Integration of two-dimensional LC-MS with multivariate statistics for comparative analysis of proteomic samples

Marco Gaspari*, Kitty C.M. Verhoeckx, Elwin R. Verheij, Jan Van Der Greef

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Abstract

LC-MS-based proteomics requires methods with high peak capacity and a high degree of automation, integrated with data-handling tools able to cope with the massive data produced and able to quantitatively compare them. This paper describes an off-line two-dimensional (2D) LC-MS method and its integration with software tools for data preprocessing and multivariate statistical analysis. The 2D LC-MS method was optimized in order to minimize peptide loss prior to sample injection and during the collection step after the first LC dimension, thus minimizing errors from off-column sample handling. The second dimension was run in fully automated mode, injecting onto a nanoscale LC-MS system a series of more than 100 samples, representing fractions collected in the first dimension (8 fractions/sample). As a model study, the method was applied to finding biomarkers for the antiinflammatory properties of zilpaterol, which are coupled to the β2-adrenergic receptor. Secreted proteomes from U937 macrophages exposed to lipopolysaccharide in the presence or absence of propanolol or zilpaterol were analysed. Multivariate statistical analysis of 2D LC-MS data, based on principal component analysis, and subsequent targeted LC-MS/MS identification of peptides of interest demonstrated the applicability of the approach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2286-2296
Number of pages11
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume78
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2006
Externally publishedYes

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