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Cournut A, Hosu IS, Braud F, Moustiez P, Coffinier Y, Enjalbal C, Bich C. Development of nanomaterial enabling highly sensitive surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry peptide analysis. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2023; 37:e9476. [PMID: 36656736 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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RATIONALE Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS) is an approach derived from matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MS which overcomes the drawbacks associated with the use of organic matrices required to co-crystallize with the analytes. Indeed, nanomaterials commonly used in SALDI-MS as inert surfaces to promote desorption/ionization (D/I) ensure straightforward direct deposition of samples while providing mass spectra with ions only related to the compound of interest. The objective of this study was to develop a novel SALDI-MS approach based on steel plates that are surfaces very rapidly and easily tuned to perform the most efficient peptide detection as possible. To compare the SALDI efficacy of such metal substrates, D/I efficiency and deposit homogeneity were evaluated according to steel plate fabrication processes. METHODS The studied surfaces were nanostructured steel plates that were chemically modified by perfluorosilane and textured according to different frequencies and laser writing powers. The capacity of each tested 100 surfaces was demonstrated by comparative analyses of a mixture of standard peptides (m/z 600-3000) performed with a MALDI-TOF instrument enabling MALDI, SALDI and imaging experiments. RESULTS A peptide mix was used to screen the different surfaces depending on their D/I efficiency and their ability to ensure homogeneous deposit of the samples. For that purpose, deposition homogeneity was visualized owing to reconstructed ionic images from all protonated or sodiated ions of the 10 peptides constituting the standard mix. CONCLUSIONS Seven surfaces were then selected satisfying the required D/I efficiency and deposit homogeneity criteria. Results obtained with these optimal surfaces were then compared with those recorded by MALDI-MS analyses used as references.
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- Aline Cournut
- Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, IBMM, UMR 5247, Montpellier, France
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- Bioresources Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry, Bucharest, Romania
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8520 - IEMN, Lille, France
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- Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, IBMM, UMR 5247, Montpellier, France
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Fernández-Vega A, Chicano-Gálvez E, Prentice BM, Anderson D, Priego-Capote F, López-Bascón MA, Calderón-Santiago M, Avendaño MS, Guzmán-Ruiz R, Tena-Sempere M, Fernández JA, Caprioli RM, Malagón MM. Optimization of a MALDI-Imaging protocol for studying adipose tissue-associated disorders. Talanta 2020; 219:121184. [PMID: 32887102 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is increasingly recognized for its potential in the discovery of novel biomarkers directly from tissue sections. However, there are no MALDI IMS studies as yet on the adipose tissue, a lipid-enriched tissue that plays a pivotal role in the development of obesity-associated disorders. Herein, we aimed at developing an optimized method for analyzing adipose tissue lipid composition under both physiological and pathological conditions by MALDI IMS. Our studies showed an exacerbated lipid delocalization from adipose tissue sections when conventional strategies were applied. However, our optimized method using conductive-tape sampling and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) as a matrix, preserved the anatomical organization and minimized lipid diffusion from sample sections. This method enabled the identification of a total of 625 down-regulated and 328 up-regulated m/z values in the adipose tissue from a rat model of extreme obesity as compared to lean animals. Combination of MALDI IMS and liquid chromatography (LC)-MS/MS data identified 44 differentially expressed lipid species between lean and obese animals, including phospholipids and sphingomyelins. Among the lipids identified, SM(d18:0_18:2), PE(P-16:0_20:0), and PC(O-16:0_16:1) showed a differential spatial distribution in the adipose tissue of lean vs. obese animals. In sum, our method provides a valuable new tool for research on adipose tissue that may pave the way for the identification of novel biomarkers of obesity and metabolic disease.
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- A Fernández-Vega
- Dept. Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, IMIBIC/University of Cordoba (UCO)/Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, IMIBIC/UCO/HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, IMIBIC/UCO/HURS, Cordoba, Spain
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- Dept. Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, IMIBIC/University of Cordoba (UCO)/Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Spain
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- Dept. Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, IMIBIC/University of Cordoba (UCO)/Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Spain
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- Dept. Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, IMIBIC/University of Cordoba (UCO)/Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA; Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Dept. Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, IMIBIC/University of Cordoba (UCO)/Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), ISCIII, Spain.
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Emanuelson C, Ankenbruck N, Deiters A, Yu MS. High-Throughput Amenable MALDI-MS Detection of RNA and DNA with On-Surface Analyte Enrichment Using Fluorous Partitioning. SLAS DISCOVERY 2020; 26:58-66. [PMID: 32988284 DOI: 10.1177/2472555220958391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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High-throughput matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (HT-MALDI-MS) has garnered considerable attention within the drug discovery industry as an information-rich alternative to assays using light-based detection methods. To date, these efforts have been primarily focused on assays using protein or peptide substrates. Methods for RNA or DNA analysis by HT-MALDI-MS have not been extensively reported due to the challenges associated with MALDI-MS of oligonucleotides, including the propensity to form multiple salt adducts, low ionization potential, and ease of fragmentation. The objective of this work was to develop a platform suitable for HT-MS analysis of RNA and DNA substrates that overcomes these hurdles by combining on-surface sample preparation with soft ionization. This has been accomplished through the selective immobilization of fluorous-tagged oligonucleotides on a fluorous-modified MS target plate, followed by on-surface enrichment, matrix addition, and direct laser desorption/ionization, a process dubbed fluorous HT-MS (F-HT-MS). The work has resulted in methods by which RNA and DNA substrates can be detected at nanomolar concentrations from a typical assay buffer system using procedures that are amenable to full automation. The protocols were applied to an miRNA biogenesis assay, demonstrating its potential for RNA processes and thereby filling a prominent gap in RNA drug discovery: the paucity of in vitro functional assays.
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- Cole Emanuelson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Bugovsky S, Winkler W, Balika W, Koranda M, Allmaier G. Polymer-based metal nano-coated disposable target for matrix-assisted and matrix-free laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Methods 2016; 104:182-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bugovsky S, Balika W, Koranda M, Schnabl S, Allmaier G. Quality control of oligonucleotide synthesis by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization linear time-of-flight mass spectrometry on a nanocoated disposable target. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2016; 30:665-668. [PMID: 26842587 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Stefan Bugovsky
- Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, A-1060, Austria
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- Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, A-1060, Austria
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Miksa BJ, Sochacki M, Sroka-Bartnicka A, Uznański P, Nosal A, Potrzebowski MJ. Application of parylene for surface (polymer) enhanced laser desorption/ionization of synthetic polymers. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2013; 27:767-772. [PMID: 23495023 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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RATIONALE Synthetic polymers of molecular masses up to a few kDa can be analyzed without the use of any matrix by direct laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS). In this technique, the surface of the sample plate plays a crucial role, and many attempts have been made to understand the influence of the surface on the ease of desorption. Since this technique requires no tedious sample pretreatment, it is a promising method for the rapid characterization of various synthetic polymers. METHODS Parylene (poly(p-xylylenes), PPX) was tested as a surface support for studying the molecular masses of biocompatible polymers: poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The average molecular masses of the polymers were: PEG (600.0 Da and 3.5 kDa), PMMA (2.0 kDa), and PLLA (2.8 kDa). RESULTS LDI mass spectra of polymers deposited on parylene were enhanced by a factor of two over those obtained directly from the gold target plate. CONCLUSIONS Modification of the surface of the target plate by the addition of a PPX layer extended the functionality of LDI-TOF MS, especially for the analysis of low-mass compounds. The LDI analysis using the PPX-coated target plate provided details of polymers including: end-group, composition, monomer unit, and molecular mass distribution. The average molecular weights of four tested polymers on the gold target plate and the PPX support were unchanged, indicating that sample degradation was not occurring despite the high energy of the laser beam. The LDI investigations showed that the PPX support boosted ion yields by a factor of two compared with the gold target plate.
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- Beata J Miksa
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363, Lodz, Poland.
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: an update for 2007-2008. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2012; 31:183-311. [PMID: 21850673 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This review is the fifth update of the original review, published in 1999, on the application of MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2008. The first section of the review covers fundamental studies, fragmentation of carbohydrate ions, use of derivatives and new software developments for analysis of carbohydrate spectra. Among newer areas of method development are glycan arrays, MALDI imaging and the use of ion mobility spectrometry. The second section of the review discusses applications of MALDI MS to the analysis of different types of carbohydrate. Specific compound classes that are covered include carbohydrate polymers from plants, N- and O-linked glycans from glycoproteins, biopharmaceuticals, glycated proteins, glycolipids, glycosides and various other natural products. There is a short section on the use of MALDI mass spectrometry for the study of enzymes involved in glycan processing and a section on the use of MALDI MS to monitor products of the chemical synthesis of carbohydrates with emphasis on carbohydrate-protein complexes and glycodendrimers. Corresponding analyses by electrospray ionization now appear to outnumber those performed by MALDI and the amount of literature makes a comprehensive review on this technique impractical. However, most of the work relating to sample preparation and glycan synthesis is equally relevant to electrospray and, consequently, those proposing analyses by electrospray should also find material in this review of interest.
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- David J Harvey
- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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Urban PL, Amantonico A, Zenobi R. Lab-on-a-plate: extending the functionality of MALDI-MS and LDI-MS targets. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2011; 30:435-478. [PMID: 21254192 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We review the literature that describes how (matrix-assisted) laser desorption/ionization (MA)LDI target plates can be used not only as sample supports, but beyond that: as functional parts of analytical protocols that incorporate detection by MALDI-MS or matrix-free LDI-MS. Numerous steps of analytical procedures can be performed directly on the (MA)LDI target plates prior to the ionization of analytes in the ion source of a mass spectrometer. These include homogenization, preconcentration, amplification, purification, extraction, digestion, derivatization, synthesis, separation, detection with complementary techniques, data storage, or other steps. Therefore, we consider it helpful to define the "lab-on-a-plate" as a format for carrying out extensive sample treatment as well as bioassays directly on (MA)LDI target plates. This review introduces the lab-on-plate approach and illustrates it with the aid of relevant examples from the scientific and patent literature.
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- Pawel L Urban
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Piñeiro C, Cañas B, Carrera M. The role of proteomics in the study of the influence of climate change on seafood products. Food Res Int 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2009.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Winkler W, Balika W, Hausberger P, Kraushaar H, Allmaier G. Diamond-like carbon coated polymer-based targets in microscope slide format for MALDI mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2010; 45:566-569. [PMID: 20446316 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Rich RL, Myszka DG. Grading the commercial optical biosensor literature-Class of 2008: 'The Mighty Binders'. J Mol Recognit 2010; 23:1-64. [PMID: 20017116 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Optical biosensor technology continues to be the method of choice for label-free, real-time interaction analysis. But when it comes to improving the quality of the biosensor literature, education should be fundamental. Of the 1413 articles published in 2008, less than 30% would pass the requirements for high-school chemistry. To teach by example, we spotlight 10 papers that illustrate how to implement the technology properly. Then we grade every paper published in 2008 on a scale from A to F and outline what features make a biosensor article fabulous, middling or abysmal. To help improve the quality of published data, we focus on a few experimental, analysis and presentation mistakes that are alarmingly common. With the literature as a guide, we want to ensure that no user is left behind.
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- Rebecca L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Tang J, Liu Y, Qi D, Yao G, Deng C, Zhang X. On-plate-selective enrichment of glycopeptides using boronic acid-modified gold nanoparticles for direct MALDI-QIT-TOF MS analysis. Proteomics 2010; 9:5046-55. [PMID: 19834891 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200900033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In this study, an on-plate-selective enrichment method is developed for fast and efficient glycopeptide investigation. Gold nanoparticles were first spotted and sintered on a stainless-steel plate, then modified with 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid to provide porous substrate with large specific surface and dual functions. These spots were used to selectively capture glycopeptides from peptide mixtures and the captured target peptides could be analyzed by MALDI-MS simply by deposition of 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid matrix. Horseradish peroxidase was employed as a standard glycoprotein to investigate the enrichment efficiency. In this way, the enrichment, washing and detection steps can all be fulfilled on a single MALDI target plate. The relatively small sample amount needed, low detection limit and rapid selective enrichment have made this on-plate strategy promising for online enrichment of glycopeptides, which could be applied in high-throughput proteome research.
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- Jia Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Gronewold TMA, Baumgartner A, Hierer J, Sierra S, Blind M, Schäfer F, Blümer J, Tillmann T, Kiwitz A, Kaiser R, Zabe-Kühn M, Quandt E, Famulok M. Kinetic binding analysis of aptamers targeting HIV-1 proteins by a combination of a microbalance array and mass spectrometry (MAMS). J Proteome Res 2009; 8:3568-77. [PMID: 19469583 DOI: 10.1021/pr900265r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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An enhanced chip-based detection platform was developed by integrating a surface acoustic wave biosensor of the Love-wave type with protein identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS). The system was applied to characterize the interaction of aptamers with their cognate HIV-1 proteins. The aptamers, which target two proteins of HIV-1, were identified using an automated in vitro selection platform. For aptamers S66A-C6 and S68B-C5, which target the V3 loop of the HIV-1 envelope protein gp120, KD values of 406 and 791 nM, respectively, were measured. Aptamer S69A-C15 was shown to bind HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) with a KD value of 637 nM when immobilized on the biosensor surface. HIV-1 RT was identified with high significance using MALDI-ToF MS even in crude protein mixtures. The V3-loop of gp120 could be directly identified when using chip-bound purified protein samples. From crude protein mixtures, it could be identified indirectly with high significance via its fusion-partner glutathione-S-transferase (GST). Our data show that the combination of the selectivity of aptamers with a sensitive detection by MS enables the reliable and quantitative analysis of kinetic binding events of protein solutions in real time.
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Tu T, Gross ML. Miniaturizing sample spots for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Trends Analyt Chem 2009; 28:833-841. [PMID: 20161086 PMCID: PMC2744082 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2009.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The trend of miniaturization in bioanalytical chemistry is shifting from technical development to practical application. In matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS), progress in miniaturizing sample spots has been driven by the needs to increase sensitivity and speed, to interface with other analytical microtechnologies, and to develop miniaturized instrumentation.We review recent developments in miniaturizing sample spots for MALDI-MS. We cover both target modification and microdispensing technologies, and we emphasize the benefits with respect to sensitivity, throughput and automation.We hope that this review will encourage further method development and application of miniaturized sample spots for MALDI-MS, so as to expand applications in analytical chemistry, protein science and molecular biology.
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- Tingting Tu
- Center for Biomedical and Bioorganic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Center for Biomedical and Bioorganic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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Amantonico A, Urban PL, Zenobi R. Facile analysis of metabolites by capillary electrophoresis coupled to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry using target plates with polysilazane nanocoating and grooves. Analyst 2009; 134:1536-40. [PMID: 20448916 DOI: 10.1039/b907039g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present an inexpensive method and apparatus for the deposition of analytes separated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) onto a custom-designed matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) target plate. This dedicated CE-MALDI plate is coated with an omniphobic polysilazane nanocoating and has an array of parallel grooves acting as recipients of the separation effluent. The 3-D pattern in the top layer of the coated plate greatly improves loading of the matrix solution prior to separation and facilitates deposition of the separated species. We demonstrate application of this straightforward protocol to the analysis of metabolites from the central metabolic pathway in a complex biological sample spiked with small molecule standards.
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- Andrea Amantonico
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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