Searching Sequence Databases via De Novo Peptide Sequencing by Tandem Mass Spectrometry

peer-reviewed · Molecular Biotechnology · 2002

peer-reviewed · Molecular Biotechnology · 2002. Richard S. Johnson et al. There are many computer programs that can match tandem mass spectra of peptides to database-derived…
Date 2002-12-01
Type peer-reviewed
Venue Molecular Biotechnology
Publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Contribution algorithm
DOI 10.1385/MB:22:3:301
Citations (OpenAlex) 99
Venue 2-year citedness 3.96

Abstract

There are many computer programs that can match tandem mass spectra of peptides to database-derived sequences; however, situations can arise where mass spectral data cannot be correlated with any database sequence. In such cases, sequences can be automatically deduced de novo, without recourse to sequence databases, and the resulting peptide sequences can be used to perform homologous nonexact searches of sequence databases. This article describes details on how to implement both a de novo sequencing program called “Lutefisk,” and a version of FASTA that has been modified to account for sequence ambiguities inherent in tandem mass spectrometry data.

Authors

  1. Richard S. Johnson · Amgen (United States), Immunex Corporation, Institute for Systems Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington
  2. J. Alex Taylor · Amgen (United States), Immunex Corporation

Methods and tools

  • Lutefisk: First widely-used heuristic de novo tool

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