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Bayesian Deconvolution of Mass and Ion Mobility Spectra: From Binary Interactions to Polydisperse Ensembles

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Marty, Michael T., Baldwin, Andrew J., Marklund, Erik G., Hochberg, Georg K. A., Benesch, Justin L. P., Robinson, Carol V.·2015·Analytical Chemistry

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Interpretation of mass spectra is challenging because they report a ratio of two physical quantities, mass and charge, which may each have multiple components that overlap in m/z. Previous approaches to disentangling the two have focused on peak assignment or fitting. However, the former struggle with complex spectra, and the latter are generally computationally intensive and may require substantial manual intervention. We propose a new data analysis approach that employs a Bayesian framework to separate the mass and charge dimensions. On the basis of this approach, we developed UniDec (Universal Deconvolution), software that provides a rapid, robust, and flexible deconvolution of mass spectra and ion mobility-mass spectra with minimal user intervention. Incorporation of the charge-state distribution in the Bayesian prior probabilities provides separation of the m/z spectrum into its physical mass and charge components. We have evaluated our approach using systems of increasing complexity, enabling us to deduce lipid binding to membrane proteins, to probe the dynamics of subunit exchange reactions, and to characterize polydispersity in both protein assemblies and lipoprotein Nanodiscs. The general utility of our approach will greatly facilitate analysis of ion mobility and mass spectra.

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Authors
Marty, M. T., Baldwin, A. J., Marklund, E. G., Hochberg, G. K. A., Benesch, J. L. P., & Robinson, C. V.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Robinson, Carol V.
Venue
Analytical Chemistry
Published
2015-04-01
Volume
87
Issue
8
Pages
4370-4376
ISSN
  • 0003-2700 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6882
OpenAlex
W2334348545
Cited by
1,000
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 123 · 2025: 147 · 2024: 140 · 2023: 117 · 2022: 113 · 2021: 111 · 2020: 97 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 9
FWCI
12.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Analytical Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
  • European Research Council (268851)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • Medical Research Council (G1000819)
  • Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning
  • Royal Society
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Keywords
Bayesian deconvolution, ion mobility mass spectrometry, charge state distribution, polydispersity, protein-lipid binding, membrane proteins, protein assembly, binary interaction
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Bayes Theorem, Proteins, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

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