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Best practices and benchmarks for intact protein analysis for top-down mass spectrometry.

Citation
Donnelly, D. P., et al. “Best Practices And Benchmarks For Intact Protein Analysis For Top-Down Mass Spectrometry.”. Nature Methods, pp. 587-594.
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Author Daniel P Donnelly, Catherine M Rawlins, Caroline J DeHart, Luca Fornelli, Luis F Schachner, Ziqing Lin, Jennifer L Lippens, Krishna C Aluri, Richa Sarin, Bifan Chen, Carter Lantz, Wonhyeuk Jung, Kendall R Johnson, Antonius Koller, Jeremy J Wolff, Iain D G Campuzano, Jared R Auclair, Alexander R Ivanov, Julian P Whitelegge, Ljiljana Paša-Tolić, Julia Chamot-Rooke, Paul O Danis, Lloyd M Smith, Yury O Tsybin, Joseph A Loo, Ying Ge, Neil L Kelleher, Jeffrey N Agar
Abstract

One gene can give rise to many functionally distinct proteoforms, each of which has a characteristic molecular mass. Top-down mass spectrometry enables the analysis of intact proteins and proteoforms. Here members of the Consortium for Top-Down Proteomics provide a decision tree that guides researchers to robust protocols for mass analysis of intact proteins (antibodies, membrane proteins and others) from mixtures of varying complexity. We also present cross-platform analytical benchmarks using a protein standard sample, to allow users to gauge their proficiency.

Year of Publication
2019
Journal
Nature methods
Volume
16
Issue
7
Number of Pages
587-594
Date Published
12/2019
ISSN Number
1548-7105
DOI
10.1038/s41592-019-0457-0
Alternate Journal
Nat. Methods
PMID
31249407
PMCID
PMC6719561
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