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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Sedimentation and Laser Light Scattering Methods for Quantifying Synthetic Tau Aggregation Propensity.

Dmitry Malyshka, Daniela Jimenez-Harrison, Jeff Kuret

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dmitry MalyshkaMedical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Daniela Jimenez-HarrisonMedical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jeff KuretDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA. kuret.3@osu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8083-8406
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

Interdisciplinary Research Network on Biologically Active Tau Aggregate Polymorphs from Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiasU24AG072458 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI EISENBERG, DAVID, KAYED, RAKEZ · 2021 to 2025
$7.8M
Characterizing and Targeting Filament Polymorphism in TauopathiesF30AG079573 · NIA · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MALYSHKA, DMITRY · 2022 to 2025
$192k
NIA NIH HHS F30 AG079573NIA NIH HHS U24 AG072458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tau aggregation assays detect and quantify the conversion of soluble tau monomers into species having filamentous or oligomeric structure. Assays for filamentous aggregates in cross-β-sheet conformation leverage optical, biochemical, or biophysical methods, each with their own advantages and throughput capacity. Here we provide protocols for two medium-throughput assays based on sedimentation and laser light scattering and compare their performance, their utility for characterizing tau aggregation dynamics, and their limitations relative to other approaches. Additionally, a protocol for transmission electron microscopy analysis is updated so as to be compatible with the truncated tau variants that have emerged as powerful tools for interrogating the structural basis of tau polymorphism. Together these methods contribute to a rich tool kit for interrogating tau aggregation kinetics and propensity over a wide range of experimental conditions.

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Laserstau ProteinsMicroscopy, Electron, Transmissiontau ProteinsAggregation dynamicsLaser light scatteringSedimentationTau proteinTransmission electron microscopy

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