Mass Spectrometry Measurement of Single Suspended Cells Using a Combined Cell Manipulation System and a Single-Probe
Shawna J Standke1, Devon H Colby1, Ryan C Bensen1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oklahoma , Norman , Oklahoma 73019 , United States.
Abstract:
Existing single cell mass spectrometry (SCMS) sampling platforms are largely designed to work only with immobilized cells and not the suspended cells isolated from patient samples. Here, we present a novel method that integrates a commercially available cell manipulation system commonly used for in vitro fertilization with the Single-probe SCMS sampling technology. The combined Single-probe SCMS/cell manipulating platform is capable of rapidly analyzing intracellular species in real time from a suspension leukemia cell line. A broad range of molecular species was detected, and species of interest were verified using tandem MS (MS/MS). Experimental results were analyzed utilizing statistical analyses such as principle component analysis (PCA) and t-tests. The developed SCMS/cell manipulation system is a versatile tool to provide rapid single cell analysis of broad types of patient cell samples.
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