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ArticlePeerJ2019

Exploring the potential of deep-blue autofluorescence for monitoring amyloid fibril formation and dissociation.

Mantas Ziaunys, Tomas Sneideris, Vytautas Smirnovas

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Article in PeerJ, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Amyloid Fibrils of Stefin B Show Anisotropic Properties.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mantas ZiaunysVilnius University, Life Sciences Center, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Tomas SneiderisVilnius University, Life Sciences Center, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vytautas SmirnovasVilnius University, Life Sciences Center, Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilnius University · LT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein aggregation into amyloid fibrils has been linked to multiple neurodegenerative disorders. Determining the kinetics of fibril formation, as well as their structural stability are important for the mechanistic understanding of amyloid aggregation. Tracking both fibril association and dissociation is usually performed by measuring light scattering of the solution or fluorescence of amyloid specific dyes, such as thioflavin-T. A possible addition to these methods is the recently discovered deep-blue autofluorescence (dbAF), which is linked to amyloid formation. In this work we explore the potential of this phenomenon to monitor amyloid fibril formation and dissociation, as well as show its possible relation to fibril size rather than amyloid structure.

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Aggregation kineticsAmyloidDeep-blue autofluorescenceFibril dissociationInsulinLysozymePrion protein

Identifiers

PMID31440437
PMCPMC6699583
OpenAlexW2967511291

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