Quantitative Measurement of Fibrillogenesis by Mass Spectrometry
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In this chapter, a method for the quantitative determination of amyloid conversion by electrospray mass spectrometry is presented.
Mass spectrometry is typically used for the purpose of measuring the mass of unknowns. However, the judicious selection of
an internal standard permits the quantitative determination of protein concentration. For amyloid formation, this is particularly
useful in circumstances where either the protein under study is in limited abundance, or separation of the precursor from
other protein factors is impractical or undesirable. For the measurement of amyloid formation, internal standards are typically
mass distinct variants of the amyloid precursor. In addition, the extreme stability of amyloid fibers permits assessment of
residual precursor concentration with or without separation of fibers from unreacted precursor. Lastly, by using internal
standards which are not amyloidogenic and do not interfere with fiber formation, electrospray mass spectrometry permits quantitative
measurement of fiber formation in real-time and with small (pmoles) quantities of protein.
Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Book Title: Amyloid Proteins: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 299 | Pub. Date: Dec-28-2004 | Page Range: 185-194 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-874-9:185
Subject: Protein Science
Key Words: Amyloid - fibrillogenesis - IAPP - amylin - ß-2microglobulin mass spectrometry - electrospray
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