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Sun J, Wang Z, Yang C. Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Development and Applications. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2022:1-8. [PMID: 36325979 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2139589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although as an analytical method with high specificity and high sensitivity, mass spectrometry (MS) has a wide range of applications in many fields, it still needs other technologies as the assist and supplement to enhance the scope and capability of analysis. Coupling with ion mobility (IM) can make an enhancement effect in the field of pharmaceutical analysis as a supplementary method. The two-dimensional mass technology improves the confidence of compounds annotations while increasing peak capacity, with the gradual deepening of theoretical research on IM-MS, it has shown unique advantages in the complex analysis conditions. IM-MS owns great potential for improving the depth, range, dimension of in-depth drug research. In this review, the principle, instruments and methods, applications, advantages and limitations of IM-MS are described. Here, we also elaborate on the prospects in structural evaluation, separation, and identification of complex compounds for the drug discovery and development phase and the great advantages of macromolecules and omics.
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- Jiahui Sun
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica (Ministry of Education), Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Britt HM, Cragnolini T, Khatun S, Hatimy A, James J, Page N, Williams JP, Hughes C, Denny R, Thalassinos K, Vissers JPC. Evaluation of acquisition modes for semi-quantitative analysis by targeted and untargeted mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2022; 36:e9308. [PMID: 35353398 PMCID: PMC9287043 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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RATIONALE Analyte quantitation by mass spectrometry underpins a diverse range of scientific endeavors. The fast-growing field of mass spectrometer development has resulted in several targeted and untargeted acquisition modes suitable for these applications. By characterizing the acquisition methods available on an ion mobility (IM)-enabled orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight (oa-ToF) instrument, the optimum modes for analyte semi-quantitation can be deduced. METHODS Serial dilutions of commercial metabolite, peptide, or cross-linked peptide analytes were prepared in matrices of human urine or Escherichia coli digest. Each analyte dilution was introduced into an IM separation-enabled oa-ToF mass spectrometer by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization. Data were acquired for each sample in duplicate using nine different acquisition modes, including four IM-enabled acquisitions modes, available on the mass spectrometer. RESULTS Five (metabolite) or seven (peptide/cross-linked peptide) point calibration curves were prepared for analytes across each of the acquisition modes. A nonlinear response was observed at high concentrations for some modes, attributed to saturation effects. Two correction methods, one MS1 isotope-correction and one MS2 ion intensity-correction, were applied to address this observation, resulting in an up to twofold increase in dynamic range. By averaging the semi-quantitative results across analyte classes, two parameters, linear dynamic range (LDR) and lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), were determined to evaluate each mode. CONCLUSION A comparison of the acquisition modes revealed that data-independent acquisition and parallel reaction monitoring methods are most robust for semi-quantitation when considering achievable LDR and LLOQ. IM-enabled modes exhibited sensitivity increases, but a simultaneous reduction in dynamic range required correction methods to recover. These findings will assist users in identifying the optimum acquisition mode for their analyte quantitation needs, supporting a diverse range of applications and providing guidance for future acquisition mode developments.
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- Hannah M. Britt
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck CollegeUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- LGC GroupTeddingtonUK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of BiosciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck CollegeUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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Intracluster Sulphur Dioxide Oxidation by Sodium Chlorite Anions: A Mass Spectrometric Study. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237114. [PMID: 34885696 PMCID: PMC8659277 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The reactivity of [NaL·ClO2]− cluster anions (L = ClOx−; x = 0–3) with sulphur dioxide has been investigated in the gas phase by ion–molecule reaction experiments (IMR) performed in an in-house modified Ion Trap mass spectrometer (IT-MS). The kinetic analysis revealed that SO2 is efficiently oxidised by oxygen-atom (OAT), oxygen-ion (OIT) and double oxygen transfer (DOT) reactions. The main difference from the previously investigated free reactive ClO2− is the occurrence of intracluster OIT and DOT processes, which are mediated by the different ligands of the chlorite anion. This gas-phase study highlights the importance of studying the intrinsic properties of simple reacting species, with the aim of elucidating the elementary steps of complex processes occurring in solution, such as the oxidation of sulphur dioxide.
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Campuzano IDG, Sandoval W. Denaturing and Native Mass Spectrometric Analytics for Biotherapeutic Drug Discovery Research: Historical, Current, and Future Personal Perspectives. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1861-1885. [PMID: 33886297 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS) plays a key role throughout all stages of drug development and is now as ubiquitous as other analytical techniques such as surface plasmon resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, and supercritical fluid chromatography, among others. Herein, we aim to discuss the history of MS, both electrospray and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, specifically for the analysis of antibodies, evolving through to denaturing and native-MS analysis of newer biologic moieties such as antibody-drug conjugates, multispecific antibodies, and interfering nucleic acid-based therapies. We discuss challenging therapeutic target characterization such as membrane protein receptors. Importantly, we compare and contrast the MS and hyphenated analytical chromatographic methods used to characterize these therapeutic modalities and targets within biopharmaceutical research and highlight the importance of appropriate MS deconvolution software and its essential contribution to project progression. Finally, we describe emerging applications and MS technologies that are still predominantly within either a development or academic stage of use but are poised to have significant impact on future drug development within the biopharmaceutic industry once matured. The views reflected herein are personal and are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all relevant MS performed within biopharmaceutical research but are what we feel have been historically, are currently, and will be in the future the most impactful for the drug development process.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/analysis
- Automation, Laboratory
- Biopharmaceutics/methods
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Drug Discovery/methods
- Drug Industry/history
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Immunoconjugates/analysis
- Immunoconjugates/chemistry
- Protein Denaturation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Proteins/analysis
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/history
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/history
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
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- Iain D G Campuzano
- Discovery Attribute Sciences, Amgen Research, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 92130, United States
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- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Skeene K, Khatri K, Soloviev Z, Lapthorn C. Current status and future prospects for ion-mobility mass spectrometry in the biopharmaceutical industry. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2021; 1869:140697. [PMID: 34246790 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2021.140697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Detailed characterization of protein reagents and biopharmaceuticals is key in defining successful drug discovery campaigns, aimed at bringing molecules through different discovery stages up to development and commercialization. There are many challenges in this process, with complex and detailed analyses playing paramount roles in modern industry. Mass spectrometry (MS) has become an essential tool for characterization of proteins ever since the onset of soft ionization techniques and has taken the lead in quality assessment of biopharmaceutical molecules, and protein reagents, used in the drug discovery pipeline. MS use spans from identification of correct sequences, to intact molecule analyses, protein complexes and more recently epitope and paratope identification. MS toolkits could be incredibly diverse and with ever evolving instrumentation, increasingly novel MS-based techniques are becoming indispensable tools in the biopharmaceutical industry. Here we discuss application of Ion Mobility MS (IMMS) in an industrial setting, and what the current applications and outlook are for making IMMS more mainstream.
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- Kirsty Skeene
- Biopharm Process Research, Medicinal Science and Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK.
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- Structure and Function Characterization, CMC-Analytical, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA 19406, USA.
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- Protein, Cellular and Structural Sciences, Medicinal Science and Technology, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK.
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- Structure and Function Characterization, CMC-Analytical, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK.
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van Outersterp RE, Martens J, Berden G, Koppen V, Cuyckens F, Oomens J. Mass spectrometry-based identification of ortho-, meta- and para-isomers using infrared ion spectroscopy. Analyst 2021; 145:6162-6170. [PMID: 32924040 DOI: 10.1039/d0an01119c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Distinguishing positional isomers, such as compounds having different substitution patterns on an aromatic ring, presents a significant challenge for mass spectrometric analyses and is a frequently encountered difficulty in, for example, drug metabolism research. In contrast to mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy is a well-known and powerful tool in the distinction of ortho-, meta- and para-isomers, but is not applicable to low-abundance compounds in complex mixtures such as often targeted in bioanalytical studies. Here, we demonstrate the use of infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS) as a novel method that facilitates the differentiation between positional isomers of disubstituted phenyl-containing compounds and that can be applied in mass spectrometry-based complex mixture analysis. By analyzing different substitution patterns over several sets of isomeric compounds, we show that IRIS is able to consistently probe the diagnostic CH out-of-plane vibrations that are sensitive to positional isomerism. We show that these modes are largely independent of the chemical functionality contained in the ring substituents and of the type of ionization. We also show that IRIS spectra often identify the positional isomer directly, even in the absence of reference spectra obtained from physical standards or from computational prediction. We foresee that this method will be generally applicable to the identification of disubstituted phenyl-containing compounds.
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- Rianne E van Outersterp
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Blay V, Otero-Muras I, Annis DA. Solving the Competitive Binding Equilibria between Many Ligands: Application to High-Throughput Screening and Affinity Optimization. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12630-12638. [PMID: 32812419 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Modern small-molecule drug discovery relies on the selective targeting of biological macromolecules by low-molecular weight compounds. Therefore, the binding affinities of candidate drugs to their targets are key for pharmacological activity and clinical use. For drug discovery methods where multiple drug candidates can simultaneously bind to the same target, a competition is established, and the resulting equilibrium depends on the dissociation constants and concentration of all the species present. Such coupling between all equilibrium-governing parameters complicates analysis and development of improved mixture-based, high-throughput drug discovery techniques. In this work, we present an iterative computational algorithm to solve coupled equilibria between an arbitrary number of ligands and a biomolecular target that is efficient and robust. The algorithm does not require the estimation of initial values to rapidly converge to the solution of interest. We explored binding equilibria under ligand/receptor conditions used in mixture-based library screening by affinity selection-mass spectrometry (AS-MS). Our studies support a facile method for affinity-ranking hits. The ranking method involves varying the receptor-to-ligand concentration ratio in a pool of candidate ligands in two sequential AS-MS analyses. The ranking is based on the relative change in bound ligand concentration. The method proposed does not require a known reference ligand and produces a ranking that is insensitive to variations in the concentration of individual compounds, thereby enabling the use of unpurified compounds generated by mixture-based combinatorial synthesis techniques.
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- Vincent Blay
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- BioProcess Engineering Group, IIM-CSIC, Spanish National Research Council, Vigo 36208, Spain
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- Aileron Therapeutics, Inc., 490 Arsenal Way, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, United States
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Blay V, Tolani B, Ho SP, Arkin MR. High-Throughput Screening: today's biochemical and cell-based approaches. Drug Discov Today 2020; 25:1807-1821. [PMID: 32801051 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2020.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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High-throughput screening (HTS) provides starting chemical matter in the adventure of developing a new drug. In this review, we survey several HTS methods used today for hit identification, organized in two main flavors: biochemical and cell-based assays. Biochemical assays discussed include fluorescence polarization and anisotropy, FRET, TR-FRET, and fluorescence lifetime analysis. Binding-based methods are also surveyed, including NMR, SPR, mass spectrometry, and DSF. On the other hand, cell-based assays discussed include viability, reporter gene, second messenger, and high-throughput microscopy assays. We devote some emphasis to high-content screening, which is becoming very popular. An advisable stage after hit discovery using phenotypic screens is target deconvolution, and we provide an overview of current chemical proteomics, in silico, and chemical genetics tools. Emphasis is made on recent CRISPR/dCas-based screens. Lastly, we illustrate some of the considerations that inform the choice of HTS methods and point to some areas with potential interest for future research.
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- Vincent Blay
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Department of Surgery, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the Small Molecule Discovery Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Gabriel J, Höfner G, Wanner KT. A Library Screening Strategy Combining the Concepts of MS Binding Assays and Affinity Selection Mass Spectrometry. Front Chem 2019; 7:665. [PMID: 31637233 PMCID: PMC6787468 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The primary objective of early drug development is to identify hits and leads for a target of interest. To achieve this aim, rapid, and reliable screening techniques for a huge number of compounds are needed. Mass spectrometry based binding assays (MS Binding Assays) represent a well-established technique for library screening based on competitive binding experiments revealing active sublibraries due to reduced binding of a reporter ligand and following hit identification for active libraries by deconvolution in further competitive binding experiments. In the present study, we combined the concepts of MS Binding Assays and affinity selection mass spectrometry (ASMS) to improve the efficiency of the hit identification step. In that case, only a single competitive binding experiment is performed that is in the first step analyzed for reduced binding of the reporter ligand and—only if a sublibrary is active—additionally for specific binding of individual library components. Subsequently, affinities of identified hits as well as activities of reduced sublibraries (i.e., all sublibrary components without hit) are assessed in additional competitive binding experiments. We exemplified this screening concept for the identification of ligands addressing the most widespread GABA transporter subtype in the brain (GAT1) studying in the beginning a library composed of 128 and further on a library of 1,280 well-characterized GAT1 inhibitors, drug substances, and pharmacological tool compounds. Determination of sublibraries' activities was done by quantification of bound NO711 as reporter ligand and hit identification for the active ones achieved in a further LC-ESI-MS/MS run in the multiple reaction monitoring mode enabling detection of all sublibrary components followed by hit verification and investigation of reduced sublibraries in further competitive binding experiments. In this way, we could demonstrate that all GAT1 inhibitors reducing reporter ligand binding below 50% at a concentration of 1 μM are detected reliably without generation of false positive or false negative hits. As the described strategy is apart from its reliability also highly efficient, it can be assumed to become a valuable tool in early drug research, especially for membrane integrated drug targets that are often posing problems in established screening techniques.
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- Jürgen Gabriel
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilian University München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilian University München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilian University München, Munich, Germany
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Ciocan-Cartita CA, Jurj A, Buse M, Gulei D, Braicu C, Raduly L, Cojocneanu R, Pruteanu LL, Iuga CA, Coza O, Berindan-Neagoe I. The Relevance of Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Personalized Medicine through Its Successful Application in Cancer "Omics". Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20102576. [PMID: 31130665 PMCID: PMC6567119 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mass spectrometry (MS) is an essential analytical technology on which the emerging omics domains; such as genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics and metabolomics; are based. This quantifiable technique allows for the identification of thousands of proteins from cell culture; bodily fluids or tissue using either global or targeted strategies; or detection of biologically active metabolites in ultra amounts. The routine performance of MS technology in the oncological field provides a better understanding of human diseases in terms of pathophysiology; prevention; diagnosis and treatment; as well as development of new biomarkers; drugs targets and therapies. In this review; we argue that the recent; successful advances in MS technologies towards cancer omics studies provides a strong rationale for its implementation in biomedicine as a whole.
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- Cristina Alexandra Ciocan-Cartita
- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca.
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- Department of Oncology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 34-36 Republicii Street, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Department of Radiotherapy with High Energies and Brachytherapy, Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", 34-36 Republicii Street, 400015 Cluj-Napoca.
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- MEDFUTURE -Research Center for Advanced Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine," Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
- Department of Functional Genomics and Experimental Pathology, Ion Chiricuțǎ Oncology Institute, 34-36 Republicii Street, 400015 Cluj-Napoca.
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Ion mobility in the pharmaceutical industry: an established biophysical technique or still niche? Curr Opin Chem Biol 2018; 42:147-159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kang Y, Schneider BB, Covey TR. On the Nature of Mass Spectrometer Analyzer Contamination. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:2384-2392. [PMID: 28733968 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1747-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sample throughput in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) is limited by the need for frequent ion path cleaning to remove accumulated debris that can lead to charging and general performance degradation. Contamination of ion optics within the vacuum system is particularly problematic as routine cleaning requires additional time for cycling the vacuum pumps. Differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) can select targeted ion species for transmission, thereby reducing the total number of charged particles entering the vacuum system. In this work, we characterize the nature of instrument contamination, describe efforts to improve mass spectrometer robustness by applying DMS prefiltering to reduce contamination of the vacuum ion optics, and demonstrate the capability of DMS to extend the interval between mass spectrometer cleaning. In addition, we introduce a new approach to effectively detect large charged particles formed during the electrospray ionization (ESI) process. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Yang Kang
- SCIEX, 71 Four Valley Drive, Concord, ON, L4K 4V8, Canada.
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- SCIEX, 71 Four Valley Drive, Concord, ON, L4K 4V8, Canada
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Burkard L, Scheuermann A, Simithy J, Calderón AI. Development of a functional assay to detect inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum glutathione reductase utilizing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Biomed Chromatogr 2015; 30:543-7. [PMID: 26257195 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) like most other organisms, has a sophisticated antioxidant system, part of which includes glutathione reductase (GR). GR works by recycling toxic glutathione disulfide to glutathione, thereby reducing reactive oxygen species and making a form of glutathione (GSH) the parasite can use. Inhibition of this enzyme in Pf impedes parasite growth. In addition, it has been confirmed that PfGR is not identical to human GR. Thus, PfGR is an excellent target for antimalarial drug development. A functional assay utilizing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed to specifically identify and evaluate inhibitors of PfGR. Using recombinant PfGR enzyme and 1,4-naphthoquinone (1) as a reference compound and 4-nitrobenzothiadiazole (2) and methylene blue (3) as additional compounds, we quantified the concentration of GSH produced compared with a control to determine the inhibitory effect of these compounds. Our results coincide with that presented in literature: compounds 1-3 inhibit PfGR with IC50 values of 2.71, 8.38, and 19.23 µm, respectively. Good precision for this assay was exhibited by low values of intraday and interday coefficient of variation (3.1 and 2.4%, respectively). Thus, this assay can be used to screen for other potential inhibitors of PfGR quickly and accurately.
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- Lexi Burkard
- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 4306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 4306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 4306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 4306 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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Burkhardt T, Kaufmann CM, Letzel T, Grassmann J. Enzymatic Assays Coupled with Mass Spectrometry with or without Embedded Liquid Chromatography. Chembiochem 2015; 16:1985-92. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Therese Burkhardt
- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering; Technical University of Munich (TUM); Am Coulombwall 85748 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering; Technical University of Munich (TUM); Am Coulombwall 85748 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering; Technical University of Munich (TUM); Am Coulombwall 85748 Garching Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering; Technical University of Munich (TUM); Am Coulombwall 85748 Garching Germany
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Development and validation of an LC-ESI-MS/MS method for the triple reuptake inhibitor indatraline enabling its quantification in MS Binding Assays. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 407:471-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8312-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Menlyadiev MR, Tadjimukhamedov FK, Tarassov A, Wollnik H, Eiceman GA. Low-mobility-pass filter between atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and electrospray ionization sources and a single quadrupole mass spectrometer: computational models and measurements. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:135-142. [PMID: 24285398 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE Mixtures of ions produced in sources at atmospheric pressure, including chemical ionization (APCI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) can be simplified at or near ambient pressure using ion mobility based filters. METHODS A low-mobility-pass filter (LMPF) based on a simple mechanical design and simple electronic control was designed, modeled and tested with vapors of 2-hexadecanone in an APCI source and with spray of peptide solutions in an ESI source. The LMPF geometry was planar and small (4 mm wide × 13 mm long) and electric control was through a symmetric waveform in low kHz with amplitude between 0 and 10 V. RESULTS Computational models established idealized performance for transmission efficiency of ions of several reduced mobility coefficients over the range of amplitudes and were matched by computed values from ion abundances in mass spectra. The filter exhibited a broad response function, equivalent to a Bode Plot in electronic filters, suggesting that ion filtering could be done in blocks ~50 m/z units wide. CONCLUSIONS The benefit of this concept is that discrimination against ions of high mobility is controlled by only a single parameter: waveform amplitude at fixed frequency. The effective removal of high mobility ions, those of low mass-to-charge, can be beneficial for applications with ion-trap-based mass spectrometers to remove excessive levels of solvent or matrix ions.
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- Marlen R Menlyadiev
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA
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Ng E, Schriemer DC. Emerging challenges in ligand discovery: new opportunities for chromatographic assay. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 2:891-900. [PMID: 16307518 DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2.6.891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ligand discovery initiatives are facing interesting challenges as ever-increasing numbers of proteins are entering screening programs. As an answer to steady pressure to improve performance in drug discovery, ligand discovery can expect to play an expanded role in generating small molecules as probes to help uncover the function of novel proteins. Chromatographic assay formats can offer new entry points into standard interaction characterization (binding and rate constants) as well as powerful, scaleable methods for compound screening. This review presents recent advancements in chromatographic assay technology, with a particular focus on frontal affinity chromatography as a platform technology for interaction analysis.
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- Ella Ng
- University of Calgary, SAMS Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Center, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Aucella F, Lauriola V, Vecchione G, Tiscia GL, Grandone E. Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method as the golden standard for therapeutic drug monitoring in renal transplant. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 86:123-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Niu S, Rabuck JN, Ruotolo BT. Ion mobility-mass spectrometry of intact protein–ligand complexes for pharmaceutical drug discovery and development. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2013; 17:809-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Potterat O, Hamburger M. Concepts and technologies for tracking bioactive compounds in natural product extracts: generation of libraries, and hyphenation of analytical processes with bioassays. Nat Prod Rep 2013; 30:546-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c3np20094a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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CHU YQ, XIAO Y, LING X, DING CF. Analytical Performance of Printed Circuit Board Ion Trap Array Mass Analyzer with Electrospray Ionization. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(13)60625-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Niu W, Zhu X, Yu K, Li L, Sun Y, Li C. Nebulizing conditions of pneumatic electrospray ionization significantly influence electrolyte effects on compound measurement. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2012; 47:370-80. [PMID: 22431465 DOI: 10.1002/jms.2050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Composition of mobile phase can greatly influence the success of electrospray ionization (ESI)-interfaced liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. To investigate the relationship between formic-acid-based modification of mobile phase and ESI nebulizing conditions, an API 4000 ESI source and a TSQ Quantum one were compared under the same chromatographic conditions. Ginkgo terpene lactones and flavonols were measured in plasma, which involved using ascorbic acid to circumvent cross-interference between the analytes. ESI responses to using formic acid included changes in signal intensity, matrix effect, and upper limit of quantification. Significant disparities in the responses were observed between the two ESI sources, suggesting that the use of electrolyte modifier in liquid chromatography mobile phase and the pneumatic nebulization for ESI should be properly balanced to accomplish optimal ESI-based analysis. The distribution of unpaired ions toward the surface of the initial droplet was assumed to be an important step in the pneumatic ESI process. When using the electrolyte in mobile phase, a too fast droplet reduction by rapid-heating-assisted pneumatic nebulization could negatively decrease the time available for the unpaired ions to migrate from droplet interior to its surface. Ascorbic acid was identified as a major interfering substance for the bioanalytical assay; the interference mechanism might be associated with hindering the unpaired analyte ions from distributing toward the droplet surface rather than outcompeting the analyte ions for the limited excess charge on droplets surface. The current work extends the knowledge base of pneumatic ESI, which has implication for optimal use of the ESI-interfaced liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry technique.
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- Wei Niu
- Laboratory of DMPK Research of Herbal Medicines, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Functional proteomics: application of mass spectrometry to the study of enzymology in complex mixtures. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:625-45. [PMID: 21769551 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review covers recent developments in mass spectrometry-based applications dealing with functional proteomics with special emphasis on enzymology. The introduction of mass spectrometry into this research field has led to an enormous increase in knowledge in recent years. A major challenge is the identification of "biologically active substances" in complex mixtures. These biologically active substances are, on the one hand, potential regulators of enzymes. Elucidation of function and identity of those regulators may be accomplished by different strategies, which are discussed in this review. The most promising approach thereby seems to be the one-step procedure, because it enables identification of the functionality and identity of biologically active substances in parallel and thus avoids misinterpretation. On the other hand, besides the detection of regulators, the identification of endogenous substrates for known enzymes is an emerging research field, but in this case studies are quite rare. Moreover, the term biologically active substances may also encompass proteins with diverse biological functions. Elucidation of the functionality of those-so far unknown-proteins in complex mixtures is another branch of functional proteomics and those investigations will also be discussed in this review.
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Frontal affinity chromatography in characterizing immobilized receptors. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2011; 54:911-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pan Y, Zhang L, Guo H, Deng L, Qi F. Photoionisation and photodissociation studies of nonvolatile organic molecules by synchrotron VUV photoionisation mass spectrometry and theoretical calculations. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/01442351003668697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Development of binding assays to screen ligands for Plasmodium falciparum thioredoxin and glutathione reductases by ultrafiltration and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2010; 878:987-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cheng KW, Wong CC, Wang M, He QY, Chen F. Identification and characterization of molecular targets of natural products by mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2010; 29:126-155. [PMID: 19319922 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Natural products, and their derivatives and mimics, have contributed to the development of important therapeutics to combat diseases such as infections and cancers over the past decades. The value of natural products to modern drug discovery is still considerable. However, its development is hampered by a lack of a mechanistic understanding of their molecular action, as opposed to the emerging molecule-targeted therapeutics that are tailored to a specific protein target(s). Recent advances in the mass spectrometry-based proteomic approaches have the potential to offer unprecedented insights into the molecular action of natural products. Chemical proteomics is established as an invaluable tool for the identification of protein targets of natural products. Small-molecule affinity selection combined with mass spectrometry is a successful strategy to "fish" cellular targets from the entire proteome. Mass spectrometry-based profiling of protein expression is also routinely employed to elucidate molecular pathways involved in the therapeutic and possible toxicological responses upon treatment with natural products. In addition, mass spectrometry is increasingly utilized to probe structural aspects of natural products-protein interactions. Limited proteolysis, photoaffinity labeling, and hydrogen/deuterium exchange in conjunction with mass spectrometry are sensitive and high-throughput strategies that provide low-resolution structural information of non-covalent natural product-protein complexes. In this review, we provide an overview on the applications of mass spectrometry-based techniques in the identification and characterization of natural product-protein interactions, and we describe how these applications might revolutionize natural product-based drug discovery.
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- Ka-Wing Cheng
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Calleri E, Temporini C, Caccialanza G, Massolini G. Target-Based Drug Discovery: the Emerging Success of Frontal Affinity Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry. ChemMedChem 2009; 4:905-16. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200800436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A rapid HPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, sirolimus and everolimus in human blood samples. Nat Protoc 2009; 4:526-34. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Legros C, Guette C, Martin-Eauclaire MF, Goyffon M, Tortajada J. Affinity capture using chimeric membrane proteins bound to magnetic beads for rapid ligand screening by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2009; 23:745-755. [PMID: 19204930 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The rapid and specific detection of therapeutically important ligands in complex mixtures, that may bind to membrane proteins, remains challenging for many research laboratories and pharmaceutical industries. Through its use in the development of screening assays, mass spectrometry (MS) is currently experiencing a period of tremendous expansion. In the study presented here, we took advantage of the remarkable stability properties of a bacterial membrane protein, the KcsA K+ channel, produced in E. coli and purified as a tetrameric protein in the presence of a detergent. This membrane protein can subserve as a molecular template to display the pore-forming region of human K+ channels, which are considered as targets in the search for inhibitory ligands. The engineered chimeric proteins were linked to metal-bound magnetic beads, for the screening of complex peptide mixtures, such as that of scorpion venoms. The affinity-captured scorpion toxins were eluted prior to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS), and to nano-electrospray ionization tandem mass QqTOF mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis. The de novo sequence of the toxins was deduced by combining the MS/MS fragmentation of the reduced form (up to the 33 first residues) and the trypsin digest peptides of the native toxins. This affinity-capture screening assay led to the isolation and characterization of potent and specific ligands of the human K+ channel, Kv1.3. The affinity-capture procedure is fast and reproducible. When linked to magnetic beads, the chimeric membrane protein can be re-used several times without losing any of its selectivity or specificity. This assay also benefits from the fact that it requires minimal amounts of animal venoms or complex mixtures, which can be expensive or difficult to procure.
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- Christian Legros
- Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement (LAMBE), Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, CNRS UMR 8587, Bd F. Mitterrand, 91025 Evry, France.
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Neutral desorption sampling of biological surfaces for rapid chemical characterization by extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Nat Protoc 2008; 3:1467-75. [PMID: 18772874 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS) allows the real-time, direct analysis of complex gaseous and liquid samples without any sample pretreatment under ambient conditions. By using a neutral desorption (ND) sampling gas beam to gently impact a surface, the analyte present on a surface can be efficiently sampled and then transported to the EESI source for soft ionization without any previous work-up. By separating the sampling process and the ionization process in both space and time, ion suppression effects are significantly decreased in ND-EESI-MS. Therefore, virtually any surface can be gently sampled in real time, allowing in vivo analysis of living objects while maintaining the native conditions of the sample. This greatly simplifies the procedure for the characterization of complex surfaces (e.g., plants, food, skin) and prevents potential chemical contamination, providing a unique platform for wide applications in multiple disciplines such as chemistry, biology and the life sciences. Here we present a complete description of a protocol for ND-EESI-MS for in vivo analysis of living objects, including equipment setup, reagent preparation, data acquisition and analysis steps. The data collection can be completed within a few minutes even though the time required for the entire analytical process, which largely depends on the preparation of samples and materials, takes slightly longer.
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Pan Y, Yin H, Zhang T, Guo H, Sheng L, Qi F. The characterization of selected drugs with infrared laser desorption/tunable synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:2515-2520. [PMID: 18636426 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Some selected drugs including captopril, fudosteine and racecadotril have been analyzed by infrared (IR) laser desorption/tunable synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoionization mass spectrometry (PIMS). The molecular ions of captopril and racecadotril are exclusively observed without any fragments at near threshold single-photon ionization (SPI). However, fudosteine easily forms fragments even at a photon energy near the ionization threshold, indicating the instability of its molecular ion. For these drugs, a number of fragments are yielded with the increase of photon energy. The structures of such fragments proposed by IR LD/VUV PIMS are supported by electron ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (EI-TOFMS) results. Fragmentation pathways are discussed in detail.
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- Yang Pan
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
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Sharma J, Besanger TR, Brennan JD. Assaying Small-Molecule−Receptor Interactions by Continuous Flow Competitive Displacement Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2008; 80:3213-20. [DOI: 10.1021/ac702421e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jai Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Ackermann BL, Berna MJ, Eckstein JA, Ott LW, Chaudhary AK. Current applications of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in pharmaceutical discovery after a decade of innovation. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2008; 1:357-396. [PMID: 20636083 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anchem.1.031207.112855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Current drug discovery involves a highly iterative process pertaining to three core disciplines: biology, chemistry, and drug disposition. For most pharmaceutical companies the path to a drug candidate comprises similar stages: target identification, biological screening, lead generation, lead optimization, and candidate selection. Over the past decade, the overall efficiency of drug discovery has been greatly improved by a single instrumental technique, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Transformed by the commercial introduction of the atmospheric pressure ionization interface in the mid-1990s, LC/MS has expanded into almost every area of drug discovery. In many cases, drug discovery workflow has been changed owing to vastly improved efficiency. This review examines recent trends for these three core disciplines and presents seminal examples where LC/MS has altered the current approach to drug discovery.
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- Bradley L Ackermann
- Eli Lilly and Company, Greenfield Laboratories, Greenfield, Indiana 46140, USA.
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Multivariate comparison between peptide mass fingerprints obtained by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry with different trypsin digestion procedures. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1171:69-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2007] [Revised: 09/10/2007] [Accepted: 09/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Affinity selection-mass spectrometry screening techniques for small molecule drug discovery. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2007; 11:518-26. [PMID: 17931956 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Revised: 07/21/2007] [Accepted: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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de Boer AR, Lingeman H, Niessen WM, Irth H. Mass spectrometry-based biochemical assays for enzyme-inhibitor screening. Trends Analyt Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2007.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen H, Wortmann A, Zenobi R. Neutral desorption sampling coupled to extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for rapid differentiation of biosamples by metabolomic fingerprinting. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:1123-35. [PMID: 17721903 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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It is of increasing interest and practical importance to develop convenient methods based on mass spectrometry for high-throughput analyses of biological samples. This is usually difficult because of the complex matrix and ion suppression effects. Generation of ions at ambient conditions is a promising solution to these problems because the sample is easily accessible and the ion suppression effect is reduced significantly. A new method for rapid on-line detection of metabolic markers in complex biological samples is described here. It combines atmospheric pressure desorption sampling by a gentle stream of air or nitrogen with extractive electrospray ionization (EESI) and mass spectrometric analysis. The resulting mass spectral fingerprints are shown to be able to detect spoilage of meat even in the frozen (-20 degrees C) state and the contamination of spinach by E. coli, and to identify metabolites and contaminants on human skin within seconds, in an on-line and high-throughput fashion. Typical molecular markers are identified using MS/MS data and by comparison with reference compounds. Differences between closely related samples are easily visualized by using principal component analysis (PCA) of the mass spectra data. The detection limit achieved is 10 fg/cm2 (S/N = 3) for histamine on the surface of frozen meat. The technique reported here shows potential for more advanced applications in multiple disciplines, including food regulation, homeland security, in vivo metabolomics, and clinical diagnosis.
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- Huanwen Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Höfner G, Zepperitz C, Wanner KT. MS Binding Assays – An Alternative to Radioligand Binding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527610907.ch7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Boddy AV. Recent developments in the clinical pharmacology of classical cytotoxic chemotherapy. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2007; 62:27-34. [PMID: 16842376 PMCID: PMC1885069 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02714.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Advances in analytical methods, imaging techniques and an increased understanding of the influence of pharmacogenetic factors have added to our knowledge of the pharmacology of many chemotherapeutic agents. Extending the use of these approaches to pharmacodynamic end-points, together with the application of population-based modelling techniques, offers the potential to develop truly individualized therapy in the future.
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- Alan V Boddy
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Medical School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Xia Q, Wang T, Park Y, Lamont RJ, Hackett M. Differential quantitative proteomics of Porphyromonas gingivalis by linear ion trap mass spectrometry: non-label methods comparison, q-values and LOWESS curve fitting. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 259:105-116. [PMID: 19337574 PMCID: PMC2662607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2006.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Differential analysis of whole cell proteomes by mass spectrometry has largely been applied using various forms of stable isotope labeling. While metabolic stable isotope labeling has been the method of choice, it is often not possible to apply such an approach. Four different label free ways of calculating expression ratios in a classic "two-state" experiment are compared: signal intensity at the peptide level, signal intensity at the protein level, spectral counting at the peptide level, and spectral counting at the protein level. The quantitative data were mined from a dataset of 1245 qualitatively identified proteins, about 56% of the protein encoding open reading frames from Porphyromonas gingivalis, a Gram-negative intracellular pathogen being studied under extracellular and intracellular conditions. Two different control populations were compared against P. gingivalis internalized within a model human target cell line. The q-value statistic, a measure of false discovery rate previously applied to transcription microarrays, was applied to proteomics data. For spectral counting, the most logically consistent estimate of random error came from applying the locally weighted scatter plot smoothing procedure (LOWESS) to the most extreme ratios generated from a control technical replicate, thus setting upper and lower bounds for the region of experimentally observed random error.
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- Qiangwei Xia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Address correspondence to: Murray Hackett, Department of Chemical Engineering, Box 355014, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A., Telephone: 206 616-8071, Fax: 206 616-5721, E-mail:
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Kraljevic S, Sedic M, Scott M, Gehrig P, Schlapbach R, Pavelic K. Casting light on molecular events underlying anti-cancer drug treatment: What can be seen from the proteomics point of view? Cancer Treat Rev 2006; 32:619-29. [PMID: 17069979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Revised: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Regardless of continuous advances in technology and expansion of the knowledge in the field of genomic information, cancer still remains one of the leading causes of death in developed countries for many reasons, including non-selectiveness of commonly used anti-cancer drugs that often influence non-specific rather than tumour-specific targets. As cancer cells are characterized by the ability to divide and multiply in an uncontrolled manner whereby a set of specific proteins modulate cell division processes, proteomics seems to be a suitable tool for seeking out molecular mediators of anti-cancer drugs action and resistance, thus improving chemotherapy outcome. This review will focus on the recent knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the anti-cancer drugs response revealed by the proteomics tools. In addition, we will touch upon the effects of "gene drugs" with p53 and p21(waf1/cip1) genes on the protein complement of tumour cells assessed by the two-dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with mass spectrometry. Such studies could substantially contribute to further drug optimization prior to its clinical use and represent an important but still small step in the long way of drug discovery. However, fluctuations in protein expression, distribution, posttranslational modifications, interactions, functions and compartmentalization make it difficult to use exclusively expression proteomics data without putting it in broader biological context. Thus, the challenge today is to shift from the identification of drug response and disease biomarkers to more time-consuming process of revealing the biochemical mechanism that connects a specific protein with a disease or cellular response to a drug.
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- Sandra Kraljevic
- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka Cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Lammi MJ, Häyrinen J, Mahonen A. Proteomic analysis of cartilage- and bone-associated samples. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:2687-701. [PMID: 16739228 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The skeleton of the human body is built of cartilage and bone, which are tissues that contain extensive amounts of extracellular matrix (ECM). In bone, inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite forms 50-70% of the whole weight of the tissue. Although the organic matrix of bone consists of numerous proteins, 90% of it is composed of type I collagen. In cartilage, ECM forms a major fraction of the tissue, type II collagen and aggrecans being the most abundant macromolecules. It is obvious that the high content of ECM components causes analytical problems in the proteomic analysis of cartilage and bone, analogous to those in the analysis of low-abundance proteins present in serum. The massive contents of carbohydrates present in cartilage proteoglycans, and hydroxyapatite in bone, further complicate the situation. However, the development of proteomic tools makes them more and more tempting also for research of musculoskeletal tissues. Application of proteomic techniques to the research of chondrocytes, osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts in cell cultures can immediately benefit from the present knowledge. Here we make an overview to previous proteomic research of cartilage- and bone-associated samples and evaluate the future prospects of applying proteomic techniques to investigate key events, such as cellular signal transduction, in cartilage- and bone-derived cells.
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- Mikko J Lammi
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Kuopio, Finland.
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Tabert AM, Goodwin MP, Duncan JS, Fico CD, Cooks RG. Multiplexed Rectilinear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for High-Throughput Analysis. Anal Chem 2006; 78:4830-8. [PMID: 16841901 DOI: 10.1021/ac060149e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A multichannel mass spectrometer based on the rectilinear ion trap (RIT) analyzer was designed and constructed for simultaneous high-throughput analysis of multiple samples. The instrument features four parallel ion source/mass analyzer/detector channels assembled in a single vacuum chamber and operated using a common set of control electronics, including a single rf amplifier and transformer coil. This multiplexed RIT mass spectrometer employs an array of four millimeter-sized ion traps (x(o) = 5.0 mm and y(o) = 4.0 mm, where x(o) and y(o) are the half-distances in the x and y dimensions, respectively). Mass spectra are acquired from four different samples simultaneously. The available mass/charge range is m/z 15-510 with excellent linearity of the mass calibration (R2 = 0.999 999). The peak width is less than 0.3 mass/charge units at m/z 146, corresponding to a resolution of approximately 500. Simultaneous MS/MS of ions due to four compounds (3-fluoroanisole, 4-fluoroanisole, 2-fluorobenzyl alcohol, 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone) with the same nominal molecular radical cation but distinctive fragmentation patterns was demonstrated. Isolation and fragmentation efficiencies were approximately 25 and approximately 75%, respectively, measured in the typical case of the molecular radical cation of acetophenone. Preacquisition differential data were obtained by real-time subtraction of the ion signals from two channels of the multiplexed mass spectrometer. The differential experiment presented offers proof of principle of comparative mass spectra in high-throughput screening applications while reducing data storage requirements.
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- Amy M Tabert
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, USA
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The use of high-performance liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) or tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS-MS) has proven to be the analytical technique of choice for most assays used in various stages of new drug discovery. A summary of the key components of HPLC-MS systems, as well as an overview of major application areas that use this technique as part of the drug discovery process, will be described here. This review will also provide an introduction into the various types of mass spectrometers that can be selected for the multiple tasks that can be performed using LC-MS as the analytical tool. The strategies for optimizing the use of this technique and also the potential problems and how to avoid them will be highlighted.
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- Walter A Korfmacher
- Exploratory Drug Metabolism, Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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Van Lanen SG, Shen B. Microbial genomics for the improvement of natural product discovery. Curr Opin Microbiol 2006; 9:252-60. [PMID: 16651020 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The quest for the discovery of novel natural products has entered a new chapter with the enormous wealth of genetic data that is now available. This information has been exploited by using whole-genome sequence mining to uncover cryptic pathways, or biosynthetic pathways for previously undetected metabolites. Alternatively, using known paradigms for secondary metabolite biosynthesis, genetic information has been 'fished out' of DNA libraries resulting in the discovery of new natural products and isolation of gene clusters for known metabolites. Novel natural products have been discovered by expressing genetic data from uncultured organisms or difficult-to-manipulate strains in heterologous hosts. Furthermore, improvements in heterologous expression have not only helped to identify gene clusters but have also made it easier to manipulate these genes in order to generate new compounds. Finally, and perhaps the most crucial aspect of the efficient and prosperous use of the abundance of genetic information, novel enzyme chemistry continues to be discovered, which has aided our understanding of how natural products are biosynthesized de novo, and enabled us to rework the current paradigms for natural product biosynthesis.
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- Steven G Van Lanen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Zepperitz C, Höfner G, Wanner KT. MS-Binding Assays: Kinetic, Saturation, and Competitive Experiments Based on Quantitation of Bound Marker as Exemplified by the GABA Transporter mGAT1. ChemMedChem 2006; 1:208-17. [PMID: 16892353 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200500038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A new kind of binding assay is described in which the amount of a nonlabeled marker bound to the target is quantified by LC-ESI-MS-MS. This new approach was successfully implemented with nonlabeled NO 711 as marker and the GABA transporter subtype mGAT1 as target. The native marker bound to the target was liberated from the receptor protein by methanol denaturation after filtration. A reliable and sensitive LC-ESI-MS-MS method for the quantitation of NO 711 was developed, and data from mass spectrometric detection were analyzed by nonlinear regression. Kinetic MS-binding experiments yielded values for k+1 and k-1, while in saturation MS-binding experiments, Kd and Bmax values were determined. In competitive MS-binding experiments, Ki values were obtained for various test compounds covering a broad range of affinities for mGAT1. All experiments were performed in 96-well plate format with a filter plate for the separation step which improved the efficiency and throughput of the procedure. The method was validated by classical radioligand-binding experiments with the labeled marker [3H2]NO 711 in parallel. The results obtained from MS-binding experiments were found to be in good agreement with the results of the radioligand-binding assays. The new kind of MS-binding assay presented herein is further adapted to the conventional radioligand-binding assay in that the amount of bound marker is securely quantified. This promises easy implementation in accordance with conventional binding assays without the major drawbacks that are inherent in radioligand or fluorescence binding assays. Therefore, MS-binding assays are a true alternative to classical radioligand-binding assays.
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- Christine Zepperitz
- Department Pharmazie, Zentrum für Pharmaforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 München, Germany
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Rybak JN, Ettorre A, Kaissling B, Giavazzi R, Neri D, Elia G. In vivo protein biotinylation for identification of organ-specific antigens accessible from the vasculature. Nat Methods 2005; 2:291-8. [PMID: 15782212 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We describe a new methodology, based on terminal perfusion of rodents with a reactive ester derivative of biotin that enables the covalent modification of proteins readily accessible from the bloodstream. Biotinylated proteins from total organ extracts can be purified on streptavidin resin in the presence of strong detergents, digested on the resin and subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for identification. In the present study, in vivo biotinylation procedure led to the identification of hundreds of proteins in different mouse organs, including some showing a restricted pattern of expression in certain body tissues. Furthermore, biotinylation of mice with F9 subcutaneous tumors or orthotopic kidney tumors revealed both quantitative and qualitative differences in the recovery of biotinylated proteins, as compared to normal tissues. This technology is applicable to proteomic investigations of the differential expression of accessible proteins in physiological and pathological processes in animal models, and to human surgical specimens using ex vivo perfusion procedures.
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- Jascha-N Rybak
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Potier N, Rogniaux H, Chevreux G, Van Dorsselaer A. Ligand–Metal Ion Binding to Proteins: Investigation by ESI Mass Spectrometry. Methods Enzymol 2005; 402:361-89. [PMID: 16401515 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(05)02011-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The objective of this chapter is to show the general mass spectrometry (MS)-based strategies that can be used to retrieve information regarding protein-metal and protein-ligand noncovalent complexes. Indeed, when using carefully controlled conditions in the atmospheric pressure-vacuum interface of the mass spectrometer, and when sample preparation is optimized, it is possible to preserve large specific multiprotein-metal-ligand noncovalent complexes during MS analysis. Examples describing the possibilities of electrospray ionization MS (ESI-MS) are shown. For instance, it can be used to probe cooperativity in the binding of a ligand or a metal to a protein or may constitute a new methodology for a more rational approach for drug discovery and for human genome annotation. Thanks to its ability to directly give information on stoichiometry or dynamics of the interactions formed in solution, MS offers new possibilities to tackle more and more various applications.
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- Noelle Potier
- Laboratoire de Spéctrometrie de Masse Bio-Organique, Strasbourg, France
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