Abstract
Charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS) is a well-established technique that provides direct mass spectral outputs regardless of analyte heterogeneity or molecular weight. Over the past few years, it has been demonstrated that CDMS can be multiplexed on Orbitrap analyzers utilizing an integrated approach termed individual ion mass spectrometry (I2MS). To further increase adaptability, robustness, and throughput of this technique, here, we present a method that utilizes numerous integrated equipment components including a Kingfisher system, SampleStream platform, and Q Exactive mass spectrometer to provide a fully automated workflow for immunoprecipitation, sample preparation, injection, and subsequent I2MS acquisition. This automated workflow has been applied to a cohort of 58 test subjects to determine individualized patient antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Results from a range of serum donors include 37 subject I2MS spectra that contained a positive COVID-19 antibody response and 21 I2MS spectra that contained a negative COVID-19 antibody response. This high-throughput automated I2MS workflow can currently process over 100 samples per week and is general for making immunoprecipitation-MS workflows achieve proteoform resolution.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Analytical Chemistry |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2024 |
Funding
This study was funded by the National Institute of Health under a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences P41 GM108569 (N.L.K.); Walder Foundation grant number SCI16; the NIH Office of Director award S10 OD025194 (P.D.C.); the Northwestern Medicine Dr. Michael M. Abecassis Transplant Innovation Endowment Grant; NCI CCSG P30 CA060553 (awarded to the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, N.L.K., E.F.). The authors would like to acknowledge the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Northwestern Memorial Foundation for their financial support of the Serology Study research effort.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry