Gas-Phase Collisions with Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Enable Activation-Controlled Protein Ion Charge Reduction.
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
; 30(8): 1385-1388, 2019 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-31286443
Modulating protein ion charge is a useful tool for the study of protein folding and interactions by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Here, we investigate activation-dependent charge reduction of protein ions with the chemical chaperone trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). Based on experiments carried out on proteins ranging from 4.5 to 35 kDa, we find that when combined with collisional activation, TMAO removes approximately 60% of the charges acquired under native conditions. Ion mobility measurements furthermore show that TMAO-mediated charge reduction produces the same end charge state and arrival time distributions for native-like and denatured protein ions. Our results suggest that gas-phase collisions between the protein ions and TMAO result in proton transfer, in line with previous findings for dimethyl- and trimethylamine. By adjusting the energy of the collisions experienced by the ions, it is possible to control the degree of charge reduction, making TMAO a highly dynamic charge reducer that opens new avenues for manipulating protein charge states in ESI-MS and for investigating the relationship between protein charge and conformation. á
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas
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Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray
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Metilaminas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos