To characterize MUC5AC O-linked oligosaccharides, permethylated glycans were dissolved in methanol (20 μL). A small aliquot (1 μL) was spotted onto a MALDI plate (
Opti-TOF-384 well insert, Applied Biosystems) and crystallized with 1 μL of 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (
DHB matrix, 10 mg/mL; Sigma-Aldrich, 149357) in 50% methanol/water. Data were obtained from an Applied Biosystems SCIEX MALDI TOF/TOF 5800 mass spectrometer in reflector positive-ion mode
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To confirm glycan structure by ESI-MS
n, a small aliquot (2 μL) of permethylated O-glycans was dissolved in ESI-MS direct infusion buffer (33% H
2O, 33% acetonitrile, and 33% 1 mM NaOH-methanol (1:1 vol/vol)). Further, glycans were infused on an
Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific) through a nanospray ionization (NSI) probe. The MS
n spectra (collision-induced dissociation, CID and higher energy collisional dissociation, HCD) of the glycans were acquired at high resolution by total ion mapping (TIM) program and detected on Orbitrap / Ion trap
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Data analysis was performed using Data Explorer V4.5, and the assignment of glycan structures was based on the primary m/z coupled with MS/MS fragmentation patterns using the Expasy tool (
https://web.expasy.org/glycomod/) and GlycoWorkbench 1.1 software.
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