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Exercise MSMS3

Topic

Use a second pass search to find unusual modifications, sequence variants, and non-specific cleavage.

Experimental

Search the supplied MGF format peak list against Swiss-Prot with a taxonomy filter of Mammalia. Use Trypsin, 2 missed cleavages, 0.5 Da / 0.5 Da, no modifications in the first pass search, and ESI-QUAD-TOF ion series. In X!Tandem, configure model refinement. In Mascot, check the search form option for an automatic error tolerant search

Data

Right-click this link: MSMS3.mgf, and choose Save to file

Tips

  • If SwissProt not available, search a mix of mammalian proteins.

Questions

  1. Try to explain as many as possible of the additional error tolerant matches
  2. Are there any that you cannot explain or do not believe?
  3. Which modifications, if any, might you include in the first pass search?

 

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