A Draft Map of E. coli Proteoforms
Jorge A Colón-Rosado1, Fei Fang1, Liangliang Sun1
1Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan48824, United States.
Abstract:
Top-down proteomics (TDP) enables direct characterization of intact proteoforms, providing protein-level insights into molecular diversity arising from post-translational modifications and sequence variations. Despite this advantage, proteome coverage in TDP remains limited relative to bottom-up proteomics (BUP). To expand coverage, we developed an integrated multidimensional approach combining sequential protein extraction, size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) fractionation, and capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE)-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC)-MS/MS. This approach identified 743 proteoform families and 10,613 proteoforms from E. coli cells through hundreds of MS runs. By incorporating previous E. coli TDP data sets from our group, we identified 14,932 proteoforms from 985 proteoform families, covering 43% of the E. coli proteome. The data represent the highest proteome coverage of cells by MS-based TDP, creating a draft map of E. coli proteoforms. The results offer strong evidence that MS-based TDP can reach high proteome coverage.
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