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Morpheus Spectral Counter: A computational tool for label-free quantitative mass spectrometry using the Morpheus search engine.

ABSTRACT: Label-free quantitative MS based on the Normalized Spectral Abundance Factor (NSAF) has emerged as a straightforward and robust method to determine the relative abundance of individual proteins within complex mixtures. Here, we present Morpheus Spectral Counter (MSpC) as the first computational tool that directly calculates NSAF values from output obtained from Morpheus, a fast, open-source, peptide-MS/MS matching engine compatible with high-resolution accurate-mass instruments. NSAF has distinct advantages over other MS-based quantification methods, including a greater dynamic range as compared to isobaric tags, no requirement to align and re-extract MS1 peaks, and increased speed. MSpC features an easy-to-use graphic user interface that additionally calculates both distributed and unique NSAF values to permit analyses of both protein families and isoforms/proteoforms. MSpC determinations of protein concentration were linear over several orders of magnitude based on the analysis of several high-mass accuracy datasets either obtained from PRIDE or generated with total cell extracts spiked with purified Arabidopsis 20S proteasomes. The MSpC software was developed in C# and is open sourced under a permissive license with the code made available at http://dcgemperline.github.io/Morpheus_SpC/.

SUBMITTER: Gemperline DC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089804 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Morpheus Spectral Counter: A computational tool for label-free quantitative mass spectrometry using the Morpheus search engine.

Gemperline David C DC Scalf Mark M Smith Lloyd M LM Vierstra Richard D RD

Proteomics 20160301 6

Label-free quantitative MS based on the Normalized Spectral Abundance Factor (NSAF) has emerged as a straightforward and robust method to determine the relative abundance of individual proteins within complex mixtures. Here, we present Morpheus Spectral Counter (MSpC) as the first computational tool that directly calculates NSAF values from output obtained from Morpheus, a fast, open-source, peptide-MS/MS matching engine compatible with high-resolution accurate-mass instruments. NSAF has distinc ...[more]

PMID: 26791624

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Morpheus Spectral Counter: A computational tool for label-free quantitative mass spectrometry using the Morpheus search engine.

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Morpheus Spectral Counter: A computational tool for label-free quantitative mass spectrometry using the Morpheus search engine.

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