Challenges in Experimental Methods.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2340: 281-307, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Experimental studies of amyloids encounter many challenges. There are many methods available for studying proteins, which can be applied to amyloids from basic staining techniques, allowing visualization of fibers, to complex methods, e.g., AFM-IR used to their detailed biochemical and structural characterization in nanoscale. Which method is appropriate depends on the goal of an experiment verification of aggregational properties of a peptide, distinguishing oligomers from mature fibers, or kinetic studies. Insolubility, rapid aggregation, and the need of using a high-purity peptide may be a limiting factor in studies involving amyloids. Moreover, the results obtained by various experimental methods often differ significantly, which may lead to misclassification of amyloid peptides. Due to ambiguity of experimental results, laborious and time-consuming analysis, bioinformatical methods become more widely used for amyloids.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas Amiloidogênicas
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Amiloide
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En
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2022
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