Amyloid fibrils are involved in several neurodegenerative diseases. However, because of their polymorphism and low concentration, they are challenging to assess in real-time with conventional techniques. Here, we present a new approach for the characterization of the intermediates: protofibrils and "end-off" aggregates which are produced during the amyloid formation. To do so, we have fashioned conical track-etched nanopores that are functionalized to prevent the fouling. Using these nanopores, we have followed the kinetic of amyloid growth to discriminate the different intermediates protofibrils and "end-off. Then, the nanopore was used to characterize the effect of promoter and inhibitor of the fibrillation process. Finally, we have followed in real-time the degradation of amyloid with peptase. Compare with the SiN nanopore, the track-etched one features exceptionally high success rate via functionalization and detection in "one-pot". Our results demonstrate the potential for a conical nanopore to be used as a routine technique for the characterization of the amyloid growth and/or degradation.
Amyloid growth, inhibition, and real-time enzymatic degradation revealed with single conical nanopore / Giamblanco, Nicoletta; Coglitore, Diego; Gubbiotti, Alberto; Ma, Tianji; Balanzat, Emmanuel; Janot, Jean-Marc; Chinappi, Mauro; Balme, Sebastien. - In: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0003-2700. - 90:21(2018), pp. 12900-12908. [10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03523]
Amyloid growth, inhibition, and real-time enzymatic degradation revealed with single conical nanopore
Gubbiotti, Alberto;
2018
Abstract
Amyloid fibrils are involved in several neurodegenerative diseases. However, because of their polymorphism and low concentration, they are challenging to assess in real-time with conventional techniques. Here, we present a new approach for the characterization of the intermediates: protofibrils and "end-off" aggregates which are produced during the amyloid formation. To do so, we have fashioned conical track-etched nanopores that are functionalized to prevent the fouling. Using these nanopores, we have followed the kinetic of amyloid growth to discriminate the different intermediates protofibrils and "end-off. Then, the nanopore was used to characterize the effect of promoter and inhibitor of the fibrillation process. Finally, we have followed in real-time the degradation of amyloid with peptase. Compare with the SiN nanopore, the track-etched one features exceptionally high success rate via functionalization and detection in "one-pot". Our results demonstrate the potential for a conical nanopore to be used as a routine technique for the characterization of the amyloid growth and/or degradation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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