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Cho H, Seol Y, Baik S, Sung B, Ryu CS, Kim YJ. Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate modulates lipid accumulation and reproductive signaling in Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:55639-55650. [PMID: 35320476 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19701-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) is a primary metabolite of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), which is widely used in industry as a plasticizer. Both DEHP and MEHP have been identified as endocrine disruptors affecting reproduction systems in natural aquatic environments. However, the effects of MEHP exposure on aquatic invertebrates such as Daphnia magna are still poorly understood. In the present study, lipid alterations caused by MEHP in D. magna were identified by analyzing lipid accumulation and nontarget metabolomics. In addition, reproductive endpoints were investigated. MEHP exposure under any conditions upto 2 mg/L was not associated with mortality of D. magna; yet, the number of lipid droplets and the adult female daphnids reproduction rates increased after 96 h of exposure and 21 days of exposure, respectively. MEHP also enhanced lipid metabolism, as evident from 283 potential lipid metabolites, including glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, and sphingolipids, identified following 48 h of exposure. The MEHP-treated group exhibited significantly higher ecdysone receptor (EcR) and vitellogenin 2 (Vtg2) expression levels at 6 and 24 h. At 48 h, EcR and Vtg2 expression levels were downregulated in the 1 and 2 mg/L MEHP exposure groups. Our data reveal that the EcR pathway changes over MEHP exposure could be associated with lipid accumulation, owing to increased lipid levels and the subsequent increase in the reproduction of MEHP-exposed D. magna.
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- Hyunki Cho
- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany
- Division of Energy & Environment Technology, University of Science & Technology, 34113, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany
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- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany
- Division of Energy & Environment Technology, University of Science & Technology, 34113, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany.
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- Environmental Safety Group, KIST Europe Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, 66123, Saarbrucken, Germany.
- Division of Energy & Environment Technology, University of Science & Technology, 34113, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Suvannapruk W, Edney MK, Kim DH, Scurr DJ, Ghaemmaghami AM, Alexander MR. Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling of Macrophages Using 3D OrbiSIMS: Correlations with Phenotype. Anal Chem 2022; 94:9389-9398. [PMID: 35713879 PMCID: PMC9260720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Macrophages are important
immune cells that respond to environmental
cues acquiring a range of activation statuses represented by pro-inflammatory
(M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotypes at each end of their spectrum.
Characterizing the metabolic signature (metabolic profiling) of different
macrophage subsets is a powerful tool to understand the response of
the human immune system to different stimuli. Here, the recently developed
3D OrbiSIMS instrument is applied to yield useful insight into the
metabolome from individual cells after in vitro differentiation of
macrophages into naïve, M1, and M2 phenotypes using different
cytokines. This analysis strategy not only requires more than 6 orders
of magnitude less sample than traditional mass spectrometry approaches
but also allows the study of cell-to-cell variance. Characteristic
metabolites in macrophage subsets are identified using a targeted
lipid and data-driven multivariate approach highlighting amino acids
and other small molecules. The diamino acids alanylasparagine and
lipid sphingomyelin SM(d18/16:0) are uniquely found in M1 macrophages,
while pyridine and pyrimidine are observed at increased intensity
in M2 macrophages, findings which link to known biological pathways.
The first demonstration of this capability illustrates the great potential
of direct cell analysis for in situ metabolite profiling with the
3D OrbiSIMS to probe functional phenotype at the single-cell level
using molecular signatures and to understand the response of the human
body to implanted devices and immune diseases.
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- Waraporn Suvannapruk
- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering Group, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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The present work focuses on the application of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) in osteoporotic bone research. In order to demonstrate the benefit, the authors present concrete application examples of ToF-SIMS in three different areas of bone research. ToF-SIMS as a mass spectrometric imaging technique allows simultaneous visualization of mineralized and nonmineralized bone tissue as well as implanted biomaterials and bone implant interphases. In the first example, the authors show that it is possible to study the incorporation and distribution of different components released from bone filler materials into bone with a single mass spectrometric measurement. This not only enables imaging of nonstained bone cross sections but also provides further insights beyond histologically obtained information. Furthermore, they successfully identified several mass fragments as markers for newly formed cartilage tissue and growth joint in bone. Different modes of ToF-SIMS as well as different SIMS instruments (IONTOF's TOF.SIMS 5 and M6 Hybrid SIMS, Ionoptika's J105) were used to identify these mass signals and highlight the high versatility of this method. In the third part, bone structure of cortical rat bone was investigated from bone sections embedded in technovit (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA) and compared to cryosections. In cortical bone, they were able to image different morphological features, e.g., concentric arrangement of collagen fibers in so-called osteons as well as Haversian canals and osteocytes. In summary, the study provides examples of application and shows the strength of ToF-SIMS as a promising analytical method in the field of osteoporotic bone research.
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Palermo A, Forsberg EM, Warth B, Aisporna AE, Billings E, Kuang E, Benton HP, Berry D, Siuzdak G. Fluorinated Gold Nanoparticles for Nanostructure Imaging Mass Spectrometry. ACS NANO 2018; 12:6938-6948. [PMID: 29966083 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Nanostructure imaging mass spectrometry (NIMS) with fluorinated gold nanoparticles (f-AuNPs) is a nanoparticle assisted laser desorption/ionization approach that requires low laser energy and has demonstrated high sensitivity. Here we describe NIMS with f-AuNPs for the comprehensive analysis of metabolites in biological tissues. F-AuNPs assist in desorption/ionization by laser-induced release of the fluorocarbon chains with minimal background noise. Since the energy barrier required to release the fluorocarbons from the AuNPs is minimal, the energy of the laser is maintained in the low μJ/pulse range, thus limiting metabolite in-source fragmentation. Electron microscopy analysis of tissue samples after f-AuNP NIMS shows a distinct "raising" of the surface as compared to matrix assisted laser desorption ionization ablation, indicative of a gentle desorption mechanism aiding in the generation of intact molecular ions. Moreover, the use of perfluorohexane to distribute the f-AuNPs on the tissue creates a hydrophobic environment minimizing metabolite solubilization and spatial dislocation. The transfer of the energy from the incident laser to the analytes through the release of the fluorocarbon chains similarly enhances the desorption/ionization of metabolites of different chemical nature, resulting in heterogeneous metabolome coverage. We performed the approach in a comparative study of the colon of mice exposed to three different diets. F-AuNP NIMS allows the direct detection of carbohydrates, lipids, bile acids, sulfur metabolites, amino acids, nucleotide precursors as well as other small molecules of varied biological origins. Ultimately, the diversified molecular coverage obtained provides a broad picture of a tissue's metabolic organization.
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- Amelia Palermo
- Scripps Center for Metabolomics , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , San Diego State University , 5500 Campanile Drive , San Diego , California 92182 , United States
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry and Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME) , University of Vienna , Währingerstraße 38 , 1090 Vienna , Austria
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- Scripps Center for Metabolomics , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Scripps Center for Metabolomics , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , San Diego State University , 5500 Campanile Drive , San Diego , California 92182 , United States
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- Scripps Center for Metabolomics , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Division of Microbial Ecology, Research Network Chemistry Meets Microbiology , University of Vienna , Althanstraße 14 , 1090 Vienna , Austria
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- Scripps Center for Metabolomics , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular and Computational Biology , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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High resolution imaging and 3D analysis of Ag nanoparticles in cells with ToF-SIMS and delayed extraction. Biointerphases 2018; 13:03B410. [PMID: 29490464 DOI: 10.1116/1.5015957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Within this study, the authors use human mesenchymal stem cells incubated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a model system to systematically investigate the advantages and drawbacks of the fast imaging delayed extraction mode for two-dimensional and three-dimensional (3D) analyses at the cellular level. The authors compare the delayed extraction mode with commonly employed measurement modes in terms of mass and lateral resolution, intensity, and dose density. Using the delayed extraction mode for single cell analysis, a high mass resolution up to 4000 at m/z = 184.08 combined with a lateral resolution up to 360 nm is achieved. Furthermore, the authors perform 3D analyses with Ar-clusters (10 keV) and O2+ (500 eV) as sputter species, combined with Bi3+ and delayed extraction for analysis. Cell compartments like the nucleus are visualized in 3D, whereas no realistic 3D reconstruction of intracellular AgNP is possible due to the different sputter rates of inorganic and organic cell materials. Furthermore, the authors show that the sputter yield of Ag increases with the decreasing Ar-cluster size, which might be an approach to converge the different sputter rates.
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Adams KJ, DeBord JD, Fernandez-Lima F. Lipid specific molecular ion emission as a function of the primary ion characteristics in TOF-SIMS. JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. B, NANOTECHNOLOGY & MICROELECTRONICS : MATERIALS, PROCESSING, MEASUREMENT, & PHENOMENA : JVST B 2016; 34:051804. [PMID: 27648391 PMCID: PMC5001976 DOI: 10.1116/1.4961461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the present work, the emission characteristics of lipids as a function of the primary ion cluster size and energy were studied using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). Characteristic fragmentation patterns for common lipids are described, and changes in secondary ion (SI) yields using various primary ion beams are reported. In particular, emission characteristics were studied for pairs of small polyatomic and nanoparticle primary ion beams (e.g., Bi3+ versus Ar1000+ and Au3+ versus Au400+4) based on the secondary ion yield of characteristic fragment and intact molecular ions as a function of the lipid class. Detailed descriptions of the fragmentation patterns are shown for positive and negative mode TOF-SIMS. Results demonstrate that the lipid structure largely dictates the spectral presence of molecular and/or fragment ions in each ionization mode due to the localization of the charge carrier (head group or fatty acid chain). Our results suggest that the larger the energy per atom for small polyatomic projectiles (Bi3+ and Au3+), the larger the SI yield; in the case of nanoparticle projectiles, the SI increase with primary ion energy (200-500 keV range) for Au400+4 and with the decrease of the energy per atom (10-40 eV/atom range) for Arn=500-2000+ clusters. The secondary ion yield of the molecular ion of lipids from a single standard or from a mixture of lipids does not significantly change with the primary ion identity in the positive ion mode TOF-SIMS and slightly decreases in the negative ion mode TOF-SIMS.
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- Kendra J Adams
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University , Miami, Florida 33199
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University , Miami, Florida 33199
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University , Miami, Florida 33199 and Biomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University , Miami, Florida 33199
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Storage of cell samples for ToF-SIMS experiments-How to maintain sample integrity. Biointerphases 2016; 11:02A313. [PMID: 26810048 DOI: 10.1116/1.4940704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In order to obtain comparable and reproducible results from time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis of biological cells, the influence of sample preparation and storage has to be carefully considered. It has been previously shown that the impact of the chosen preparation routine is crucial. In continuation of this work, the impact of storage needs to be addressed, as besides the fact that degradation will unavoidably take place, the effects of different storage procedures in combination with specific sample preparations remain largely unknown. Therefore, this work examines different wet (buffer, water, and alcohol) and dry (air-dried, freeze-dried, and critical-point-dried) storage procedures on human mesenchymal stem cell cultures. All cell samples were analyzed by ToF-SIMS immediately after preparation and after a storage period of 4 weeks. The obtained spectra were compared by principal component analysis with lipid- and amino acid-related signals known from the literature. In all dry storage procedures, notable degradation effects were observed, especially for lipid-, but also for amino acid-signal intensities. This leads to the conclusion that dried samples are to some extent easier to handle, yet the procedure is not the optimal storage solution. Degradation proceeds faster, which is possibly caused by oxidation reactions and cleaving enzymes that might still be active. Just as well, wet stored samples in alcohol struggle with decreased signal intensities from lipids and amino acids after storage. Compared to that, the wet stored samples in a buffered or pure aqueous environment revealed no degradation effects after 4 weeks. However, this storage bears a higher risk of fungi/bacterial contamination, as sterile conditions are typically not maintained. Thus, regular solution change is recommended for optimized storage conditions. Not directly exposing the samples to air, wet storage seems to minimize oxidation effects, and hence, buffer or water storage with regular renewal of the solution is recommended for short storage periods.
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Kassenböhmer R, Draude F, Körsgen M, Pelster A, Arlinghaus HF. Calculation of Membrane Lipid Ratios Using Single-Pixel Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Analysis. Anal Chem 2015; 87:7795-802. [PMID: 26146009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Much evidence suggests that membrane domains, termed lipid rafts, which are enriched in sphingomyeline and cholesterol play important roles in the regulation of physiological and pathophysiological processes. A label-free quantitative imaging method for lipids is lacking at present. We report an algorithm which enables us to identify and calculate the percentages of the ingredients of lipid mixtures from single-pixel time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) spectra in model systems. The algorithm is based on a linear mixing model. Discriminant analysis is used to reduce the dimension of the data space. Calculations were separately performed for positive and negative ion mass spectra. Phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyeline which have identical headgroups and cannot be easily distinguished from another by positive ion mass spectra were included in the analysis. The algorithm outlined may more generally be used to calculate the percentages of ingredients of mixtures from spectra acquired by quite different methods such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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- Rainer Kassenböhmer
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Assessment of different sample preparation routes for mass spectrometric monitoring and imaging of lipids in bone cells via ToF-SIMS. Biointerphases 2015; 10:019016. [PMID: 25791294 DOI: 10.1116/1.4915263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In ToF-SIMS analysis, the experimental outcome from cell experiments is to a great extent influenced by the sample preparation routine. In order to better judge this critical influence in the case of lipid analysis, a detailed comparison of different sample preparation routines is performed-aiming at an optimized preparation routine for systematic lipid imaging of cell cultures. For this purpose, human mesenchymal stem cells were analyzed: (a) as chemically fixed, (b) freeze-dried, and (c) frozen-hydrated. For chemical fixation, different fixatives, i.e., glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde, and a mixture of both, were tested with different postfixative handling procedures like storage in phosphate buffered saline, water or critical point drying. Furthermore, secondary lipid fixation via osmium tetroxide was taken into account and the effect of an ascending alcohol series with and without this secondary lipid fixation was evaluated. Concerning freeze-drying, three different postprocessing possibilities were examined. One can be considered as a pure cryofixation technique while the other two routes were based on chemical fixation. Cryofixation methods known from literature, i.e., freeze-fracturing and simple frozen-hydrated preparation, were also evaluated to complete the comparison of sample preparation techniques. Subsequent data evaluation of SIMS spectra in both, positive and negative, ion mode was performed via principal component analysis by use of peak sets representative for lipids. For freeze-fracturing, these experiments revealed poor reproducibility making this preparation route unsuitable for systematic investigations and statistic data evaluation. Freeze-drying after cryofixation showed improved reproducibility and well preserved lipid contents while the other freeze-drying procedures showed drawbacks in one of these criteria. In comparison, chemical fixation techniques via glutar- and/or paraformaldehyde proved most suitable in terms of reproducibility and preserved lipid contents, while alcohol and osmium treatment led to the extraction of lipids and are therefore not recommended.
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DeBord JD, Smith DF, Anderton CR, Heeren RMA, Paša-Tolić L, Gomer RH, Fernandez-Lima FA. Secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging of Dictyostelium discoideum aggregation streams. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99319. [PMID: 24911189 PMCID: PMC4049834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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High resolution imaging mass spectrometry could become a valuable tool for cell and developmental biology, but both, high spatial and mass spectral resolution are needed to enable this. In this report, we employed Bi3 bombardment time-of-flight (Bi3 ToF-SIMS) and C60 bombardment Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance secondary ion mass spectrometry (C60 FTICR-SIMS) to image Dictyostelium discoideum aggregation streams. Nearly 300 lipid species were identified from the aggregation streams. High resolution mass spectrometry imaging (FTICR-SIMS) enabled the generation of multiple molecular ion maps at the nominal mass level and provided good coverage for fatty acyls, prenol lipids, and sterol lipids. The comparison of Bi3 ToF-SIMS and C60 FTICR-SIMS suggested that while the first provides fast, high spatial resolution molecular ion images, the chemical complexity of biological samples warrants the use of high resolution analyzers for accurate ion identification.
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- John Daniel DeBord
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- FOM Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States of America
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- FOM Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Tian H, Fletcher JS, Thuret R, Henderson A, Papalopulu N, Vickerman JC, Lockyer NP. Spatiotemporal lipid profiling during early embryo development of Xenopus laevis using dynamic ToF-SIMS imaging. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1970-80. [PMID: 24852167 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d048660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging has been used for the direct analysis of single intact Xenopus laevis embryo surfaces, locating multiple lipids during fertilization and the early embryo development stages with subcellular lateral resolution (∼4 μm). The method avoids the complicated sample preparation for lipid analysis of the embryos, which requires selective chemical extraction of a pool of samples and chromatographic separation, while preserving the spatial distribution of biological species. The results show ToF-SIMS is capable of profiling multiple components (e.g., glycerophosphocholine, SM, cholesterol, vitamin E, diacylglycerol, and triacylglycerol) in a single X. laevis embryo. We observe lipid remodeling during fertilization and early embryo development via time course sampling. The study also reveals the lipid distribution on the gamete fusion site. The methodology used in the study opens the possibility of studying developmental biology using high resolution imaging MS and of understanding the functional role of the biological molecules.
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- Hua Tian
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Life Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Life Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Ide Y, Waki M, Ishizaki I, Nagata Y, Yamazaki F, Hayasaka T, Masaki N, Ikegami K, Kondo T, Shibata K, Ogura H, Sanada N, Setou M. Single cell lipidomics of SKBR-3 breast cancer cells by using time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.5523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yoshimi Ide
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
- Department of Surgery I; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
- Oncology Center; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Equipment Center; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; Japan
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- Department of Surgery I; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; 1-20-1, Handayama, Higashi-ku Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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Kraft ML, Klitzing HA. Imaging lipids with secondary ion mass spectrometry. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1841:1108-19. [PMID: 24657337 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This review discusses the application of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and magnetic sector SIMS with high lateral resolution performed on a Cameca NanoSIMS 50(L) to imaging lipids. The similarities between the two SIMS approaches and the differences that impart them with complementary strengths are described, and various strategies for sample preparation and to optimize the quality of the SIMS data are presented. Recent reports that demonstrate the new insight into lipid biochemistry that can be acquired with SIMS are also highlighted. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Tools to study lipid functions.
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- Mary L Kraft
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Lietz CB, Gemperline E, Li L. Qualitative and quantitative mass spectrometry imaging of drugs and metabolites. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1074-85. [PMID: 23603211 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) has rapidly increased its presence in the pharmaceutical sciences. While quantitative whole-body autoradiography and microautoradiography are the traditional techniques for molecular imaging of drug delivery and metabolism, MSI provides advantageous specificity that can distinguish the parent drug from metabolites and modified endogenous molecules. This review begins with the fundamentals of MSI sample preparation/ionization, and then moves on to both qualitative and quantitative applications with special emphasis on drug discovery and delivery. Cutting-edge investigations on sub-cellular imaging and endogenous signaling peptides are also highlighted, followed by perspectives on emerging technology and the path for MSI to become a routine analysis technique.
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Surface analysis of lipids by mass spectrometry: more than just imaging. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:329-53. [PMID: 23623802 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mass spectrometry is now an indispensable tool for lipid analysis and is arguably the driving force in the renaissance of lipid research. In its various forms, mass spectrometry is uniquely capable of resolving the extensive compositional and structural diversity of lipids in biological systems. Furthermore, it provides the ability to accurately quantify molecular-level changes in lipid populations associated with changes in metabolism and environment; bringing lipid science to the "omics" age. The recent explosion of mass spectrometry-based surface analysis techniques is fuelling further expansion of the lipidomics field. This is evidenced by the numerous papers published on the subject of mass spectrometric imaging of lipids in recent years. While imaging mass spectrometry provides new and exciting possibilities, it is but one of the many opportunities direct surface analysis offers the lipid researcher. In this review we describe the current state-of-the-art in the direct surface analysis of lipids with a focus on tissue sections, intact cells and thin-layer chromatography substrates. The suitability of these different approaches towards analysis of the major lipid classes along with their current and potential applications in the field of lipid analysis are evaluated.
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Wilson RL, Kraft ML. Quantifying the molar percentages of cholesterol in supported lipid membranes by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and multivariate analysis. Anal Chem 2012. [PMID: 23199099 DOI: 10.1021/ac301856z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The uneven cholesterol distribution among organelles and within the plasma membrane is postulated to be critical for proper cellular function. To study how interactions between cholesterol and specific lipid species contribute to the uneven cholesterol distribution between and within cellular membranes, model lipid membranes are frequently employed. Although the cholesterol distributions within membranes can be directly imaged without labels by using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), quantifying the cholesterol abundance at specific membrane locations in a label-free manner remains a challenge. Here, partial least-squares regression (PLSR) of TOF-SIMS data is used to quantitatively measure the local molar percentage (mol %) of cholesterol within supported lipid membranes. With the use of TOF-SIMS data from lipid membranes of known composition, a PLSR model was constructed that correlated the spectral variation to the mol % cholesterol in the membrane. The PLSR model was then used to measure the mol % cholesterol in test membranes and to measure cholesterol exchange between vesicles and supported lipid membranes. The accuracy of these measurements was assessed by comparison to the mol % cholesterol measured with conventional assays. By using this TOF-SIMS/PLSR approach to quantify the mol % cholesterol with location specificity, a better understanding of how the regional lipid composition influences cholesterol abundance and exchange in membranes may be obtained.
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- Robert L Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, United States
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Passarelli MK, Winograd N. Lipid imaging with time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2011; 1811:976-90. [PMID: 21664291 PMCID: PMC3199347 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fundamental advances in secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) now allow for the examination and characterization of lipids directly from biological materials. The successful application of SIMS-based imaging in the investigation of lipids directly from tissue and cells are demonstrated. Common complications and technical pitfalls are discussed. In this review, we examine the use of cluster ion sources and cryogenically compatible sample handling for improved ion yields and to expand the application potential of SIMS. Methodological improvements, including pre-treating the sample to improve ion yields and protocol development for 3-dimensional analyses (i.e. molecular depth profiling), are also included in this discussion. New high performance SIMS instruments showcasing the most advanced instrumental developments, including tandem MS capabilities and continuous ion beam compatibility, are described and the future direction for SIMS in lipid imaging is evaluated.
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- Melissa K Passarelli
- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park
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- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park
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Wittenberg NJ, Im H, Johnson TW, Xu X, Warrington AE, Rodriguez M, Oh SH. Facile assembly of micro- and nanoarrays for sensing with natural cell membranes. ACS NANO 2011; 5:7555-64. [PMID: 21842844 PMCID: PMC3183111 DOI: 10.1021/nn202554t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microarray technology has facilitated many powerful high-throughput studies in the fields of genetics and proteomics, among others. However, preparation of microarrays composed of cell-derived membranes with embedded receptors has proven difficult. Here we describe a new method for forming microarrays composed of synthetic lipid vesicles and natural cell membranes. The method is based upon assembly of vesicles and natural membranes into recessed micro- and nanowells and using a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) block as a "squeegee." This method is used to assemble phospholipid vesicles into arrays with micrometer and nanoscale dimensions. Native myelin and neuronal lipid raft arrays are also formed in 30 min or less. We show the natural membrane arrays can be used for sensing lipid-protein interactions by detecting cholera toxin binding to ganglioside GM1 in neuronal lipid rafts. In multicomponent arrays myelin can be distinguished from neuronal rafts by antibody binding to cell-specific surface antigens. Finally, myelin arrays formed in gold nanowells are used for surface plasmon resonance sensing. This assembly approach is simple, broadly applicable, and opens up new avenues of research not easily accomplished with standard microarray technology.
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- Nathan J. Wittenberg
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Immunology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Amaya KR, Sweedler JV, Clayton DF. Small molecule analysis and imaging of fatty acids in the zebra finch song system using time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry. J Neurochem 2011; 118:499-511. [PMID: 21496023 PMCID: PMC3137756 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07274.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fatty acids are central to brain metabolism and signaling, but their distributions within complex brain circuits have been difficult to study. Here we applied an emerging technique, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), to image specific fatty acids in a favorable model system for chemical analyses of brain circuits, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). The zebra finch, a songbird, produces complex learned vocalizations under the control of an interconnected set of discrete, dedicated brain nuclei 'song nuclei'. Using ToF-SIMS, the major song nuclei were visualized by virtue of differences in their content of essential and non-essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids (arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid) showed distinctive distributions across the song nuclei, and the 18-carbon fatty acids stearate and oleate discriminated the different core and shell subregions of the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium. Principal component analysis of the spectral data set provided further evidence of chemical distinctions between the song nuclei. By analyzing the robust nucleus of the arcopallium at three different ages during juvenile song learning, we obtain the first direct evidence of changes in lipid content that correlate with progression of song learning. The results demonstrate the value of ToF-SIMS to study lipids in a favorable model system for probing the function of lipids in brain organization, development and function.
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- Kensey R Amaya
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Jun JH, Song Z, Liu Z, Nikolau BJ, Yeung ES, Lee YJ. High-spatial and high-mass resolution imaging of surface metabolites of Arabidopsis thaliana by laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry using colloidal silver. Anal Chem 2010; 82:3255-65. [PMID: 20235569 DOI: 10.1021/ac902990p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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High-spatial resolution and high-mass resolution techniques are developed and adopted for the mass spectrometric imaging of epicuticular lipids on the surface of Arabidopsis thaliana. Single cell level spatial resolution of approximately 12 mum was achieved by reducing the laser beam size by using an optical fiber with 25 mum core diameter in a vacuum matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-linear ion trap (vMALDI-LTQ) mass spectrometer and improved matrix application using an oscillating capillary nebulizer. Fine chemical images of a whole flower were visualized in this high spatial resolution showing substructure of an anther and single pollen grains at the stigma and anthers. The LTQ-Orbitrap with a MALDI ion source was adopted to achieve MS imaging in high mass resolution. Specifically, isobaric silver ion adducts of C29 alkane (m/z 515.3741) and C28 aldehyde (m/z 515.3377), indistinguishable in low-resolution LTQ, can now be clearly distinguished and their chemical images could be separately constructed. In the application to roots, the high spatial resolution allowed molecular MS imaging of secondary roots and the high mass resolution allowed direct identification of lipid metabolites on root surfaces.
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- Ji Hyun Jun
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Patti GJ, Woo HK, Yanes O, Shriver L, Thomas D, Uritboonthai W, Apon JV, Steenwyk R, Manchester M, Siuzdak G. Detection of carbohydrates and steroids by cation-enhanced nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) for biofluid analysis and tissue imaging. Anal Chem 2010; 82:121-8. [PMID: 19961200 DOI: 10.1021/ac9014353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) is a highly sensitive, matrix-free technique that is well suited for biofluid analysis and imaging of biological tissues. Here we provide a new technical variation of NIMS to analyze carbohydrates and steroids, molecules that are challenging to detect with traditional mass spectrometric approaches. Analysis of carbohydrates and steroids was accomplished by spray depositing NaCl or AgNO(3) on the NIMS porous silicon surface to provide a uniform environment rich with cationization agents prior to desorption of the fluorinated polymer initiator. Laser desorption/ionization of the ion-coated NIMS surface allowed for Na(+) cationization of carbohydrates and Ag(+) cationization of steroids. The reliability of the approach is quantitatively demonstrated with a calibration curve over the physiological range of glucose and cholesterol concentrations in human serum (1-200 microM). Additionally, we illustrate the sensitivity of the method by showing its ability to detect carbohydrates and steroids down to the 800-amol and 100-fmol levels, respectively. The technique developed is well suited for tissue imaging of biologically significant metabolites such as sucrose and cholesterol. To highlight its applicability, we used cation-enhanced NIMS to image the distribution of sucrose in a Gerbera jamesonii flower stem and the distribution of cholesterol in a mouse brain. The flower stem and brain sections were placed directly on the ion-coated NIMS surface without further preparation and analyzed directly. The overall results reported underscore the potential of NIMS to analyze and image chemically diverse compounds that have been traditionally challenging to observe with mass spectrometry-based techniques.
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- Gary J Patti
- Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Center for Mass Spectrometry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Yu BY, Lin WC, Wang WB, Iida SI, Chen SZ, Liu CY, Kuo CH, Lee SH, Kao WL, Yen GJ, You YW, Liu CP, Jou JH, Shyue JJ. Effect of fabrication parameters on three-dimensional nanostructures of bulk heterojunctions imaged by high-resolution scanning ToF-SIMS. ACS NANO 2010; 4:833-840. [PMID: 20099877 DOI: 10.1021/nn9014449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Solution processable fullerene and copolymer bulk heterojunctions are widely used as the active layers of solar cells. In this work, scanning time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is used to examine the distribution of [6,6]phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and regio-regular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (rrP3HT) that forms the bulk heterojunction. The planar phase separation of P3HT:PCBM is observed by ToF-SIMS imaging. The depth profile of the fragment distribution that reflects the molecular distribution is achieved by low energy Cs(+) ion sputtering. The depth profile clearly shows a vertical phase separation of P3HT:PCBM before annealing, and hence, the inverted device architecture is beneficial. After annealing, the phase segregation is suppressed, and the device efficiency is dramatically enhanced with a normal device structure. The 3D image is obtained by stacking the 2D ToF-SIMS images acquired at different sputtering times, and 50 nm features are clearly differentiated. The whole imaging process requires less than 2 h, making it both rapid and versatile.
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- Bang-Ying Yu
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Heien ML, Piehowski PD, Winograd N, Ewing AG. Lipid detection, identification, and imaging single cells with SIMS. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 656:85-97. [PMID: 20680585 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-746-4_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) can be utilized to map the distribution of various molecules on a surface with submicrometer resolution. Many of its biological applications have been in the study of membrane lipids, such as phospholipids and cholesterol. For these studies, the effectiveness of chemical mapping is limited by low signal intensity from various biomolecules. Because of the high-energy nature of the SIMS ionization process, many molecules are identified by detection of characteristic fragments. Cluster ion sources are able to increase ionization, leading to increased information collected from a surface. In this chapter, we highlight the utility of SIMS to image lipids at single cells. Particularly, we will describe sample preparation, data collection, and the analysis of lipids for two systems; rat oligodendrocytes and Tetrahymena thermophila. SIMS spectra yield information regarding lipid identity and concentration across cell surface.
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- Michael L Heien
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Piehowski PD, Davey AM, Kurczy ME, Sheets ED, Winograd N, Ewing AG, Heien ML. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging of subcellular lipid heterogeneity: Poisson counting and spatial resolution. Anal Chem 2009; 81:5593-602. [PMID: 19530687 DOI: 10.1021/ac901065s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mass spectrometric imaging is a powerful tool to interrogate biological complexity. One such technique, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) imaging, has been successfully utilized for subcellular imaging of cell membrane components. In order for this technique to provide insight into biological processes, it is critical to characterize the figures of merit. Because a SIMS instrument counts individual events, the precision of the measurement is controlled by counting statistics. As the analysis area decreases, the number of molecules available for analysis diminishes. This becomes critical when imaging subcellular features; it limits the information obtainable, resulting in images with only a few counts of interest per pixel. Many features observed in low intensity images are artifacts of counting statistics, making validation of these features crucial to arriving at accurate conclusions. With TOF-SIMS imaging, the experimentally attainable spatial resolution is a function of the molecule of interest, sample matrix, concentration, primary ion, instrument transmission, and spot size of the primary ion beam. A model, based on Poisson statistics, has been developed to validate SIMS imaging data when signal is limited. This model can be used to estimate the effective spatial resolution and limits of detection prior to analysis, making it a powerful tool for tailoring future investigations. In addition, the model allows comparison of pixel-to-pixel intensity and can be used to validate the significance of observed image features. The implications and capabilities of the model are demonstrated by imaging the cell membrane of resting RBL-2H3 mast cells.
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- Paul D Piehowski
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Yu BY, Lin WC, Huang JH, Chu CW, Lin YC, Kuo CH, Lee SH, Wong KT, Ho KC, Shyue JJ. Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Imaging of Polymer Bulk-Heterojunction by Scanning Electrical Potential Microscopy and C60+ Cluster Ion Slicing. Anal Chem 2009; 81:8936-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ac901588t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Bang-Ying Yu
- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Heim C, Sjövall P, Lausmaa J, Leefmann T, Thiel V. Spectral characterisation of eight glycerolipids and their detection in natural samples using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2009; 23:2741-2753. [PMID: 19639617 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In recent years, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) with cluster ion sources has opened new perspectives for the analysis of lipid biomarkers in geobiology and organic geochemistry. However, published ToF-SIMS reference spectra of relevant compounds are still sparse, and the influence of the chemical environment (matrix) on the ionisation of molecules and their fragmentation is still not well explored. This study presents ToF-SIMS spectra of eight glycerolipids as common target compounds in biomarker studies, namely ester- and ether-bound phosphatidylethanolamine, ester- and ether-bound phosphatidylcholine, ester-bound phosphatidylglycerol, ester- and ether-bound diglycerides and archaeol, obtained with a Bi(3) (+) cluster ion source. For all of these compounds, the spectra obtained in positive and negative analytical modes showed characteristic fragments that could clearly be assigned to e.g. molecular ions, functional groups and alkyl chains. By comparison with the reference spectra, it was possible to track some of these lipids in a pre-characterised organic extract and in cryosections of microbial mats. The results highlight the potential of ToF-SIMS for the laterally resolved analysis of organic biomarkers in environmental materials. The identification of the target compounds, however, may be hampered by matrix effects (e.g. adduct formation) and often require careful consideration of all spectral features and taking advantage of the molecular imaging capability of ToF-SIMS.
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- Christine Heim
- Geobiology Group, Geoscience Centre, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstrasse 3, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Boxer SG, Kraft ML, Weber PK. Advances in imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry for biological samples. Annu Rev Biophys 2009; 38:53-74. [PMID: 19086820 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.050708.133634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Imaging mass spectrometry combines the power of mass spectrometry to identify complex molecules based on mass with sample imaging. Recent advances in secondary ion mass spectrometry have improved sensitivity and spatial resolution, so that these methods have the potential to bridge between high-resolution structures obtained by X-ray crystallography and cyro-electron microscopy and ultrastructure visualized by conventional light microscopy. Following background information on the method and instrumentation, we address the key issue of sample preparation. Because mass spectrometry is performed in high vacuum, it is essential to preserve the lateral organization of the sample while removing bulk water, and this has been a major barrier for applications to biological systems. Recent applications of imaging mass spectrometry to cell biology, microbial communities, and biosynthetic pathways are summarized briefly, and studies of biological membrane organization are described in greater depth.
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- Steven G Boxer
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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By using methods that permit the generation and manipulation of ultrasmall-volume droplets, researchers are pushing the boundaries of ultrasensitive chemical analyses. (To listen to a podcast about this feature, please go to the Analytical Chemistry Web site at pubs.acs.org/ancham.).
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Yanes O, Woo HK, Northen TR, Oppenheimer SR, Shriver L, Apon J, Estrada MN, Potchoiba MJ, Steenwyk R, Manchester M, Siuzdak G. Nanostructure initiator mass spectrometry: tissue imaging and direct biofluid analysis. Anal Chem 2009; 81:2969-75. [PMID: 19301920 DOI: 10.1021/ac802576q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nanostructure initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS) is a recently introduced matrix-free desorption/ionization platform that requires minimal sample preparation. Its application to xenobiotics and endogenous metabolites in tissues is demonstrated, where clozapine and N-desmethylclozapine were observed from mouse and rat brain sections. It has also been applied to direct biofluid analysis where ketamine and norketamine were observed from plasma and urine. Detection of xenobiotics from biofluids was made even more effective using a novel NIMS on-surface extraction method taking advantage of the hydrophobic nature of the initiator. Linear response and limit of detection were also evaluated for xenobiotics such as methamphetamine, codeine, alprazolam, and morphine, revealing that NIMS can be used for quantitative analysis. Overall, our results demonstrate the capacity of NIMS to perform sensitive, simple, and rapid analyses from highly complex biological tissues and fluids.
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- Oscar Yanes
- Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Center for Mass Spectrometry, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Lin YC, Chen YY, Yu BY, Lin WC, Kuo CH, Shyue JJ. Sputter-induced chemical transformation in oxoanions by combination of C60+ and Ar+ ion beams analyzed with X-ray photoelectron spectrometry. Analyst 2009; 134:945-51. [DOI: 10.1039/b814729a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Monroe EB, Annangudi SP, Hatcher NG, Gutstein HB, Rubakhin SS, Sweedler JV. SIMS and MALDI MS imaging of the spinal cord. Proteomics 2008; 8:3746-54. [PMID: 18712768 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The application of MS to imaging, or MS imaging (MSI), allows for the direct investigation of tissue sections to identify biological compounds and determine their spatial distribution. We present an approach to MSI that combines secondary ion MS (SIMS) and MALDI MS for the imaging and analysis of rat spinal cord sections, thereby enhancing the chemical coverage obtained from an MSI experiment. The spinal cord is organized into discrete, anatomically defined areas that include motor and sensory networks composed of chemically diverse cells. The MSI data presented here reveal the spatial distribution of multiple phospholipids, proteins, and neuropeptides obtained within single, 20 mum sections of rat spinal cord. Analyte identities are initially determined by primary mass match and confirmed in follow-up experiments using LC MS/MS from extracts of adjacent spinal cord sections. Additionally, a regional analysis of differentially localized signals serves to rapidly screen compounds of varying intensities across multiple spinal regions. These MSI analyses reveal new insights into the chemical architecture of the spinal cord and set the stage for future imaging studies of the chemical changes induced by pain, anesthesia, and drug tolerance.
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- Eric B Monroe
- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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Baker MJ, Zheng L, Winograd N, Lockyer NP, Vickerman JC. Mass spectral imaging of glycophospholipids, cholesterol, and glycophorin a in model cell membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:11803-11810. [PMID: 18788765 PMCID: PMC2601567 DOI: 10.1021/la802582f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique have been used to create and analyze reproducible membrane mimics of the inner and outer leaflets of a cellular membrane to investigate lipid-protein and lipid-lipid interactions. Films composed of phospholipids, cholesterol and an integral membrane protein were utilized. The results show the outer membrane leaflet mimic (DPPC/cholesterol/glycophorin A LB film) consisting of a single homogeneous phase whereas the inner membrane leaflet mimic (DPPE/cholesterol/glycophorin A LB film) displays heterogeneity in the form of two separate phases. A DPPE/cholesterol phase and a glycophorin A phase. This points to differences in membrane domain formation based upon the different chemical composition of the leaflets of a cell membrane. The reliability of the measurements was enhanced by establishing the influence of the matrix effect upon the measurement and by utlilizing PCA to enhance the contrast of the images.
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- Matthew J Baker
- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 7DN, U.K.
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Piehowski PD, Kurczy ME, Willingham D, Parry S, Heien ML, Winograd N, Ewing AG. Freeze-etching and vapor matrix deposition for ToF-SIMS imaging of single cells. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:7906-11. [PMID: 18570446 PMCID: PMC2527754 DOI: 10.1021/la800292e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Freeze-etching, the practice of removing excess surface water from a sample through sublimation into the vacuum of the analysis environment, has been extensively used in conjunction with electron microscopy. Here, we apply this technique to time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging of cryogenically preserved single cells. By removing the excess water which condenses onto the sample in vacuo, a uniform surface is produced that is ideal for imaging by static SIMS. We demonstrate that the conditions employed to remove deposited water do not adversely affect cell morphology and do not redistribute molecules in the topmost surface layers. In addition, we found water can be controllably redeposited onto the sample at temperatures below -100 degrees C in vacuum. The redeposited water increases the ionization of characteristic fragments of biologically interesting molecules 2-fold without loss of spatial resolution. The utilization of freeze-etch methodology will increase the reliability of cryogenic sample preparations for SIMS analysis by providing greater control of the surface environment. Using these procedures, we have obtained high quality spectra with both atomic bombardment as well as C 60 (+) cluster ion bombardment.
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- Paul D. Piehowski
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
- Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, Kemivägen 10, SE-41296 Göeborg, Sweden
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Michel R, Subramaniam V, McArthur SL, Bondurant B, D’Ambruoso GD, Hall HK, Brown MF, Ross EE, Saavedra SS, Castner DG. Ultra-high vacuum surface analysis study of rhodopsin incorporation into supported lipid bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:4901-6. [PMID: 18393486 PMCID: PMC2722912 DOI: 10.1021/la800037r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Planar supported lipid bilayers that are stable under ambient atmospheric and ultra-high-vacuum conditions were prepared by cross-linking polymerization of bis-sorbylphosphatidylcholine (bis-SorbPC). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) were employed to investigate bilayers that were cross-linked using either redox-initiated radical polymerization or ultraviolet photopolymerization. The redox method yields a more structurally intact bilayer; however, the UV method is more compatible with incorporation of transmembrane proteins. UV polymerization was therefore used to prepare cross-linked bilayers with incorporated bovine rhodopsin, a light-activated, G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). A previous study (Subramaniam, V.; Alves, I. D.; Salgado, G. F. J.; Lau, P. W.; Wysocki, R. J.; Salamon, Z.; Tollin, G.; Hruby, V. J.; Brown, M. F.; Saavedra, S. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5320-5321) showed that rhodopsin retains photoactivity after incorporation into UV-polymerized bis-SorbPC, but did not address how the protein is associated with the bilayer. In this study, we show that rhodopsin is retained in supported bilayers of poly(bis-SorbPC) under ultra-high-vacuum conditions, on the basis of the increase in the XPS nitrogen concentration and the presence of characteristic amino acid peaks in the ToF-SIMS data. Angle-resolved XPS data show that the protein is inserted into the bilayer, rather than adsorbed on the bilayer surface. This is the first study to demonstrate the use of ultra-high-vacuum techniques for structural studies of supported proteolipid bilayers.
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- Roger Michel
- National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems, Department of Bioengineering, Box 351750, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
- National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Box 351750, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041
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- Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 291 MSRB Building, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041
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- National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems, Department of Bioengineering, Box 351750, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
- National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Box 351750, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: . Phone: (206) 685-1229. Fax: (206) 543-3778
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Clathrate nanostructures for mass spectrometry. Nature 2007; 449:1033-6. [PMID: 17960240 DOI: 10.1038/nature06195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 413] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 08/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The ability of mass spectrometry to generate intact biomolecular ions efficiently in the gas phase has led to its widespread application in metabolomics, proteomics, biological imaging, biomarker discovery and clinical assays (namely neonatal screens). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and electrospray ionization have been at the forefront of these developments. However, matrix application complicates the use of MALDI for cellular, tissue, biofluid and microarray analysis and can limit the spatial resolution because of the matrix crystal size (typically more than 10 mum), sensitivity and detection of small compounds (less than 500 Da). Secondary-ion mass spectrometry has extremely high lateral resolution (100 nm) and has found biological applications although the energetic desorption/ionization is a limitation owing to molecular fragmentation. Here we introduce nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS), a tool for spatially defined mass analysis. NIMS uses 'initiator' molecules trapped in nanostructured surfaces or 'clathrates' to release and ionize intact molecules adsorbed on the surface. This surface responds to both ion and laser irradiation. The lateral resolution (ion-NIMS about 150 nm), sensitivity, matrix-free and reduced fragmentation of NIMS allows direct characterization of peptide microarrays, direct mass analysis of single cells, tissue imaging, and direct characterization of blood and urine.
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Tahallah N, Brunelle A, De La Porte S, Laprévote O. Lipid mapping in human dystrophic muscle by cluster-time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging. J Lipid Res 2007; 49:438-54. [PMID: 18025000 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m700421-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human striated muscle samples, from male control and Duchenne muscular dystrophy-affected children, were subjected to cluster-time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (cluster-ToF-SIMS) imaging using a 25 keV Bi(3)(+) liquid metal ion gun under static SIMS conditions. Spectra and ion density maps, or secondary ion images, were acquired in both positive and negative ion mode over several areas of 500 x 500 microm(2) (image resolution, 256 x 256 pixels). Characteristic distributions of various lipids were observed. Vitamin E and phosphatidylinositols were found to concentrate within the cells, whereas intact phosphocholines accumulated over the most damaged areas of the dystrophic muscles, together with cholesterol and sphingomyelin species. Fatty acyl chain composition varied depending on the region, allowing estimation of the local damage extent.
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- Nora Tahallah
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Propre de Recherche 2301, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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Gotliv BA, Veis A. Peritubular dentin, a vertebrate apatitic mineralized tissue without collagen: role of a phospholipid-proteolipid complex. Calcif Tissue Int 2007; 81:191-205. [PMID: 17674072 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-007-9053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Peritubular dentin (PTD), a highly mineralized annular ring surrounding each odontoblastic process within the dentin, is an enigmatic component in vertebrate teeth. To characterize its structure and composition, we have coupled in situ scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometric (TOF-SIMS) analysis of the surface composition of intact bovine coronal dentin with the isolation of intact PTD from hypochlorite-treated dentin and its subsequent TOF-SIMS and direct chemical analysis. The isolated PTD is shown to be a mineralized but porous structure complexed with a high-molecular mass calcium-proteolipid-phospholipid-phosphate complex, which cannot be extracted from the dentin prior to demineralization. The TOF-SIMS and direct amino acid analysis data confirm that the PTD protein is rich in glutamic acid but does not contain collagen. Phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidylinositol are present, along with a mannose-rich glycan and chondroitin-4- and chondroitin-6-sulfate glycosaminoglycans. PTD apatite, well described in the literature, must therefore form in this noncollagenous proteolipid-phospholipid complex without the intervention of collagen; nevertheless, as shown by SEM, the apatite is formed in small platy crystals, as in the bulk of the intertubular dentin (ITD). We hypothesize that the porous nature of the PTD and its proteolipid-phospholipid complexes may be involved in regulating communication between the ITD and internal PTD tubule fluids and the odontoblasts, similar to the involvement of such lipid complexes in neural, brain, and nuclear transport functions. Thus, the PTD should not be considered solely as a passive structural element in some teeth but as part of the system that allows for the vital function of the dentin.
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- Bat-Ami Gotliv
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Ostrowski SG, Kurczy ME, Roddy TP, Winograd N, Ewing AG. Secondary ion MS imaging to relatively quantify cholesterol in the membranes of individual cells from differentially treated populations. Anal Chem 2007; 79:3554-60. [PMID: 17428032 PMCID: PMC1905852 DOI: 10.1021/ac061825f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) is a well-established bioanalytical method for directly imaging the chemical distribution across single cells. Here we report a protocol for the use of SIMS imaging to comparatively quantify the relative difference in cholesterol level between the plasma membranes of two cells. It should be possible to apply this procedure to the study of other selected lipids. This development enables direct comparison of the chemical effects of different drug treatments and incubation conditions in the plasma membrane at the single-cell level. Relative, quantitative TOF-SIMS imaging has been used here to compare macrophage cells treated to contain elevated levels of cholesterol with respect to control cells. In situ fluorescence microscopy with two different membrane dyes was used to discriminate morphologically similar but differentially treated cells prior to SIMS analysis. SIMS images of fluorescently identified cells reveal that the two populations of cells have distinct outer leaflet membrane compositions with the membranes of the cholesterol-treated macrophages containing more than twice the amount of cholesterol of control macrophages. Relative quantification with SIMS to compare the chemical composition of single cells can provide valuable information about normal biological functions, causative agents of diseases, and possible therapies for diseases.
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Thiel V, Toporski J, Schumann G, Sjövall P, Lausmaa J. Analysis of archaeal core ether lipids using Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS): Exploring a new prospect for the study of biomarkers in geobiology. GEOBIOLOGY 2007; 5:75-83. [PMID: 36298878 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2006.00093.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The capability of Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) of analysing molecular archaeal biomarkers in geobiological samples was tested and demonstrated. Using a bismuth cluster primary ion source, isopranyl glycerol di- and tetraether core lipids were detected in small amounts of total organic extracts from methanotrophic microbial mats, simultaneously and without further chemical treatment and chromatographic separation. ToF-SIMS was also employed to track the distribution of fossilized ether lipids in a massive carbonate (aragonite) microbialite that precipitated as a result of the microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane. An unambiguous signal was obtained when analysing a freshly broken rock surface (base of a microdrill core). Though some limitation occurred due to µm-topographical effects (sample roughness), it was possible to display the abundance of high molecular weight (C86 ) of tetraethers exposed in particular regions of the rock surface. 'Molecular mapping' revealed that a part of these molecules was encased within the rock fabric in a cluster-like distribution that might trace the arrangement of the calcifying microbial colonies in the once active mat system. The results reveal promising perspectives of ToF-SIMS for (i) the quasi-nondestructive analysis of lipids in extremely small geobiological samples at low concentrations; (ii) resolving the spatial distribution of these compounds on a µm2 - to cm2 -scale; and (iii) the more exact assignment of lipid biomarkers to their biological source.
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- V Thiel
- Geoscience Centre, Georg-August University Göttingen, Department of Geobiology, Goldschmidtstraße 3, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Department of Geosciences, Olshausenstrasse 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Geoscience Centre, Georg-August University Göttingen, Department of Geobiology, Goldschmidtstraße 3, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Box 857, SE-501 15 Borås, Sweden
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- SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Box 857, SE-501 15 Borås, Sweden
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Hinder SJ, Lowe C, Watts JF. ToF-SIMS depth profiling of a complex polymeric coating employing a C60 sputter source. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.2546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Szakal C, Kozole J, Russo MF, Garrison BJ, Winograd N. Surface sensitivity in cluster-ion-induced sputtering. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2006; 96:216104. [PMID: 16803256 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.216104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The ion beam-induced removal of thin water ice films condensed onto Ag and bombarded by energetic Au, Au2, Au3, and C60 projectiles is examined both experimentally and with molecular dynamics computer simulations. For water overlayers of thicknesses greater than 10 A, the yields of sputtered Ag+ secondary ions decay exponentially with increasing ice thickness, revealing characteristic decay lengths of 24, 20, 18, and 7.0 A, respectively. It is shown that these values manifest the characteristic depths of projectile energy loss, rather than escape depths of the sputtered Ag atoms through the water ice overlayer. Computer simulations show that the mechanism of ejection involves the sweeping away of overlayer water molecules, allowing for an unimpeded escape of ejected Ag atoms. The relevance of these data with respect to surface sensitivity in secondary ion mass spectrometry is discussed.
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- Christopher Szakal
- Department of Chemistry, Penn State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Fletcher JS, Lockyer NP, Vickerman JC. C60, Buckminsterfullerene: its impact on biological ToF-SIMS analysis. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.2461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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