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ArticleScientific reports2016

Integrated Droplet-Based Microextraction with ESI-MS for Removal of Matrix Interference in Single-Cell Analysis.

Xiao-Chao Zhang, Zhen-Wei Wei, Xiao-Yun Gong, Xing-Yu Si, Yao-Yao Zhao, Cheng-Dui Yang, Si-Chun Zhang, Xin-Rong Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Chao ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zhen-Wei WeiBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xiao-Yun GongNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100013, China.
Xing-Yu SiBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yao-Yao ZhaoBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Cheng-Dui YangBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Si-Chun ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xin-Rong ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory for Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Tsinghua University · CNNational Institute of Metrology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrating droplet-based microfluidics with mass spectrometry is essential to high-throughput and multiple analysis of single cells. Nevertheless, matrix effects such as the interference of culture medium and intracellular components influence the sensitivity and the accuracy of results in single-cell analysis. To resolve this problem, we developed a method that integrated droplet-based microextraction with single-cell mass spectrometry. Specific extraction solvent was used to selectively obtain intracellular components of interest and remove interference of other components. Using this method, UDP-Glc-NAc, GSH, GSSG, AMP, ADP and ATP were successfully detected in single MCF-7 cells. We also applied the method to study the change of unicellular metabolites in the biological process of dysfunctional oxidative phosphorylation. The method could not only realize matrix-free, selective and sensitive detection of metabolites in single cells, but also have the capability for reliable and high-throughput single-cell analysis.

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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationAdenosine MonophosphateGlucosamineGlutathioneHumansLipid DropletsLiquid Phase MicroextractionMCF-7 CellsMicrofluidicsSingle-Cell AnalysisSolventsAdenosine MonophosphateGlucosamineGlutathioneSolventsUDP-glucosamine

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PMID27126222
PMCPMC4850364
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