Software-Assisted Data Processing Workflow for Intact Glycoprotein Mass Spectrometry
Journal of Proteome Research, vol. 22, pp. 1367–1376
Abstract
Intact protein analysis by mass spectrometry is important for several applications such as assessing post-translational modifications and biotransformation. In particular, intact protein analysis allows the detection of proteoforms that are commonly missed by other approaches such as proteolytic digestion followed by bottom-up analysis. Two quantification methods are mainly used for intact protein data quantification, namely the extracted ion and deconvolution approaches. However, a consensus with regard to a single best practice for intact protein data processing is lacking. Furthermore, many data processing tools are not fit-for-purpose and, as a result, the analysis of intact proteins is laborious and lacks the throughput required to be implemented for the analysis of clinical cohorts. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the application of a software-assisted data analysis and processing workflow in order to streamline intact protein integration, annotation, and quantification via deconvolution. In addition, the assessment of orthogonal data sets generated via middle-up and bottom-up analysis enabled the cross-validation of cleavage proteoform assignments present in seminal prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Furthermore, deconvolution quantification of PSA from patients' urine revealed results that were comparable with manually performed quantification based on extracted ion electropherograms. Overall, the presented workflow allows fast and efficient processing of intact protein data. The raw data is available on MassIVE using the identifier MSV000086699.
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Leiden University Medical Center
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Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Leiden University Medical Center
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Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Leiden University Medical Center
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Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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University of Groningen · Leiden University Medical Center
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Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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