Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform

With the evolving landscape of small molecule modalities and drug target portfolios, affinity selection mass spectrometry (ASMS) has emerged as a preferred high-throughput screening approach, driven by the growing chemical space capable of regulating historically undruggable targets. To meet the eve...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhang, Jerry Barney, Qingqing Shen, Anthony Paiva, Wilson Shou, Chris Barbieri, Nancy Huynh, Heidi L. Perez, Andrew F. Donnell, Cullen L. Cavallaro
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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author Jun Zhang
Jerry Barney
Qingqing Shen
Anthony Paiva
Wilson Shou
Chris Barbieri
Nancy Huynh
Heidi L. Perez
Andrew F. Donnell
Cullen L. Cavallaro
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Jerry Barney
Qingqing Shen
Anthony Paiva
Wilson Shou
Chris Barbieri
Nancy Huynh
Heidi L. Perez
Andrew F. Donnell
Cullen L. Cavallaro
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description With the evolving landscape of small molecule modalities and drug target portfolios, affinity selection mass spectrometry (ASMS) has emerged as a preferred high-throughput screening approach, driven by the growing chemical space capable of regulating historically undruggable targets. To meet the ever-increasing demand for binding screens, the ASMS platform requires continuous enhancements in efficiency and scalability. In this study, we developed a customized online ASMS platform, featuring multiplexed two-dimensional LC/MS for sample analysis, ultrafast acoustic ejection mass spectrometry for reaction product scouting of high-throughput chemistry before subjecting them to direct ASMS screens, and an integrated tool for real-time data processing and cross-hit evaluation. With the quality controls we implemented to ensure operational robustness and quality, the multiplexed system has demonstrated significantly enhanced analytical speed, efficiency, and overall capacity. The integrated data processing tool enhanced data quality by incorporating advanced cross-hit assessments to reduce false positives, and streamlined the screening workflow through real-time data analysis, effectively eliminating the traditional bottleneck in ASMS screening. The established ASMS platform has been utilized for our internal screening campaigns generating tractable binding hits, and providing direct affinity ranking of hits from nanoscale synthesis, enabling hit optimization and chemotype expansion with demonstrated high platform performance.
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spelling doaj-art-4ad257b272b94b0bbac49df44aaf044b2025-08-20T03:40:31ZengElsevierSLAS Technology2472-63032025-08-013310032910.1016/j.slast.2025.100329Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platformJun Zhang0Jerry Barney1Qingqing Shen2Anthony Paiva3Wilson Shou4Chris Barbieri5Nancy Huynh6Heidi L. Perez7Andrew F. Donnell8Cullen L. Cavallaro9Corresponding author.; Bristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USABristol Myers Squibb, Discovery & Development Sciences, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08648, USAWith the evolving landscape of small molecule modalities and drug target portfolios, affinity selection mass spectrometry (ASMS) has emerged as a preferred high-throughput screening approach, driven by the growing chemical space capable of regulating historically undruggable targets. To meet the ever-increasing demand for binding screens, the ASMS platform requires continuous enhancements in efficiency and scalability. In this study, we developed a customized online ASMS platform, featuring multiplexed two-dimensional LC/MS for sample analysis, ultrafast acoustic ejection mass spectrometry for reaction product scouting of high-throughput chemistry before subjecting them to direct ASMS screens, and an integrated tool for real-time data processing and cross-hit evaluation. With the quality controls we implemented to ensure operational robustness and quality, the multiplexed system has demonstrated significantly enhanced analytical speed, efficiency, and overall capacity. The integrated data processing tool enhanced data quality by incorporating advanced cross-hit assessments to reduce false positives, and streamlined the screening workflow through real-time data analysis, effectively eliminating the traditional bottleneck in ASMS screening. The established ASMS platform has been utilized for our internal screening campaigns generating tractable binding hits, and providing direct affinity ranking of hits from nanoscale synthesis, enabling hit optimization and chemotype expansion with demonstrated high platform performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2472630325000871Affinity selection mass spectrometryHigh throughput screeningBinding screeningHit discoveryAffinity ranking
spellingShingle Jun Zhang
Jerry Barney
Qingqing Shen
Anthony Paiva
Wilson Shou
Chris Barbieri
Nancy Huynh
Heidi L. Perez
Andrew F. Donnell
Cullen L. Cavallaro
Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
SLAS Technology
Affinity selection mass spectrometry
High throughput screening
Binding screening
Hit discovery
Affinity ranking
title Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
title_full Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
title_fullStr Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
title_full_unstemmed Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
title_short Development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
title_sort development and application of a customized online affinity selection mass spectrometry screening platform
topic Affinity selection mass spectrometry
High throughput screening
Binding screening
Hit discovery
Affinity ranking
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2472630325000871
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