Data-independent acquisition quantitative proteomics was conducted according to a previous study (Zhang et al., 2021 (link)). Briefly, cells underwent protein extraction and trypsin digestion into peptides, and then a spectral library was generated and quantified. Ten fractions were collected, and each fraction was dried in a vacuum concentrator. The fractions were redissolved in 0.1% formic acid and analyzed using nanospray liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) on an Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid (Thermo Fisher Scientific, MA, United States) coupled to a Waters nanoACQUITY UPLC System (Waters, MA, United States). The mass spectrometer was run in DDA mode and automatically switched between MS and MS/MS modes. The DDA data were processed and analyzed using Spectronaut X (Biognosys, Schlieren, Switzerland) with default settings to generate an initial target list. A false discovery rate cutoff at the precursor and protein levels was applied at 1%. Finally, proteins were identified and quantified.
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