用于蛋白质液-液相分离热力学和动力学特性研究的毛细流动实验。
Capillary flow experiments for thermodynamic and kinetic characterization of protein liquid-liquid phase separation.
机构信息
Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 227, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
出版信息
Nat Commun. 2021 Dec 15;12(1):7289. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27433-y.
Liquid-liquid phase separation or LLPS of proteins is a field of mounting importance and the value of quantitative kinetic and thermodynamic characterization of LLPS is increasingly recognized. We present a method, Capflex, which allows rapid and accurate quantification of key parameters for LLPS: Dilute phase concentration, relative droplet size distributions, and the kinetics of droplet formation and maturation into amyloid fibrils. The binding affinity between the polypeptide undergoing LLPS and LLPS-modulating compounds can also be determined. We apply Capflex to characterize the LLPS of Human DEAD-box helicase-4 and the coacervate system ssDNA/RP. Furthermore, we study LLPS and the aberrant liquid-to-solid phase transition of α-synuclein. We quantitatively measure the decrease in dilute phase concentration as the LLPS of α-synuclein is followed by the formation of Thioflavin-T positive amyloid aggregates. The high information content, throughput and the versatility of Capflex makes it a valuable tool for characterizing biomolecular LLPS.
蛋白质的液-液相分离或 LLPS 是一个日益重要的领域,定量研究 LLPS 的动力学和热力学特征的价值也越来越得到认可。我们提出了一种方法,Capflex,它可以快速准确地定量测定 LLPS 的关键参数:稀相浓度、相对液滴尺寸分布,以及液滴形成和成熟为淀粉样纤维的动力学。多肽进行 LLPS 以及调节 LLPS 的化合物之间的结合亲和力也可以被确定。我们应用 Capflex 来研究人类 DEAD -box 解旋酶-4 和 ssDNA/RP 的凝聚物系统的 LLPS。此外,我们研究了α-突触核蛋白的 LLPS 和异常的液相到固相转变。我们定量测量了稀相浓度的降低,因为α-突触核蛋白的 LLPS 随后形成了硫黄素-T 阳性的淀粉样聚集物。Capflex 的高信息量、高通量和多功能性使其成为表征生物分子 LLPS 的有价值的工具。