Protein Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics

This lecture covers the principles and techniques of protein mass spectrometry and proteomics, including protein identification using MS/MS data, direct analysis of complex protein mixtures, liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, data-dependent acquisition, top-down and middle-down proteomics, sample preparation, reduction and alkylation, protein digestion, and depletion and enrichment strategies. It discusses the challenges and applications of top-down proteomics, the importance of high resolution mass spectrometry, and the use of native mass spectrometry. The lecture also addresses the significance of data analysis, the role of native mass spectrometry in disease mechanisms, and the assessment of post-translational modifications and sequence variations.

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Tandem mass spectrometry

Tandem mass spectrometry, also known as MS/MS or MS2, is a technique in instrumental analysis where two or more mass analyzers are coupled together using an additional reaction step to increase their abilities to analyse chemical samples. A common use of tandem MS is the analysis of biomolecules, such as proteins and peptides. The molecules of a given sample are ionized and the first spectrometer (designated MS1) separates these ions by their mass-to-charge ratio (often given as m/z or m/Q).

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Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, responding to stimuli, providing structure to cells and organisms, and transporting molecules from one location to another. Proteins differ from one another primarily in their sequence of amino acids, which is dictated by the nucleotide sequence of their genes, and which usually results in protein folding into a specific 3D structure that determines its activity.

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is an analytical method that combines the features of gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample. Applications of GC–MS include drug detection, fire investigation, environmental analysis, explosives investigation, food and flavor analysis, and identification of unknown samples, including that of material samples obtained from planet Mars during probe missions as early as the 1970s.

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