Standard flow liquid chromatography for shotgun proteomics in bioenergy research

Autor: Susana M. González Fernández-Niño, A. Michelle Smith-Moritz, Leanne Jade G. Chan, Paul D. Adams, Joshua L Heazlewood, Christopher J. Petzold
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 3 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-4185
49579460
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00044
Popis: Over the past ten years the bioenergy and biofuels field has realized significant achievements that have encouraged many follow on efforts centered on biosynthetic production of fuel-like compounds. Key to the success of these efforts has been transformational developments in feedstock characterization and metabolic engineering of biofuel-producing microbes. Lagging far behind these advancements are analytical methods to characterize and quantify systems of interest to the bioenergy field. In particular the utilization of proteomics, while valuable for identifying novel enzymes and diagnosing problems associated with biofuel-producing microbes, is limited by a lack of robustness and limited throughput. Nano-flow liquid chromatography coupled to high-mass accuracy, high-resolution mass spectrometers has become the dominant approach for the analysis of complex proteomic samples, yet such assays still require dedicated experts for data acquisition, analysis, and instrument upkeep. The recent adoption of standard flow chromatography (ca. 0.5 mL/min) for targeted proteomics has highlighted the robust nature and increased throughput of this approach for sample analysis. Consequently, we assessed the applicability of standard flow liquid chromatography for shotgun proteomics using samples from Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana, organisms commonly used as model systems for lignocellulosic biofuels research. Employing 120 minute gradients with standard flow chromatography we were able to routinely identify nearly 800 proteins from E. coli samples, while for samples from Arabidopsis over 1,000 proteins could be reliably identified. An examination of identified peptides indicated that the method was suitable for reproducible applications in shotgun proteomics. Standard flow liquid chromatography for shotgun proteomics provides a robust approach for the analysis of complex samples. To the best of our knowledge this study represents the first attempt to validate the stan
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