CYCLONE—A Utility for De Novo Sequencing of Microbial Cyclic Peptides

peer-reviewed · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2013

peer-reviewed · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2013. Daniel Kavan et al. We have developed a de novo sequencing software tool (CYCLONE) and applied it for determination of cyclic…
Date 2013-08-01
Type peer-reviewed
Venue Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Publisher American Chemical Society (ACS)
Contribution algorithm
DOI 10.1007/s13361-013-0652-7
Citations (OpenAlex) 18
Venue 2-year citedness 2.84

Abstract

We have developed a de novo sequencing software tool (CYCLONE) and applied it for determination of cyclic peptides. The program uses a non-redundant database of 312 nonribosomal building blocks identified to date in bacteria and fungi (more than 230 additional residues in the database list were isobaric). The software was used to fully characterize the tandem mass spectrum of several cyclic peptides and provide sequence tags. The general strategy of the script was based on fragment ion pre-characterization to accomplish unambiguous b-ion series assignments. Showcase examples were a cyclic tetradepsipeptide beauverolide, a cyclic hexadepsipeptide roseotoxin A, a lasso-like hexapeptide pseudacyclin A, and a cyclic undecapeptide cyclosporin A. The extent of ion scrambling in smaller peptides was as low as 5 % of total ion current; this demonstrated the feasibility of CYCLONE de novo sequencing. The robustness of the script was also tested against database sets of various sizes and isotope-containing data. It can be downloaded from the http://ms.biomed.cas.cz/MSTools/ website. ᅟ

Authors

  1. Daniel Kavan · Charles University, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology
  2. Marek Kuzma · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology
  3. Karel Lemr · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Palacký University Olomouc
  4. Kevin A. Schug · The University of Texas at Arlington
  5. Vladimir Havlicek · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Palacký University Olomouc

Methods and tools

  • CYCLONE: A de novo sequencing script for microbial cyclic peptides that assigns b-ion series over a library of 312 nonribosomal building blocks, shown on beauverolide, roseotoxin A, pseudacyclin A and cyclosporin A.

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