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Wancewicz, B.

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Comprehensive Metabolomic Analysis of Human Heart Tissue Enabled by Parallel Metabolite Extraction and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

The heart contracts incessantly and requires a constant supply of energy, utilizing numerous metabolic substrates such as fatty acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids to supply its high energy demands. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of various metabolites is urgently needed for understanding cardiac metabolism; however, complete metabolome analyses remain challenging due to the broad range of metabolite polarities which makes extraction and detection difficult. Herein, we implemented parallel metabolite extractions and high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS)-based methods to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the human heart metabolome. To capture the diverse range of metabolite polarities, we first performed six parallel liquid-liquid extractions (three monophasic, two biphasic, and one triphasic extractions) of healthy human donor heart tissue. Next, we utilized two complementary MS platforms for metabolite detection - direct-infusion ultrahigh-resolution Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (DI-FTICR) and high-resolution liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem MS (LC-Q-TOF MS/MS). Using DI-FTICR MS, 9,521 metabolic features were detected where 7,699 were assigned a chemical formula and 1,756 were assigned an annotated by accurate mass assignment. Using LC-Q-TOF MS/MS, 21,428 metabolic features were detected where 626 metabolites were identified based on fragmentation matching against publicly available libraries. Collectively, 2276 heart metabolites were identified in this study which span a wide range of polarities including polar (benzenoids, alkaloids and derivatives and nucleosides) as well as non-polar (phosphatidylcholines, acylcarnitines, and fatty acids) compounds. The results of this study will provide critical knowledge regarding the selection of appropriate extraction and MS detection methods for the analysis of the diverse classes of human heart metabolites. Table of Contents Graphical Abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=108 SRC="FIGDIR/small/558013v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (27K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1db91c8org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@400d81org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@136b221org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1e8d3b9_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG

molecular biology↗

A Multi-omics Strategy Enabled by Sequential Metabolomics and Proteomics for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes

Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) show immense promise for patient-specific disease modeling, cardiotoxicity screening, and regenerative therapy development. However, hPSC-CMs in culture have not recapitulated the structural or functional properties of adult CMs in vivo thus far. To gain global insight into hPSC-CM biology, we established a multi-omics method for analyzing the hPSC-CM metabolome and proteome from the same cell culture, creating multi-dimensional profiles of hPSC-CMs. Specifically, we developed a sequential extraction to capture metabolites and proteins from the same hPSC-CM monolayer cultures, and analyzed these extracts using high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS). Using this method, we annotated 205 metabolites/lipids and 4,008 proteins from 106 cells with high reproducibility. We further integrated the proteome and metabolome measurements to create network profiles of molecular phenotypes for hPSC-CMs. Out of 310 pathways identified using metabolomics and proteomics, 40 pathways were considered significantly overrepresented (FDR-corrected p [≤] 0.05). Highly populated pathways included those involved in protein synthesis (ribosome, spliceosome), ATP generation (oxidative phosphorylation), and cardiac muscle contraction. This multi-omics method achieves deep coverage of metabolites and proteins, creating a multidimensional view of the hPSC-CM phenotype, which provides a strong technological foundation to advance the understanding of hPSC-CM biology.

systems biology↗

A comprehensive plasma metabolomics dataset for a cohort of mouse knockouts within the international mouse phenotyping consortium

Mouse knockouts allow studying gene functions. Often, multiple phenotypes are impacted when a gene is inactivated. The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IPMC) has generated thousands of mouse knockouts and catalogued their phenotype data. We have acquired metabolomics data from 220 plasma samples of 30 mouse gene knockouts and corresponding wildtype mice from IMPC. To acquire comprehensive metabolomics data, we have used liquid chromatography (LC) combined with mass spectrometry (MS) for detecting polar and lipophilic compounds in an untargeted approach. We have also used targeted methods to measure bile acids, steroids and oxylipins. In addition, we have used gas chromatography GC-TOFMS for measuring primary metabolites. The metabolomics dataset reports 832 unique structurally identified metabolites from 124 chemical classes as determined by ChemRICH software. The GCMS and LCMS raw data files, intermediate and finalized data matrices, R-Scripts, annotation databases and extracted ion chromatograms are provided in this data descriptor. The dataset can be used for subsequent studies to link genetic variants with molecular mechanisms and phenotypes.\n\nData SetThe dataset is available at the MetabolomicsWorkbench repository (accession ID: ST001154)\n\nData Set Licenselicense under which the data set is made available (CC0).

bioinformatics↗