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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2012

Increasing the multiplexing capacity of TMTs using reporter ion isotopologues with isobaric masses.

Graeme C McAlister, Edward L Huttlin, Wilhelm Haas, Lily Ting, Mark P Jedrychowski, John C Rogers, Karsten Kuhn, Ian Pike, Robert A Grothe, Justin D Blethrow and 1 more

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11 authors.

Graeme C McAlisterDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Edward L Huttlin
Wilhelm Haas
Lily Ting
Mark P Jedrychowski
John C Rogers
Karsten Kuhn
Ian Pike
Robert A Grothe
Justin D Blethrow
Steven P Gygi

Funding

New Sample Multiplexing Technologies to Identify Chemical Probes and Illuminate Ubiquitin BiologyR01GM067945 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI GYGI, STEVEN P · 2003 to 2024
$10.5M
New Technologies for Quantitative Phosphorylation AnalysisR01HG003456 · NHGRI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI GYGI, STEVEN P · 2005 to 2011
$2.7M
Cell Cycle proteomicsin XenopusR01GM103785 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI KIRSCHNER, MARC WALLACE · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
NHGRI NIH HHS HG3456NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG003456NIGMS NIH HHS GM67945NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067945NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantitative mass spectrometry methods offer near-comprehensive proteome coverage; however, these methods still suffer with regards to sample throughput. Multiplex quantitation via isobaric chemical tags (e.g., TMT and iTRAQ) provides an avenue for mass spectrometry-based proteome quantitation experiments to move away from simple binary comparisons and toward greater parallelization. Herein, we demonstrate a straightforward method for immediately expanding the throughput of the TMT isobaric reagents from 6-plex to 8-plex. This method is based upon our ability to resolve the isotopic shift that results from substituting a (15)N for a (13)C. In an accommodation to the preferred fragmentation pathways of ETD, the TMT-127 and -129 reagents were recently modified such that a (13)C was exchanged for a (15)N. As a result of this substitution, the new TMT reporter ions are 6.32 mDa lighter. Even though the mass difference between these reporter ion isotopologues is incredibly small, modern high-resolution and mass accuracy analyzers can resolve these ions. On the basis of our ability to resolve and accurately measure the relative intensity of these isobaric reporter ions, we demonstrate that we are able to quantify across eight samples simultaneously by combining the (13)C- and (15)N-containing reporter ions. Considering the structure of the TMT reporter ion, we believe this work serves as a blueprint for expanding the multiplexing capacity of the TMT reagents to at least 10-plex and possibly up to 18-plex.

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Chromatography, High Pressure LiquidTandem Mass SpectrometryAnimalsBrainCarbon IsotopesHeLa CellsHumansMiceNitrogen IsotopesProteomeSpleenThiazoles2,4,5 trimethylthiazolineCarbon IsotopesNitrogen IsotopesProteomeThiazoles

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PMID22880955
PMCPMC3715028

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