Native Mass Spectrometry and Gas-Phase Fragmentation Provide Rapid and In-Depth Topological Characterization of a PROTAC Ternary Complex

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Hee Song ◽  
Nicole Wagner ◽  
Jing Yan ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Richard Y.-C. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Ternary Complex ◽  
Native Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Topological Characterization ◽  
Gas Phase Fragmentation

scholarly journals State-of-the-Art Native Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Methods to Monitor Homogeneous Site-Specific Antibody-Drug Conjugates Synthesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Evolène Deslignière ◽  
Anthony Ehkirch ◽  
Bastiaan L. Duivelshof ◽  
Hanna Toftevall ◽  
Jonathan Sjögren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Ion Mobility ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Native Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Drug Conjugates ◽  
Conjugation Process ◽  
Antibody Drug

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are biotherapeutics consisting of a tumor-targeting monoclonal antibody (mAb) linked covalently to a cytotoxic drug. Early generation ADCs were predominantly obtained through non-selective conjugation methods based on lysine and cysteine residues, resulting in heterogeneous populations with varying drug-to-antibody ratios (DAR). Site-specific conjugation is one of the current challenges in ADC development, allowing for controlled conjugation and production of homogeneous ADCs. We report here the characterization of a site-specific DAR2 ADC generated with the GlyCLICK three-step process, which involves glycan-based enzymatic remodeling and click chemistry, using state-of-the-art native mass spectrometry (nMS) methods. The conjugation process was monitored with size exclusion chromatography coupled to nMS (SEC-nMS), which offered a straightforward identification and quantification of all reaction products, providing a direct snapshot of the ADC homogeneity. Benefits of SEC-nMS were further demonstrated for forced degradation studies, for which fragments generated upon thermal stress were clearly identified, with no deconjugation of the drug linker observed for the T-GlyGLICK-DM1 ADC. Lastly, innovative ion mobility-based collision-induced unfolding (CIU) approaches were used to assess the gas-phase behavior of compounds along the conjugation process, highlighting an increased resistance of the mAb against gas-phase unfolding upon drug conjugation. Altogether, these state-of-the-art nMS methods represent innovative approaches to investigate drug loading and distribution of last generation ADCs, their evolution during the bioconjugation process and their impact on gas-phase stabilities. We envision nMS and CIU methods to improve the conformational characterization of next generation-empowered mAb-derived products such as engineered nanobodies, bispecific ADCs or immunocytokines.

scholarly journals DNA G-quadruplexes for native mass spectrometry in potassium: a database of validated structures in electrospray-compatible conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirban Ghosh ◽  
Eric Largy ◽  
Valérie Gabelica
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Drug Targets ◽  
Native Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Drug Binding ◽  
Quadruplex Dna ◽  
Dna Structures ◽  
Nmr Structures ◽  
G Quadruplex ◽  
Screening Assays

Abstract G-quadruplex DNA structures have become attractive drug targets, and native mass spectrometry can provide detailed characterization of drug binding stoichiometry and affinity, potentially at high throughput. However, the G-quadruplex DNA polymorphism poses problems for interpreting ligand screening assays. In order to establish standardized MS-based screening assays, we studied 28 sequences with documented NMR structures in (usually ∼100 mM) potassium, and report here their circular dichroism (CD), melting temperature (Tm), NMR spectra and electrospray mass spectra in 1 mM KCl/100 mM trimethylammonium acetate. Based on these results, we make a short-list of sequences that adopt the same structure in the MS assay as reported by NMR, and provide recommendations on using them for MS-based assays. We also built an R-based open-source application to build and consult a database, wherein further sequences can be incorporated in the future. The application handles automatically most of the data processing, and allows generating custom figures and reports. The database is included in the g4dbr package (https://github.com/EricLarG4/g4dbr) and can be explored online (https://ericlarg4.github.io/G4_database.html).

scholarly journals Exploring the conformational landscape of a lanthipeptide synthetase using native mass spectrometry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuwani W. Weerasinghe ◽  
Yeganeh Habibi ◽  
Kevin A. Uggowitzer ◽  
Christopher J. Thibodeaux
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Ion Mobility ◽  
Peptide Binding ◽  
Native Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Order Structure ◽  
Conformational Sampling ◽  
Precursor Peptide ◽  
Conformational Landscape

AbstractLanthipeptides are ribosomally-synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products that are biosynthesized in a multistep maturation process by enzymes (lanthipeptide synthetases) that possess relaxed substrate specificity. Recent evidence has suggested that some lanthipeptide synthetases are structurally dynamic enzymes that are allosterically activated by precursor peptide binding, and that conformational sampling of the enzyme-peptide complex may play an important role in defining the efficiency and sequence of biosynthetic events. These “biophysical” processes, while critical for defining the activity and function of the synthetase, remain very challenging to study with existing methodologies. Herein, we show that native nanoelectrospray ionization coupled to ion mobility mass spectrometry (nanoESI-IM-MS) provides a powerful and sensitive means for investigating the conformational landscapes and intermolecular interactions of lanthipeptide synthetases. Namely, we demonstrate that the class II lanthipeptide synthetase (HalM2) and its non-covalent complex with the cognate HalA2 precursor peptide can be delivered into the gas phase in a manner that preserves native structures and intermolecular enzyme-peptide contacts. Moreover, gas phase ion mobility studies of the natively-folded ions demonstrate that peptide binding and mutations to dynamic structural elements of HalM2 alter the conformational landscape of the enzyme, and that the precursor peptide itself exhibits higher order structure in the mass spectrometer. Cumulatively, these data support previous claims that lanthipeptide synthetases are structurally dynamic enzymes that undergo functionally relevant conformational changes in response to precursor peptide binding. This work establishes nanoESI-IM-MS as a versatile approach for unraveling the relationships between protein structure and biochemical function in RiPP biosynthetic systems.

scholarly journals Structural characterization of holo- and apo-myoglobin in the gas phase by ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1324-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Cammarata ◽  
Jennifer S. Brodbelt
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Ultraviolet Photodissociation ◽  
193 Nm

193 nm UV photodissociation of myoglobin in the gas phase showed preferential backbone cleavages in regions with higher relative B-factors.

scholarly journals Gas-Phase Fragmentation of Cyclic Oligosaccharides in Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander O. Chizhov ◽  
Yury E. Tsvetkov ◽  
Nikolay E. Nifantiev
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Structure Elucidation ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Modern Mass ◽  
Gas Phase Fragmentation ◽  
Different Sources

Modern mass spectrometry, including electrospray and MALDI, is applied for analysis and structure elucidation of carbohydrates. Cyclic oligosaccharides isolated from different sources (bacteria and plants) have been known for decades and some of them (cyclodextrins and their derivatives) are widely used in drug design, as food additives, in the construction of nanomaterials, etc. The peculiarities of the first- and second-order mass spectra of cyclic oligosaccharides (natural, synthetic and their derivatives and modifications: cyclodextrins, cycloglucans, cyclofructans, cyclooligoglucosamines, etc.) are discussed in this minireview.

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