Structural Effects of Solvation by 18-Crown-6 on Gaseous Peptides and TrpCage after Electrospray Ionization
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- 作者：James G. Bonner ; Nathan G. Hendricks…
- 关键词：Structural biology ; Native MS ; FRET ; Spectroscopy ; Microsolvation
- 刊名：Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：27
- 期：10
- 页码：1661-1669
- 全文大小：2,247 KB
- 刊物主题：Analytical Chemistry; Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry; Proteomics; Bioinformatics;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1879-1123
- 卷排序：27
文摘
Significant effort is being employed to utilize the inherent speed and sensitivity of mass spectrometry for rapid structural determination of proteins; however, a thorough understanding of factors influencing the transition from solution to gas phase is critical for correct interpretation of the results from such experiments. It was previously shown that combined use of action excitation energy transfer (EET) and simulated annealing can reveal detailed structural information about gaseous peptide ions. Herein, we utilize this method to study microsolvation of charged groups by retention of 18-crown-6 (18C6) in the gas phase. In the case of GTP (CEGNVRVSRE LAGHTGY), solvation of the 2+ charge state leads to reduced EET, whereas the opposite result is obtained for the 3+ ion. For the mini-protein C-Trpcage, solvation by 18C6 leads to dramatic increase in EET for the 3+ ion. Examination of structural details probed by molecular dynamics calculations illustrate that solvation by 18C6 alleviates the tendency of charged side chains to seek intramolecular solvation, potentially preserving native-like structures in the gas phase. These results suggest that microsolvation may be an important tool for facilitating examination of native-like protein structures in gas phase experiments.