[en] The type of ions detected after in-source decay (ISD) in a MALDI source differs according to the ion source pressure and on the mass analyzer used. We present the mechanism leading to the final ISD ions for a Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FTICR MS). The MALDI ion source was operated at intermediate pressure to cool the resulting ions and increase their lifetime during the long residence times in the FTICR ion optics. This condition produces not only c′, z′, and w fragments, but also a, y′, and d fragments. In particular, d ions help to identify isobaric amino acid residues present near the Nterminal amino acid. Desorbed ions collide with background gas during desorption, leading to proton mobilization from Arg residues to a less favored protonation site. As a result, in the case of ISD with MALDI FTICR, the influence of the Arg residue in ISD fragmentation is less straightforward than for TOF MS and the sequence coverage is thus improved. MALDI-ISD combined with FTICR MS appears to be a useful method for sequencing of peptides and proteins including discrimination of isobaric amino acid residues and site determination of phosphorylation. Additionally we also used new software for in silico elimination of MALDI matrix peaks from MALDI-ISD FTICR mass spectra. The combination of high resolving power of an FTICR analyzer and matrix subtraction software helps to interpret the low m/z region of MALDI-ISD spectra. Finally, several of these developed methods are applied in unison toward a MALDI ISD FTICR imaging experiment on mouse brain to achieve better results.
Research Center/Unit :
Giga-Systems Biology and Chemical Biology - ULiège
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique FEDER - Fonds Européen de Développement Régional JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science ULiège - Université de Liège
Funding text :
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowships for Young Scientists ARC REFRACT, Actions de Recherche Concertées, University of Liege, Belgium
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