Using MS-Fit to search possible protein identity in Protein Prospector on UCSF
(http://prospector.ucsf.edu/)

 



1. get your sample peptide data from IBMS core facility (MALDI-TOF)
2. key in (http://prospector.ucsf.edu/)
3. Choose MS-Fit
4. You can choose your search request as below:

5. Push the "Start Search" button
6. Analyze your search result.
Here is an example:
MOWSE Score: It is typical to get the score more than 1.0e+004
Masses Matched: The number of alignment peptide/ The percentage of the alignment peptide in total peptides of the protein.
Protein MW/ pI : the calculated protein Molecular Weight and pI value. However, the actual value of MW and pI could be different from the calculated values. Proteins could be modified very much.
Accession #: The protein identity in Swiss Prot

Detailed Results->

1. Figure out the difference between m/z submitted and MH+ Matched to determine the reality of your search result.
2. Notice the peptide sequences being aligned.