Charge detection mass spectrometry on human-amplified fibrils from different synucleinopathies

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Jun 23;58(51):7192-7195. doi: 10.1039/d2cc00200k.

Abstract

Amyloid fibrils are self-assembled mesoscopic protein aggregates, which can accumulate to form deposits or plaques in the brain. In vitro amplification of fibrils can be achieved with real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC). However, this emerging technique would benefit from a complementary method to assess structural properties of the amplification products. This work demonstrates the feasibility of nanospray-charge-detection-mass-spectrometry (CDMS) performed on α-synuclein (αSyn) fibrils amplified from human brains with Parkinson's disease (PD) or Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and its synergistic combination with RT-QuIC.

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / chemistry
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Parkinson Disease* / metabolism
  • Protein Aggregates
  • Synucleinopathies*
  • alpha-Synuclein / chemistry

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Protein Aggregates
  • alpha-Synuclein