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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Real-Time Eco-AI, Electrophoresis-Correlative Data-Dependent Acquisition with AI-Based Data Processing Broadens Access to Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry Proteomics.

Bowen Shen, Fei Zhou, Peter Nemes

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors.

Bowen ShenDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0204-0762
Fei ZhouDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4461-2423
Peter NemesDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4704-4997

Funding

Sub-Cellular Mass Spectrometry Discoveries: Metabolic Encoding of the Embryonic Body PlanR35GM124755 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI Peter Nemes · 2017 to 2026
$3.8M
Ultrahigh-Sensitivity Mass Spectrometry for Scalable ProteomicsR01AG088147 · NIA · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI Peter Nemes · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Young Investigator AwardChan-Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationNIA NIH HHS 1R01AG088147NIA NIH HHS R01 AG088147NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124755NIGMS NIH HHS R35GM124755
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell mass spectrometry (MS) offers unprecedented sensitivity for profiling cellular proteomes, yet widespread adoption is hindered by the cost of advanced instrumentation. Here, we broaden access to single-cell proteomics by combining capillary electrophoresis (CE), data-dependent acquisition (DDA) with electrophoresis-correlative (Eco) ion sorting, and artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted spectral deconvolution via CHIMERYS (Eco-AI). This "Real-Time Eco-AI" workflow was implemented on a custom-built CE platform coupled to a legacy hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometer (Q Exactive Plus). Despite slower scan speed, lower resolution, and inferior ion transmission efficiency, real-time Eco-DDA sampling and CHIMERYS processing enabled identification of up to ∼15 peptides per spectrum-performance on par with modern Orbitrap Fusion Lumos tribrid systems. From 1 ng of HeLa digest, 2142 proteins were identified, surpassing the 969 proteins detected on a contemporary nanoLC Orbitrap Fusion Lumos. Even from ∼250 pg (a single-cell equivalent), 1799 proteins were identified in <15 min of effective separation, raising a theoretical throughput of 48 samples per day. As proof of principle, Real-Time Eco-AI profiled 1524 proteins from single precursor cells (50-75 µm diameter) in Xenopus laevis blastulae, revealing proteome asymmetry during neural versus epidermal fate specification. These results establish Real-Time Eco-AI as a budget-conscious yet powerful strategy for single-cell proteomics using CE-MS.

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Artificial IntelligenceMass SpectrometryProteomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsElectrophoresis, CapillaryHeLa CellsHumansXenopus laevisCapillary electrophoresisIntelligent data acquisitionMass spectrometryProteomicsSingle cell

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PMID40847748
PMCPMC12582007

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