Review Article

Characterization of Inter- and Intramolecular Interactions of Amyloid Fibrils by AFM-Based Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Table 2

Assembly parameters of various amyloid fibrils in different experimental conditions.

DiseaseSpeciesOligomerProtofibrilFibrilsTemperaturePhSubstratesConcentrationBufferReference

Dialysis related amyloidosisβ2M26 min89 min164 min37°C3.6Mica1 mg/mL0.4 M NaCl[55]

Diabetes (type 1 or type 2)InsulinN/AN/A250~280 min60°C1.6Mica200 μM50 mM KCl/HCl in Millipore Super-Q water[57]
Insulin30 s5 min10 min60°C1.6Mica170 μMUltrapure water[38]
IAPP180 min13.5 hN/A23°C7.0DOPC/DOPG1 µMPhosphate buffer solution[58]
β-Lacloglobulin10 min120 min24 h80°C2.0Mica4% w/wDeionized water[49]
β-Lactoglobulin45 min85 min100 min80°C2.6Mica20 g/LMilli-Q water[50]
Aβ26–35N/A84 min120 min23°C7.4POPC SLB50 μMWater[42]
Aβ1–4210 minN/A72 h37°CN/AMica62.5 μMPhosphate-buffered saline[59]

Parkinsonα-Synuclein21 days32 days42 days23°C7.5Mica300 μM20 mM sodium phosphate buffer[35]

N/AGlucagon90 min420 min20 h23°C2.0Mica2.5 mg/mL10 mM HCl and 1 mM Na2SO4[56]

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathyYeast Prion Sup3515 min25 min240 min25°C5.0Mica5 μMPhosphate buffer[60]

Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathyTTR105–115N/A24 h60 h25°C1.9Mica1 µMHPLC grade water[61]

Systemic AL amyloidosisIg light-chainN/AN/A10 h37°C2.0MicaN/A50 mM sodium acetate buffer[62]