- by MS ArticlesEndosymbiosis of phytoplankton in heterotrophic hosts is ecologically important and has led to key evolutionary innovations. However, the dynamic molecular processes underlying endosymbiosis establishment remain poorly understood. Here, using large-particle sorting and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we unravel heterogeneous changes in proteomes of the cosmopolitan ciliate Paramecium and algal endosymbiont Chlorella from engulfment to stable endosymbiosis. The initial digestion sees […]
- by MS ArticlesPlants produce diverse bouquets of specialized metabolites (SMs), yet only a fraction of the vast phytochemical space has been explored to date. Comparative analysis of SM profiles can reveal hotspots of biochemical novelty, while systematic profiling across taxonomic levels does presently not cover large plant families. To study core and accessory SM profiles in the Brassicaceae plant family, we fingerprinted […]
- by MS ArticlesJ. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6JA90018F, Atomic Spectrometry UpdateE. Hywel Evans, Jorge Pisonero, Clare M. M. Smith, Rex N. TaylorThis review covers advances in atomic spectrometric techniques, including atomic emission, absorption, fluorescence and mass spectrometry. Material on speciation and coupled techniques is not covered as this is included in a separate ASU review.To cite this article before page […]
- by MS ArticlesHuman Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5) is a low-affinity IgG Fc receptor expressed on various B cell subsets and a potential therapeutic target. We discovered that commonly used Fc-silencing mutations, designed to prevent interactions between the Fc{gamma} receptors on immune cells and the Fc domain of therapeutic IgG, do not prevent binding to FCRL5. As a result, unintended interactions between Fc-silent […]
- by MS ArticlesABSTRACT Analytical technologies for body fluids and tissues have advanced substantially over the past decade, particularly in chromatographic, electrophoretic and ion-mobility–based separation strategies designed to address matrix complexity and structural isomerism. Improvements in stationary-phase chemistry, multidimensional liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mobility-integrated mass spectrometry have enhanced peak capacity, structural discrimination, remains the selection and validation of separation strategies capable of […]
- by MS ArticlesABSTRACT Rationale Impurity profiling is critical for the quality control and safety assessment of pharmaceutical formulations. Tolterodine tartrate tablets contain unknown impurities that are not documented in standard literature or pharmacopoeias. Identifying these impurities and determining their origin is essential for optimizing the manufacturing process and ensuring product stability. Methods A comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (2D-LC/MS) method was developed. […]
- by MS ArticlesABSTRACT Rationale Asplenium ruprechtii Sa. Kurata (“Guo shan jue”), a traditional Chinese folk medicine, is widely used to treat thromboangiitis obliterans, hemiplegia, traumatic bleeding, neurodermatitis, and lower limb ulcers. However, its chemical composition remains incompletely characterized—previous studies have identified 80 major components, while trace-level constituents (critical for the “multicomponent, multitarget” efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine) remain unexploited. Methods In this […]
- by MS ArticlesBackground: Tau aggregation is the defining feature of tauopathies, however, the mechanisms by which distinct tau strains drive disease-specific responses remain unclear. Existing models largely rely on recombinant tau seeding or tau overexpression, which fail to capture the biochemical diversity of pathological tau. The aim of this study was to develop a robust and reproducible human cell-based model of disease-specific […]
- by MS ArticlesPublication date: Available online 20 April 2026Source: Clinica Chimica ActaAuthor(s): Zhonggan Jin, Yuanzhu Ou, Ming Zong, Zhihan Ye, Zhizheng Li, Sujie Zhang, Hewei Sun, Xiaoyu Fan, Xialin Luo, Lingli Jiang, Yi Ju
- by MS ArticlesPublication date: Available online 19 April 2026Source: Clinica Chimica ActaAuthor(s): Lei Wang, Xingli Xu, Hongchen Zhou, Feng Zhang, Huahui Li
- by MS ArticlesPublication date: Available online 20 April 2026Source: TalantaAuthor(s): Qianlin Wang, Danmei Zhao, Guohui Xing, Conghui Sun, Yifan Cai, Nian Liu, Linnan Ke, Lihong Liu, Bin He, Ligang Hu
- by MS ArticlesAn alternative to the conventional hydrogenation pathway for NO3 − remediation is established via HCOOH-driven proton-coupled electron transfer on a bimetallic Sn3/Pd catalyst. The triangular Sn3 ensembles thermodynamically favor direct N─N coupling while kinetically suppressing N─H formation, achieving 97.4% N2 selectivity. This design bypasses the conventional hydrogenation route, overcoming the longstanding NH3 byproduct challenge. ABSTRACT Catalytic nitrate (NO3 −) reduction […]
- by MS ArticlesPublication date: July 2026Source: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Volume 200Author(s): Xinying Zhu, Jia Yi, Liang Qiao
- by MS ArticlesGlycan biosynthesis relies on nucleotide-activated sugars, essential metabolites across all domains of life, yet their usage in microbes is poorly understood. Here we present SugarBase, a mass spectrometry and bioinformatic pipeline for untargeted exploration of microbial nucleotide sugar networks. SugarBase resolves the chemical complexity of microbial metabolism by combining narrow-window DIA fragmentation with a chemistry-informed parent ion identification algorithm. Applying […]
- by MS ArticlesIn mass spectrometry-based proteomics, false discovery rate (FDR) control underpins the credibility of peptide and protein identifications. In contemporary workflows, including multi-run Data Independent Acquisition (DIA), deep learning-assisted scoring, library-free searches, and extensive post-processing, the statement "1% FDR" has become increasingly ambiguous, potentially referring to different statistical entities, multiple-testing scopes, and null models. We propose a standardized framework requiring explicit […]
- by MS ArticlesPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly resistant to enzymatic C-F bond cleavage, and hydrolytic defluorination of long-chain PFAS has rarely been demonstrated. Here, we report selective hydrolytic defluorination of branched perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) isomers by a haloacid dehalogenase (4A) from Delftia acidovorans strain D4B. A fluoride-specific riboswitch biosensor was used for initial substrate screening, followed by scaled-up assays in […]
- The inner nuclear membrane protein SUN1 regulates cullin-3 neddylation to maintain insulin signalingby MS ArticlesMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease and strongly linked to obesity and insulin resistance. We previously reported that the common nuclear envelope variant rs6461378 (g.842031C>T; SUN1 H118Y) associated with MASLD and related traits including insulin resistance. To gain insight into how wildtype (WT) and H118Y SUN1 might differentially impact insulin signaling, we performed […]
- by MS ArticlesA cold semi-swap
- by MS ArticlesStructure-informed deep generation enables de novo metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics
- by MS ArticlesJournal of the American Society for Mass SpectrometryDOI: 10.1021/jasms.6c00098
Murray Mass Spectrometry Group
Research group of Kermit Murray at Louisiana State University where we use lasers for sampling and imaging and study the chemistry and physics of laser ablation.
