Chen Sun, Wenjing Zhang, Mowei Zhou, Martin Myu, Wei Xu
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Abstract
Top-down proteomics (TDP) is emerging as a vital tool for the comprehensive characterization of proteoforms. However, as its core technology, top-down mass spectrometry (TDMS) still faces significant analytical challenges. While data-independent acquisition (DIA) has revolutionized bottom-up proteomics and metabolomics, they are rarely employed in TDP. The unique feature of protein ions in an electrospray mass spectrum as well as the data complexity require the development of new DIA strategies. This study introduces a machine learning-assisted Full Window DIA (FW-DIA) method that eliminates precursor ion isolation, making it compatible with a wide range of commercial mass spectrometers. Moreover, FW-DIA leverages all precursor protein ions to generate high-quality tandem mass spectra, enhancing signal intensities by ∼50-fold and protein sequence coverage by 3-fold in a modular protein analysis. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of a five-protein mixture under native conditions and Escherichia coli ribosomal proteoform characterization.
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Analytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed research journal, focuses on disseminating new and original knowledge across all branches of analytical chemistry. Fundamental articles may explore general principles of chemical measurement science and need not directly address existing or potential analytical methodology. They can be entirely theoretical or report experimental results. Contributions may cover various phases of analytical operations, including sampling, bioanalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscale and nanoscale systems, environmental analysis, separations, spectroscopy, chemical reactions and selectivity, instrumentation, imaging, surface analysis, and data processing. Papers discussing known analytical methods should present a significant, original application of the method, a notable improvement, or results on an important analyte.