LC-MS/MS system with high-resolution mass spectrometer and nano-UHPLC - 1/2

近年来，蛋白质组学分析在转化研究中获得了很大的发展势头。样品处理和质谱分析的新技术现在使我们能够为各种生物医学研究应用甚至诊断建立新的工作流程。目前的仪器已连续使用超过12年，与维护相关的停机时间在过去四年中显着增加。此外，它不再具有竞争力，主要是由于采集缓慢，并且由于缺乏执行新的分析工作流程的可能性，如数据独立的质谱法或类似的方法。因此，需要更换最先进的仪器。为了替换这台机器，我们要求一台新仪器。计划用于各种蛋白质组学应用，包括分析只有有限材料可用的福尔马林固定和石蜡包埋组织样品。此外，对相对较小的组织或类器官样本的小样本分析，包括通过标记融合蛋白捕获和基于抗体的下拉进行蛋白质相互作用分析的下拉，正在增加，对泪液和淋巴腺等体液的分析需要一个高度敏感和可靠的液相色谱-质谱系统，在灵敏度，吞吐量和分析深度方面。这需要具有高扫描速率和超高分辨率的设备来处理非常复杂和非常稀缺的样品的大样品吞吐量。此外，为了提高通量和重现性，新仪器需要实现高分辨率和高速数据独立采集，并且为了验证目的和检测复杂样品中的特定蛋白质，需要对特定肽进行靶向分析。此外，为了分离复杂混合物，需要将超高压液相色谱系统连接到质谱仪上，以纳米流速高分辨率分离复杂的肽混合物。我们要求的装置是纳米超高性能液相色谱系统的组合，再加上连接到超高分辨率质谱仪的离子迁移率单元。这种组合是一个完美的设置，以实现精确的保留时间，限制样品分散和系统携带，减少光谱噪声背景和提供敏感和准确的鉴定和定量的高分辨率多肽。

Proteomic analysis in translational research has recently gained a lot of momentum. New technologies for sample processing as well as mass spectrometric analysis now enable us to establish novel workflows for a variety of biomedical research applications and even diagnostics. The current instrumentation has been in use for more than 12 years continuously, and the maintenance-related downtime has increased significantly over the past four years. Additionally, it is not competitive any longer, mainly due to slow acquisition and due to the lack of possibilities to perform novel analysis workflows like data-independent mass spectrometry or similar approaches. Therefore, it needs to be replaced with a state-of-the-art instrument. To replace this machine, we request a new instrument. It is planned to be used for various proteomic applications including the analysis of formalin-fixed and paraffine-embedded tissue samples where only limited material is available. Also, the analysis of small samples for relatively small tissue or organoid samples including pull-downs for protein interaction analysis via tagged fusion protein capture and antibody-based pull-downs is increasing and the analysis of body fluids like tear fluid and perilymph needs a highly sensitive and reliable Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry system with respect to sensitivity, throughput and analytical depth. This requires a device with high scan rates and ultra-high resolution for large sample throughput of very complex as well as very scarce samples. Further, to increase the throughput and reproducibility, the new instrument needs to enable high resolution and high-speed data-independent acquisition and, for validation purposes and to detect specific proteins in complex samples, targeted analysis of specific peptides. Additionally, for separation of the complex mixtures, a ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography system needs to be connected to the mass spectrometer which allows high resolution separation of complex peptide mixtures at nano flow rates. The set-up we are requesting is a combination of a nano ultra-high performance liquid chromatography system, coupled with an ion-mobility unit connected to an ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry machine. This combination is a perfect setup to achieve a precise retention time, limit sample dispersion and system carryover, reduce spectral noise background and deliver sensitive and accurate identification and quantification of peptides at a high resolution.