Characterizing Non-covalent Protein Complexes Using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation On-Line Coupled to Native Mass Spectrometry

We report an online analytical platform based on the coupling of asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) and native mass spectrometry (nMS) in parallel with UV-absorbance, multi-angle light scattering (MALS), and differential-refractive-index (UV-MALS-dRI) detectors to elucidate labile higher-order structures (HOS) of protein biotherapeutics. The technical aspects of coupling AF4 with nMS and the UV-MALS-dRI multi-detection system are discussed. The "slot-outlet" technique was used to reduce sample dilution and split the AF4 effluent between the MS and UV-MALS-dRI detectors. The stability, HOS, and dissociation pathways of the tetrameric biotherapeutic enzyme (anticancer agent) l-asparaginase (ASNase) were studied. ASNase is a 140 kDa homo-tetramer, but the presence of intact octamers and degradation products with lower molecular weights was indicated by AF4-MALS/nMS. Exposing ASNase to 10 mM NaOH disturbed the equilibrium between the different non-covalent species and led to HOS dissociation. Correlation of the information obtained by AF4-MALS (liquid phase) and AF4-nMS (gas phase) revealed the formation of monomeric, tetrameric, and pentameric species. High-resolution MS revealed deamidation of the main intact tetramer upon exposure of ASNase to high pH (NaOH and ammonium bicarbonate). The particular information retrieved from ASNase with the developed platform in a single run demonstrates that the newly developed platform can be highly useful for aggregation and stability studies of protein biopharmaceuticals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

Analytical chemistry - 95(2023), 19 vom: 16. Mai, Seite 7487-7494

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ventouri, Iro Konstantina [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Wayne [VerfasserIn]
Meier, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Drexel, Roland [VerfasserIn]
Somsen, Govert W [VerfasserIn]
Schoenmakers, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
de Spiegeleer, Bart [VerfasserIn]
Haselberg, Rob [VerfasserIn]
Astefanei, Alina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

55X04QC32I
Asparaginase
EC 3.5.1.1
Journal Article
Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sodium Hydroxide

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Date Completed 17.05.2023

Date Revised 20.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05049

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356492818