Ion activation methods for peptides and proteins

LA Macias, IC Santos, JS Brodbelt - Analytical chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mass spectrometry is well-established as one of the primary methods used to characterize
peptides and proteins. New advances in instrumentation and innovative analytical workflows …

The Ims paradox: a perspective on structural ion mobility‐mass spectrometry

JW McCabe, MJ Hebert, M Shirzadeh… - Mass spectrometry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of large proteins, protein complexes, and membrane protein complexes pose new
challenges, most notably the need for increased ion mobility (IM) and mass spectrometry …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly of a GPCR-G protein complex

Y Du, NM Duc, SGF Rasmussen, D Hilger, X Kubiak… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The activation of G proteins by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) underlies the majority
of transmembrane signaling by hormones and neurotransmitters. Recent structures of GPCR …

Magnetoelectric dissociation of Alzheimer's β-amyloid aggregates

J Jang, CB Park - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
The abnormal self-assembly of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides and their deposition in the brain is a
major pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent chronic …

First-principles collision cross section measurements of large proteins and protein complexes

JW McCabe, CS Mallis, KI Kocurek… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rotationally averaged collision cross section (CCS) values for a series of proteins and
protein complexes ranging in size from 8.6 to 810 kDa are reported. The CCSs were …

Covalent labeling with diethylpyrocarbonate: sensitive to the residue microenvironment, providing improved analysis of protein higher order structure by mass …

P Limpikirati, X Pan, RW Vachet - Analytical chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Covalent labeling with mass spectrometry is increasingly being used for the structural
analysis of proteins. Diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) is a simple to use, commercially …

Global analysis of methionine oxidation provides a census of folding stabilities for the human proteome

EJ Walker, JQ Bettinger, KA Welle… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The stability of proteins influences their tendency to aggregate, undergo degradation, or
become modified in cells. Despite their significance to understanding protein folding and …

Mass Spectrometry Structural Proteomics Enabled by Limited Proteolysis and Cross‐Linking

H Lu, Z Zhu, L Fields, H Zhang… - Mass Spectrometry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The exploration of protein structure and function stands at the forefront of life science and
represents an ever‐expanding focus in the development of proteomics. As mass …

Small molecule inhibitors of 15-PGDH exploit a physiologic induced-fit closing system

W Huang, H Li, J Kiselar, SP Fink, S Regmi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) is a negative regulator of tissue stem cells that
acts via enzymatic activity of oxidizing and degrading PGE2, and related eicosanoids, that …

Protein footprinting: Auxiliary engine to power the structural biology revolution

MR Chance, ER Farquhar, S Yang, DT Lodowski… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Structural biology is entering an exciting time where many new high-resolution structures of
large complexes and membrane proteins are determined regularly. These advances have …