A new matrix assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) method to spatially profile the location and distribution of multiple N-linked glycan species in tissues is described. Application of an endoglycosidase, peptide N-glycosidase F (PNGaseF), directly on tissues followed by incubation releases N-linked glycan species amenable to detection by MALDI-IMS. The method has been designed to simultaneously profile the multiple glycan species released from intracellular organelle and cell surface glycoproteins, while maintaining histopathology compatible preparation workflows. A recombinant PNGaseF enzyme was sprayed uniformly across mouse brain tissue slides, incubated for 2 h, then sprayed with 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid matrix for MALDI-IMS analysis. Using this basic approach, global snapshots of major cellular N-linked glycoforms were detected, including their tissue localization and distribution, structure, and relative abundance. Off-tissue extraction and modification of glycans from similarly processed tissues and further mass spectrometry or HPLC analysis was done to assign structural designations. MALDI-IMS has primarily been utilized to spatially profile proteins, lipids, drug, and small molecule metabolites in tissues, but it has not been previously applied to N-linked glycan analysis. The translatable MALDI-IMS glycan profiling workflow described herein can readily be applied to any tissue type of interest. From a clinical diagnostics perspective, the ability to differentially profile N-glycans and correlate their molecular expression to histopathological changes can offer new approaches to identifying novel disease related targets for biomarker and therapeutic applications.
Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Imaging Mass Spectrometry Workflow for Spatial Profiling Analysis of N-Linked Glycan Expression in Tissues
Creators
Thomas W. Powers - Medical University of South Carolina
E. Ellen Jones - Medical University of South Carolina
Lucy R. Betesh - Drexel University
Patrick R. Romano - Drexel University
Peng Gao - Medical University of South Carolina
John A. Copland - Mayo Clinic in Florida
Anand S. Mehta - Drexel University
Richard R. Drake - Medical University of South Carolina
Publication Details
Analytical chemistry (Washington), v 85(20), pp 9799-9806
Publisher
American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
Number of pages
8
Grant note
R01 CA120206; U01 CA168856 / National Cancer Institute (NCI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
R01CA104505; R01CA104505-05S1 / NIH/NCI; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Hepatitis B Foundation
R01CA120206 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
state of South Carolina Smart State Endowed Research program
R21CA137704; R01CA135087 / National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Web of Science ID
WOS:000326126600054
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84886893246
Other Identifier
991019318925504721
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