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Kienlein M, Zacharias M, Reif MM. Comprehensive Analysis of Coupled Proline Cis-Trans States in Bradykinin Using ωBP-REMD Simulations. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:2643-2654. [PMID: 38465868 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01356] [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: 03/12/2024]
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It is well-known that proline (Pro) cis-trans isomerization plays a decisive role in the folding and stabilization of proteins. The conformational coupling between isomerization states of different Pro residues in proteins during conformational adaptation processes is not well understood. In the present work, we investigate the coupled cis-trans isomerization of three Pro residues using bradykinin (BK), a partially unstructured nonapeptide hormone, as a model system. We use a recently developed enhanced-sampling molecular dynamics method (ω-bias potential replica exchange molecular dynamics; ωBP-REMD) that allows us to exhaustively sample all combinations of Pro isomer states and obtain converged probability densities of all eight state combinations within 885 ns ωBP-REMD simulations. In agreement with experiment, the all-trans state is seen to be the preferred isomer of zwitterionic aqueous BK. In about a third of its structures, this state presents the characteristic C-terminal β-turn conformation; however, other isomer combinations also contribute significantly to the structural ensemble. Unbiased probabilities can be projected onto the peptide bond dihedral angles of the three Pro residues. This unveils the interdependence of the individual Pro isomerization states, i.e., a possible coupling of the different Pro isomers. The cis/trans equilibrium of a Pro residue can change by up to 2.5 kcal·mol-1, depending on the isomerization state of other Pro residues. For example, for Pro7, the simulations indicate that its cis state becomes favored compared to its trans state when Pro2 is switched from the trans state to the cis state. Our findings demonstrate the efficiency of the ωBP-REMD methodology and suggest that the coupling of Pro isomerization states may play an even more decisive role in larger folded proteins subject to more conformational restraints.
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- Maximilian Kienlein
- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Wu R, Svingou D, Metternich JB, Benzenberg LR, Zenobi R. Transition Metal Ion FRET-Based Probe to Study Cu(II)-Mediated Amyloid- β Ligand Binding. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2102-2112. [PMID: 38225538 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11533] [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: 01/17/2024]
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Recent therapeutic strategies suggest that small peptides can act as aggregation inhibitors of monomeric amyloid-β (Αβ) by inducing structural rearrangements upon complexation. However, characterizing the binding events in such dynamic and transient noncovalent complexes, especially in the presence of natively occurring metal ions, remains a challenge. Here, we deploy a combined transition metal ion Förster resonance energy transfer (tmFRET) and native ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) approach to characterize the structure of mass- and charge-selected Aβ complexes with Cu(II) ions (a quencher) and a potential aggregation inhibitor, a small neuropeptide named leucine enkephalin (LE). We show conformational changes of monomeric Αβ species upon Cu(II)-binding, indicating an uncoiled N-terminus and a close interaction between the C-terminus and the central hydrophobic region. Furthermore, we introduce LE labeled at the N-terminus with a metal-chelating agent, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA). This allows us to employ tmFRET to probe the binding even in low-abundance and transient Aβ-inhibitor-metal ion complexes. Complementary intramolecular distance and global shape information from tmFRET and native IM-MS, respectively, confirmed Cu(II) displacement toward the N-terminus of Αβ, which discloses the binding region and the inhibitor's orientation.
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- Ri Wu
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Kienlein M, Zacharias M, Reif MM. Efficient and accurate calculation of proline cis/trans isomerization free energies from Hamiltonian replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. Structure 2023; 31:1473-1484.e6. [PMID: 37657438 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
Abstract
Proline cis/trans isomerization plays an important role in many biological processes but occurs on time scales not accessible to brute-force molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We have designed a new Hamiltonian replica exchange scheme, ω-bias potential replica exchange molecular dynamics (ωBP-REMD), to efficiently and accurately calculate proline cis/trans isomerization free energies. ωBP-REMD is applied to various proline-containing tripeptides and a biologically important proline residue in the N2-domain of the gene-3-protein of phage fd in the wildtype and mutant variants of the protein. Excellent cis/trans transition rates are obtained. Reweighting of the sampled probability distribution along the peptide bond dihedral angle allows construction of the corresponding free-energy profile and calculation of the cis/trans isomerization free energy with high statistical precision. Very good agreement with experimental data is obtained. ωBP-REMD outperforms standard umbrella sampling in terms of convergence and agreement with experiment and strongly reduces perturbation of the local structure near the proline residue.
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- Maximilian Kienlein
- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Functional Protein Assemblies (CPA), Physics Department, Chair of Theoretical Biophysics (T38), Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 8, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Wu R, Metternich JB, Kamenik AS, Tiwari P, Harrison JA, Kessen D, Akay H, Benzenberg LR, Chan TWD, Riniker S, Zenobi R. Determining the gas-phase structures of α-helical peptides from shape, microsolvation, and intramolecular distance data. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2913. [PMID: 37217470 PMCID: PMC10203302 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38463-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Mass spectrometry is a powerful technique for the structural and functional characterization of biomolecules. However, it remains challenging to accurately gauge the gas-phase structure of biomolecular ions and assess to what extent native-like structures are maintained. Here we propose a synergistic approach which utilizes Förster resonance energy transfer and two types of ion mobility spectrometry (i.e., traveling wave and differential) to provide multiple constraints (i.e., shape and intramolecular distance) for structure-refinement of gas-phase ions. We add microsolvation calculations to assess the interaction sites and energies between the biomolecular ions and gaseous additives. This combined strategy is employed to distinguish conformers and understand the gas-phase structures of two isomeric α-helical peptides that might differ in helicity. Our work allows more stringent structural characterization of biologically relevant molecules (e.g., peptide drugs) and large biomolecular ions than using only a single structural methodology in the gas phase.
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- Ri Wu
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
- University of Münster, MEET Battery Research Center, Corrensstrasse 46, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Schultz M, Parker SL, Fernando MT, Wellalage MM, Thomas DA. Diserinol Isophthalamide: A Novel Reagent for Complexation with Biomolecular Anions in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:745-753. [PMID: 36975839 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Transferring biomolecules from solution to vacuum facilitates a detailed analysis of molecular structure and dynamics by isolating molecules of interest from a complex environment. However, inherent in the ion desolvation process is the loss of solvent hydrogen bonding partners, which are critical for the stability of a condensed-phase structure. Thus, transfer of ions to vacuum can favor structural rearrangement, especially near solvent-accessible charge sites, which tend to adopt intramolecular hydrogen bonding motifs in the absence of solvent. Complexation of monoalkylammonium moieties (e.g., lysine side chains) with crown ethers such as 18-crown-6 can disfavor structural rearrangement of protonated sites, but no equivalent ligand has been investigated for deprotonated groups. Herein we describe diserinol isophthalamide (DIP), a novel reagent for the gas-phase complexation of anionic moieties within biomolecules. Complexation is observed to the C-terminus or side chains of the small model peptides GD, GE, GG, DF-OMe, VYV, YGGFL, and EYMPME in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) studies. In addition, complexation is observed with the phosphate and carboxylate moieities of phosphoserine and phosphotyrosine. DIP performs favorably in comparison to an existing anion recognition reagent, 1,1'-(1,2-phenylene)bis(3-phenylurea), that exhibits moderate carboxylate binding in organic solvent. This improved performance in ESI-MS experiments is attributed to reduced steric constraints to complexation with carboxylate groups of larger molecules. Overall, diserinol isophthalamide is an effective complexation reagent that can be applied in future work to study retention of solution-phase structure, investigate intrinsic molecular properties, and examine solvation effects.
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- Madeline Schultz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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Depraz Depland A, Stroganova I, Wootton CA, Rijs AM. Developments in Trapped Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry to Probe the Early Stages of Peptide Aggregation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:193-204. [PMID: 36633834 PMCID: PMC9896548 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) has proven to be an excellent method to characterize the structure of amyloidogenic protein and peptide aggregates, which are formed in coincidence with the development of neurodegenerative diseases. However, it remains a challenge to obtain detailed structural information on all conformational intermediates, originating from the early onset of those pathologies, due to their complex and heterogeneous environment. One way to enhance the insights and the identification of these early stage oligomers is by employing high resolution ion mobility mass spectrometry experiments. This would allow us to enhance the mobility separation and MS characterization. Trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) is an ion mobility technique known for its inherently high resolution and has successfully been applied to the analysis of protein conformations among others. To obtain conformational information on fragile peptide aggregates, the instrumental parameters of the TIMS-Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer (TIMS-qToF-MS) have to be optimized to allow the study of intact aggregates and ensure their transmission toward the detector. Here, we investigate the suitability and application of TIMS to probe the aggregation process, targeting the well-characterized M307-N319 peptide segment of the TDP-43 protein, which is involved in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. By studying the influence of key parameters over the full mass spectrometer, such as source temperature, applied voltages or RFs among others, we demonstrate that by using an optimized instrumental method TIMS can be used to probe peptide aggregation.
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- Agathe Depraz Depland
- Division
of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division
of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division
of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life
Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Cropley TC, Chai M, Liu FC, Bleiholder C. Perspective on the potential of tandem-ion mobility /mass spectrometry methods for structural proteomics applications. FRONTIERS IN ANALYTICAL SCIENCE 2023; 3:1106752. [PMID: 37333518 PMCID: PMC10273136 DOI: 10.3389/frans.2023.1106752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Cellular processes are usually carried out collectively by the entirety of all proteins present in a biological cell, i.e. the proteome. Mass spectrometry-based methods have proven particularly successful in identifying and quantifying the constituent proteins of proteomes, including different molecular forms of a protein. Nevertheless, protein sequences alone do not reveal the function or dysfunction of the identified proteins. A straightforward way to assign function or dysfunction to proteins is characterization of their structures and dynamics. However, a method capable to characterize detailed structures of proteins and protein complexes in a large-scale, systematic manner within the context of cellular processes does not yet exist. Here, we discuss the potential of tandem-ion mobility / mass spectrometry (tandem-IM/MS) methods to provide such ability. We highlight the capability of these methods using two case studies on the protein systems ubiquitin and avidin using the tandem-TIMS/MS technology developed in our laboratory and discuss these results in the context of other developments in the broader field of tandem-IM/MS.
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- Tyler C. Cropley
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint-Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Liu Y, Liu CP, Mang CY, Wu KC. Upon DFT-D3 dispersion correction and ECD spectral confirmation, only several conformers can stably coexist for three fungal cycloaspeptides (A, D, G). SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 283:121710. [PMID: 35952587 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dispersion correction in theoretical determination of cyclopeptide conformations is emphasized. Whether in gas approximation or in solvation simulation, the density functional theory with London dispersion correction (DFT-D3) demonstrates that only 2-3 conformers can stably coexist for cycloaspeptides (A, D, G) at B3LYP-D3 and CAM-B3LYP-D3. Conformational rationality is confirmed by electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Whether for Cotton effect or for excitation energy, TD-B3LYP-D3 has better performances than TD-CAM-B3LYP-D3 because the former can better reproduce the experiment. A molecular orbital analysis is used to interpret ECD, where two energy bands observed in experiment originates from the ππ* transitions other than the σπ* transitions. Long-range correction and solvent effect make H-bonds shorten, and dispersion correction makes them further shorten.
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- Yong Liu
- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Zappe A, Miller RL, Struwe WB, Pagel K. State-of-the-art glycosaminoglycan characterization. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:1040-1071. [PMID: 34608657 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are heterogeneous acidic polysaccharides involved in a range of biological functions. They have a significant influence on the regulation of cellular processes and the development of various diseases and infections. To fully understand the functional roles that GAGs play in mammalian systems, including disease processes, it is essential to understand their structural features. Despite having a linear structure and a repetitive disaccharide backbone, their structural analysis is challenging and requires elaborate preparative and analytical techniques. In particular, the extent to which GAGs are sulfated, as well as variation in sulfate position across the entire oligosaccharide or on individual monosaccharides, represents a major obstacle. Here, we summarize the current state-of-the-art methodologies used for GAG sample preparation and analysis, discussing in detail liquid chromatograpy and mass spectrometry-based approaches, including advanced ion activation methods, ion mobility separations and infrared action spectroscopy of mass-selected species.
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- Andreas Zappe
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Copenhagen Centre for Glycomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Lai Z, Shen M, Shen Y, Ye YX, Zhu F, Xu J, Ouyang G. Hydrogen bond networks in gas-phase complex anions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:29137-29142. [PMID: 36320744 PMCID: PMC9558071 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05029c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Hydrogen bond networks (HBNs) have piqued the interest of the scientific community due to their crucial roles in nature. However, HBNs that are isolated from complicated backgrounds for unraveling their characteristics are still scarce. Herein, we propose that HBNs exist in complex anions formed between α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and four benzoic acids (RBAs) in the gas phase. The complex anions are facilely extracted from solutions via the electrospray ionization technique, and subsequently activated through collision for the investigation of their transition dynamics. It is revealed that the generation of deprotonated α-CD and neutral RBAs is the unexpected dominant dissociation pathway for all the four complex anions, and the complex anions formed from more acidic RBAs exhibit higher stabilities. These dissociation results are successfully explained by the cooperative stretching dynamics of the proposed HBNs that are formed involving the intramolecular HBN of α-CD and the intermolecular hydrogen bonds (HBs) between α-CD and RBAs. Furthermore, the rarely observed low barrier HBs (LBHBs) are suggested to be present in the HBNs. It is believed that the present complex anions can serve as a facilely accessible and informative model for studying HBNs in the future. Hydrogen bond networks and low barrier hydrogen bonds are demonstrated in the complex anions formed between α-cyclodextrin and benzoic acids.![]()
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- Zhisheng Lai
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry/KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China,College of Chemistry, Center of Advanced Analysis and Gene Sequencing, Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Testing for Dangerous Chemicals, Guangdong Institute of Analysis (China National Analytical Center Guangzhou), Guangdong Academy of SciencesGuangzhou510070China
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Wu R, Metternich JB, Tiwari P, Benzenberg LR, Harrison JA, Liu Q, Zenobi R. Structural Studies of a Stapled Peptide with Native Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and Transition Metal Ion Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in the Gas Phase. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:14441-14445. [PMID: 35943275 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Native mass spectrometry has emerged as an important tool for gas-phase structural biology. However, the conformations that a biomolecular ion adopts in the gas phase can differ from those found in solution. Herein, we report a synergistic, native ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) and transition metal ion Förster resonance energy transfer (tmFRET)-based approach to probe the gas-phase ion structures of a nonstapled peptide (nsp; Ac-CAARAAHAAAHARARA-NH2) and a stapled peptide (sp; Ac-CXARAXHAAAHARARA-NH2). The stapled peptide contains a single hydrocarbon chain connecting the peptide backbone in the i and i + 4 positions via a Grubbs ring-closure metathesis. Fluorescence lifetime measurements indicated that the Cu-bound complexes of carboxyrhodamine 6g (crh6g)-labeled stapled peptide (sp-crh6g) had a shorter donor-acceptor distance (rDA) than the labeled nonstapled peptide (nsp-crh6g). Experimental collision cross-section (CCS) values were then determined by native IM-MS, which could separate the conformations of Cu-bound complexes of nsp-crh6g and sp-crh6g. Finally, the experimental CCS (i.e., shape) and rDA (i.e., distance) values were used as constraints for computational studies, which unambiguously revealed how a staple reduces the elongation of the peptide ions in the gas phase. This study demonstrates the superiority of combining native IM-MS, tmFRET, and computational studies to investigate the structure of biomolecular ions.
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- Ri Wu
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Liu FC, Kirk SR, Caldwell KA, Pedrete T, Meier F, Bleiholder C. Tandem Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (tTIMS/MS) Reveals Sequence-Specific Determinants of Top-Down Protein Fragment Ion Cross Sections. Anal Chem 2022; 94:8146-8155. [PMID: 35621336 PMCID: PMC10032035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Top-down proteomics provides a straightforward approach to the level of proteoforms but remains technologically challenging. Using ion mobility spectrometry/mass spectrometry (IMS/MS) to separate top-down fragment ions improves signal/noise and dynamic range. Such applications, however, do not yet leverage the primary information obtained from IMS/MS, which is the characterization of the fragment ion structure by the measured momentum transfer cross sections. Here, we perform top-down analysis of intact proteins and assemblies using our tandem trapped ion mobility spectrometer/mass spectrometer (tTIMS/MS) and compile over 1400 cross section values of fragment ions. Our analysis reveals that most fragment ions exhibit multiple, stable conformations similar to those of intact polypeptides and proteins. The data further indicate that the conformational heterogeneity is strongly influenced by the amino acid sequences of the fragment ions. Moreover, time-resolved tTIMS/MS experiments reveal that conformations of top-down fragment ions can be metastable on the timescale of ion mobility measurements. Taken together, our analysis indicates that top-down fragment ions undergo a folding process in the gas phase and that this folding process can lead to kinetic trapping of intermediate states in ion mobility measurements. Hence, because the folding free energy surface of a polypeptide ion is encoded by its amino acid sequence and charge state, our analysis suggests that cross sections can be exploited as sequence-specific determinants of top-down fragment ions.
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- Fanny C. Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Functional Proteomics, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
- Corresponding Author
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Sherman SL, Nickson KA, Garand E. Comment on "Microhydration of Biomolecules: Revealing the Native Structures by Cold Ion IR Spectroscopy". J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2046-2050. [PMID: 35236072 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02211] [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: 06/14/2023]
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This Viewpoint presents a re-examination of the conclusions of a study reported in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (Saparbaev, et al. 2021, 12, 907) that compared the structure of microsolvated ions formed by electrospray ionization to those formed in the gas-phase via a previously published cryogenic ion trap approach. We conducted additional experiments that clearly show that most of the observed differences in the IR spectra can be accounted for by considering the different spectroscopic action schemes used to obtain them. In particular, the presence of the D2-tag induces shifts in some of the N-H and O-H peaks which need to be carefully considered before comparing spectra. Once these spectral effects are taken into account, we show that both clustering approaches yield similar cluster structures for the small GlyH+(H2O)n species. Using unimolecular reaction rate theory, we also show that for the small complexes considered here, only the gas-phase equilibrium distribution of conformers should be expected in both experimental approaches. In addition, the barrier heights necessary to kinetically trap high-energy conformers at 298 K is explored using a series of model polyalanine chains.
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- Summer L Sherman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin─Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Peng X, Du M, Shen Y, Ye YX, Kong X, Xu J, Ouyang G. Identifying a selective oligopeptide clamp in the gas phase. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11867-11870. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04868j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new experimental scheme that can both identify selective oligopeptides and resolve their folding conformations is reported, which reveals that a “V” type pentapeptide can provide binding sites that precisely clamp four β2-blockers.
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- Xiaoru Peng
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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Marlton SJP, Trevitt A. Laser Photodissocation, Action Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Unite to Detect and Separate Isomers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9451-9467. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02101c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The separation and detection of isomers remains a challenge for many areas of mass spectrometry. This article highlights laser photodissociation and ion mobility strategies that have been deployed to tackle...
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Nielson FF, Colby SM, Thomas DG, Renslow RS, Metz TO. Exploring the Impacts of Conformer Selection Methods on Ion Mobility Collision Cross Section Predictions. Anal Chem 2021; 93:3830-3838. [PMID: 33606495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The prediction of structure dependent molecular properties, such as collision cross sections as measured using ion mobility spectrometry, are crucially dependent on the selection of the correct population of molecular conformers. Here, we report an in-depth evaluation of multiple conformation selection techniques, including simple averaging, Boltzmann weighting, lowest energy selection, low energy threshold reductions, and similarity reduction. Generating 50 000 conformers each for 18 molecules, we used the In Silico Chemical Library Engine (ISiCLE) to calculate the collision cross sections for the entire data set. First, we employed Monte Carlo simulations to understand the variability between conformer structures as generated using simulated annealing. Then we employed Monte Carlo simulations to the aforementioned conformer selection techniques applied on the simulated molecular property: the ion mobility collision cross section. Based on our analyses, we found Boltzmann weighting to be a good trade-off between precision and theoretical accuracy. Combining multiple techniques revealed that energy thresholds and root-mean-squared deviation-based similarity reductions can save considerable computational expense while maintaining property prediction accuracy. Molecular dynamic conformer generation tools like AMBER can continue to generate new lowest energy conformers even after tens of thousands of generations, decreasing precision between runs. This reduced precision can be ameliorated and theoretical accuracy increased by running density functional theory geometry optimization on carefully selected conformers.
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- Felicity F Nielson
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington United States
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Eldrid C, Thalassinos K. Developments in tandem ion mobility mass spectrometry. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:2457-2466. [PMID: 33336686 PMCID: PMC7752082 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ion Mobility (IM) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) is a useful tool for separating species of interest out of small quantities of heterogenous mixtures via a combination of m/z and molecular shape. While tandem MS instruments are common, instruments which employ tandem IM are less so with the first commercial IM-MS instrument capable of multiple IM selection rounds being released in 2019. Here we explore the history of tandem IM instruments, recent developments, the applications to biological systems and expected future directions.
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- Charles Eldrid
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, U.K
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, U.K
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck University, Malet Place, London WC1E 7HX, U.K
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Carrascosa E, Pellegrinelli RP, Rizzo TR, Muyskens MA. Cryogenic Infrared Action Spectroscopy Fingerprints the Hydrogen Bonding Network in Gas-Phase Coumarin Cations. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:9942-9950. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c06430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Eduardo Carrascosa
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, SB ISIC LCPM Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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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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- 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 and Biochemistry, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, United States
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Silzel JW, Murphree TA, Paranji RK, Guttman MM, Julian RR. Probing the Stability of Proline Cis/Trans Isomers in the Gas Phase with Ultraviolet Photodissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:1974-1980. [PMID: 32808771 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although most peptide bonds in proteins exist in the trans configuration, when cis peptide bonds do occur, they can have major impact on protein structure and function. The rapid identification of cis peptide bonds is therefore an important task. Peptide bonds containing proline are more likely to adopt the cis configuration because the ring connecting the side chain and backbone in proline flattens the energetic landscape relative to amino acids with free side chains. Examples of cis proline isomers have been identified in both solution and in the gas phase by a variety of structure-probing methods. Mass spectrometry is an attractive potential method for identifying cis proline due to its speed and sensitivity; however, the question remains of whether cis/trans proline isomers originating in solution are preserved during ionization and manipulation within a mass spectrometer. Herein, we investigate the gas-phase stability of isolated solution-phase cis and trans proline isomers using a synthetic peptide sequence with a Tyr-Pro-Pro motif. A variety of dissociation methods were explored to evaluate their potential to distinguish cis/trans configuration, including collision-induced dissociation, radical-directed dissociation, and photodissociation. Only photodissociation employed in conjunction with extremely gentle electrospray and charge solvation by 18-crown-6 ether was able to distinguish cis/trans isomers for our model peptide, suggesting that any thermal activation during transfer or while in the gas phase leads to isomer scrambling. Furthermore, the necessity for 18-crown-6 suggests that intramolecular charge solvation taking place during electrospray ionization can override cis/trans isomer homogeneity. Overall, the results suggest that solution-phase cis/trans proline isomers are fragile and easily lost during electrospray, requiring careful selection of instrument parameters and consideration of charge solvation to prevent cis/trans scrambling.
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- Jacob W Silzel
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Medicinal 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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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Thomas DA, Chang R, Mucha E, Lettow M, Greis K, Gewinner S, Schöllkopf W, Meijer G, von Helden G. Probing the conformational landscape and thermochemistry of DNA dinucleotide anions via helium nanodroplet infrared action spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:18400-18413. [PMID: 32797142 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02482a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Isolation of biomolecules in vacuum facilitates characterization of the intramolecular interactions that determine three-dimensional structure, but experimental quantification of conformer thermochemistry remains challenging. Infrared spectroscopy of molecules trapped in helium nanodroplets is a promising methodology for the measurement of thermochemical parameters. When molecules are captured in a helium nanodroplet, the rate of cooling to an equilibrium temperature of ca. 0.4 K is generally faster than the rate of isomerization, resulting in "shock-freezing" that kinetically traps molecules in local conformational minima. This unique property enables the study of temperature-dependent conformational equilibria via infrared spectroscopy at 0.4 K, thereby avoiding the deleterious effects of spectral broadening at higher temperatures. Herein, we demonstrate the first application of this approach to ionic species by coupling electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) with helium nanodroplet infrared action spectroscopy to probe the structure and thermochemistry of deprotonated DNA dinucleotides. Dinucleotide anions were generated by ESI, confined in an ion trap at temperatures between 90 and 350 K, and entrained in traversing helium nanodroplets. The infrared action spectra of the entrained ions show a strong dependence on pre-pickup ion temperature, consistent with the preservation of conformer population upon cooling to 0.4 K. Non-negative matrix factorization was utilized to identify component conformer infrared spectra and determine temperature-dependent conformer populations. Relative enthalpies and entropies of conformers were subsequently obtained from a van't Hoff analysis. IR spectra and conformer thermochemistry are compared to results from ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) and electronic structure methods. The implementation of ESI-MS as a source of dopant molecules expands the diversity of molecules accessible for thermochemical measurements, enabling the study of larger, non-volatile species.
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- Daniel A Thomas
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Warnke S, Ben Faleh A, Pellegrinelli RP, Yalovenko N, Rizzo TR. Combining ultra-high resolution ion mobility spectrometry with cryogenic IR spectroscopy for the study of biomolecular ions. Faraday Discuss 2020; 217:114-125. [PMID: 30993271 PMCID: PMC6657637 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00180d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We explore the capability of SLIM-based IMS for isomer selectivity in combination with cryogenic, messenger-tagging IR spectroscopy.
Double-resonance spectroscopic schemes in combination with cryogenic ion traps are the go-to techniques when isomer-specific high-resolution spectra are required for analysis of molecular ions. Their limitation lies in the requirement for well-resolved, isomer-specific absorption bands as well as in the potentially time-consuming steps to identify each isomer. We present an alternative approach where isomeric species are readily separated using ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) and selected prior to cryogenic spectroscopic analysis. To date, most IMS approaches suffer from relatively low resolution, however, recent technological developments in the field of travelling-wave ion mobility using structures for lossless ion manipulation (SLIM) permit the use of extremely long drift paths, which greatly enhances the resolution. We demonstrate the power of combining this type of ultra-high resolution IMS with cryogenic vibrational spectroscopy by comparing mobility-resolved IR spectra of a disaccharide to those acquired using IR–IR double resonance. This new approach is especially promising for the investigation of larger molecules where spectral congestion interferes with double resonance techniques.
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- Stephan Warnke
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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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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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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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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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Bakels S, Gaigeot MP, Rijs AM. Gas-Phase Infrared Spectroscopy of Neutral Peptides: Insights from the Far-IR and THz Domain. Chem Rev 2020; 120:3233-3260. [PMID: 32073261 PMCID: PMC7146864 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gas-phase, double
resonance IR spectroscopy has proven to be an
excellent approach to obtain structural information on peptides ranging
from single amino acids to large peptides and peptide clusters. In
this review, we discuss the state-of-the-art of infrared action spectroscopy
of peptides in the far-IR and THz regime. An introduction to the field
of far-IR spectroscopy is given, thereby highlighting the opportunities
that are provided for gas-phase research on neutral peptides. Current
experimental methods, including spectroscopic schemes, have been reviewed.
Structural information from the experimental far-IR spectra can be
obtained with the help of suitable theoretical approaches such as
dynamical DFT techniques and the recently developed Graph Theory.
The aim of this review is to underline how the synergy between far-IR
spectroscopy and theory can provide an unprecedented picture of the
structure of neutral biomolecules in the gas phase. The far-IR signatures
of the discussed studies are summarized in a far-IR map, in order
to gain insight into the origin of the far-IR localized and delocalized
motions present in peptides and where they can be found in the electromagnetic
spectrum.
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- Sjors Bakels
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7-c, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- LAMBE CNRS UMR8587, Université d'Evry val d'Essonne, Blvd F. Mitterrand, Bât Maupertuis, 91025 Evry, France
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7-c, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kirk SR, Liu FC, Cropley TC, Carlock HR, Bleiholder C. On the Preservation of Non-covalent Peptide Assemblies in a Tandem-Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometer-Mass Spectrometer (TIMS-TIMS-MS). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:1204-1212. [PMID: 31025294 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02200-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) has demonstrated the ability to characterize structures of weakly-bound peptide assemblies. However, these assemblies can potentially dissociate during the IMS-MS measurement if they undergo energetic ion-neutral collisions. Here, we investigate the ability of tandem-trapped ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (TIMS-TIMS-MS) to retain weakly-bound peptide assemblies. We assess ion heating and dissociaton in the tandem-TIMS instrument using bradykinin and its assemblies as reference systems. Our data indicate that non-covalent bradykinin assemblies are largely preserved in TIMS-TIMS under carefully selected operating conditions. Importantly, we observe quadruply-charged bradykinin tetramers, which attests to the "softness" of our instrument. Graphical Abstract.
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- Samuel R Kirk
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA.
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4390, USA.
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Bleiholder C, Liu FC. Structure Relaxation Approximation (SRA) for Elucidation of Protein Structures from Ion Mobility Measurements. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:2756-2769. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b11818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Christian Bleiholder
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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Scutelnic V, Rizzo TR. Cryogenic Ion Spectroscopy for Identification of Monosaccharide Anomers. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:2815-2819. [PMID: 30829486 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We combine conformer-selective, cryogenic infrared spectroscopy, quantum mechanical computations, and 18O substitution at the reducing end to determine the structural preferences of protonated glucosamine in the gas phase. Cryogenic infrared-infrared (IR-IR) double resonance spectroscopy of helium-tagged, protonated glucosamine provides vibrational fingerprints of individual conformers, and 18O isotopic labeling facilitates the match with computed structures and provides a selective probe of the anomeric hydroxyl. This is key for using vibrational spectroscopy for glycan analysis and determining the generality of anomeric memory during glycosidic bond cleavage.
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- Valeriu Scutelnic
- Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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Mucha E, Stuckmann A, Marianski M, Struwe WB, Meijer G, Pagel K. In-depth structural analysis of glycans in the gas phase. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1272-1284. [PMID: 30809341 PMCID: PMC6357860 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05426f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Although there have been substantial improvements in glycan analysis over the past decade, the lack of both high-resolution and high-throughput methods hampers progress in glycomics. This perspective article highlights the current developments of liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, ion-mobility spectrometry and cryogenic IR spectroscopy for glycan analysis and gives a critical insight to their individual strengths and limitations. Moreover, we discuss a novel concept in which ion mobility-mass spectrometry and cryogenic IR spectroscopy is combined in a single instrument such that datasets consisting of m/z, collision cross sections and IR fingerprints can be obtained. This multidimensional data will then be compared to a comprehensive reference library of intact glycans and their fragments to accurately identify unknown glycans on a high-throughput scale with minimal sample requirements. Due to the complementarity of the obtained information, this novel approach is highly diagnostic and also suitable for the identification of larger glycans; however, the workflow and instrumentation is straightforward enough to be implemented into a user-friendly setup.
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- Eike Mucha
- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Department of Molecular Physics , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany . .,Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Freie Universität Berlin , Takustraße 3 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Department of Molecular Physics , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany . .,Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Freie Universität Berlin , Takustraße 3 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Department of Molecular Physics , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany .
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute , Department of Biochemistry , University of Oxford , OX1 3QU Oxford , UK
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Department of Molecular Physics , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany .
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Department of Molecular Physics , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany . .,Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Freie Universität Berlin , Takustraße 3 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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Chouinard CD, Nagy G, Smith RD, Baker ES. Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry in Metabolomic, Lipidomic, and Proteomic Analyses. ADVANCES IN ION MOBILITY-MASS SPECTROMETRY: FUNDAMENTALS, INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.coac.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lee SS, Lee JU, Oh JH, Park S, Hong Y, Min BK, Lee HHL, Kim HI, Kong X, Lee S, Oh HB. Chiral differentiation of d- and l-isoleucine using permethylated β-cyclodextrin: infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy, ion-mobility mass spectrometry, and DFT calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:30428-30436. [PMID: 30499999 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp05617j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chiral differentiation of protonated isoleucine (Ile) using permethylated β-cyclodextrin (perCD) in the gas-phase was studied using infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy, ion-mobility, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The gaseous protonated non-covalent complexes of perCD and d-Ile or l-Ile produced by electrospray ionization were interrogated by laser pulses in the wavenumber region of 2650 to 3800 cm-1. The IRMPD spectra showed remarkably different IR spectral features for the d-Ile or l-Ile and perCD non-covalent complexes. However, drift-tube ion-mobility experiments provided only a small difference in their collision cross-sections, and thus a limited separation of the d- and l-Ile complexes. DFT calculations revealed that the chiral distinction of the d- and l-complexes by IRMPD spectroscopy resulted from local interactions of the protonated Ile with perCD. Furthermore, the theoretical results showed that the IR absorption spectra of higher energy conformers (by ∼13.7 kcal mol-1) matched best with the experimentally observed IRMPD spectra. These conformers are speculated to be formed from kinetic-trapping of the solution-phase conformers. This study demonstrated that IRMPD spectroscopy provides an excellent platform for differentiating the subtle chiral difference of a small amino acid in a cyclodextrin-complexation environment; however, drift-tube ion-mobility did not have sufficient resolution to distinguish the chiral difference.
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- Sung-Sik Lee
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi 17104, Republic of Korea.
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Hagemann LT, McCartney MM, Fung AG, Peirano DJ, Davis CE, Mizaikoff B. Portable combination of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential mobility spectrometry for advanced vapor phase analysis. Analyst 2018; 143:5683-5691. [PMID: 30232480 PMCID: PMC6242753 DOI: 10.1039/c8an01192c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Designing mobile devices for the analysis of complex sample mixtures containing a variety of analytes at different concentrations across a large dynamic range remains a challenging task in many analytical scenarios. To meet this challenge, a compact hybrid analytical platform has been developed combining Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy based on substrate-integrated hollow waveguides (iHWG-FTIR) with gas chromatography coupled differential mobility spectrometry (GC-DMS). Due to the complementarity of these techniques regarding analyte type and concentration, their combination provides a promising tool for the detection of complex samples containing a broad range of molecules at different concentrations. To date, the combination of infrared spectroscopy and ion mobility techniques remains expensive and bound to a laboratory utilizing e.g. IMS as prefilter or IR as ionization source. In the present study, a cost-efficient and portable solution has been developed and characterized representing the first truly hyphenated IR-DMS system. As a model analyte mixture, 5 ppm isopropylmercaptan (IPM) in methane (CH4) were diluted, and the concentration-dependent DMS signal of IPM along with the concentration-dependent IR signal of CH4 were recorded for all three hybrid IR-DMS systems. While guiding the sample through the iHWG-FTIR or the GC-DMS first did not affect the obtained signals, optimizing the IR data acquisition parameters did benefit the analytical results.
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- L. Tamina Hagemann
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Roy TK, Kopysov V, Pereverzev A, Šebek J, Gerber RB, Boyarkin OV. Intrinsic structure of pentapeptide Leu-enkephalin: geometry optimization and validation by comparison of VSCF-PT2 calculations with cold ion spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:24894-24901. [PMID: 30234204 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03989e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The intrinsic structure of an opioid peptide [Ala2, Leu5]-leucine enkephalin (ALE) has been investigated using first-principles based vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF) theory and cold ion spectroscopy. IR-UV double resonance spectroscopy revealed the presence of only one highly abundant conformer of the singly protonated ALE, isolated and cryogenically cooled in the gas phase. High-level quantum mechanical calculations of electronic structures in conjunction with a systematic conformational search allowed for finding a few low-energy candidate structures. In order to identify the observed structure, we computed vibrational spectra of the candidate structures and employed the theory at the semi-empirically scaled harmonic level and at the first-principles based anharmonic VSCF levels. The best match between the calculated "anharmonic" and the measured spectra appeared, indeed, for the most stable candidate. An average of two spectra calculated with different quantum mechanical potentials is proposed for the best match with experiment. The match thus validates the calculated intrinsic structure of ALE and demonstrates the predictive power of first-principles theory for solving structures of such large molecules.
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- Tapta Kanchan Roy
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu, Rahya-Suchani (Bagla), Jammu 181143, India
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Do TD, Checco JW, Tro M, Shea JE, Bowers MT, Sweedler JV. Conformational investigation of the structure-activity relationship of GdFFD and its analogues on an achatin-like neuropeptide receptor of Aplysia californica involved in the feeding circuit. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:22047-22057. [PMID: 30112548 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03661f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Proteins and peptides in nature are almost exclusively made from l-amino acids, and this is even more absolute in the metazoan. With the advent of modern bioanalytical techniques, however, previously unappreciated roles for d-amino acids in biological processes have been revealed. Over 30 d-amino acid containing peptides (DAACPs) have been discovered in animals where at least one l-residue has been isomerized to the d-form via an enzyme-catalyzed process. In Aplysia californica, GdFFD and GdYFD (the lower-case letter "d" indicates a d-amino acid residue) modulate the feeding behavior by activating the Aplysia achatin-like neuropeptide receptor (apALNR). However, little is known about how the three-dimensional conformation of DAACPs influences activity at the receptor, and the role that d-residues play in these peptide conformations. Here, we use a combination of computational modeling, drift-tube ion-mobility mass spectrometry, and receptor activation assays to create a simple model that predicts bioactivities for a series of GdFFD analogs. Our results suggest that the active conformations of GdFFD and GdYFD are similar to their lowest energy conformations in solution. Our model helps connect the predicted structures of GdFFD analogs to their activities, and highlights a steric effect on peptide activity at position 1 on the GdFFD receptor apALNR. Overall, these methods allow us to understand ligand-receptor interactions in the absence of high-resolution structural data.
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- Thanh D Do
- Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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Scutelnic V, Prlj A, Zabuga A, Corminboeuf C, Rizzo TR. Infrared Spectroscopy as a Probe of Electronic Energy Transfer. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:3217-3223. [PMID: 29847947 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We have combined electronic and vibrational spectroscopy in a cryogenic ion trap to produce highly resolved, conformer-selective spectra for the ground and excited states of a peptide containing two chromophores. These spectra permit us to determine the precise three-dimensional structure of the peptide and give insight into the migration of the electronic excitation from phenylalanine to tyrosine because changes in the excited-state infrared spectra are sensitive to localization of the electronic energy in each chromophore. The well-controlled experimental conditions make this result a stringent test for theoretical methods dealing with electronic energy transfer.
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- Valeriu Scutelnic
- Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Station 6 , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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Kamrath MZ, Rizzo TR. Combining Ion Mobility and Cryogenic Spectroscopy for Structural and Analytical Studies of Biomolecular Ions. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:1487-1495. [PMID: 29746100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has become a valuable tool in biophysical and bioanalytical chemistry because of its ability to separate and characterize the structure of gas-phase biomolecular ions on the basis of their collisional cross section (CCS). Its importance has grown with the realization that in many cases, biomolecular ions retain important structural characteristics when produced in the gas phase by electrospray ionization (ESI). While a CCS can help distinguish between structures of radically different types, one cannot expect a single number to differentiate similar conformations of a complex molecule. Molecular spectroscopy has also played an increasingly important role for structural characterization of biomolecular ions. Spectroscopic measurements, particularly when performed at cryogenic temperatures, can be extremely sensitive to small changes in a molecule's conformation and provide tight constraints for calculations of biomolecular structures. However, spectra of complex molecules can be heavily congested due to the presence of multiple stable conformations, each of which can have a distinct spectrum. This congestion can inhibit spectral analysis and complicate the extraction of structural information. Even when a single conformation is present, the conformational search process needed to match a measured spectrum with a computed structure can be overwhelming for peptides of more than a few amino acids, for example. We have recently combined ion mobility spectrometry and cryogenic ion spectroscopy (CIS) to characterize the structures of gas-phase biomolecular ions. In this Account, we illustrate how the coupling of IMS and CIS is by nature synergistic. On the one hand, IMS can be used as a conformational filter to reduce spectral congestion that arises from heterogeneous samples, facilitating structural analysis. On the other hand, highly resolved, cryogenic spectra can serve as a selective detector for IMS that can increase the effective resolution and hence the maximum number of distinct species that can be detected. Taken together, spectra and CCS measurements on the same system facilitates structural analysis and strengthens the conclusions that can be drawn from each type of data. After describing different approaches to combining these two techniques in such a way as to simplify the data obtained from each one separately, we present two examples that illustrate the type of insight gained from using spectra and CCS data together for characterizing gas-phase biomolecular ions. In one example, the CCS is used as a constraint for quantum chemical structure calculations of kinetically trapped species, where a lowest-energy criterion is not applicable. In a second example, we use both the CCS and a cryogenic infrared spectrum as a means to distinguish isomeric glycans.
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- Michael Z. Kamrath
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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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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Garabedian A, Leng F, Ridgeway ME, Park MA, Fernandez-Lima F. Tailoring peptide conformational space with organic gas modifiers in TIMS-MS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12127-018-0231-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jayasekharan T, Gupta SL, Dhiman V. Binding of Cu + and Cu 2+ with peptides: Peptides = oxytocin, Arg 8 -vasopressin, bradykinin, angiotensin-I, substance-P, somatostatin, and neurotensin. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2018; 53:296-313. [PMID: 29333632 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The intrinsic binding ability of 7 natural peptides (oxytocin, arg8 -vasopressin, bradykinin, angiotensin-I, substance-P, somatostatin, and neurotensin) with copper in 2 different oxidation states (CuI/II ) derived from different Cu+/2+ precursor sources have been investigated for their charge-dependent binding characteristics. The peptide-CuI/II complexes, [M - (n-1)H + nCuI ] and [M - (2n-1)H + nCuII ], are prepared/generated by the reaction of peptides with CuI solution/Cu-target and CuSO4 solution and are analyzed by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The MALDI mass spectra of both [M - (n-1)H + nCuI ] and [M - (2n-1)H + nCuII ] complexes show no mass shift due to the loss of ─H atoms in the main chain ─NH of these peptides by Cu+ and Cu2+ deprotonation. The measured m/z value indicates the reduction of CuI/II oxidation state into Cu0 during MALDI processes. The number and relative abundance of Cu+ bound to the peptides are greater compared with the Cu2+ bound peptides. Oxytocin, arg8 -vasopressin, bradykinin, substance-P, and somatostatin show the binding of 5Cu+ , and angiotensin-I and neurotensin show the binding of 7Cu+ from both CuI and Cu targets, while bradykinin shows the binding of 2Cu2+ , oxytocin, arg8 -vasopressin, angiotensin-I, and substance-P; somatostatin shows the binding of 3Cu2+ ; and neurotensin shows 4Cu2+ binding. The binding of more Cu+ with these small peptides signifies that the bonding characteristics of both Cu+ and Cu2+ are different. The amino acid residues responsible for the binding of both Cu+ and Cu2+ in these peptides have been identified based on the density functional theory computed binding energy values of Cu+ and the fragment transformation method predicted binding preference of Cu2+ for individual amino acids.
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- Thankan Jayasekharan
- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Physics Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Physics Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Physics Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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Voronina L, Scutelnic V, Masellis C, Rizzo TR. Can Mutational Analysis Be Used To Assist Structure Determination of Peptides? J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:2401-2404. [PMID: 29412650 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mutational analysis is widely used to study the relationship between sequence and structure of proteins and peptides. It is often assumed that substituting a proline with another amino acid "locks" the peptide bond in the trans conformation, allowing only a subset of the initial molecular geometries to be observed. To test this assumption, we assess the result of substituting two prolines in the bradykinin sequence with alanine using field-asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry combined with cryogenic ion spectroscopy in the gas phase. While the structure of the mutant coincides with a part of the conformational space of the original peptide, the higher flexibility of the alanine backbone compared to proline allows it to access additional structures. We conclude that proline-to-nonproline substitutions are helpful to assign structures, but they should be used in conjunction with spectroscopic techniques that allow detailed comparison of the structures of the mutant and the native peptide.
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- Liudmila Voronina
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM , Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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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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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM , Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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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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Pereverzev AY, Boyarkin OV. Exploring the relevance of gas-phase structures to biology: cold ion spectroscopy of the decapeptide neurokinin A. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:3468-3472. [PMID: 28106178 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07953a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Linking the intrinsic tertiary structures of biomolecules to their native geometries is a central prerequisite for making gas-phase studies directly relevant to biology. The isolation of molecules in the gas phase eliminates hydrophilic interactions with solvents, to some extent mimicking a hydrophobic environment. Intrinsic structures therefore may resemble native ones for peptides that in vivo reside in a hydrophobic environment (e.g., binding pockets of receptors). In this study, we investigate doubly protonated neurokinin A (NKA) using IR-UV double resonance cold ion spectroscopy and find only five conformers of this decapeptide in the gas phase. In contrast, NMR data show that in aqueous solutions, NKA exhibits high conformational heterogeneity, which reduces to a few well-defined structures in hydrophobic micelles. Do the gas-phase structures of NKA resemble these native structures? The IR spectra reported here allow the validation of future structural calculations that may answer this question.
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- A Y Pereverzev
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Fundamentals of ion mobility spectrometry. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 42:51-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liu FC, Ridgeway ME, Park MA, Bleiholder C. Tandem trapped ion mobility spectrometry. Analyst 2018; 143:2249-2258. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an02054f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Design, characteristics, and application of tandem trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS-TIMS).
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- Fanny C. Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Florida State University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Florida State University
- Tallahassee
- USA
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics
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Majuta SN, Maleki H, Kiani Karanji A, Attanyake K, Loch E, Valentine SJ. Magnifying ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry measurements for biomolecular structure studies. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2017; 42:101-110. [PMID: 29241076 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) provides information about the structures of gas-phase ions in the form of a collision cross section (CCS) with a neutral buffer gas. Indicating relative ion size, a CCS value alone is of limited utility. Although such information can be used to propose different conformer types, finer details of structure are not captured. The increased accessibility of IMS-MS measurements with commercial instrumentation in recent years has ballooned its usage in combination with separate measurements to provide enhanced data from which greater structural inferences can be drawn. This short review presents recent outstanding developments in scientific research that employs complementary measurements that when combined with IMS-MS data are used to characterize the structures of a wide range of compounds.
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- Sandra N Majuta
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, WV 26506, United States.
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Yang Y, Liao G, Kong X. Charge-state Resolved Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation (IRMPD) Spectroscopy of Ubiquitin Ions in the Gas Phase. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16592. [PMID: 29185478 PMCID: PMC5707388 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16831-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In this study, we obtained for the first time the direct infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectra of ubiquitin ions in the range 2700-3750 cm-1. Ubiquitin ions with different charge states showed absorption in the two regions of 2940-3000 cm-1 and 3280-3400 cm-1. The increase of the charge state of ubiquitin ions broadened the absorption peak on the high-frequency side in the second region, indicating some hydrogen bonds were weakened due to Coulomb interaction. It is also found that the relative intensity of the absorption peak in the first region compared to the absorption peak in the second region increased with increasing charge state, making the IRMPD spectra charge-state resolved. Although it is usually reasonable to suggest the origin of the absorption in the range 2940-3000 cm-1 as the C-H bond stretching modes, the results show significantly reduced absorption after the deuteration of all labile hydrogen atoms. A possible explanation for this is that the coupling coefficients between the C-H vibrational mode and other selective modes decreased greatly after the deuteration, reducing the rate of energy redistribution and probability of consecutive IR absorption.
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- Yijie Yang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Roy TK, Nagornova NS, Boyarkin OV, Gerber RB. A Decapeptide Hydrated by Two Waters: Conformers Determined by Theory and Validated by Cold Ion Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:9401-9408. [PMID: 29091429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b10357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The intrinsic structures of biomolecules in the gas phase may not reflect their native solution geometries. Microsolvation of the molecules bridges the two environments, enabling a tracking of molecular structural changes upon hydration at the atomistic level. We employ density functional calculations to compute a large pool of structures and vibrational spectra for a gas-phase complex, in which a doubly protonated decapeptide, gramicidin S, is solvated by two water molecules. Though most vibrations of this large complex are treated in a harmonic approximation, the water molecules and the vibrations of the host ion coupled to them are locally described by a quantum mechanical vibrational self-consistent field theory with second-order perturbation correction (VSCF-PT2). Guided and validated by the available cold ion spectroscopy data, the computational analysis identifies structures of the three experimentally observed conformers of the complex. They, mainly, differ by the hydration sites, of which the one at the Orn side chain is the most important for reshaping the peptide toward its native structure. The study demonstrates the ability of a quantum chemistry approach that intelligently combines the semiempirical and ab initio computations to disentangle a complex interplay of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds in large molecular systems.
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- Tapta Kanchan Roy
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu , Jammu, 180011 India
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Molèculaire, École Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne , 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Molèculaire, École Polytechnique Fèdèrale de Lausanne , 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University , Jerusalem 91904, Israel.,Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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FAIMS-MS-IR spectroscopy workflow: a multidimensional platform for the analysis of molecular isoforms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12127-017-0225-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Schneider M, Masellis C, Rizzo T, Baldauf C. Kinetically Trapped Liquid-State Conformers of a Sodiated Model Peptide Observed in the Gas Phase. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:6838-6844. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b06431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Markus Schneider
- Theory
Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Theory
Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Khanal N, Masellis C, Kamrath MZ, Clemmer DE, Rizzo TR. Glycosaminoglycan Analysis by Cryogenic Messenger-Tagging IR Spectroscopy Combined with IMS-MS. Anal Chem 2017; 89:7601-7606. [PMID: 28636333 PMCID: PMC5675075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
We combine ion mobility spectrometry with cryogenic, messenger-tagging, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to identify different isomeric disaccharides of chondroitin sulfate (CS) and heparan sulfate (HS), which are representatives of two major subclasses of glycosaminoglycans. Our analysis shows that while CS and HS disaccharide isomers have similar drift times, they can be uniquely distinguished by their vibrational spectrum between ∼3200 and 3700 cm-1 due to their different OH hydrogen-bonding patterns. We suggest that this combination of techniques is well suited to identify and characterize glycan isomers directly, which presents tremendous challenges for existing methods.
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- Neelam Khanal
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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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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- 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, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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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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Seo J, Warnke S, Pagel K, Bowers MT, von Helden G. Infrared spectrum and structure of the homochiral serine octamer–dichloride complex. Nat Chem 2017; 9:1263-1268. [DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mucha E, González Flórez AI, Marianski M, Thomas DA, Hoffmann W, Struwe WB, Hahm HS, Gewinner S, Schöllkopf W, Seeberger PH, von Helden G, Pagel K. Fingerabdrücke für Glykane durch Spektroskopie kalter Ionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201702896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Eike Mucha
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der; Freien Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der; Freien Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute; Department of Biochemistry; University of Oxford; Oxford OX1 3QU Großbritannien
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung; Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der; Freien Universität Berlin; Arnimallee 22 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Faradayweg 4-6 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der; Freien Universität Berlin; Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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Mucha E, González Flórez AI, Marianski M, Thomas DA, Hoffmann W, Struwe WB, Hahm HS, Gewinner S, Schöllkopf W, Seeberger PH, von Helden G, Pagel K. Glycan Fingerprinting via Cold-Ion Infrared Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:11248-11251. [PMID: 28513924 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The diversity of stereochemical isomers present in glycans and glycoconjugates poses a formidable challenge for comprehensive structural analysis. Typically, sophisticated mass spectrometry (MS)-based techniques are used in combination with chromatography or ion-mobility separation. However, coexisting structurally similar isomers often render an unambiguous identification impossible. Other powerful techniques such as gas-phase infrared (IR) spectroscopy have been limited to smaller glycans, since conformational flexibility and thermal activation during the measurement result in poor spectral resolution. This limitation can be overcome by using cold-ion spectroscopy. The vibrational fingerprints of cold oligosaccharide ions exhibit a wealth of well-resolved absorption features that are diagnostic for minute structural variations. The unprecedented resolution of cold-ion spectroscopy coupled with tandem MS may render this the key technology to unravel complex glycomes.
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- Eike Mucha
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der, Freien Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der, Freien Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der, Freien Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der, Freien Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Daly S, Choi CM, Chirot F, MacAleese L, Antoine R, Dugourd P. Action-Self Quenching: Dimer-Induced Fluorescence Quenching of Chromophores as a Probe for Biomolecular Structure. Anal Chem 2017; 89:4604-4610. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Steven Daly
- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Ens de Lyon, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France
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DeBlase AF, Harrilal CP, Lawler JT, Burke NL, McLuckey SA, Zwier TS. Conformation-Specific Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Cold [YAPAA+H]+ and [YGPAA+H]+ Ions: A Stereochemical “Twist” on the β-Hairpin Turn. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:5481-5493. [PMID: 28353347 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andrew F. DeBlase
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, United States
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