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Title: Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling: Metabolite Formulas from Isotopic Fine Structures in Heterogeneous Plant Cell Populations

Abstract

Characterization of the metabolic heterogeneity in cell populations requires the analysis of single cells. Most current methods in single-cell analysis rely on cell manipulation, potentially altering the abundance of metabolites in individual cells. Small sample volume and the chemical diversity of metabolites are additional challenges in single-cell metabolomics. Here, we describe the combination of fiber-based laser ablation electrospray ionization (f-LAESI) with 21 tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (21TFTICR-MS) for in situ single-cell metabolic profiling in plant tissue. Single plant cells infected by bacteria were selected and sampled directly from the tissue without cell manipulation through mid-infrared ablation with a fine optical fiber tip for ionization by f-LAESI. Finally, ultrahigh performance 21T-FTICR-MS enabled the simultaneous capture of isotopic fine structures (IFSs) for 47 known and 11 unknown compounds, thus elucidating their elemental compositions from single cells, and providing information on metabolic heterogeneity in the cell population.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [3];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
  3. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1647344
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1615474
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-152789
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-2700
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830; SC0013978; IoS-1734145
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Analytical Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-2700
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; plants, infectious diseases, fibers, metabolism, ions

Citation Formats

Samarah, Laith Z., Khattar, Rikkita, Tran, Tina H., Stopka, Sylwia A., Brantner, Christine A., Parlanti, Paola, Veličković, Dušan, Shaw, Jared B., Agtuca, Beverly J., Stacey, Gary, Paša-Tolić, Ljiljana, Tolić, Nikola, Anderton, Christopher R., and Vertes, Akos. Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling: Metabolite Formulas from Isotopic Fine Structures in Heterogeneous Plant Cell Populations. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00936.
Samarah, Laith Z., Khattar, Rikkita, Tran, Tina H., Stopka, Sylwia A., Brantner, Christine A., Parlanti, Paola, Veličković, Dušan, Shaw, Jared B., Agtuca, Beverly J., Stacey, Gary, Paša-Tolić, Ljiljana, Tolić, Nikola, Anderton, Christopher R., & Vertes, Akos. Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling: Metabolite Formulas from Isotopic Fine Structures in Heterogeneous Plant Cell Populations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00936
Samarah, Laith Z., Khattar, Rikkita, Tran, Tina H., Stopka, Sylwia A., Brantner, Christine A., Parlanti, Paola, Veličković, Dušan, Shaw, Jared B., Agtuca, Beverly J., Stacey, Gary, Paša-Tolić, Ljiljana, Tolić, Nikola, Anderton, Christopher R., and Vertes, Akos. Tue . "Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling: Metabolite Formulas from Isotopic Fine Structures in Heterogeneous Plant Cell Populations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00936. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1647344.
@article{osti_1647344,
title = {Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling: Metabolite Formulas from Isotopic Fine Structures in Heterogeneous Plant Cell Populations},
author = {Samarah, Laith Z. and Khattar, Rikkita and Tran, Tina H. and Stopka, Sylwia A. and Brantner, Christine A. and Parlanti, Paola and Veličković, Dušan and Shaw, Jared B. and Agtuca, Beverly J. and Stacey, Gary and Paša-Tolić, Ljiljana and Tolić, Nikola and Anderton, Christopher R. and Vertes, Akos},
abstractNote = {Characterization of the metabolic heterogeneity in cell populations requires the analysis of single cells. Most current methods in single-cell analysis rely on cell manipulation, potentially altering the abundance of metabolites in individual cells. Small sample volume and the chemical diversity of metabolites are additional challenges in single-cell metabolomics. Here, we describe the combination of fiber-based laser ablation electrospray ionization (f-LAESI) with 21 tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (21TFTICR-MS) for in situ single-cell metabolic profiling in plant tissue. Single plant cells infected by bacteria were selected and sampled directly from the tissue without cell manipulation through mid-infrared ablation with a fine optical fiber tip for ionization by f-LAESI. Finally, ultrahigh performance 21T-FTICR-MS enabled the simultaneous capture of isotopic fine structures (IFSs) for 47 known and 11 unknown compounds, thus elucidating their elemental compositions from single cells, and providing information on metabolic heterogeneity in the cell population.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00936},
journal = {Analytical Chemistry},
number = 10,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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