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Method Article
一种通过调节过程中样品干燥过程中衬底温度降低MALDI质谱离子信号的空间分异协议证明。
This protocol demonstrates a simple sample preparation to reduce spatial heterogeneity in ion signals during matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry. The heterogeneity of ion signals is a severe problem in MALDI, which results in poor data reproducibility and makes MALDI unsuitable for quantitative analysis. By regulating sample plate temperature during sample preparation, thermal-induced hydrodynamic flows inside droplets of sample solution are able to reduce the heterogeneity problem. A room-temperature sample preparation chamber equipped with a temperature-regulated copper base block that holds MALDI sample plates facilitates precise control of the sample drying condition. After drying of sample droplets, the temperature of sample plates is returned to room temperature and removed from the chamber for subsequent mass spectrometric analysis. The areas of samples are examined with MALDI-imaging mass spectrometry to obtain the spatial distribution of all components in the sample. In comparison with the conventional dried-droplet method that prepares samples under ambient conditions without temperature control, the samples prepared with the method demonstrated herein show significantly better spatial distribution and signal intensity. According to observations using carbohydrate and peptide samples, decreasing substrate temperature while maintaining the surroundings at ambient temperature during the drying process can effectively reduce the heterogeneity of ion signals. This method is generally applicable to various combinations of samples and matrices.
Mass spectrometry (MS) is one of the most important analytical techniques for analyzing the molecular compositions of complex samples. Among all the ionization methods used in MS, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is the most sensitive and widely used method in bioanalytical applications.1 In comparison to other ionization techniques, MALDI has the highest sensitivity and high tolerance to salt contaminants. Such analytical properties make MALDI the first choice for carbohydrate analysis and many proteomics applications. However, sample preparation is a crucial step for obtaining high quality data in MALDI-MS.
The most commonly used sample preparation method for MALDI-MS is the dried-droplet method, in which sample droplets are deposited on a surface and dried under ambient conditions. This drying method is simple and generally effective.2-5 However, a common problem in the dried-droplet method is that the resultant analyte/matrix crystals normally distribute irregularly. In many cases, the crystals aggregate at the periphery of sample areas, resulting in the so-called ring-stain formation.6-8 The heterogeneous crystal morphologies affect the spatial distribution of analyte molecules, which results in severe fluctuation in ion signal over sample areas. Such severe signal fluctuations and poor data reproducibility are known as the "sweet spot" problem in MALDI-MS.9 Thus, there is a great need for reducing spatial heterogeneities in MALDI-MS dried droplet applications.
Hydrodynamic flows in the sample droplet play an important role in determining the spatial distribution of samples prepared with the dried-droplet method.10-12 It was found that the evaporation of solvent induces outward capillary flows within droplets, which are responsible for the ring-stain formation.7,10 In contrast, recirculation flows induced by tangential surface-tension gradients may counterbalance the outward capillary flows.13 If the recirculation flow speeds are higher than that of the outward capillary flows, the samples can be efficiently redistributed to reduce the heterogeneity problem.14
In this work, we demonstrate a detailed protocol for preparing samples with a simple drying chamber to induce efficient recirculation flows during droplet drying processes. Droplet drying conditions are precisely controlled, including the temperatures of the sample plate and its surroundings, and the relative humidity within the chamber. The model analytes include maltotriose and bradykinin chain (1-7). The matrix used for the demonstration is 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THAP). The samples are examined with time-of-flight (TOF) MS, and the data are analyzed quantitatively to show the reduction of heterogeneity.
注:此协议为减少与干滴法制备麦芽三糖和激肽片段(1-7)的空间异质性的发展。该协议包括三个主要步骤,包括准备和预处理,样品沉积和干燥,和质谱数据分析。的程序概述,并在下面更详细描述:
1.准备和预
2.样品沉积和干燥
3.质谱数据分析
亮场图像以及以5样品板温度和25℃制备麦芽三糖和激肽片段(1-7)的所述MS图像示于图1中 。在sodiated麦芽三糖,的离子信号主要填充的情况下在样品区域的周围时,它是在25℃的样品板温度制备。通过降低样品板温度至5℃,信号均匀在整个样品区填充。在5℃,准备样品时,唯一明显的缺点是,有比在25℃制备的样品更多的裂缝。质子缓激肽片段(1-7)的离子?...
根据以往的理论预测,液滴内温度引起的水动力流可以向外克服溶剂挥发诱导毛细血管流动。当温度液滴增加内梯度分子的这种内部再循环的效率提高。根据预测结果,保持样品板温度时低于5℃,同时保持其周围环境温度,再循环流动的液滴内的平均流速大于向外毛细管流动的速度的4倍左右。如果样品板温度是相同的环境中,再循环流的平均速度比向外毛细流慢1800倍。这一计算的结果表明,样?...
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
This work is supported by the Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, the Republic of China (Contract No. 104-2119-M-001-014).
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Reagent | |||
Detergent powder | Alconox | 242985 | |
Methanol | Merck | 106009 | |
Acetonitrile | Merck | 100003 | |
2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THAP) | Sigma-Aldrich | T64602 | |
Bradykinin fragment (1-7) | Sigma-Aldrich | B1651 | |
Maltotriose | Sigma-Aldrich | 47884 | |
Pipette tips | Mettler Toledo | 17005091 | |
Microcentrifuge tube | Axygen | MCT-150-C | |
Equipment | |||
Milli-Q water purification system | Millipore | ZMQS6VFT1 | |
Powder-free nitrile gloves | Microflex | SU-690 | |
600 ml beaker | Duran | 2110648 | |
Ultrasonic cleaner | Delta | DC300H | |
Hygrometer | Wisewind | 5330 | |
Nitrogen gas flowmeter | Dwyer | RMA-6-SSV | |
K-type thermocouples | Digitron | 311-1670 | |
Centrifuge | Select BioProducts | Force Mini | |
Pipette | Rainin | pipet-lite XLS | |
Stereomicroscope | Olympus | SZX16 | |
Temperature controllable drying chamber | this lab | ||
Synchronized dual-polarity time-of-flight imaging mass spectrometer (DP-TOF IMS) | this lab | ||
MALDI-TOF stainless steel sample target | this lab |
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