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ArticleBio-protocol2026

Limited Proteolysis Mass Spectrometry to Identify Protein Structural Differences in Brain Tissue.

Haley E Tarbox, Stephen D Fried

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Haley E TarboxDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Stephen D FriedDepartment of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Abstract

Structural proteomics methods allow for the proteome-wide interrogation of protein structural differences between two different conditions. Limited proteolysis mass spectrometry (LiP-MS), as originally implemented by the Picotti lab, utilizes a promiscuous protease to cleave at solvent-exposed regions of a protein to encode structural information, which is then read out with mass spectrometry proteomics. Here, we present a protocol that details experimental steps and data analysis for a LiP-MS workflow. First, tissue is homogenized under native conditions and then subjected to limited proteolysis using proteinase K (PK). The samples are prepared for mass spectrometry, and data are acquired using either data-dependent acquisition (DDA) or data-independent acquisition (DIA). Raw data is processed using FragPipe, and raw ion abundances are processed in FragPipe Limited-Proteolysis Processor (FLiPPR). Proteins with structural changes between the two conditions are identified in a proteome-wide manner. Key features • Protocol describes how to perform limited proteolysis mass spectrometry to identify proteins in brain tissue with structural changes proteome-wide between two experimental conditions. • Includes context for how to ensure results are reliable, using permutation analyses. • Utilizes tools (FragPipe and FLiPPR) that are free and open source. • Sample preparation can be performed in two days, not including mass spec acquisition and data analysis.

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BrainFLiPPRFragPipeLimited proteolysis mass spectrometryStructural proteomics

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PMID42111701
PMCPMC13156609

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