Cation-induced stabilization of protein complexes in the gas phase: Mechanistic insights from hemoglobin dissociation studies

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 595-603

  Liu, JiangJiang ^a   Konermann, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chelation bridge; Dissociation profile; Precursor ion selection; Statistical model; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CESIUM; CHELATION; HEMOGLOBIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL IONS; OLIGOMERS; PROTEINS; STABILIZATION;

ADDUCT FORMATION; CHARGE MIGRATION; COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATION; MOBILE CHARGE CARRIERS; PRECURSOR IONS; PROTEIN COMPLEXES; STATISTICAL MODELING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

DISSOCIATION;

CALCIUM; CATION; CESIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM; MONOMER; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROSPRAY; GAS; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTON TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CATTLE; GASES; HEMOGLOBINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84896961900     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0814-7     Document Type: Article

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