heiles S. Advanced tandem mass spectrometry in metabolomics and lipidomics-methods and applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:5927-5948. [PMID: 34142202 PMCID: PMC8440309 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03425-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Metabolomics and lipidomics are new drivers of the omics era as molecular signatures and selected analytes allow phenotypic characterization and serve as biomarkers, respectively. The growing capabilities of untargeted and targeted workflows, which primarily rely on mass spectrometric platforms, enable extensive charting or identification of bioactive metabolites and lipids. Structural annotation of these compounds is key in order to link specific molecular entities to defined biochemical functions or phenotypes. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS), first and foremost collision-induced dissociation (CID), is the method of choice to unveil structural details of metabolites and lipids. But CID fragment ions are often not sufficient to fully characterize analytes. Therefore, recent years have seen a surge in alternative tandem MS methodologies that aim to offer full structural characterization of metabolites and lipids. In this article, principles, capabilities, drawbacks, and first applications of these "advanced tandem mass spectrometry" strategies will be critically reviewed. This includes tandem MS methods that are based on electrons, photons, and ion/molecule, as well as ion/ion reactions, combining tandem MS with concepts from optical spectroscopy and making use of derivatization strategies. In the final sections of this review, the first applications of these methodologies in combination with liquid chromatography or mass spectrometry imaging are highlighted and future perspectives for research in metabolomics and lipidomics are discussed.
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- Sven Heiles
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich Buff Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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Yang X, Xia Y. Mapping Complex Disulfide Bonds via Implementing Photochemical Reduction Online with Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:307-314. [PMID: 33136395 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Assigning disulfide linkage is a crucial task for protein identification. The current bottom-up proteomics workflow has limitations in characterizing peptide digests containing multiple disulfide bonds due to the difficulty of controlling partial reduction via conventional chemical reduction methods. Previously, our lab reported the development of an acetone/2-propanol (IPA) photoinitiating system for rapid (on second time scale) and tunable disulfide bond reduction. Herein, we incorporated this reaction system onto a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system for bottom-up protein analysis applications. The photochemical reduction reaction was implemented in a flow microreactor which allowed for up to 15 s 254 nm UV irradiation. The microreactor was installed post LC separation and right before electrospray ionization, while a T-junction was used to introduce the photoinitiating solution to the LC eluent before entering the microreactor. The degree of disulfide reduction was tunable from partial reduction to complete reduction for peptides containing one or multiple disulfide bonds. Significantly improved sequence coverage was obtained from complete disulfide reduction, while assignment of the disulfide connectivity was facilitated from partial disulfide reduction when coupled with tandem mass spectrometry via collision-induced dissociation. As a proof-of-concept test, trypsin digests of lysozyme (four disulfide bonds) and bovine serum albumin (BSA, 17 disulfide bonds) were analyzed by the LC-MS system coupled with online reduction. Sequence coverage was improved from 35% to 100% and 13% to 87% for lysozyme and BSA, respectively. All four disulfide bonds of lysozyme were determined. For BSA, nine disulfide bonds were characterized and eight adjacent disulfide bonds were narrowed down.
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- Xiaoyue Yang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Greisch JF, van der Laarse SA, Heck AJ. Enhancing Top-Down Analysis Using Chromophore-Assisted Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation from (Phospho)peptides to Protein Assemblies. Anal Chem 2020; 92:15506-15516. [PMID: 33180479 PMCID: PMC7711774 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) has been used in mass spectrometry to fragment peptides and proteins, providing fragments mostly similar to collisional activation. Using the 10.6 μm wavelength of a CO2 laser, IRMPD suffers from the relative low absorption cross-section of peptides and small proteins. Focusing on top-down analysis, we investigate different means to tackle this issue. We first reassess efficient sorting of phosphopeptides from nonphosphopeptides based on IR-absorption cross-sectional enhancement by phosphate moieties. We subsequently demonstrate that a myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) noncovalent adduct can substantially enhance IRMPD for nonphosphopeptides and that this strategy can be extended to proteins. As a natural next step, we show that native phospho-proteoforms of proteins display a distinct and enhanced fragmentation, compared to their unmodified counterparts, facilitating phospho-group site localization. We then evaluate the impact of size on the IRMPD of proteins and their complexes. When applied to protein complexes ranging from a 365 kDa CRISPR-Cas Csy ribonucleoprotein hetero-decamer, a 800 kDa GroEL homo-tetradecamer in its apo-form or loaded with its ATP cofactor, to a 1 MDa capsid-like homo-hexacontamer, we conclude that while phosphate moieties present in crRNA and ATP molecules enhance IRMPD, an increase in the IR cross-section with the size of the protein assembly also favorably accrues dissociation yields. Overall, our work showcases the versatility of IRMPD in the top-down analysis of peptides, phosphopeptides, proteins, phosphoproteins, ribonucleoprotein assemblies, and large protein complexes.
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- Jean-François Greisch
- Biomolecular
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular
Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands
Proteomics Center, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular
Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands
Proteomics Center, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular
Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands
Proteomics Center, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Affiliation(s)
- Hayden Wilkinson
- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, National Institute for Bioprocessing, Research and Training, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- UCD School of Medicine, College of Health and Agricultural Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- NIBRT GlycoScience Group, National Institute for Bioprocessing, Research and Training, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- UCD School of Medicine, College of Health and Agricultural Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Paris J, Morgan TE, Wootton CA, Barrow MP, O'Hara J, O'Connor PB. Facile Determination of Phosphorylation Sites in Peptides Using Two-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2020; 92:6817-6821. [PMID: 32286050 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Detection and characterization of phosphopeptides by infrared multiphoton dissociation two-dimensional mass spectrometry (IRMPD 2DMS) is shown to be particularly effective. A mixture of phosphopeptides was analyzed by 2DMS without any prior separation. 2DMS enables the data independent analysis of the mixture and the correlation of the fragments to their precursor ions. The extraction of neutral loss lines corresponding to the loss of phosphate under IRMPD fragmentation allows the selective identification of phosphopeptides. Resonance of the 10.6 μm infrared radiation with the vibrational modes of the phosphate functional group produced efficient absorption and high cleavage coverage of the phosphopeptides at much lower irradiation fluence than for nonphosphorylated peptides improving discrimination. Additionally, the localization of the phosphate group was determined.
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- Johanna Paris
- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- UCB, 216 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3WE, United Kingdom
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Maitre P, Scuderi D, Corinti D, Chiavarino B, Crestoni ME, Fornarini S. Applications of Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation (IRMPD) to the Detection of Posttranslational Modifications. Chem Rev 2019; 120:3261-3295. [PMID: 31809038 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy allows for the derivation of the vibrational fingerprint of molecular ions under tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) conditions. It provides insight into the nature and localization of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) affecting single amino acids and peptides. IRMPD spectroscopy, which takes advantage of the high sensitivity and resolution of MS/MS, relies on a wavelength specific fragmentation process occurring on resonance with an IR active vibrational mode of the sampled species and is well suited to reveal the presence of a PTM and its impact in the molecular environment. IRMPD spectroscopy is clearly not a proteomics tool. It is rather a valuable source of information for fixed wavelength IRMPD exploited in dissociation protocols of peptides and proteins. Indeed, from the large variety of model PTM containing amino acids and peptides which have been characterized by IRMPD spectroscopy, specific signatures of PTMs such as phosphorylation or sulfonation can be derived. High throughput workflows relying on the selective fragmentation of modified peptides within a complex mixture have thus been proposed. Sequential fragmentations can be observed upon IR activation, which do not only give rise to rich fragmentation patterns but also overcome low mass cutoff limitations in ion trap mass analyzers. Laser-based vibrational spectroscopy of mass-selected ions holding various PTMs is an increasingly expanding field both in the variety of chemical issues coped with and in the technological advancements and implementations.
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- Philippe Maitre
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique (UMR8000), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique (UMR8000), Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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van Agthoven MA, Kilgour DPA, Lynch AM, Barrow MP, Morgan TE, Wootton CA, Chiron L, Delsuc MA, O'Connor PB. Phase relationships in two-dimensional mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:2594-2607. [PMID: 31617086 PMCID: PMC6914722 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS) is a data-independent tandem mass spectrometry technique in which precursor and fragment ion species can be correlated without the need for prior ion isolation. The behavior of phase in 2D Fourier transform mass spectrometry is investigated with respect to the calculation of phase-corrected absorption-mode 2D mass spectra. 2D MS datasets have a phase that is defined differently in each dimension. In both dimensions, the phase behavior of precursor and fragment ions is found to be different. The dependence of the phase for both precursor and fragment ion signals on various parameters (e.g., modulation frequency, shape of the fragmentation zone) is discussed. Experimental data confirms the theoretical calculations of the phase in each dimension. Understanding the phase relationships in a 2D mass spectrum is beneficial to the development of possible algorithms for phase correction, which may improve both the signal-to-noise ratio and the resolving power of peaks in 2D mass spectra.
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- Maria A van Agthoven
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- CASC4DE, Le Lodge 20 av. du Neuhof, 67100, Strasbourg, France
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- CASC4DE, Le Lodge 20 av. du Neuhof, 67100, Strasbourg, France
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM, U596, CNRS, UMR7104, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- Clement
M. Potel
- Biomolecular
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, 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, 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, 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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Arrington JV, Hsu CC, Elder SG, Andy Tao W. Recent advances in phosphoproteomics and application to neurological diseases. Analyst 2018; 142:4373-4387. [PMID: 29094114 DOI: 10.1039/c7an00985b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phosphorylation has an incredible impact on the biological behavior of proteins, altering everything from intrinsic activity to cellular localization and complex formation. It is no surprise then that this post-translational modification has been the subject of intense study and that, with the advent of faster, more accurate instrumentation, the number of large-scale mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomic studies has swelled over the past decade. Recent developments in sample preparation, phosphorylation enrichment, quantification, and data analysis strategies permit both targeted and ultra-deep phosphoproteome profiling, but challenges remain in pinpointing biologically relevant phosphorylation events. We describe here technological advances that have facilitated phosphoproteomic analysis of cells, tissues, and biofluids and note applications to neuropathologies in which the phosphorylation machinery may be dysregulated, much as it is in cancer.
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Pandeswari PB, Sabareesh V. Middle-down approach: a choice to sequence and characterize proteins/proteomes by mass spectrometry. RSC Adv 2018; 9:313-344. [PMID: 35521579 PMCID: PMC9059502 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07200k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Owing to rapid growth in the elucidation of genome sequences of various organisms, deducing proteome sequences has become imperative, in order to have an improved understanding of biological processes. Since the traditional Edman method was unsuitable for high-throughput sequencing and also for N-terminus modified proteins, mass spectrometry (MS) based methods, mainly based on soft ionization modes: electrospray ionization and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization, began to gain significance. MS based methods were adaptable for high-throughput studies and applicable for sequencing N-terminus blocked proteins/peptides too. Consequently, over the last decade a new discipline called 'proteomics' has emerged, which encompasses the attributes necessary for high-throughput identification of proteins. 'Proteomics' may also be regarded as an offshoot of the classic field, 'biochemistry'. Many protein sequencing and proteomic investigations were successfully accomplished through MS dependent sequence elucidation of 'short proteolytic peptides (typically: 7-20 amino acid residues), which is called the 'shotgun' or 'bottom-up (BU)' approach. While the BU approach continues as a workhorse for proteomics/protein sequencing, attempts to sequence intact proteins without proteolysis, called the 'top-down (TD)' approach started, due to ambiguities in the BU approach, e.g., protein inference problem, identification of proteoforms and the discovery of posttranslational modifications (PTMs). The high-throughput TD approach (TD proteomics) is yet in its infancy. Nevertheless, TD characterization of purified intact proteins has been useful for detecting PTMs. With the hope to overcome the pitfalls of BU and TD strategies, another concept called the 'middle-down (MD)' approach was put forward. Similar to BU, the MD approach also involves proteolysis, but in a restricted manner, to produce 'longer' proteolytic peptides than the ones usually obtained in BU studies, thereby providing better sequence coverage. In this regard, special proteases (OmpT, Sap9, IdeS) have been used, which can cleave proteins to produce longer proteolytic peptides. By reviewing ample evidences currently existing in the literature that is predominantly on PTM characterization of histones and antibodies, herein we highlight salient features of the MD approach. Consequently, we are inclined to claim that the MD concept might have widespread applications in future for various research areas, such as clinical, biopharmaceuticals (including PTM analysis) and even for general/routine characterization of proteins including therapeutic proteins, but not just limited to analysis of histones or antibodies.
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- P Boomathi Pandeswari
- Advanced Centre for Bio Separation Technology (CBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore Tamil Nadu 632014 India
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- Advanced Centre for Bio Separation Technology (CBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore Tamil Nadu 632014 India
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Holden DD, Sanders JD, Weisbrod CR, Mullen C, Schwartz JC, Brodbelt JS. Implementation of Fragment Ion Protection (FIP) during Ultraviolet Photodissociation (UVPD) Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8583-8591. [PMID: 29927232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is a nonselective activation method in which both precursor and fragment ions may absorb photons and dissociate. Photoactivation of fragment ions may result in secondary or multiple generations of dissociation, which decreases the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of larger fragment ions owing to the prevalent subdivision of the ion current into many smaller, often less informative, fragment ions. Here we report the use of dipolar excitation waveforms to displace fragment ions out of the laser beam path, thus alleviating the extent of secondary dissociation during 193 nm UVPD. This fragment ion protection (FIP) strategy increases S/N of larger fragment ions and improves the sequence coverage obtained for proteins via retaining information deeper into the midsection of protein sequences.
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- Dustin D Holden
- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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Halim MA, MacAleese L, Lemoine J, Antoine R, Dugourd P, Girod M. Ultraviolet, Infrared, and High-Low Energy Photodissociation of Post-Translationally Modified Peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:270-283. [PMID: 28980177 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1794-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mass spectrometry-based methods have made significant progress in characterizing post-translational modifications in peptides and proteins; however, certain aspects regarding fragmentation methods must still be improved. A good technique is expected to provide excellent sequence information, locate PTM sites, and retain the labile PTM groups. To address these issues, we investigate 10.6 μm IRMPD, 213 nm UVPD, and combined UV and IR photodissociation, known as HiLoPD (high-low photodissociation), for phospho-, sulfo-, and glyco-peptide cations. IRMPD shows excellent backbone fragmentation and produces equal numbers of N- and C-terminal ions. The results reveal that 213 nm UVPD and HiLoPD methods can provide diverse backbone fragmentation producing a/x, b/y, and c/z ions with excellent sequence coverage, locate PTM sites, and offer reasonable retention efficiency for phospho- and glyco-peptides. Excellent sequence coverage is achieved for sulfo-peptides and the position of the SO3 group can be pinpointed; however, widespread SO3 losses are detected irrespective of the methods used herein. Based on the overall performance achieved, we believe that 213 nm UVPD and HiLoPD can serve as alternative options to collision activation and electron transfer dissociations for phospho- and glyco-proteomics. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Mohammad A Halim
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, ENS Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Lyon, France.
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- Université de Lyon, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, ENS Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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Borotto NB, McClory PJ, Martin BR, Håkansson K. Targeted Annotation of S-Sulfonylated Peptides by Selective Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:8304-8310. [PMID: 28708386 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Protein S-sulfinylation (R-SO2-) and S-sulfonylation (R-SO3-) are irreversible oxidative post-translational modifications of cysteine residues. Greater than 5% of cysteines are reported to occupy these higher oxidation states, which effectively inactivate the corresponding thiols and alter the electronic and physical properties of modified proteins. Such higher oxidation states are reached after excessive exposure to cellular oxidants, and accumulate across different disease states. Despite widespread and functionally relevant cysteine oxidation across the proteome, there are currently no robust methods to profile higher order cysteine oxidation. Traditional data-dependent liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) methods generally miss low-occupancy modifications in complex analyses. Here, we present a data-independent acquisition (DIA) LC/MS-based approach, leveraging the high IR absorbance of sulfoxides at 10.6 μm, for selective dissociation and discovery of S-sulfonated peptides. Across peptide standards and protein digests, we demonstrate selective infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) of S-sulfonated peptides in the background of unmodified peptides. This selective DIA IRMPD LC/MS-based approach allows identification and annotation of S-sulfonated peptides across complex mixtures while providing sufficient sequence information to localize the modification site.
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- Nicholas B Borotto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan , 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Riley NM, Hebert AS, Dürnberger G, Stanek F, Mechtler K, Westphall MS, Coon JJ. Phosphoproteomics with Activated Ion Electron Transfer Dissociation. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6367-6376. [PMID: 28383256 PMCID: PMC5555596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ability to localize phosphosites to specific amino acid residues is crucial to translating phosphoproteomic data into biological meaningful contexts. In a companion manuscript ( Anal. Chem. 2017 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00213 ), we described a new implementation of activated ion electron transfer dissociation (AI-ETD) on a quadrupole-Orbitrap-linear ion trap hybrid MS system (Orbitrap Fusion Lumos), which greatly improved peptide fragmentation and identification over ETD and other supplemental activation methods. Here we present the performance of AI-ETD for identifying and localizing sites of phosphorylation in both phosphopeptides and intact phosphoproteins. Using 90 min analyses we show that AI-ETD can identify 24,503 localized phosphopeptide spectral matches enriched from mouse brain lysates, which more than triples identifications from standard ETD experiments and outperforms ETcaD and EThcD as well. AI-ETD achieves these gains through improved quality of fragmentation and MS/MS success rates for all precursor charge states, especially for doubly protonated species. We also evaluate the degree to which phosphate neutral loss occurs from phosphopeptide product ions due to the infrared photoactivation of AI-ETD and show that modifying phosphoRS (a phosphosite localization algorithm) to include phosphate neutral losses can significantly improve localization in AI-ETD spectra. Finally, we demonstrate the utility of AI-ETD in localizing phosphosites in α-casein, an ∼23.5 kDa phosphoprotein that showed eight of nine known phosphorylation sites occupied upon intact mass analysis. AI-ETD provided the greatest sequence coverage for all five charge states investigated and was the only fragmentation method to localize all eight phosphosites for each precursor. Overall, this work highlights the analytical value AI-ETD can bring to both bottom-up and top-down phosphoproteomics.
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- Nicholas M. Riley
- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
- GMI, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Dr. Bohr Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Bohr Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Bohr Gasse 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Robinson MR, Taliaferro JM, Dalby KN, Brodbelt JS. 193 nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry for Phosphopeptide Characterization in the Positive and Negative Ion Modes. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:2739-48. [PMID: 27425180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Advances in liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) have permitted phosphoproteomic analysis on a grand scale, but ongoing challenges specifically associated with confident phosphate localization continue to motivate the development of new fragmentation techniques. In the present study, ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) at 193 nm is evaluated for the characterization of phosphopeptides in both positive and negative ion modes. Compared to the more standard higher energy collisional dissociation (HCD), UVPD provided more extensive fragmentation with improved phosphate retention on product ions. Negative mode UVPD showed particular merit for detecting and sequencing highly acidic phosphopeptides from alpha and beta casein, but was not as robust for larger scale analysis because of lower ionization efficiencies in the negative mode. HeLa and HCC70 cell lysates were analyzed by both UVPD and HCD. While HCD identified more phosphopeptides and proteins compared to UVPD, the unique matches from UVPD analysis could be combined with the HCD data set to improve the overall depth of coverage compared to either method alone.
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- Michelle R Robinson
- Department of Chemistry, and ‡Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, and ‡Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, and ‡Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, and ‡Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Nicholas M. Riley
- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Masson A, Williams ER, Rizzo TR. Molecular hydrogen messengers can lead to structural infidelity: A cautionary tale of protonated glycine. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:104313. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4930196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Antoine Masson
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Structure characterization of unexpected covalent O-sulfonation and ion-pairing on an extremely hydrophilic peptide with CE-MS and FT-ICR-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:6637-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8826-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zhang X, Li H, Moore B, Wongkongkathep P, Ogorzalek Loo RR, Loo JA, Julian RR. Radical-directed dissociation of peptides and proteins by infrared multiphoton dissociation and sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:2729-34. [PMID: 25380495 PMCID: PMC4237167 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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RATIONALE Recent experiments utilizing photodissociation in linear ion traps have enabled significant development of Radical-Directed Dissociation (RDD) for the examination of peptides and proteins. The increased mass accuracy and resolution available in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS) should enable further progress in this area. Preliminary experiments with photoactivated radicals are reported herein. METHODS A 266 nm Nd:YAG laser is coupled to a FTICR or linear ion trap mass spectrometer. Radical peptides and proteins are generated by ultraviolet photodissociation (PD) and further activated by collisions or infrared photons. RESULTS A 266 nm UV laser and an IR laser can be simultaneously coupled to a 15 Tesla FTICR mass spectrometer. The ultra-low-pressure environment in FTICR-MS makes collisional cooling less competitive, and thus more secondary fragments are generated by UVPD than in linear ion traps. Activation by sustained off-resonance irradiation collision-induced dissociation (SORI-CID) or infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) also yields additional secondary fragmentation relative to CID in an ion trap. Accurate identification of RDD fragments is possible in FTICR-MS. CONCLUSIONS Relative to linear ion trap instruments, PD experiments in FTICR-MS are more difficult to execute due to poor ion cloud overlap and the low pressure environment. However, the results can be more easily interpreted due to the increased resolution and mass accuracy.
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- Xing Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
- UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
- UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: and
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: and
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Aponte JR, Vasicek L, Swaminathan J, Xu H, Koag MC, Lee S, Brodbelt JS. Streamlining bottom-up protein identification based on selective ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) of chromophore-tagged histidine- and tyrosine-containing peptides. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6237-44. [PMID: 24897623 DOI: 10.1021/ac403654m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report a fast and highly efficient diazonium reaction that couples a nitroazobenzene chromophore to tyrosine and histidine residues, thus endowing peptides with high photoabsorption cross sections at 351 nm in the gas phase. Only the tagged peptides undergo ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) at 351 nm, as demonstrated for several Tyr- and His-containing peptides from protein digests. Additional selectivity is achieved by the integration of the UVPD-MS method with an in silico database search restricted to Tyr- and His-containing peptides. A modified MassMatrix algorithm condenses analysis by filtering the input database file to include Tyr/His-containing peptides only, thus reducing the search space and increasing confidence. In summary, derivatization of specific amino acid residues in conjunction with selective activation of the derivatized peptides provides a streamlined approach to shotgun proteomics.
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- Julia R Aponte
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Silveira JA, Ridgeway ME, Park MA. High Resolution Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometery of Peptides. Anal Chem 2014; 86:5624-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac501261h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Joshua A. Silveira
- Bruker Daltonics, 40 Manning
Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics, 40 Manning
Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics, 40 Manning
Road, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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Brodbelt JS. Photodissociation mass spectrometry: new tools for characterization of biological molecules. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:2757-83. [PMID: 24481009 PMCID: PMC3966968 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60444f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Photodissociation mass spectrometry combines the ability to activate and fragment ions using photons with the sensitive detection of the resulting product ions by mass spectrometry. This combination affords a versatile tool for characterization of biological molecules. The scope and breadth of photodissociation mass spectrometry have increased substantially over the past decade as new research groups have entered the field and developed a number of innovative applications that illustrate the ability of photodissociation to produce rich fragmentation patterns, to cleave bonds selectively, and to target specific molecules based on incorporation of chromophores. This review focuses on many of the key developments in photodissociation mass spectrometry over the past decade with a particular emphasis on its applications to biological molecules.
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Jagusztyn-Krynicka EK, Dadlez M, Grabowska A, Roszczenko P. Proteomic technology in the design of new effective antibacterial vaccines. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 6:315-30. [DOI: 10.1586/epr.09.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ledvina AR, Rose CM, McAlister GC, Syka JE, Westphall MS, Griep-Raming J, Schwartz JC, Coon JJ. Activated ion ETD performed in a modified collision cell on a hybrid QLT-Oribtrap mass spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1623-33. [PMID: 23677544 PMCID: PMC3776012 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0621-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We describe the implementation and characterization of activated ion electron transfer dissociation (AI-ETD) on a hybrid QLT-Orbitrap mass spectrometer. AI-ETD was performed using a collision cell that was modified to enable ETD reactions, in addition to normal collisional activation. The instrument manifold was modified to enable irradiation of ions along the axis of this modified cell with IR photons from a CO2 laser. Laser power settings were optimized for both charge (z) and mass to charge (m/z) and the instrument control firmware was updated to allow for automated adjustments to the level of irradiation. This implementation of AI-ETD yielded 1.6-fold more unique identifications than ETD in an nLC-MS/MS analysis of tryptic yeast peptides. Furthermore, we investigated the application of AI-ETD on large scale analysis of phosphopeptides, where laser power aids ETD, but can produce b- and y-type ions because of the phosphoryl moiety's high IR adsorption. nLC-MS/MS analysis of phosphopeptides derived from human embryonic stem cells using AI-ETD yielded 2.4-fold more unique identifications than ETD alone, demonstrating a promising advance in ETD sequencing of PTM containing peptides.
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- Aaron R. Ledvina
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Genome Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Bennaceur C, Afonso C, Alves S, Bossée A, Tabet JC. Instrumental dependent dissociations of n-propyl/isopropyl phosphonate isomers: evaluation of resonant and non-resonant vibrational activations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1260-1270. [PMID: 23722724 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0656-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Structural elucidation and distinction of isomeric neurotoxic agents remain a challenge. Tandem mass spectrometry can be used for this purpose in particular if a "diagnostic" product ion is observed. Different vibrational activation methods were investigated to enhance formation of diagnostic ions through consecutive processes from O,O-dialkyl alkylphosphonates. Resonant and non-resonant collisional activation and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) were used with different mass spectrometers: a hybrid quadrupole Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (Qh-FTICR) and a hybrid linear ion trap-Orbitrap (LTQ/Orbitrap). Double resonance (DR) experiments, in ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) cell, were used for unambiguous determination of direct intermediate yielding diagnostic ions. From protonated n-propyl and isopropyl O-O-dialkyl-phosphonates, a diagnostic m/z 83 ion characterizes the isopropyl isomer. This ion is produced through consecutive dissociation processes. Conditions to favor its formation and observation using different activation methods were investigated. It was shown that with the LTQ, consecutive experimental steps of isolation/activation with modified trapping conditions limiting the low mass cut off (LMCO) effect were required, whereas with FT-ICR by CID and IRMPD the diagnostic ion detection was provided only by one activation step. Among the different investigated activation methods it was shown that by using low-pressure conditions or using non-resonant methods, efficient and fast differentiation of isomeric neurotoxic agents was obtained. This work constitutes a unique comparison of different activation modes for distinction of isomers showing the instrumental dependence characteristic of the consecutive processes. New insights in the dissociation pathways were obtained based on double-resonance IRMPD experiments using a FT-ICR instrument with limitation at low mass values.
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- Chafia Bennaceur
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, UMR 7201, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, 75 005, France
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Cotham VC, Wine Y, Brodbelt JS. Selective 351 nm photodissociation of cysteine-containing peptides for discrimination of antigen-binding regions of IgG fragments in bottom-up liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry workflows. Anal Chem 2013; 85:5577-85. [PMID: 23641966 DOI: 10.1021/ac400851x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Despite tremendous inroads in the development of more sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) strategies for mass spectrometry-based proteomics, there remains a significant need for enhancing the selectivity of MS/MS-based workflows for streamlined analysis of complex biological mixtures. Here, a novel LC-MS/MS platform based on 351 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is presented for the selective analysis of cysteine-peptide subsets in complex protein digests. Cysteine-selective UVPD is mediated through the site-specific conjugation of reduced cysteine residues with a 351 nm active chromogenic Alexa Fluor 350 (AF350) maleimide tag. Only peptides containing the AF350 chromophore undergo photodissociation into extensive arrays of b- and y-type fragment ions, thus providing a facile means for differentiating cysteine-peptide targets from convoluting peptide backgrounds. With the use of this approach in addition to strategic proteolysis, the selective analysis of diagnostic heavy-chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of single-chain antibody (scAb) fragments is demonstrated.
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- Victoria C Cotham
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Stedwell CN, Galindo JF, Roitberg AE, Polfer NC. Structures of biomolecular ions in the gas phase probed by infrared light sources. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2013; 6:267-285. [PMID: 23560933 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-062012-092700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Infrared (IR) spectroscopy of biomolecular ions combines mass spectrometry's high sensitivity and ability to analyze complex mixtures with the enhanced structural information available from vibrational spectroscopy. IR spectroscopy is in principle well placed to distinguish isomers and allow chemical classification of unknown molecules. This review gives an outline of current instrumentation, spectroscopic approaches, and potential bottlenecks. We discuss the most promising applications in bioanalytical mass spectrometry in view of recent experimental results, as well as future applications based on bioinformatics.
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- Corey N Stedwell
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA.
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Van Riper SK, de Jong EP, Carlis JV, Griffin TJ. Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics: Basic Principles and Emerging Technologies and Directions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 990:1-35. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5896-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stedwell CN, Patrick AL, Gulyuz K, Polfer NC. Screening for Phosphorylated and Nonphosphorylated Peptides by Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2012; 84:9907-12. [DOI: 10.1021/ac3023058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Corey N. Stedwell
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Post Office Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida
32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Post Office Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida
32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Post Office Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida
32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Post Office Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida
32611, United States
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Wright P, Noirel J, Ow SY, Fazeli A. A review of current proteomics technologies with a survey on their widespread use in reproductive biology investigations. Theriogenology 2012; 77:738-765.e52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Kalli A, Hess S. Fragmentation of singly, doubly, and triply charged hydrogen deficient peptide radical cations in infrared multiphoton dissociation and electron induced dissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:244-263. [PMID: 22101468 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0272-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Gas phase fragmentation of hydrogen deficient peptide radical cations continues to be an active area of research. While collision induced dissociation (CID) of singly charged species is widely examined, dissociation channels of singly and multiply charged radical cations in infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and electron induced dissociation (EID) have not been, so far, investigated. Here, we report on the gas phase dissociation of singly, doubly and triply charged hydrogen deficient peptide radicals, [M + nH]((n+1)+·) (n=0, 1, 2), in MS(3) IRMPD and EID and compare the observed fragmentation pathways to those obtained in MS(3) CID. Backbone fragmentation in MS(3) IRMPD and EID was highly dependent on the charge state of the radical precursor ions, whereas amino acid side chain cleavages were largely independent of the charge state selected for fragmentation. Cleavages at aromatic amino acids, either through side chain loss or backbone fragmentation, were significantly enhanced over other dissociation channels. For singly charged species, the MS(3) IRMPD and EID spectra were mainly governed by radical-driven dissociation. Fragmentation of doubly and triply charged radical cations proceeded through both radical- and charge-driven processes, resulting in the formation of a wide range of backbone product ions including, a-, b-, c-, y-, x-, and z-type. While similarities existed between MS(3) CID, IRMPD, and EID of the same species, several backbone product ions and side chain losses were unique for each activation method. Furthermore, dominant dissociation pathways in each spectrum were dependent on ion activation method, amino acid composition, and charge state selected for fragmentation.
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- Anastasia Kalli
- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Division of Biology, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Palumbo AM, Smith SA, Kalcic CL, Dantus M, Stemmer PM, Reid GE. Tandem mass spectrometry strategies for phosphoproteome analysis. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2011; 30:600-25. [PMID: 21294150 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Protein phosphorylation is involved in nearly all essential biochemical pathways and the deregulation of phosphorylation events has been associated with the onset of numerous diseases. A multitude of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and multistage MS/MS (i.e., MS(n) ) strategies have been developed in recent years and have been applied toward comprehensive phosphoproteomic analysis, based on the interrogation of proteolytically derived phosphopeptides. However, the utility of each of these MS/MS and MS(n) approaches for phosphopeptide identification and characterization, including phosphorylation site localization, is critically dependant on the properties of the precursor ion (e.g., polarity and charge state), the specific ion activation method that is employed, and the underlying gas-phase ion chemistries, mechanisms and other factors that influence the gas-phase fragmentation behavior of phosphopeptide ions. This review therefore provides an overview of recent studies aimed at developing an improved understanding of these issues, and highlights the advantages and limitations of both established (e.g., CID) and newly maturing (e.g., ECD, ETD, photodissociation, etc.) yet complementary, ion activation techniques. This understanding is expected to facilitate the continued refinement of existing MS/MS strategies, and the development of novel MS/MS techniques for phosphopeptide analysis, with great promise in providing new insights into the role of protein phosphorylation on normal biological function, and in the onset and progression of disease. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Mass Spec Rev 30:600-625, 2011.
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- Amanda M Palumbo
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Calligaris D, Villard C, Lafitte D. Advances in top-down proteomics for disease biomarker discovery. J Proteomics 2011; 74:920-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zirah S, Afonso C, Linne U, Knappe TA, Marahiel MA, Rebuffat S, Tabet JC. Topoisomer differentiation of molecular knots by FTICR MS: lessons from class II lasso peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:467-479. [PMID: 21472565 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0028-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Revised: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Lasso peptides constitute a class of bioactive peptides sharing a knotted structure where the C-terminal tail of the peptide is threaded through and trapped within an N-terminal macrolactam ring. The structural characterization of lasso structures and differentiation from their unthreaded topoisomers is not trivial and generally requires the use of complementary biochemical and spectroscopic methods. Here we investigated two antimicrobial peptides belonging to the class II lasso peptide family and their corresponding unthreaded topoisomers: microcin J25 (MccJ25), which is known to yield two-peptide product ions specific of the lasso structure under collision-induced dissociation (CID), and capistruin, for which CID does not permit to unambiguously assign the lasso structure. The two pairs of topoisomers were analyzed by electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI-FTICR MS) upon CID, infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD), and electron capture dissociation (ECD). CID and ECD spectra clearly permitted to differentiate MccJ25 from its non-lasso topoisomer MccJ25-Icm, while for capistruin, only ECD was informative and showed different extent of hydrogen migration (formation of c•/z from c/z•) for the threaded and unthreaded topoisomers. The ECD spectra of the triply-charged MccJ25 and MccJ25-lcm showed a series of radical b-type product ions (b'/•(n)). We proposed that these ions are specific of cyclic-branched peptides and result from a dual c/z• and y/b dissociation, in the ring and in the tail, respectively. This work shows the potentiality of ECD for structural characterization of peptide topoisomers, as well as the effect of conformation on hydrogen migration subsequent to electron capture.
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- Séverine Zirah
- National Museum of Natural History, Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms, FRE 3206 CNRS - MNHN, CP 54, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Brodbelt JS. Shedding light on the frontier of photodissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:197-206. [PMID: 21472579 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0023-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The development of new ion activation/dissociation methods is motivated by the need for more versatile ways to characterize structures of ions, especially in the growing arena of biological mass spectrometry in which better tools for determining sequences, modifications, interactions, and conformations of biopolymers are essential. Although most agree that collision-induced dissociation (CID) remains the gold standard for ion activation/dissociation, recent inroads in electron- and photon-based activation methods have cemented their role as outstanding alternatives. This article will focus on the impact of photodissociation, including its strengths and drawbacks as an analytical tool, and its potential for further development in the next decade. Moreover, the discussion will emphasize photodissociation in quadrupole ion traps, because that platform has been used for one of the greatest arrays of new applications over the past decade.
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- Jennifer S Brodbelt
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Yoo HJ, Håkansson K. Determination of Phospholipid Regiochemistry by Ag(I) Adduction and Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2011; 83:1275-83. [DOI: 10.1021/ac102167q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hyun Ju Yoo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Ko BJ, Brodbelt JS. Ultraviolet photodissociation of carboxylate-derivatized peptides in a quadrupole ion trap. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:49-56. [PMID: 21472543 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The fragmentation patterns obtained by ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer were compared for peptides modified at their C-termini and at acidic amino acids. Attachment of Alexa Fluor 350 or 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin chromophores at the C-terminal and acidic residues enhances the UV absorptivity of the peptides and all fragment ions that retain the chromophore, such as the y ions that contain the chromophore-modified C-terminus. Whereas CID results in the formation of the typical array of mainly y-type and a/b-type fragment ions, UVPD produces predominantly a/b-type ions with greatly reduced abundances of y ions. Immonium ions, mostly ones from aromatic or basic amino acids, are also observed in the low m/z range upon UVPD. UVPD of peptides containing two chromophore moieties (with one at the C-terminus and another at an acidic residue) results in even more efficient photodissociation at the expense of the annihilation of almost all diagnostic b and y ions containing the chromophore.
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- Byoung Joon Ko
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Shah B, Kozlowski RL, Han J, Borchers CH. Emerging mass spectrometry-based technologies for analyses of chromatin changes: analysis of histones and histone modifications. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 773:259-303. [PMID: 21898261 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-231-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS) is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for the analysis of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of proteins, and particularly histone PTMs that regulate physiological processes. The more traditional bottom-up approach of searching for modifications on peptides rather than intact proteins (top-down) has proven useful for finding phosphorylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination sites. With the use of modern instrumentation and various MS-based techniques, peptides and their PTMs can be characterized in a high-throughput manner while still maintaining high sensitivity and specificity. In complement to bottom-up MS, recent advances in MS technology, such as high-field Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR)-mass spectrometry, have permitted the study of intact proteins and their modifications. On-line and off-line protein separation instruments coupled to FTICR-MS allow the characterization of PTMs previously undetectable with bottom-up approaches. The use of unique fragmentation techniques in FTICR-MS provides a viable option for the study of labile modifications. In this chapter, we provide a detailed description of the analytical tools - mass spectrometry in particular - that are used to characterize modifications on peptides and proteins. We also examine the applicability of these mass spectrometric techniques to the study of PTMs on histones via both the bottom-up and top-down proteomics approaches.
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- Brinda Shah
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, and the University of Victoria - Genome British Columbia Protein Center, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Madsen JA, Gardner MW, Smith SI, Ledvina AR, Coon JJ, Schwartz JC, Stafford GC, Brodbelt JS. Top-down protein fragmentation by infrared multiphoton dissociation in a dual pressure linear ion trap. Anal Chem 2010; 81:8677-86. [PMID: 19785447 DOI: 10.1021/ac901554z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) was implemented in a novel dual pressure linear ion trap for rapid top-down proteomics. The high pressure cell provided improved trapping and isolation efficiencies while the isotopic profiles of 10+ charged ions could be resolved by mass analysis in the low pressure cell that enabled effective top down protein identification. Striking differences between IRMPD in the low pressure cell and CID in the high pressure cell were observed for proteins ranging from 8.6 to 29 kDa. Because of secondary dissociation, IRMPD yielded product ions in significantly lower charge states as compared to CID, thus facilitating more accurate mass identification and streamlining product ion assignment. This outcome was especially useful for database searching of larger proteins (approximately 29 kDa) as IRMPD substantially improved protein identification and scoring confidence. Also, IRMPD showed an increased selectivity toward backbone cleavages N-terminal to proline and C-terminal to acidic residues (especially for the lowest charge states), which could be useful for a priori spectral predictions and enhanced database searching for protein identification.
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- James A Madsen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Gardner MW, Brodbelt JS. Ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry of bis-aryl hydrazone conjugated peptides. Anal Chem 2009; 81:4864-72. [PMID: 19449860 DOI: 10.1021/ac9005233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) at 355 nm was used to rapidly identify peptides which had been chemically conjugated through bis-aryl hydrazone (BAH) moieties. The two biomolecules of interest were separately tagged to introduce either an aldehyde or a hydrazine and then conjugated together through these functional groups to from the UV-chromogenic BAH-group. In a mock mixture of peptides, UVPD was used to screen for the BAH-conjugated peptides in direct infusion ESI-UVPD-MS and online LC-UVPD-MS methods by comparing the abundances of the ions with the laser off and with the laser on. Only the BAH-conjugated peptides were observed to photodissociate upon exposure to UV irradiation, thus affording excellent selectivity for the pinpointing the relevant conjugated peptides in a complex mixture of nonconjugated peptides. UVPD analysis of conjugated model peptides indicated that the UVPD efficiencies of these species were charge state dependent. BAH-conjugated peptides that had a mobile proton which could protonate the basic BAH-moiety underwent more efficient photodissociation than the peptide ions with sequestered protons. Ultraviolet photodissociation of BAH-cross-linked peptides also yielded more diagnostic sequence ions than CID to unambiguously locate the site of conjugation.
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- Myles W Gardner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1167, USA
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Remes PM, Glish GL. Mapping the distribution of ion positions as a function of quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer operating parameters to optimize infrared multiphoton dissociation. J Phys Chem A 2009; 113:3447-54. [PMID: 19320447 DOI: 10.1021/jp808955w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) combined with ion trajectory simulations has been used to obtain probability maps of ion position as a function of different operating parameters in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. The factors that contribute to the depth of the pseudopotential trapping well are analyzed, and their effects on the efficiency of IRMPD are demonstrated. Ion trajectory simulations are used to substantiate experimental results and demonstrate in greater detail the dynamic nature of the ion population's positional distribution. In particular, it is shown that the so-called "q(z) value" used during photodissociation can be of great consequence, as can the frequency of ac trapping voltage applied to the ring electrode. The results reveal that parameters which increase the pseudopotential well have the effect of decreasing the size of the ion cloud and maximizing overlap between the irradiating laser and the ions. Thus, while the common understanding of IRMPD dictates otherwise, IRMPD fragmentation efficiencies really depend on many ion trap operating parameters, much as collision-induced dissociation does.
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- Philip M Remes
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA
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