Expanding the Depth and Sensitivity of Cross-Link Identification by 
Differential Ion Mobility Using High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility 
Spectrometry.

Schnirch, Lennart; Nadler-Holly, Michal; Siao, Siang-Wun; Frese, Christian K.; Viner, Rosa; Liu, Fan

doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01273

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Expanding the Depth and Sensitivity of Cross-Link Identification by Differential Ion Mobility Using High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry.

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Siao, Siang-Wun
Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Max Planck Society;

Frese, Christian K.
Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Max Planck Society;

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Schnirch, L., Nadler-Holly, M., Siao, S.-W., Frese, C. K., Viner, R., & Liu, F. (2020). Expanding the Depth and Sensitivity of Cross-Link Identification by Differential Ion Mobility Using High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 92(15), 10495-10503. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01273.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-121F-1

Abstract

In cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS), the depth and sensitivity of cross-link detection is often limited by the low abundance of cross-links compared to non-cross-linked peptides in the digestion mixture. To improve the identification efficiency of cross-links, here, we present a gas-phase separation strategy using high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) coupled to the Orbitrap Tribrid mass spectrometers. By enabling an additional peptide separation step in the gas phase using the FAIMS device, we increase the number of cross-link identifications by 22% for a medium complex sample and 59% for strong cation exchange-fractionated HEK293T cell lysate in XL-MS experiments using disuccinimidyl sulfoxide (DSSO) cross-linker. When disuccinimidyl suberate (DSS) cross-linker is in use, we are able to boost cross-link identification by 89% for the medium and 100% for the high complex sample compared to the analyses without FAIMS. Furthermore, we show that, for medium complex samples, FAIMS enables the collection of single-shot XL-MS data with a comparable depth to the corresponding sample fractionated by chromatography-based approaches. Altogether, we demonstrate FAIMS is highly beneficial for XL-MS studies by expanding the proteome coverage of cross-links while improving the efficiency and confidence of cross-link identification.