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Book Synopsis Enhancing the Characterization of Intact Proteins by Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry by : Sean Duncan Dunham
Download or read book Enhancing the Characterization of Intact Proteins by Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry written by Sean Duncan Dunham and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Access to high resolution mass spectrometers and high energy modes of activation such as electron- and photon-based modalities have enabled wider adoption of top-down methodologies, or strategies that allow the study of intact proteins. However, interpretation of MS/MS spectra of large proteins remains difficult owing to spectral congestion, charge capacity limitations, and other challenges. In particular, for ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) of intact proteins, a single laser pulse is typically used to avoid secondary dissociation of fragment ions that occurs when multiple pulses are employed. Consequently, a large amount of the precursor ion population remains undissociated, meaning a large portion of the potential signal is not effectively utilized. Secondary dissociation results in the generation of less informative small terminal and internal fragment ions. Internal fragments are typically ignored due to the computational challenges associated with accounting for them. The following research focuses on the use of fragment ion protection (FIP) during 193 nm UVPD to counter secondary dissociation when utilizing multiple laser pulses and the exploration of the benefits and pitfalls when considering internal fragment ions generated by 193 nm UVPD. In, summary, FIP increased the center sequence coverage of large proteins, but there is room for improvement. The inclusion of internal fragment ions can aid in enhancing the sequence coverage of intact proteins. However, the majority of internal fragment ions are not reliably identified across multiple replicates, reflecting a high risk of false positive identifications when they are considered. These findings are described in this thesis
Book Synopsis Characterization of Proteins and Peptides Via Enhanced 266 Nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry Utilizing a Selenium Based Chromophore by : William Ryan Parker
Download or read book Characterization of Proteins and Peptides Via Enhanced 266 Nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry Utilizing a Selenium Based Chromophore written by William Ryan Parker and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass spectrometry and chemical derivatization have been used as tools for the identification of proteins in both top-down and bottom-up studies. Cysteine is the rarest and most nucleophilic amino acid thus making it a popular target for chemical tagging strategies. Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is a versatile activation technique for fragmentation of peptides and proteins. For successful photodissociation, ions of interest must contain a suitable chromophore that matches the wavelength of irradiation. N-(Phenylseleno)phthalimide (NPSP) is a fast reacting reagent which attaches a selenium based chromophore that absorbs at 266 nm light to free thiols. In the studies presented in this thesis, NPSP was used to derivatize free cysteine residues in both intact proteins and tryptic peptides. Activation with 266 nm photons causes a dominant neutral loss of the benzeneselenol groups on the tagged protein or peptide ions. This diagnostic neutral loss allows the determination of the number of free versus bound cysteine residues in intact proteins. Additionally, tagging peptides with benzeneselenol provides a means to target only the cysteine-containing peptides in bottom-up proteomics experiments. Both of these methods provide a significantly reduced search space for identification of cysteine-containing proteins. Counting the number of cysteine residues also provides an effective way to restrict the number of protein candidates for database searches. Moreover, cysteine peptides are inherently more unique than other peptides created upon enzymatic digestion of proteins due to the low frequency of cysteine in the proteome, thus allowing these peptides to be used as surrogates for protein identification.
Book Synopsis Development of Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry Strategies for the Characterization of Biomolecular Structure by : Luis Antonio Macias
Download or read book Development of Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry Strategies for the Characterization of Biomolecular Structure written by Luis Antonio Macias and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is an alternative high-energy ion activation technique implemented to produce information rich tandem mass spectra. Dissociation of biomolecules by UVPD results in structure dependent fragmentation to reveal molecular details that are otherwise undiscernible by traditional tandem mass spectrometry techniques, providing an avenue to rapidly interrogate the structure-function relationship of biologically relevant species. Applied to glycerophospholipids, UVPD is capable of resolving locations of unsaturation and stereospecific numbering of acyl chains, subtle structural features that are traditionally challenging to resolve. In the analysis of intact proteins, UVPD produces excellent sequence coverage that can pinpoint sites of post translational modifications, while providing conformation sensitive fragmentation that also informs changes in higher-order structure that occur upon ligand binding or mutations. Studies covered in this work extend the unique capabilities of UVPD to characterize increasingly complex molecules, explore associations between UVPD resolved structure and disease, and develop an understanding of dissociation mechanisms that govern fragmentation induced by 193 nm photons. Here, the high versatility of this technique was applied to the detailed structural characterization of cardiolipins at the double bond and stereochemistry level by utilizing hybrid techniques that combine collisional activation with UVPD; similarly, UVPD was integrated to both imaging and chromatographic workflows to evaluate fatty acid structure and phosphatidylcholine structure, respectively, as a function of disease state; furthermore, fragmentation of intact proteins was evaluated to discern mechanisms that influence photon-induced dissociation and leveraged to assign paratopes and interpret complex top-down spectra of proteins with disulfide bonds
Book Synopsis Enhanced Protein Characterization Through Selective Derivatization and Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry by : Lisa Anne Vasicek
Download or read book Enhanced Protein Characterization Through Selective Derivatization and Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry written by Lisa Anne Vasicek and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There continue to be great strides in the field of proteomics but as samples become more complex, the ability to increase sequence coverage and confidence in the identification becomes more important. Several methods of derivatization have been developed that can be used in combination with tandem mass spectrometry to identify and characterize proteins. Three types of activation, including infrared multiphoton dissociation, ultraviolet photodissociation, and electron transfer dissociation, are enhanced in this dissertation and compared to the conventional method of collisional induced dissociation (CID) to demonstrate the improved characterization of proteins. A free amine reactive phosphate group was synthesized and used to modify the N-terminus of digested peptides. This phosphate group absorbs at the IR wavelength of 10.6 [mu]m as well as the Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) due to an aromatic group allowing modified peptides to be dissociated by infrared multi-photon dissociation (IRMPD) or ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) whereas peptides without this chromophore are less responsive to IR or UV irradiation. The PD spectra for these modified peptides yield simplified MS/MS spectra due to the neutralization of all N-terminal product ions from the incorporation the negatively charged phosphate moiety. This is especially advantageous for UVPD due to the great number of product ions produced due to the higher energy deposition of the UV photons. The MS/MS spectra also produce higher sequence coverage in comparison to CID of the modified or unmodified peptides due to more informative fragmentation pathways generated upon PD from secondary dissociation and an increased ion trapping mass range. IRMPD is also implemented for the first time on an orbitrap mass spectrometer to achieve high resolution analysis of IR chromophore-derivatized samples as well as top-down analysis of unmodified proteins. High resolution/high mass accuracy analysis is extremely beneficial for characterization of complex samples due to the likelihood of false positives at lower resolutions/accuracies. For electron transfer dissociation, precursor ions in higher charge states undergo more exothermic electron transfer and thus minimize non-dissociative charge reduction. In this dissertation, cysteine side chains are alkylated with a fixed charge to deliberately increase the charge states of peptides and improve electron transfer dissociation. ETD can also be used to study protein structure by derivatizing the intact structure with a hydrazone reagent. A hydrazone bond will be preferentially cleaved during ETD facilitating the recognition of any modified residues through a distinguishing ETD fragmentation spectrum.
Book Synopsis Novel Methods for Characterization of Intact Proteins by Mass Spectrometry by : David M. Black
Download or read book Novel Methods for Characterization of Intact Proteins by Mass Spectrometry written by David M. Black and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Structural Characterization of Complex Biological Systems Via Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry by : Christopher Martin Crittenden
Download or read book Structural Characterization of Complex Biological Systems Via Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry written by Christopher Martin Crittenden and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work detailed in this dissertation describes the advantages that 193 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) affords for characterization of structurally complex biological molecules as compared to traditional ion activation techniques, such as collisional or electron-based dissociation, for mass spectrometry. UVPD, either alone or in tandem with collisional activation such as collision induced dissociation (CID), consistently provides more extensive structural information about biomolecules. One such system where the utility of both UVPD and CID was employed was in the structural characterization of lipid A species. Lipid A, the innermost structural component of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) which decorate the surface of Gram-negative bacteria, may undergo covalent modifications in order to provide resistance to antibiotics. By utilizing a combinatorial approach, CID is able to characterize the covalent modifications that are present while UVPD is able to elucidate which side of the molecule (reducing or nonreducing end) undergoes the modification through selective fragmentation of the diglucosamine backbone. This approach confirmed the presence of aminoarabinose modification present on the LPS of A. baumannii after exposure to the antibiotic polymyxin B. Another instance of utilizing the power of both photodissociation and collisional activation was in the characterization of oligosaccharide molecules from LPS of E. coli. These biomolecules are typically heavily phosphorylated near the reducing end of the saccharide backbone, and as such, collisional activation produces fragment ions originated from cleavages localized near the phosphate sites. UVPD of the oligosaccharides produces a plethora of diagnostic fragment ions throughout the molecule, but this often leads to spectral congestion and ambiguous fragment assignment. UVPD generates charge-reduced precursor ions that can be subjected to subsequent collisional activation in a MS3 event, allowing complete characterization significantly fewer confounding product ions as compared to UVPD alone. Another hallmark of UVPD is its fast, high energy deposition that causes cleavage of covalent bonds while allowing survival of non-covalent interactions. This characteristic allows electrostatic interactions to be mapped in non-covalent complexes, unlike the collisional activation which preferentially cleaves weak non-covalent interactions owing to the stepwise nature of collisional activation. In this work, it is demonstrated that UVPD of the electrostatic complex between a cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMP) and Kdo2-lipid A illuminates, through the production of diagnostic holo peptide fragment ions retaining the intact mass of the lipid A species, which amino acids in the peptide sequence are responsible for mediating the interaction between the two molecules in the gas phase. In contrast, collisional activation of the electrostatic complex between the two species simply results in the disruption of the network of non-covalent interactions, only yielding apo peptide product ions. In the same vein, this notion of retention of electrostatic interactions post-photodissociation was employed to interrogate where metal ions were sequestered in proteins. UVPD has previously been touted as a means to determine the binding location of ligands (such as drug molecules) to proteins after transporting the protein-ligand complexes to the gas-phase by native ESI. This methodology was extended to determine the binding location of metal ions (such as calcium, copper, silver, and praseodymium, to name a few) to proteins. The binding sites of calcium (II) and a series of lanthanide (III) ions were successfully determined for staphylococcal nuclease, the binding sites of silver (I) and copper (II) were determined for azurin, and multiple binding sites for calcium (II) and select lanthanides (III) were determined for calmodulin, all agreeing with reported crystal structure data. These are but only a few examples of the utility of UVPD as an alternative to ion activation in the gas phase. The unprecedented characterization of ions by UVPD, regardless of polarity, number of charges, size of the molecule, or molecular interactions present, suggests that there are many other potential applications of UVPD in the future
Book Synopsis Leveraging Native Mass Spectrometry and 193 Nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation as Structural Biology Tools by : Megan Rachel Mehaffey
Download or read book Leveraging Native Mass Spectrometry and 193 Nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation as Structural Biology Tools written by Megan Rachel Mehaffey and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural biology studies aimed at the elucidation of protein-dependent disease mechanisms have traditionally relied on high-resolution techniques, including X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and cryogenic electron microscopy. While such methodologies remain standard for gaining information on the core structure of proteins, specific drawbacks including time or large sample quantities associated with these approaches have spawned the development of other pipelines. Mass spectrometry (MS) is one such tool that has gained traction as a rapid and sensitive low-resolution structural biology technique. Routinely protein complexes of interest are reacted in solution with covalent chemical probes to preserve structural information prior to enzymatic digestion and mass spectrometric read-out. However, with the advent of native MS, protein complexes can now be efficiently transferred intact into the gas phase using high ionic strength solutions while retaining structures reminiscent of their solution conformations, and directly interrogated using MS/MS methods. Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is one such ion activation method that has been extensively developed to break apart protein complexes in a manner that allows conclusions about structure to be drawn based on the fragmentation behavior. The work presented here leverages native mass spectrometry in conjunction with 193 nm UVPD to probe a variety of biologically important protein-ligand and protein-protein complexes. The utility in a native UVPD-MS approach for structural examination of protein-ligand complexes is demonstrated through characterization of conformational changes associated with the catalytic cycle of a phosphotransferase enzyme as well as elucidation of structural changes resulting from mutation or inhibition of an enzyme responsible for conferring antibiotic resistance to bacteria. An oncogenic protein and several clinical variants bound to a downstream effector protein provides an example of the capabilities of native MS and UVPD to characterize the structure of a protein-protein complex. Native UVPD-MS is also used for epitope mapping of the main antigenic determinant of the influenza virus. Aimed at improving analysis of larger complexes, multistage native UVPD-MS is developed to probe the structure of a protein implicated in chemotherapeutic resistance in glioblastoma tumors. Lastly, uniting on-line capillary electrophoresis (CE) with multistage native UVPD-MS offers a high-throughput workflow for structural characterization of ribosomal protein complexes
Book Synopsis Development of Top-down Mass Spectrometry Methods for Structural Characterization of Protein Macromolecules Utilizing 193nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation by : Michael B. Cammarata
Download or read book Development of Top-down Mass Spectrometry Methods for Structural Characterization of Protein Macromolecules Utilizing 193nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation written by Michael B. Cammarata and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dissertation will discuss the advancement of informative structural biology techniques utilizing a top-down centric workflow with 193nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) mass spectrometry. Native electrospray ionization is used to transport proteins to the gas phase in a native-like state, then UVPD is used for structural characterization to reveal ligand binding sites within a protein-ligand complex as well as detect conformational changes based upon the suppression or enhancement of backbone cleavages. Conformational changes induced by ligand exchange or removal and single amino acid mutations as well as combinations of the two (ligands and mutations) are investigated. The rich fragmentation patterns of UVPD are also used for structural characterization of crosslinked proteins. Typically these crosslinking experiments are performed by bottom-up mass spectrometry with has significant shortcomings. The main drawback is the need for proteolysis which cuts proteins into small peptides, thus increasing the complexity of the samples and its subsequent analysis. Additionally this proteolysis step loses the post-translation modification information or amino acid mutations that may be driving a specific protein-protein interaction. Top-down methods avoid protein digestion and thus are used to directly evaluate the protein interactions or protein complexes. These two methodologies will bring the mass spectrometry and structural biology community a step closer to the realization of high-throughput structural biology for proteins and their interactions with other proteins and small molecules.
Book Synopsis Development of Ultraviolet Photodissociation Based Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Characterization of Protein Macromolecular Structures and Glycolipids by : John Patrick O'Brien
Download or read book Development of Ultraviolet Photodissociation Based Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Characterization of Protein Macromolecular Structures and Glycolipids written by John Patrick O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photon-based tandem mass spectrometry provides a versatile ion activation strategy for the analysis of polypeptides, proteins, and lipids. 351-nm ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry (UVPD-MS) is a facile and selective tandem dissociation technique used to elucidate chromophore-modified peptides within large mixtures. A bis-aryl chromogenic chemical probe was utilized to target solvent exposed primary amine residues within native protein states. Collision-induced dissociation (CID) was employed to indiscriminatly characterize the complete proteolytic digest while chromophore containing peptides were selectively dissociated with 351-nm UVPD; thus streamlining the identification of targeted peptides with structurally informative residues. Protein amine residue reactivities were then compared with predicted solvent exposures to elucidate protein tertiary structures, their mechanistic properties, and ligand-binding interactions. High-energy 193-nm UVPD is a fast, high-energy tandem mass spectrometry method and frequently generates fragment ions typically inaccessible to CID-based methods. Native mass spectrometry was coupled to top-down 193-nm UVPD for the gas phase characterization of non-covalent protein-ligand and protein-protein complexes. This method yielded a unique array of fragment ions for a comprehensive analysis of protein structures. UVPD of non-covalent complexes generated many polypeptide backbone fragments to characterize the primary sequence of proteins. Furthermore, top-down UVPD engendered cleavages with intact electrostatic interactions; this provided insight into the binding interfaces within protein-ligand complexes and the higher order structural architectures of oligomeric complexes. High-resolution 193-nm UVPD was paired with high performance liquid chromatography (LC) for the streamlined structural analysis of amphiphilic glycolipids within complex mixtures. For all glycolipids, UVPD provided the most comprehensive structural analysis tool by affording a diverse array of fragment ions to characterize both hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties. UVPD based LC-MS separations of gangliosides shed light on the ceramide lipid bases, glycan moieties, and their isobaric structural variants. UVPD activation of lipid A and lipooligosaccharides (LOS) compounds generated a mixture of C-C, C-O, and C-N fragment ions to illustrate the hydrophobic acyl structures, while cleavages within the glycosidic, and cross-ring cleavages allowed the determination of acylation patterns. Novel LC-MS separation strategies were developed to elucidate and structurally characterize complex mixtures of lipopolysaccharide containing compounds.
Book Synopsis Advancing Intact Protein Analysis by Top-down Mass Spectrometry by : Bifan Chen
Download or read book Advancing Intact Protein Analysis by Top-down Mass Spectrometry written by Bifan Chen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of proteins is critical for understanding cellular functions at the molecular level. Top-down mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a premier tool for global and comprehensive analysis of proteoforms. The top-down approach retains intact mass information, providing a "bird's-eye" view of the proteome and allowing for identification of novel proteoforms, in-depth sequence characterization, and quantification of disease associated post-translational modifications (PTMs). However, many technical challenges still exist. The research described here involves analytical development in top-down MS, particularly in the areas of enrichment, separation, and characterization of samples ranging from standard proteins and complex lysates, to large therapeutic biomolecules. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and review of recent advances in different aspects of top-down proteomics. Chapters 2 and 3 are related to the study of intact phosphoproteins. Specifically, chapter 2 describes the use of functionalized nanoparticles for enrichment and the subsequent coupling of online liquid chromatography (LC)-MS for characterizing endogenous phosphoproteins from complex cell lysates. Chapter 3 investigates how phosphorylation moieties might influence the efficiency of electron capture dissociation (ECD). Chapters 4 and 5 focus on the development of hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) that could be coupled online directly with MS and its applications to therapeutic molecules (monoclonal antibodies). Chapter 6 describes a middle-down approach to obtain multi-attribute of both cysteine and lysine conjugated antibody-drug conjugates, which overcomes some current challenges using HIC-MS and the top-down approach. Overall, these analytical developments expand the toolbox of the top-down approach and generally facilitate the analysis of intact proteins.
Book Synopsis Methodologies and Applications for the Analysis of Intact Proteins and Protein-ligand Interactions by Top-down Mass Spectrometry by : Michael Nshanian
Download or read book Methodologies and Applications for the Analysis of Intact Proteins and Protein-ligand Interactions by Top-down Mass Spectrometry written by Michael Nshanian and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of top-down protein mass spectrometry (MS), or direct analysis of intact proteins forgoing proteolysis, has transformed the field of protein mass spectrometry, ushering in a new era of protein identification and characterization together with a new set of challenges. The analysis of intact proteins and their direct fragmentation in tandem (MS/MS) mode helps overcome the "inference" problem associated with peptide-based bottom-up proteomics; that is, correctly assigning given peptide fragments and their modifications to the intact protein from which they originated. Despite its many advantages, however, the top-down approach requires extensive sample fractionation and suffers from low sensitivity but much progress has been made. From recently-developed cross-linked polyacrylamide gels, from which intact proteins can be more easily recovered, to the discovery of reagents that enhance protein charging in electrospray ionization (ESI), there have been considerable gains in detection and sensitivity, offering the potential for a more complete and accurate characterization of a "proteoform": the full complement of the combinatorial possibilities that could arise from a given gene product. Top-down MS also includes the study of proteins in their native or native-like states. This is especially important in characterizing disease-related proteins, particularly in the context of protein aggregation. Native MS, using electron-capture dissociation (ECD) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), enables the study of protein-inhibitor complexes in the gas phase, offering structural insight into stoichiometry, site of inhibitor binding and mechanism of inhibition. In addition, intact analysis and electron-based fragmentation enable the detection of thermally-labile post-translational modifications like phosphorylation, known to play key regulatory roles in shifting proteins towards cytotoxic states. Top-down method developments in protein recovery, separation and supercharging have led to improvements in detection and sensitivity, while top-down MS applications to structural characterization of disease-related proteins have shed more light on the mechanisms of cytotoxic aggregation, offering greater promise of therapeutic development.
Book Synopsis Hybrid Activation for Intact Protein and Peptide Characterization by : Dustin Donald Holden
Download or read book Hybrid Activation for Intact Protein and Peptide Characterization written by Dustin Donald Holden and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass spectrometers may be utilized to generate and detect fragmentation patterns of peptides and proteins to acquire mass spectra that allow for accurate amino acid sequence characterization and localization of post-translational modifications. Conventional activation methods utilize collisions with neutral gas molecules to collisionally activate these ions but have some drawbacks, being dependent on charge state and amino acid sequence characteristics. More recent activation methods include radical transfer as well as ultraviolet photodissociation, the latter of which impart higher energy into target ions providing more extensive fragmentation patterns and more sequence information. In the following research all of these activation methods were explored with peptide and protein cations as well as various combinations of such methods to investigate their benefits and limitations. In summary, ultraviolet photodissociation provides the most diverse fragmentation patterns of all researched. Combining radical transfer and subsequent ultraviolet photodissociation termed “hybrid activation” generated interesting effects such as spectral simplification as well as constructive inclusion of fragment ions lacking in ultraviolet photodissociation. Included in this thesis are those interesting findings.
Book Synopsis Enhancing Detection of Large Noncovalent Protein Complexes and Characterization of Vault Protein Complexes by Ion Mobility and Mass Spectrometry by : Shirley Hom Lomeli
Download or read book Enhancing Detection of Large Noncovalent Protein Complexes and Characterization of Vault Protein Complexes by Ion Mobility and Mass Spectrometry written by Shirley Hom Lomeli and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Protein Characterization by Capillary Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis, Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry by : Feng Zhou
Download or read book Protein Characterization by Capillary Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis, Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry written by Feng Zhou and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the development of genomics, separation technology and mass spectrometry, proteomics has become an important tool in biological research. Characterization of posttranslational modification (PTM) by mass spectrometry is attracting an increasing attention because of its importance in signal transduction and the difficulty in obtaining this information from genomic methods. Bottom-up methods, which analyze the peptides from enzymatic digestion of proteins, are widely used for proteomic research. However, bottom-up methods may lose some important information when characterizing PTM since not all peptides are detected. In contrast, top-down methods directly characterize intact proteins, which makes it possible to retain PTM information. This dissertation focuses on the characterization of proteins by coupling high throughput methods, capillary isoelectric focusing electrophoresis (CIEF) and electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS). In this work, a CIEF-RPLC-ESIMS system is designed and constructed for 2-D profiling of protein mixture. The microdialysis membrane based cathodic cell used in this system not only serves as the cathodic cell in CIEF separation, but also transfers the focused proteins separated by CIEF to RPLC. After eliminating the interference of ampholyte, a few fmol of protein can be detected with this system. The detection limit of this system is one order of magnitude lower than 2-D PAGE. By taking the advantage of high resolving power with mass spectrometry and multidimensional separation, the theoretical peak capacity of this system can reach 1x10 6, which is two orders of magnitude higher than theoretical peak capacity of 2-D PAGE. This system is firstly tested with a standard protein mixture. After slight modification, this system is used to profile the intact protein from a yeast enzyme concentrate and a lysate of the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum. The pI vs. MW profile obtained from CIEF-RPLC-MS compares favorably with theoretical data derived from C. tepidum genome and experimental data obtained from 2-D-PAGE.
Book Synopsis Strategies for Protein and Peptide Characterization and Quantification Using Electron-transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry and Intrinsic Fluorescence by :
Download or read book Strategies for Protein and Peptide Characterization and Quantification Using Electron-transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry and Intrinsic Fluorescence written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRATEGIES FOR PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTIFICATION USING ELECTRON-TRANSFER DISSOCIATION MASS SPECTROMETRY AND INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE Jason D. Russell Under the supervision of Associate Professor Joshua J. Coon At the University of Wisconsin-Madison The following chapters detail strategies for peptide and protein sequence analysis featuring electron-transfer dissociation (ETD) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and quantification using ultraviolet light-induced intrinsic fluorescence (UV-IF). Chapter 1 provides a brief background and overview. Chapter 2 discusses the optimization of the ETD MS/MS duty cycle for large-scale shotgun experiments. In Chapter 3, the first comprehensive analysis of peptide anions using negative ETD (NETD) is detailed. I report in Chapter 4 on the performance of an ion-ion reaction cell for intact protein analysis using large precursor populations for ETD MS/MS. The application of UV-IF for peptide detection and quantification using a custom fluorescence excitation and detection device is discussed in Chapter 5. An analysis of intact proteins from the 26S proteasome of Arabidopsis using top-down mass spectrometry and quantification by UV-IF is described in Chapter 6. In coordination with the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL), Chapter 7 is a general description of my graduate research intended for non-specialists in an effort to promote science literacy in the broader community.
Book Synopsis Genomics Approach to Bioremediation by : Vineet Kumar
Download or read book Genomics Approach to Bioremediation written by Vineet Kumar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-01-25 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genomics Approach to Bioremediation Provides insights into the various aspects of microbial genomics and biotechnology for environmental cleanup In recent years, the application of genomics to biodegradation and bioremediation research has led to a better understanding of the metabolic capabilities of microorganisms, their interactions with hazardous and toxic chemical compounds, and their adaptability to changing environmental conditions. Genomics Approach to Bioremediation: Principles, Tools, and Emerging Technologies provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on cutting-edge technologies and approaches in bioremediation and biodegradation of environmental pollutants. Edited by prominent researchers in the field, this authoritative reference examines advanced genomics technologies, next-generation sequencing (NGS), and state-of-the-art bioinformatics tools while offering valuable insights into the unique functional attributes of different microbial communities and their impact on the removal of chemical contaminants. Each chapter includes numerous high-quality illustrations, detailed tables, extensive references, and step-by-step descriptions of various microbial metabolic pathways of degradation and biotransformation of environments containing various inorganic, metallic, organometallic, and organic hydrocarbon contaminants. • Describes methodologies and underlying theory for the remediation, detoxification, and degradation of contaminated environments • Covers new genomics technologies that address nutrient removal, resource recovery, and other major trends in environmental cleanup • Highlights recent advances in microbial biotechnological approaches including the latest description of the relationship between microbes and the environment focusing on their impact on ecosystem services. • Offers perspectives on energy saving, production, sustainability, and community involvement • Discusses current challenges and future directions in the field of bioremediation Genomics Approach to Bioremediation: Principles, Tools, and Emerging Technologies is an essential resource for biochemical and environmental engineers, environmental microbiologists, academic researchers, process and treatment plant managers, policymakers, and industry professionals working in the areas of microbial degradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation.
Book Synopsis Protein Analysis using Mass Spectrometry by : Mike S. Lee
Download or read book Protein Analysis using Mass Spectrometry written by Mike S. Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents Practical Applications of Mass Spectrometry for Protein Analysis and Covers Their Impact on Accelerating Drug Discovery and Development Covers both qualitative and quantitative aspects of Mass Spectrometry protein analysis in drug discovery Principles, Instrumentation, Technologies topics include MS of peptides, proteins, and ADCs , instrumentation in protein analysis, nanospray technology in MS protein analysis, and automation in MS protein analysis Details emerging areas from drug monitoring to patient care such as Identification and validation of biomarkers for cancer, targeted MS approaches for biomarker validation, biomarker discovery, and regulatory perspectives Brings together the most current advances in the mass spectrometry technology and related method in protein analysis
