In this study, we introduced a multiplex acquisition strategy at the precursor level, called "Multiple Accumulation Precursor Mass Spectrometry" (MAP-MS). This technique enhances the dynamic range by accumulating multiple precursor mass ranges while the Orbitrap (OT) analyzes MS/MS spectra without increasing the cycle time.
Our results confirm that peptide detection in OT-based data-independent acquisition (DIA) analysis can be improved by extending the precursor dynamic range using MAP-MS. This is achieved through a software package that combines precursor and fragment information, demonstrating that MAP-MS can serve as an alternative procedure for precursor analysis in OT-based mass spectrometers.
By analyzing 125 HeLa tryptic peptides, we identified 99,056 peptides and 7,721 protein groups using MAP-MS, compared to 82,336 peptides and 6,736 protein groups identified with the standard DIA method on an Orbitrap ExplorisTM 480 mass spectrometer with a 110-minute gradient.
Additionally, we introduced a true positive validation method based on gas-phase fractionation (GPF). This method can be applied to verify post-acquisition method optimization using retention times (RT) from GPF-DIA as a reference.
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