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ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2021

Development of 48-condition buffer screen for protein stability assessment.

Josef Houser, Jana Kosourova, Monika Kubickova, Michaela Wimmerova

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Article in European biophysics journal : EBJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. High-throughput system for the thermostability analysis of proteins.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2024
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  3. Fluorescence-Based Protein Stability Monitoring-A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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Josef HouserCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic. houser@mail.muni.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-3891
Jana KosourovaCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
Monika KubickovaCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-9453
Michaela WimmerovaCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.

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Horizon 2020 (COST Action) CA15126Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy LM2018127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The determination of a suitable buffer environment for a protein of interest is not an easy task. The requirements of advanced techniques, the demands on the biological material and the researcher time needed for buffer optimization, as well as personal inflexibility, lead frequently to the use of sub-optimal buffers. Here, we demonstrate the design of a 48-condition buffer screen that can be used to determine an appropriate environment for downstream studies. By the combination of several techniques (differential scanning fluorimetry, dynamic light scattering, and bio-layer interferometry), we are able to assess the protein stability, homogeneity and binding activity across the screen with less than half a milligram of protein in 1 day. The application of this screen helps to avoid unsuitable conditions, to explain problems observed upon protein analysis and to choose the most suitable buffers for further research. The screen can be routinely used as a primary screen for buffer optimization in labs and facilities.

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Protein StabilityBuffersDynamic Light ScatteringFluorometryProteinsBuffersProteinsBio-layer interferometryBufferDifferential scanning fluorimetryDynamic light scatteringProtein stabilityScreening

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