Author

Yanchun Lin

Date of Award

Spring 5-15-2023

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Author's Department

Chemistry

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Type

Dissertation

Abstract

As the need for protein higher order structure (HOS) characterization approach grows, mass spectrometry (MS)-based structural proteomics tools can be designed to play a role because they have the capacity to measure protein HOS with relatively high resolution and high efficiency. Among these methods, footprinting usually involves chemical labeling of the protein of interest and sequential bottom-up LC−MS/MS analysis to locate the labeled amino acids. This dissertation is focused on footprinting method developments and their applications to characterize therapeutic and disease-related proteins. It is divided into six chapters, among which four chapters are descriptions of original research. The first chapter serves as a general introduction to protein HOS and MS-based structural proteomics tools, paving the way for the research projects that are discussed in later chapters. In chapter 2, the comparison of sensitivity of FPOP−MS and other biophysical approaches for detecting subtle HOS changes of a monoclonal antibody upon thermal stress is reported (chapter 2.1). The application of FPOP−MS to study antibody HOS in different buffers is also discussed (chapter 2.2). Chapter 3 discusses the characterization of a mouse-derived antibody against Marburg virus nucleoprotein. Chapter 4 highlights the development of a fast photochemical oxidation of protein (FPOP)-MS based platform to study protein thermal denaturation, using the lambda repressor protein as an example. Chapter 5 describes the characterization of a novel glycosidase produced by a gut microbiota. Chapter 6 serves as a conclusion to this dissertation, discussing the characteristics and limitations of footprinting methods, proposed future development, and biochemical findings.

Language

English (en)

Chair and Committee

Michael Gross

Committee Members

Jennifer Heemstra, Jeffrey Henderson, Meredith Jackrel, Gary Patti,

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