The Ims paradox: a perspective on structural ion mobility‐mass spectrometry

JW McCabe, MJ Hebert, M Shirzadeh… - Mass spectrometry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of large proteins, protein complexes, and membrane protein complexes pose new
challenges, most notably the need for increased ion mobility (IM) and mass spectrometry (MS) …

Native IM-Orbitrap MS: Resolving what was hidden

ML Poltash, JW McCabe, M Shirzadeh… - TrAC Trends in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Native ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) is an emerging biophysical approach to
probe the intricate details of protein structure and function. The instrument design enables …

Variable-temperature electrospray ionization for temperature-dependent folding/refolding reactions of proteins and ligand binding

JW McCabe, M Shirzadeh, TE Walker, CW Lin… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stabilities and structure(s) of proteins are directly coupled to their local environment or Gibbs
free energy landscape as defined by solvent, temperature, pressure, and concentration. …

Fourier transform-ion mobility-orbitrap mass spectrometer: a next-generation instrument for native mass spectrometry

ML Poltash, JW McCabe, M Shirzadeh… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A new instrument configuration for native ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) is described.
Macromolecule ions are generated by using a static ESI source coupled to an RF ion …

Temperature Regulates Stability, Ligand Binding (Mg2+ and ATP), and Stoichiometry of GroEL–GroES Complexes

…, M Shirzadeh, HM Sun, JW McCabe… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chaperonins are nanomachines that harness ATP hydrolysis to power and catalyze protein
folding, a chemical action that is directly linked to the maintenance of cell function through …

First-principles collision cross section measurements of large proteins and protein complexes

JW McCabe, CS Mallis, KI Kocurek… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rotationally averaged collision cross section (CCS) values for a series of proteins and
protein complexes ranging in size from 8.6 to 810 kDa are reported. The CCSs were obtained …

Molecular mechanism of ISC iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis revealed by high-resolution native mass spectrometry

CW Lin, JW McCabe, DH Russell… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are ubiquitous protein cofactors that are required for many important
biological processes including oxidative respiration, nitrogen fixation, and photosynthesis…

Selective regulation of human TRAAK channels by biologically active phospholipids

S Schrecke, Y Zhu, JW McCabe, M Bartz… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
TRAAK is an ion channel from the two-pore domain potassium (K 2P ) channel family with
roles in maintaining the resting membrane potential and fast action potential conduction. …

Discovery of potent charge-reducing molecules for native ion mobility mass spectrometry studies

J Lyu, Y Liu, JW McCabe, S Schrecke, L Fang… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
There is growing interest in the characterization of protein complexes and their interactions
with ligands using native ion mobility mass spectrometry. A particular challenge, especially …

Implementing Digital-Waveform Technology for Extended m/z Range Operation on a Native Dual-Quadrupole FT-IM-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer

JW McCabe, BJ Jones, TE Walker… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Here, we describe a digital-waveform dual-quadrupole mass spectrometer that enhances the
performance of our drift tube FT-IMS high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer (MS). The …