Publications.
Discoveries and methodological advances in membrane protein chemistry, native mass spectrometry, molecular interactions, and structural biology.
Featured publications
Molecular Basis for the Activation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MsbA by Divalent Metals
Design and Synthesis of Hetero-Bicephalic Detergents for Native Mass Spectrometry of Membrane Proteins
Capturing RAS oligomerization on a membrane
Native mass spectrometry of proteoliposomes containing integral and peripheral membrane proteins
Membrane proteins bind lipids selectively to modulate their structure and function
Research articles
Dissecting Heterogeneous Populations of Protein-Complex Samples Using Direct Mass Technology
Anal Chem. 2025 Dec 16;97(49):27057-27063. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c05771.
Effects of Hydration on Transthyretin Conformational Dynamics and Oligomerization
Biochemistry. 2025 Dec 2;64(23):4571-4580. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5c00589.
Native mass spectrometry of proteoliposomes containing integral and peripheral membrane proteins
Chemical Science.2023 Nov 21. doi: 10.1039/D3SC04938H.
Design of a symmetry-broken tetrahedral protein cage by a method of internal steric occlusion
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Nov 9:2023.11.08.566319. doi: 10.1101/2023.11.08.566319.
Variation of CI-2 Conformers upon Addition of Methanol to Water: An IMS-MS-Based Thermodynamic Analysis
J Phys Chem A. 2023 Nov 16;127(45):9399-9408. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c03651.
Cardiolipin Regulates the Activity of the Mitochondrial ABC Transporter ABCB10
Biochemistry. 2023 Oct 9. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00417.
Polyamine detergents tailored for native mass spectrometry studies of membrane proteins
Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 14;14(1):5676. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41429-w.
Combining native mass spectrometry and lipidomics to uncover specific membrane protein-lipid interactions from natural lipid sources
Chem Sci. 2023 Jul 21;14(32):8570-8582. doi: 10.1039/d3sc01482g.
2'-Deoxy Guanosine Nucleotides Alter the Biochemical Properties of Ras
Biochemistry. 2023 Aug 15;62(16):2450-2460. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00258.
Double and triple thermodynamic mutant cycles reveal the basis for specific MsbA-lipid interactions
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Jul 3:2023.07.03.547565. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.03.547565.
Structures of Get3d reveal a distinct architecture associated with the emergence of photosynthesis
J Biol Chem. 2023 Jun;299(6):104752. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104752.
Dissecting the Thermodynamics of ATP Binding to GroEL One Nucleotide at a Time
ACS Cent Sci. 2023 Feb 20;9(3):466-475. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01065.
FTflow: An Open-Source Python GUI for FT-IM-MS Experiments
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2023 Apr 5;34(4):790-793. doi: 10.1021/jasms.2c00352.
Structural basis for lipid and copper regulation of the ABC transporter MsbA
Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 26;13(1):7291. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34905-2.
High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry for Biopharma: A Universal Modality and Target Independent Analytical Method for Accurate Biomolecule Characterization
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2022 Nov 2;33(11):2191-2198. doi: 10.1021/jasms.2c00138.
Step toward Probing the Nonannular Belt of Membrane Proteins
Anal Chem. 2022 Oct 11;94(40):13906-13912. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02811.
De novo determination of mosquitocidal Cry11Aa and Cry11Ba structures from naturally-occurring nanocrystals
Nat Commun. 2022 Jul 28;13(1):4376. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31746-x.
Surface Activity of Amines Provides Evidence for the Combined ESI Mechanism of Charge Reduction for Protein Complexes
Anal Chem. 2022 Aug 2;94(30):10824-10831. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01814.
Cupric Ions Selectively Modulate TRAAK-Phosphatidylserine Interactions
J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Apr 27;144(16):7048-7053. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c00612.
Small molecule peptidomimetic trypsin inhibitors: validation of an EKO binding mode, but with a twist
Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Mar 9;20(10):2075-2080.
Temperature Regulates Stability, Ligand Binding (Mg2+ and ATP), and Stoichiometry of GroEL-GroES Complexes
J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Feb 16;144(6):2667-2678.
Investigation of Protein-Lipid Interactions Using Native Mass Spectrometry
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2349:41-64. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1585-0_3.
Charge Engineering Reveals the Roles of Ionizable Side Chains in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
JACS Au. 2021 Nov 29;1(12):2385-2393. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00458.
Variable-Temperature Native Mass Spectrometry for Studies of Protein Folding, Stabilities, Assembly, and Molecular Interactions
Annu Rev Biophys. 2021 Dec 21. doi: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-102221-101121.
Entropy in the Molecular Recognition of Membrane Protein-Lipid Interactions
J Phys Chem Lett. 2021 Dec 30;12(51):12218-12224. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03750.
Insight into the Phospholipid-Binding Preferences of Kir3.4
Biochemistry. 2021 Dec 21;60(50):3813-3821. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00615.
McCabe JW, Jones BJ, Walker TE, Schrader RL, Huntley AP, Lyu J, Hoffman NM, Anderson GA, Reilly PTA, Laganowsky A, Wysocki VH, Russell DH
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2021 Dec 1;32(12):2812-2820. doi: 10.1021/jasms.1c00245.
Mechanism-Based Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isocitrate Lyase 1 by (2R,3S)-2-Hydroxy-3-(nitromethyl)succinic acid
J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Oct 27;143(42):17666-17676. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c07970.
Self-Masked Aldehyde Inhibitors: A Novel Strategy for Inhibiting Cysteine Proteases
J Med Chem. 2021 Aug 12;64(15):11267-11287. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00628.
Protons Are Fast and Smart; Proteins Are Slow and Dumb: On the Relationship of Electrospray Ionization Charge States and Conformations
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2021 Jul 7;32(7):1553-1561. doi: 10.1021/jasms.1c00100.
Thermal Analysis of a Mixture of Ribosomal Proteins by vT-ESI-MS: Toward a Parallel Approach for Characterizing the Stabilitome
Anal Chem. 2021 Jun 22;93(24):8484-8492. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00772.
Variable-Temperature Electrospray Ionization for Temperature-Dependent Folding/Refolding Reactions of Proteins and Ligand Binding
Anal Chem. 2021 May 11;93(18):6924-6931. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00870.
Molecular assemblies of the catalytic domain of SOS with KRas and oncogenic mutants
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 23;118(12):e2022403118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2022403118.
Covalent Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isocitrate Lyase by cis-2,3-Epoxy-Succinic Acid
ACS Chem Biol. 2021 Mar 19;16(3):463-470. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00740.
Selective regulation of human TRAAK channels by biologically active phospholipids
Nat Chem Biol. 2021 Jan;17(1):89-95. doi: 10.1038/s41589-020-00659-5.
Evidence for Many Unique Solution Structures for Chymotrypsin Inhibitor 2: A Thermodynamic Perspective Derived from vT-ESI-IMS-MS Measurements
JACS. 2020 doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c05365.
A Sec14-like phosphatidylinositol transfer protein paralog defines a novel class of heme-binding proteins
Elife. 2020;9:e57081. doi: 10.7554/eLife.57081.
Discovery of Potent Charge-Reducing Molecules for Native Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Studies
Anal Chem. 2020;92(16):11242-11249. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01826.
First-Principles Collision Cross Section Measurements of Large Proteins and Protein Complexes
Anal Chem. 2020;92(16):11155-11163. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01285.
Insight into the Selectivity of Kir3.2 toward Phosphatidylinositides
Biochemistry. 2020;59(22):2089-2099. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00163.
Ag+ Ion Binding to Human Metallothionein-2A Is Cooperative and Domain Specific
Anal Chem. 2020;92(13):8923-8932. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00829.
Collision-Induced Unfolding Studies of Proteins and Protein Complexes using Drift Tube Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometer
Anal Chem. 2020;92(10):7218-7225. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00772.
Structure and mechanism of human diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1
Nature. 2020;581(7808):329-332. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2280-2.
Origins of complexity in haemoglobin evolution
Nature. 2020;581(7809):480-485. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2292-y.
Native IM-Orbitrap MS: Resolving What Was Hidden. Trends Analyt Chem
2020;124:115533. doi:10.1016/j.trac.2019.05.035.
Structural Analysis of the Effect of a Dual-FLAG Tag on Transthyretin. Biochemistry
2020;59(9):1013–1022. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00105.
Melting of Hemoglobin in Native Solutions as measured by IMS-MS. Anal Chem
2020;92(4):3440–3446. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05561.
Enhanced Characterization of Membrane Protein Complexes by Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem
2020;92(1):899–907. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03689.
Variable-Temperature ESI-IMS-MS Analysis of Myohemerythrin Reveals Ligand Losses, Unfolding, and a Non-Native Disulfide Bond. Anal Chem
2019;91(10):6808–6814. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00981.
A Conserved PLPLRT/SD Motif of STING Mediates the Recruitment and Activation of TBK1
Nature. 2019 May;569(7758):718-722. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1228-x.
Intrinsic GTPase Activity of K-RAS Monitored by Native Mass Spectrometry
Biochemistry. 2019 Aug 6;58(31):3396-3405. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00532.
Selective binding of a toxin and phosphatidylinositides to a mammalian potassium channel
Nat Commun. 2019 Mar 22;10(1):1352. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09333-4.
New insights into the metal-induced oxidative degradation pathways of transthyretin
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Apr 2;55(28):4091-4094. doi:.
Generation of Charge-Reduced Ions of Membrane Protein Complexes for Native Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Studies
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2019 Mar 18. doi: 10.1007/s13361-019-02187-6.
Topological Analysis of Transthyretin Disassembly Mechanism: Surface-Induced Dissociation Reveals Hidden Reaction Pathways
Anal Chem. 2019 Feb 5;91(3):2345-2351. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05066.
Development and Evaluation of a Reverse-Entry Ion Source Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2019 Jan;30(1):192-198. doi: 10.1007/s13361-018-1976-0.
Fourier Transform-Ion Mobility-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer: A Next-Generation Instrument for Native Mass Spectrometry
Anal Chem. 2018 Sep 4;90(17):10472-10478. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02463.
Allostery revealed within lipid binding events to membrane proteins
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Mar 5. pii: 201719813. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719813115.
Structural principles that enable oligomeric small heat-shock protein paralogs to evolve distinct functions
Science. 2018 Feb 23;359(6378):930-935. doi: 10.1126/science.aam7229.
Allosteric modulation of protein-protein interactions by individual lipid binding events
Nat Commun. 2017 Dec doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02397-0.
Protonation state of glutamate 73 regulates the formation of a specific dimeric association of mVDAC1
PNAS. 2017 Dec doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715464115.
Melting Proteins: Evidence for Multiple Stable Structures upon Thermal Denaturation of Native Ubiquitin from Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry Measurements
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 May 10;139(18):6306-6309. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b02774.
Surface induced dissociation as a tool to study membrane protein complexes
Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Mar 9;53(21):3106-3109. doi: 10.1039/c6cc09606a.
Characterization of Membrane Protein-Lipid Interactions by Mass Spectrometry Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry
JASMS. 2017 Apr;28(4):579-586. doi: 10.1007/s13361-016-1555-1.
Determining Membrane Protein-Lipid Binding Thermodynamics Using Native Mass Spectrometry
J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Apr 6;138(13):4346-9. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b01771.
Mass spectral analyses of the two major apolipoproteins of great ape high density lipoproteins
Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics. 2009 Dec;4(4):305-9. PubMed PMID: 21298813.
Hydroponics on a chip: analysis of the Fe deficient Arabidopsis thylakoid membrane proteome
J Proteomics. 2009 Apr 13;72(3):397-415. PubMed PMID: 19367733.
Sequencing covalent modifications of membrane proteins
J Exp Bot. 2006;57(7):1515-22. Epub 2006 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 16574746.
Book chapters
Patrick JW, Laganowsky A. Probing Heterogeneous Lipid Interactions with Membrane Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;2003:175–190.
Cong X, Patrick JP, Liu Y, Liang X, Liu W, Laganowsky A. “Investigation of Protein-lipid interactions using Native Mass Spectrometry”. In: JH Kleinschmidt, editor: Methods in Molecular Biology, Lipid-Protein interactions. 2022;2349:41-64.
Faull KF, Dooley AN, Halgand F, Shoemaker LD, Norris AJ, Ryan CM, Laganowsky A, Johnson JV, Katz JE. “An introduction to the basic principles and concepts of mass spectrometry.” In: D. Barcelo, editor: Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Vol 52, Protein Mass Spectrometry, Julian P. Whitelegge. Elsevier BV: Elsevier, 2009, pp. 1–46. ISBN: 9780444530554