Abstract
A comprehensive two-dimensional capillary liquid chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis system coupled with tandem matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-TOF-MS) proteomics analyzer is presented. Protein/peptide samples were separated by capillary high-performance liquid chromatography (cHPLC). The effluents from cHPLC (the first dimension) were continuously transferred into capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE, the second dimension) through a novel valve-free hydrodynamic sampling interface. The CZE effluents were mixed with alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) matrix sheath flow via CE-MALDI interface, and then directly deposited on the MALDI target at a 3 s time-interval for further MS analysis. The high efficiency of the overall system was demonstrated by analysis of proteins in D20 (human hepatocellular carcinoma model in nude mice with high metastatic potential) liver cancer tissue. More than 300 proteins were identified, which proved the system potential for high-throughput analysis and application in proteomics.
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