Denaturing mass photometry for straightforward optimization of protein-protein cross-linking reactions at single-molecule level

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Gizardin-Fredon, Hugo | Santo, Paulo, E | Chagot, Marie-Eve | Charpentier, Bruno | Bandeiras, Tiago, M | MANIVAL, Xavier | Hernandez-Alba, Oscar | Cianférani, Sarah

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Mass photometry (MP) is a versatile, fast and low sample-consuming biophysical technique that gained interest in structural biology to study noncovalent assemblies in native conditions. We report here on a novel method to perform MP analysis in denaturing conditions (dMP) and its application for fast, accurate and straightforward optimization of chemical reactions in cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) workflows. dMP consists in a robust 2-step protocol that ensures 95% of irreversible denaturation within only 5 min. The proposed single-molecule method clearly overcomes the limitations and outperforms gold standard SDS-PAGE, as illustrated on several biological complexes. dMP provides an unprecedented and unmatched in-solution quantification of all coexisting XL species, including sub-complexes and non-specific XL aggregates, along with identification of significantly higher numbers of XL dipeptides in MS. We anticipate single-molecule dMP to be a high-impact game-changer for the XL-MS community with the potential to leverage the quality and reliability of XL-MS datasets.

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