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ArticleJournal of proteome research2021

ClipsMS: An Algorithm for Analyzing Internal Fragments Resulting from Top-Down Mass Spectrometry.

Carter Lantz, Muhammad A Zenaidee, Benqian Wei, Zachary Hemminger, Rachel R Ogorzalek Loo, Joseph A Loo

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Article in Journal of proteome research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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6 authors.

Carter LantzDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Muhammad A ZenaideeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-1472
Benqian WeiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4853-4848
Zachary HemmingerDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Rachel R Ogorzalek LooDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
Joseph A LooDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9989-1437

Funding

UCLA NIGMS T32 Program AssessmentT32GM007185 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI TORRES, JORGE · 1985 to 2020
$21.7M
UV Laser for Photodissociation-Mass Spectrometry of Proteins and Protein ComplexesR01GM103479 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LOO, JOSEPH A · 2012 to 2021
$3.2M
Ultra-High Resolution Mass Spectrometer for Biomedical ResearchS10RR028893 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LOO, JOSEPH A · 2010 to 2010
$2.7M
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR028893NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103479NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Top-down mass spectrometry (TD-MS) of peptides and proteins results in product ions that can be correlated to polypeptide sequence. Fragments can either be terminal fragments, which contain either the N- or the C-terminus, or internal fragments that contain neither termini. Normally, only terminal fragments are assigned due to the computational difficulties of assigning internal fragments. Here we describe ClipsMS, an algorithm that can assign both terminal and internal fragments generated by top-down MS fragmentation. Further, ClipsMS can be used to locate various modifications on the protein sequence. Using ClipsMS to assign TD-MS generated product ions, we demonstrate that for apo-myoglobin, the inclusion of internal fragments increases the sequence coverage up to 78%. Interestingly, many internal fragments cover complementary regions to the terminal fragments that enhance the information that is extracted from a single top-down mass spectrum. Analysis of oxidized apo-myoglobin using terminal and internal fragment matching by ClipsMS confirmed the locations of oxidation sites on the two methionine residues. Internal fragments can be beneficial for top-down protein fragmentation analysis, and ClipsMS can be a valuable tool for assigning both terminal and internal fragments present in a top-down mass spectrum. Data are available via the MassIVE community resource with the identifiers MSV000086788 and MSV000086789.

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MyoglobinPeptidesAlgorithmsAmino Acid SequenceMass SpectrometryMyoglobinPeptideselectron capture dissociation (ECD)internal fragmentterminal fragmenttop-down mass spectrometry (TD-MS)

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PMID33650866
PMCPMC8174100

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