Robust Analysis of the Yeast Proteome under 50 kDa by Molecular-Mass-Based Fractionation and Top-Down Mass Spectrometry

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• 作者：John F. Kellie ; Adam D. Catherman ; Kenneth R. Durbin ; John C. Tran ; Jeremiah D. Tipton ; Jeremy L. Norris ; Charles E. Witkowski ; II ; Paul M. Thomas ; Neil L. Kelleher
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：January 3, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：84
• 期：1
• 页码：209-215
• 全文大小：842K
• 年卷期：v.84,no.1(January 3, 2012)
• ISSN：1520-6882

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As the process of top-down mass spectrometry continues to mature, we benchmark the next installment of an improving methodology that incorporates a tube-gel electrophoresis (TGE) device to separate intact proteins by molecular mass. Top-down proteomics is accomplished in a robust fashion to yield the identification of hundreds of unique proteins, many of which correspond to multiple protein forms. The TGE platform separates 0鈥?0 kDa proteins extracted from the yeast proteome into 12 fractions prior to automated nanocapillary LC鈥揗S/MS in technical triplicate. The process may be completed in less than 72 h. From this study, 530 unique proteins and 1103 distinct protein species were identified and characterized, thus representing the highest coverage to date of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteome using top-down proteomics. The work signifies a significant step in the maturation of proteomics based on direct measurement and fragmentation of intact proteins.