Abstract
This chapter presents an integrated and modular microsystem providing rapid analyses of low femtomole of in-gel digests for proteomics applications. Enhancement of sample throughput is facilitated using an autosampler, a microfabricated device comprising a large (2.4-μL total volume) separation channel together with a low-dead-volume interface to nES mass spectrometry. Sample preconcentration is achieved by packing C18 reverse phase or immobilized metal affinity chromatogaphy (IMAC) beads into the large channel of this microfluidic device to adsorb peptides or enrich the sample in phosphopeptides prior to capillary electrophoresis separation and MS detection.
This integrated microfluidic systems enables a sample throughput of up to 12 samples/h with a detection limit of approx 5 nM (25 fmol inj.). Replicate injections of peptide standards indicated that reproducibility of migration time was typically 1.2–1.8%, whereas relative standard deviation (RSD) values of 9.2–11.8% were obtained on peak heights. The application of this device is demonstrated for 2D gel spots obtained from protein extracts of human astrocyte cells and for excised bands of membrane proteins from Neisseria meningitidis. A stepped acetonitrile gradient can be incorporated with the present microfluidic system to enhance selectivity during sample analysis.
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Li, J., Tremblay, TL., Harrison, J., Thibault, P. (2004). Integrated System for Rapid Proteomics Analyses Using Microfluidic Devices Coupled to Nanoelectrospray Mass Spectrometry. In: Strege, M.A., Lagu, A.L. (eds) Capillary Electrophoresis of Proteins and Peptides. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 276. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-798-X:305
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