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Prentice BM. Imaging with mass spectrometry: Which ionization technique is best? JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2024; 59:e5016. [PMID: 38625003 DOI: 10.1002/jms.5016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The use of mass spectrometry (MS) to acquire molecular images of biological tissues and other substrates has developed into an indispensable analytical tool over the past 25 years. Imaging mass spectrometry technologies are widely used today to study the in situ spatial distributions for a variety of analytes. Early MS images were acquired using secondary ion mass spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. Researchers have also designed and developed other ionization techniques in recent years to probe surfaces and generate MS images, including desorption electrospray ionization (DESI), nanoDESI, laser ablation electrospray ionization, and infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization. Investigators now have a plethora of ionization techniques to select from when performing imaging mass spectrometry experiments. This brief perspective will highlight the utility and relative figures of merit of these techniques within the context of their use in imaging mass spectrometry.
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- Boone M Prentice
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Hou Y, Gao Y, Guo S, Zhang Z, Chen R, Zhang X. Applications of spatially resolved omics in the field of endocrine tumors. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 13:993081. [PMID: 36704039 PMCID: PMC9873308 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.993081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Endocrine tumors derive from endocrine cells with high heterogeneity in function, structure and embryology, and are characteristic of a marked diversity and tissue heterogeneity. There are still challenges in analyzing the molecular alternations within the heterogeneous microenvironment for endocrine tumors. Recently, several proteomic, lipidomic and metabolomic platforms have been applied to the analysis of endocrine tumors to explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms of tumor genesis, progression and metastasis. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of spatially resolved proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics guided by mass spectrometry imaging and spatially resolved microproteomics directed by microextraction and tandem mass spectrometry. In this regard, we will discuss different mass spectrometry imaging techniques, including secondary ion mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and desorption electrospray ionization. Additionally, we will highlight microextraction approaches such as laser capture microdissection and liquid microjunction extraction. With these methods, proteins can be extracted precisely from specific regions of the endocrine tumor. Finally, we compare applications of proteomic, lipidomic and metabolomic platforms in the field of endocrine tumors and outline their potentials in elucidating cellular and molecular processes involved in endocrine tumors.
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- Yinuo Hou
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- General Surgery, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Li L, Sun C, Sun Y, Dong Z, Wu R, Sun X, Zhang H, Jiang W, Zhou Y, Cen X, Cai S, Xia H, Zhu Y, Guo T, Piatkevich KD. Spatially resolved proteomics via tissue expansion. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7242. [PMID: 36450705 PMCID: PMC9712279 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34824-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Spatially resolved proteomics is an emerging approach for mapping proteome heterogeneity of biological samples, however, it remains technically challenging due to the complexity of the tissue microsampling techniques and mass spectrometry analysis of nanoscale specimen volumes. Here, we describe a spatially resolved proteomics method based on the combination of tissue expansion with mass spectrometry-based proteomics, which we call Expansion Proteomics (ProteomEx). ProteomEx enables quantitative profiling of the spatial variability of the proteome in mammalian tissues at ~160 µm lateral resolution, equivalent to the tissue volume of 0.61 nL, using manual microsampling without the need for custom or special equipment. We validated and demonstrated the utility of ProteomEx for streamlined large-scale proteomics profiling of biological tissues including brain, liver, and breast cancer. We further applied ProteomEx for identifying proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model by comparative proteomic analysis of brain subregions.
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- Lu Li
- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medical Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medical Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058 China ,grid.452661.20000 0004 1803 6319Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy & Key Laboratory for Drug Evaluation and Clinical Research of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003 China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XZhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical Center, 1369 West Wenyi Road, Hangzhou, 311121 China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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- grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Research Center for Industries of the Future and School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030 China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China ,grid.494629.40000 0004 8008 9315Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang China
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Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of Lipid Involvement in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology—A Review. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12060510. [PMID: 35736443 PMCID: PMC9228715 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12060510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Irregularities in lipid metabolism have been linked to numerous neurodegenerative diseases. The roles of abnormal brain, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lipid levels in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) onset and progression specifically have been described to a great extent in the literature. Apparent hallmarks of AD include, but are not limited to, genetic predisposition involving the APOE Ɛ4 allele, oxidative stress, and inflammation. A common culprit tied to many of these hallmarks is disruption in brain lipid homeostasis. Therefore, it is important to understand the roles of lipids, under normal and abnormal conditions, in each process. Lipid influences in processes such as inflammation and blood–brain barrier (BBB) disturbance have been primarily studied via biochemical-based methods. There is a need, however, for studies focused on uncovering the relationship between lipid irregularities and AD by molecular-based quantitative analysis in transgenic animal models and human samples alike. In this review, mass spectrometry as it has been used as an analytical tool to address the convoluted relationships mentioned above is discussed. Additionally, molecular-based mass spectrometry strategies that should be used going forward to further relate structure and function relationships of lipid irregularities and hallmark AD pathology are outlined.
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DeLaney K, Phetsanthad A, Li L. ADVANCES IN HIGH-RESOLUTION MALDI MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR NEUROBIOLOGY. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:194-214. [PMID: 33165982 PMCID: PMC8106695 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Research in the field of neurobiology and neurochemistry has seen a rapid expansion in the last several years due to advances in technologies and instrumentation, facilitating the detection of biomolecules critical to the complex signaling of neurons. Part of this growth has been due to the development and implementation of high-resolution Fourier transform (FT) mass spectrometry (MS), as is offered by FT ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) and Orbitrap mass analyzers, which improves the accuracy of measurements and helps resolve the complex biological mixtures often analyzed in the nervous system. The coupling of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) with high-resolution MS has drastically expanded the information that can be obtained with these complex samples. This review discusses notable technical developments in MALDI-FTICR and MALDI-Orbitrap platforms and their applications toward molecules in the nervous system, including sequence elucidation and profiling with de novo sequencing, analysis of post-translational modifications, in situ analysis, key advances in sample preparation and handling, quantitation, and imaging. Notable novel applications are also discussed to highlight key developments critical to advancing our understanding of neurobiology and providing insight into the exciting future of this field. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Mass Spec Rev.
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- Kellen DeLaney
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. , Phone: (608) 265-8491, Fax: (608) 262-5345., Mailing Address: 5125 Rennebohm Hall, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
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Lawal RO, Richardson LT, Dong C, Donnarumma F, Solouki T, Murray KK. Deep-ultraviolet laser ablation sampling for proteomic analysis of tissue. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1184:339021. [PMID: 34625253 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Deep-ultraviolet laser ablation with a pulsed 193 nm ArF excimer laser was used to remove localized regions from tissue sections from which proteins were extracted for spatially resolved proteomic analysis by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The ability to capture intact proteins by ablation at 193 nm wavelength was verified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) of the protein standard bovine serum albumin (BSA), which showed that BSA was ablated and captured without fragmentation. A Bradford assay of the ablated and captured proteins indicated 90% efficiency for transfer of the intact protein at a laser fluence of 3 kJ/m2. Rat brain tissue sections mounted on quartz microscope slides and ablated in transmission mode yielded 2 μg protein per mm2 as quantified by the Bradford assay. Tissue areas ranging from 0.06 mm2 to 1 mm2 were ablated and the ejected material was collected for proteomic analysis. Extracted proteins were digested and the resulting peptides were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. The proteins extracted from the ablated areas were identified and the average number of identified proteins ranged from 85 in the 0.06 mm2 area to 2400 in the 1 mm2 area of a 50 μm thick tissue. In comparison to infrared laser ablation of equivalent sampled areas, both the protein mass and number of proteins identified using DUV laser ablation sampling were approximately four times larger.
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- Remilekun O Lawal
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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Huss S, Wu S, Chen B, Wang T, Gerthoffer MC, Ryan DJ, Smith SE, Crespi VH, Badding JV, Elacqua E. Scalable Synthesis of Crystalline One-Dimensional Carbon Nanothreads through Modest-Pressure Polymerization of Furan. ACS NANO 2021; 15:4134-4143. [PMID: 33470790 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carbon nanothreads, which are one-dimensional sp3-rich polymers, combine high tensile strength with flexibility owing to subnanometer widths and diamond-like cores. These extended carbon solids are constructed through pressure-induced polymerization of sp2 molecules such as benzene. Whereas a few examples of carbon nanothreads have been reported, the need for high onset pressures (≥17 GPa) to synthesize them precludes scalability and limits scope. Herein, we report the scalable synthesis of carbon nanothreads based on molecular furan, which can be achieved through ambient temperature pressure-induced polymerization with an onset reaction pressure of only 10 GPa due to its lessened aromaticity relative to other molecular precursors. When slowly compressed to 15 GPa and gradually decompressed to 1.5 GPa, a sharp 6-fold diffraction pattern is observed in situ, indicating a well-ordered crystalline material formed from liquid furan. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the reaction product exhibits three distinct d-spacings from 4.75 to 4.9 Å, whose size, angular spacing, and degree of anisotropy are consistent with our atomistic simulations for crystals of furan nanothreads. Further evidence for polymerization was obtained by powder XRD, Raman/IR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Comparison of the IR spectra with computed vibrational modes provides provisional identification of spectral features characteristic of specific nanothread structures, namely syn, anti, and syn/anti configurations. Mass spectrometry suggests that molecular weights of at least 6 kDa are possible. Furan therefore presents a strategic entry toward scalable carbon nanothreads.
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- Steven Huss
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal, 4, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Drake RR, Scott DA, Angel PM. Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Mol Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816386-3.00017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Neumann EK, Djambazova KV, Caprioli RM, Spraggins JM. Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry: Next Generation Molecular Mapping in Biology and Medicine. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:2401-2415. [PMID: 32886506 PMCID: PMC9278956 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Imaging mass spectrometry has become a mature molecular mapping technology that is used for molecular discovery in many medical and biological systems. While powerful by itself, imaging mass spectrometry can be complemented by the addition of other orthogonal, chemically informative imaging technologies to maximize the information gained from a single experiment and enable deeper understanding of biological processes. Within this review, we describe MALDI, SIMS, and DESI imaging mass spectrometric technologies and how these have been integrated with other analytical modalities such as microscopy, transcriptomics, spectroscopy, and electrochemistry in a field termed multimodal imaging. We explore the future of this field and discuss forthcoming developments that will bring new insights to help unravel the molecular complexities of biological systems, from single cells to functional tissue structures and organs.
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- Elizabeth K Neumann
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Möginger U, Marcussen N, Jensen ON. Histo-molecular differentiation of renal cancer subtypes by mass spectrometry imaging and rapid proteome profiling of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissue sections. Oncotarget 2020; 11:3998-4015. [PMID: 33216824 PMCID: PMC7646834 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pathology differentiation of renal cancer types is challenging due to tissue similarities or overlapping histological features of various tumor (sub) types. As assessment is often manually conducted outcomes can be prone to human error and therefore require high-level expertise and experience. Mass spectrometry can provide detailed histo-molecular information on tissue and is becoming increasingly popular in clinical settings. Spatially resolving technologies such as mass spectrometry imaging and quantitative microproteomics profiling in combination with machine learning approaches provide promising tools for automated tumor classification of clinical tissue sections. In this proof of concept study we used MALDI-MS imaging (MSI) and rapid LC-MS/MS-based microproteomics technologies (15 min/sample) to analyze formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue sections and classify renal oncocytoma (RO, n = 11), clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC, n = 12) and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC, n = 5). Both methods were able to distinguish ccRCC, RO and ChRCC in cross-validation experiments. MSI correctly classified 87% of the patients whereas the rapid LC-MS/MS-based microproteomics approach correctly classified 100% of the patients. This strategy involving MSI and rapid proteome profiling by LC-MS/MS reveals molecular features of tumor sections and enables cancer subtype classification. Mass spectrometry provides a promising complementary approach to current pathological technologies for precise digitized diagnosis of diseases.
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- Uwe Möginger
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and VILLUM Center for Bioanalytical Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Present address: Global Research Technologies, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Institute for Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and VILLUM Center for Bioanalytical Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Cintron-Diaz YL, Acanda de la Rocha AM, Castellanos A, Chambers JM, Fernandez-Lima F. Mapping chemotherapeutic drug distribution in cancer cell spheroids using 2D-TOF-SIMS and LESA-TIMS-MS. Analyst 2020; 145:7056-7062. [PMID: 32966375 DOI: 10.1039/c9an02245g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three-dimensional (3D) cancer cell cultures grown in the form of spheroids are effective models for the study of in vivo-like processes simulating cancer tumor pharmacological dynamics and morphology. In this study, we show the advantages of Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) combined with in situ Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis coupled to trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry (LESA-TIMS-TOF MS) for high spatial resolution mapping and quantitation of ABT-737, a chemotherapeutic drug, at the level of single human colon carcinoma cell spheroids (HCT 116 MCS). 2D-TOF-SIMS studies of consecutive sections (∼16 μm thick slices) showed that ABT-737 is homogenously distributed in the outer layers of the HCT 116 MCS. Complementary in situ LESA-TIMS-TOF MS/MS measurements confirmed the presence of the ABT-737 drug in the MCS slides by the observation of the molecular ion [M + H]+m/z and mobility, and the charateristic fragmentation pattern. LESA-TIMS-TOF MS allowed a quantitative assessment of the ABT-737 drug of the control MCS slice spiked with ABT-737 standard over the 0.4-4.1 ng range and MCS treated starting at 10 μM for 24 h. These experiments showcase an effective protocol for unambigous characterization and 3D mapping of chemotherapeutic drug distribution at the single MCS level.
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- Yarixa L Cintron-Diaz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., AHC4-233, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
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Specker JT, Van Orden SL, Ridgeway ME, Prentice BM. Identification of Phosphatidylcholine Isomers in Imaging Mass Spectrometry Using Gas-Phase Charge Inversion Ion/Ion Reactions. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13192-13201. [PMID: 32845134 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Gas-phase ion/ion reactions have been enabled on a commercial dual source, hybrid QhFT-ICR mass spectrometer for use during imaging mass spectrometry experiments. These reactions allow for the transformation of the ion type most readily generated from the tissue surface to an ion type that gives improved chemical structural information upon tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) without manipulating the tissue sample. This process is demonstrated via the charge inversion reaction of phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipid cations generated from rat brain tissue via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) with 1,4-phenylenedipropionic acid (PDPA) reagent dianions generated via electrospray ionization (ESI). Collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the resulting demethylated PC product anions allows for the determination of the lipid fatty acyl tail identities and positions, which is not possible via CID of the precursor lipid cations. The abundance of lipid isomers revealed by this workflow is found to vary significantly in different regions of the brain. As each isoform may have a unique cellular function, these results underscore the importance of accurately separating and identifying the many isobaric and isomeric lipids and metabolites that can complicate image interpretation and spectral analysis.
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- Jonathan T Specker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Waas M, Kislinger T. Addressing Cellular Heterogeneity in Cancer through Precision Proteomics. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:3607-3619. [PMID: 32697918 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cells exhibit a broad spectrum of functions driven by differences in molecular phenotype. Understanding the heterogeneity between and within cell types has led to advances in our ability to diagnose and manipulate biological systems. Heterogeneity within and between tumors still poses a challenge to the development and efficacy of therapeutics. In this Perspective we review the toolkit of protein-level experimental approaches for investigating cellular heterogeneity. We describe how innovative approaches and technical developments have supported the advent of bottom-up single-cell proteomic analysis and present opportunities and challenges within cancer research. Finally, we introduce the concept of "precision proteomics" and discuss how the advantages and limitations of various experimental approaches render them suitable for different biological systems and questions.
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Sisley EK, Ujma J, Palmer M, Giles K, Fernandez-Lima FA, Cooper HJ. LESA Cyclic Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry of Intact Proteins from Thin Tissue Sections. Anal Chem 2020; 92:6321-6326. [PMID: 32271006 PMCID: PMC7304663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Liquid
extraction surface analysis (LESA) is an ambient surface
sampling technique that allows the analysis of intact proteins directly
from tissue samples via mass spectrometry. Integration of ion mobility
separation to LESA mass spectrometry workflows has shown significant
improvements in the signal-to-noise ratios of the resulting protein
mass spectra and hence the number of proteins detected. Here, we report
the use of a quadrupole–cyclic ion mobility–time-of-flight
mass spectrometer (Q-cIM-ToF) for the analysis of proteins from mouse
brain and rat kidney tissues sampled via LESA. Among other features,
the instrument allows multiple pass cyclic ion mobility separation,
with concomitant increase in resolving power. Single-pass experiments
enabled the detection of 30 proteins from mouse brain tissue, rising
to 44 when quadrupole isolation was employed. In the absence of ion
mobility separation, 21 proteins were detected in rat kidney tissue
including the abundant α- and β-globin chains from hemoglobin.
Single-pass cyclic ion mobility mass spectrometry enabled the detection
of 60 additional proteins. Multipass experiments of a narrow m/z range (m/z 870–920) resulted in the detection of 24 proteins (one pass),
37 proteins (two passes) and 54 proteins (three passes), thus demonstrating
the benefits of improved mobility resolving power.
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- Waters Corporation, Wilmslow SK9 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Waters Corporation, Wilmslow SK9 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Waters Corporation, Wilmslow SK9 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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Localization of sterols and oxysterols in mouse brain reveals distinct spatial cholesterol metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:5749-5760. [PMID: 32132201 PMCID: PMC7084107 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1917421117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The brain is a remarkably complex organ and cholesterol homeostasis underpins brain function. It is known that cholesterol is not evenly distributed across different brain regions; however, the precise map of cholesterol metabolism in the brain remains unclear. If cholesterol metabolism is to be correlated with brain function it is essential to generate such a map. Here we describe an advanced mass spectrometry platform to reveal spatial cholesterol metabolism in situ at 400-µm spot diameter on 10-µm tissue slices from mouse brain. We mapped, not only cholesterol, but also other biologically active sterols arising from cholesterol turnover in both wild type and mice lacking cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase (CYP46A1), the major cholesterol metabolizing enzyme. Dysregulated cholesterol metabolism is implicated in a number of neurological disorders. Many sterols, including cholesterol and its precursors and metabolites, are biologically active and important for proper brain function. However, spatial cholesterol metabolism in brain and the resulting sterol distributions are poorly defined. To better understand cholesterol metabolism in situ across the complex functional regions of brain, we have developed on-tissue enzyme-assisted derivatization in combination with microliquid extraction for surface analysis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to locate sterols in tissue slices (10 µm) of mouse brain. The method provides sterolomic analysis at 400-µm spot diameter with a limit of quantification of 0.01 ng/mm2. It overcomes the limitations of previous mass spectrometry imaging techniques in analysis of low-abundance and difficult-to-ionize sterol molecules, allowing isomer differentiation and structure identification. Here we demonstrate the spatial distribution and quantification of multiple sterols involved in cholesterol metabolic pathways in wild-type and cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase knockout mouse brain. The technology described provides a powerful tool for future studies of spatial cholesterol metabolism in healthy and diseased tissues.
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Hale OJ, Cooper HJ. In situ mass spectrometry analysis of intact proteins and protein complexes from biological substrates. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:317-326. [PMID: 32010951 PMCID: PMC7054757 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Advances in sample preparation, ion sources and mass spectrometer technology have enabled the detection and characterisation of intact proteins. The challenges associated include an appropriately soft ionisation event, efficient transmission and detection of the often delicate macromolecules. Ambient ion sources, in particular, offer a wealth of strategies for analysis of proteins from solution environments, and directly from biological substrates. The last two decades have seen rapid development in this area. Innovations include liquid extraction surface analysis, desorption electrospray ionisation and nanospray desorption electrospray ionisation. Similarly, developments in native mass spectrometry allow protein-protein and protein-ligand complexes to be ionised and analysed. Identification and characterisation of these large ions involves a suite of hyphenated mass spectrometry techniques, often including the coupling of ion mobility spectrometry and fragmentation techniques. The latter include collision, electron and photon-induced methods, each with their own characteristics and benefits for intact protein identification. In this review, recent developments for in situ protein analysis are explored, with a focus on ion sources and tandem mass spectrometry techniques used for identification.
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- Oliver J. Hale
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, U.K
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Illes-Toth E, Cooper HJ. Probing the Fundamentals of Native Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry of Proteins: Can Proteins Refold during Extraction? Anal Chem 2019; 91:12246-12254. [PMID: 31490666 PMCID: PMC7006963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Native ambient mass spectrometry has the potential for simultaneous analysis of native protein structure and spatial distribution within thin tissue sections. Notwithstanding sensitivity, this information can, in principle, be obtained for any protein present with no requirement for a priori knowledge of protein identity. To date, native ambient mass spectrometry has primarily made use of the liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) sampling technique. Here, we address a fundamental question: Are the protein structures observed following native liquid extraction surface analysis representative of the protein structures within the substrate, or does the extraction process facilitate refolding (or unfolding)? Specifically, our aim was to determine whether protein-ligand complexes observed following LESA are indicative of complexes present in the substrate, or an artifact of the sampling process. The systems investigated were myoglobin and its noncovalently bound heme cofactor, and the Zn-binding protein carbonic anhydrase and its binding with ethoxzolamide. Charge state distributions, drift time profiles, and collision cross sections were determined by liquid extraction surface analysis ion mobility mass spectrometry of native and denatured proteins and compared with those obtained by direct infusion electrospray. The results show that it was not possible to refold denatured proteins with concomitant ligand binding (neither heme, zinc, nor ethoxzolamide) simply by use of native-like LESA solvents. That is, protein-ligand complexes were only observed by LESA MS when present in the substrate.
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- Eva Illes-Toth
- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , B15 2TT , U.K
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- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , B15 2TT , U.K
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Xu K, Liang Y, Piehowski PD, Dou M, Schwarz KC, Zhao R, Sontag RL, Moore RJ, Zhu Y, Kelly RT. Benchtop-compatible sample processing workflow for proteome profiling of < 100 mammalian cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:4587-4596. [PMID: 30460388 PMCID: PMC6527493 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1493-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Extending proteomics to smaller samples can enable the mapping of protein expression across tissues with high spatial resolution and can reveal sub-group heterogeneity. However, despite the continually improving sensitivity of LC-MS instrumentation, in-depth profiling of samples containing low-nanogram amounts of protein has remained challenging due to analyte losses incurred during preparation and analysis. To address this, we recently developed nanodroplet processing in one pot for trace samples (nanoPOTS), a robotic/microfluidic platform that generates ready-to-analyze peptides from cellular material in ~200 nL droplets with greatly reduced sample losses. In combination with ultrasensitive LC-MS, nanoPOTS has enabled >3000 proteins to be confidently identified from as few as 10 cultured human cells and ~700 proteins from single cells. However, the nanoPOTS platform requires a highly skilled operator and a costly in-house-built robotic nanopipetting instrument. In this work, we sought to evaluate the extent to which the benefits of nanodroplet processing could be preserved when upscaling reagent dispensing volumes by a factor of 10 to those addressable by commercial micropipette. We characterized the resulting platform, termed microdroplet processing in one pot for trace samples (μPOTS), for the analysis of as few as ~25 cultured HeLa cells (4 ng total protein) or 50 μm square mouse liver tissue thin sections and found that ~1800 and ~1200 unique proteins were respectively identified with high reproducibility. The reduced equipment requirements should facilitate broad dissemination of nanoproteomics workflows by obviating the need for a capital-intensive custom liquid handling system.
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- Kerui Xu
- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, C100 BNSN, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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- W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, C100 BNSN, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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Ryan DJ, Patterson NH, Putnam NE, Wilde AD, Weiss A, Perry WJ, Cassat JE, Skaar EP, Caprioli RM, Spraggins JM. MicroLESA: Integrating Autofluorescence Microscopy, In Situ Micro-Digestions, and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis for High Spatial Resolution Targeted Proteomic Studies. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7578-7585. [PMID: 31149808 PMCID: PMC6652190 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The ability to target discrete features within tissue using liquid surface extractions enables the identification of proteins while maintaining the spatial integrity of the sample. Here, we present a liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) workflow, termed microLESA, that allows proteomic profiling from discrete tissue features of ∼110 μm in diameter by integrating nondestructive autofluorescence microscopy and spatially targeted liquid droplet micro-digestion. Autofluorescence microscopy provides the visualization of tissue foci without the need for chemical stains or the use of serial tissue sections. Tryptic peptides are generated from tissue foci by applying small volume droplets (∼250 pL) of enzyme onto the surface prior to LESA. The microLESA workflow reduced the diameter of the sampled area almost 5-fold compared to previous LESA approaches. Experimental parameters, such as tissue thickness, trypsin concentration, and enzyme incubation duration, were tested to maximize proteomics analysis. The microLESA workflow was applied to the study of fluorescently labeled Staphylococcus aureus infected murine kidney to identify unique proteins related to host defense and bacterial pathogenesis. Proteins related to nutritional immunity and host immune response were identified by performing microLESA at the infectious foci and surrounding abscess. These identifications were then used to annotate specific proteins observed in infected kidney tissue by MALDI FT-ICR IMS through accurate mass matching.
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- Daniel J. Ryan
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 442 Robinson Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Ave South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue South #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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Ryan DJ, Spraggins JM, Caprioli RM. Protein identification strategies in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry: a brief review. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2019; 48:64-72. [PMID: 30476689 PMCID: PMC6382520 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is a powerful technology used to investigate the spatial distributions of thousands of molecules throughout a tissue section from a single experiment. As proteins represent an important group of functional molecules in tissue and cells, the imaging of proteins has been an important point of focus in the development of IMS technologies and methods. Protein identification is crucial for the biological contextualization of molecular imaging data. However, gas-phase fragmentation efficiency of MALDI generated proteins presents significant challenges, making protein identification directly from tissue difficult. This review highlights methods and technologies specifically related to protein identification that have been developed to overcome these challenges in MALDI IMS experiments.
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- Daniel J. Ryan
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21 Ave S #9160, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21 Ave S #9160, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37205, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21 Ave S #9160, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37205, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 442 Robinson Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 465 21 Ave #9160, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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Neagu AN. Proteome Imaging: From Classic to Modern Mass Spectrometry-Based Molecular Histology. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1140:55-98. [PMID: 31347042 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-15950-4_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In order to overcome the limitations of classic imaging in Histology during the actually era of multiomics, the multi-color "molecular microscope" by its emerging "molecular pictures" offers quantitative and spatial information about thousands of molecular profiles without labeling of potential targets. Healthy and diseased human tissues, as well as those of diverse invertebrate and vertebrate animal models, including genetically engineered species and cultured cells, can be easily analyzed by histology-directed MALDI imaging mass spectrometry. The aims of this review are to discuss a range of proteomic information emerging from MALDI mass spectrometry imaging comparative to classic histology, histochemistry and immunohistochemistry, with applications in biology and medicine, concerning the detection and distribution of structural proteins and biological active molecules, such as antimicrobial peptides and proteins, allergens, neurotransmitters and hormones, enzymes, growth factors, toxins and others. The molecular imaging is very well suited for discovery and validation of candidate protein biomarkers in neuroproteomics, oncoproteomics, aging and age-related diseases, parasitoproteomics, forensic, and ecotoxicology. Additionally, in situ proteome imaging may help to elucidate the physiological and pathological mechanisms involved in developmental biology, reproductive research, amyloidogenesis, tumorigenesis, wound healing, neural network regeneration, matrix mineralization, apoptosis and oxidative stress, pain tolerance, cell cycle and transformation under oncogenic stress, tumor heterogeneity, behavior and aggressiveness, drugs bioaccumulation and biotransformation, organism's reaction against environmental penetrating xenobiotics, immune signaling, assessment of integrity and functionality of tissue barriers, behavioral biology, and molecular origins of diseases. MALDI MSI is certainly a valuable tool for personalized medicine and "Eco-Evo-Devo" integrative biology in the current context of global environmental challenges.
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- Anca-Narcisa Neagu
- Laboratory of Animal Histology, Faculty of Biology, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania.
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Belianinov A, Ievlev AV, Lorenz M, Borodinov N, Doughty B, Kalinin SV, Fernández FM, Ovchinnikova OS. Correlated Materials Characterization via Multimodal Chemical and Functional Imaging. ACS NANO 2018; 12:11798-11818. [PMID: 30422627 PMCID: PMC9850281 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Multimodal chemical imaging simultaneously offers high-resolution chemical and physical information with nanoscale and, in select cases, atomic resolution. By coupling modalities that collect physical and chemical information, we can address scientific problems in biological systems, battery and fuel cell research, catalysis, pharmaceuticals, photovoltaics, medicine, and many others. The combined systems enable the local correlation of material properties with chemical makeup, making fundamental questions of how chemistry and structure drive functionality approachable. In this Review, we present recent progress and offer a perspective for chemical imaging used to characterize a variety of samples by a number of platforms. Specifically, we present cases of infrared and Raman spectroscopies combined with scanning probe microscopy; optical microscopy and mass spectrometry; nonlinear optical microscopy; and, finally, ion, electron, and probe microscopies with mass spectrometry. We also discuss the challenges associated with the use of data originated by the combinatorial hardware, analysis, and machine learning as well as processing tools necessary for the interpretation of multidimensional data acquired from multimodal studies.
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- Alex Belianinov
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology and Petit Institute for Biochemistry and Bioscience, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
- Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Hayama T, Ohyama K. Recent development and trends in sample extraction and preparation for mass spectrometric analysis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and proteins. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 161:51-60. [PMID: 30145449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
This review describes the recent developments in sample extraction and preparation techniques for mass spectrometric analysis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and proteins. Unique materials and techniques have been developed for highly selective extraction of nucleotides and nucleosides by solid-phase extraction strategies using various affinities. However, for proteins, the analysis of small-scale sections of diseased tissues (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues) and the direct analysis of an exact lesion on the surface of diseased tissues (liquid extraction surface analysis) have become important advances in this field. In this review, we focus on the latest developments of these techniques and strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tadashi Hayama
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Johnan, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-machi, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
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