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ArticleCell reports methods2022

Microparticle immunocapture assay for quantitation of protein multimer amount and size.

Michael F Gutknecht, Hiroaki Kaku, Thomas L Rothstein

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2022. 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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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael F GutknechtDepartment of Investigative Medicine and Center for Immunobiology, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Hiroaki KakuDepartment of Investigative Medicine and Center for Immunobiology, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Thomas L RothsteinDepartment of Investigative Medicine and Center for Immunobiology, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Western Michigan University · US

Funding

Human B1-like Cells and Pneumococcal Defense in the ElderlyR01AI142004 · NIAID · WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ROTHSTEIN, THOMAS L · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI142004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular stress and toxicity are often associated with the formation of protein multimers, or aggregates. Numerous degenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease, prion-propagated disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cardiac amyloidosis, and diabetes, are characterized by aggregated protein deposits. Current methods are limited in the ability to assess multimer size along with multimer quantitation and to incorporate one or more ancillary traits, including target specificity, operative simplicity, and process speed. Here, we report development of a microparticle immunocapture assay that combines the advantages inherent to a monoclonal antibody:protein interaction with highly quantitative flow cytometry analysis. Using established reagents to build our platform, and aggregation-prone amyloid beta 1-42 peptide (Aβ42) and alpha-synuclein to demonstrate proof of principle, our results indicate that this assay is a highly adaptable method to measure multimer size and quantity at the same time in a technically streamlined workflow applicable to laboratory and clinical samples.

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AmyloidosisHuntington DiseasePrion DiseasesAmyloid beta-PeptidesHumansAmyloid beta-Peptidesalpha-synucleinamyloid beta 1-42assay developmentcerebrospinal fluidCSFmicroparticleprotein aggregation

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PMID35637905
PMCPMC9142677
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