Review Article

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

Table 1

Dimension of different shapes for various amyloid fibrils based on molecular interaction.

CatalogSampleShapeHeightWidthLengthDiameterPeriodicityReference

PrPrPrPMature fibrils108 ± 30 nmN/A1.0 ± 0.6 μmN/AN/A[30]
PrPGlobular1.5–10 nmN/AN/A31 ± 11 nmN/A [16]
Disc-like1–10 nmN/AN/A20–60 nmN/A
FibrillarN/A2-3 nm5 to 10 nmN/AN/A
Mature fibrilsN/AN/A3–10 nm5–8 nm30–130 nm
Human PrPDisk-like1.8 nmN/AN/A15 ± 3 nmN/A[31]

IAPPMature fibrils5–15 nmN/A1-2 µm5–15 nmN/A [32]
ProtofibrilsN/AN/A1-2 µm0.5–1.5 nmN/A
FibrillarN/AN/A0.2–2 µm5–15 nmN/A
hIAPPMature fibrilsN/AN/A100 nm-several μm5–7 nmN/A[33]
IAPPMature fibrils0.1–0.8 nmN/A0.1–1 μm7–13 nm4–40 nm[31]

α-Synucleinα-SynucleinProtofibrils2.5–4.2 nmN/AN/A32–180 nmN/A[34]
α-SynucleinOligomers1.4–7.5 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A [35]
Fibrils4.5–6.0 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A
α-SynucleinProtofibrils~1.2 nm~8 nmN/A3-4 nmN/A
α-Synuclein WTMature fibrils7.5 ± 0.9 nmN/AN/A141 ± 82 nmN/A [36]
α-Synuclein A30PMature fibrils8.7 ± 1.4N/AN/A139 ± 46 nmN/A
α-Synuclein E46KMature fibrils9.8 ± 1.2N/AN/A59 ± 28 nmN/A
α-Synuclein A53TMature fibrils10.4 ± 1.3N/AN/A151 ± 41 nmN/A

InsulinInsulinMature fibrilsN/AN/A30–140 nm4–6 nmN/A[37]
InsulinParticles1.1 ± 0.2 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A [38]
OligomersN/AN/AN/A3.2–3.9 nmN/A
Protofibrils~2.0 ± 0.5 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A
Mature fibrilsN/AN/A155 ± 5 nm5–25 nmN/A
Human insulinMature fibrilsN/AN/Aseveral microns10–20 nmN/A[39]

TTRRod-likeN/AN/A~1 μm7–12 nmN/A[40]
Rod-like9 ± 3 nmN/A1 μma few nmN/A[41]

AβFilaments1.0 ± 0.2 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A[42]
Oligomers4-5 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A[43]
GlobularN/AN/AN/A~2 nmN/A[44]
Low MW oligomers1–3 nmN/AN/A5–10 nmN/A [45]
Low MW protofibrils~2 nm~7-8 nm40 nmN/AN/A
High MW oligomers3–6 nmN/AN/A15–25 nmN/A
High MW protofibrils~1.8 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A
Aβ42Rod-likeN/A5–11 nmN/AN/A93.5 ± 21.0 nm [46]
Protofibril~1.5 nm~5.5 nm~100 nm1.1 nmN/A
ProtofibrilsN/AN/AN/A~4 nm92.5 ± 20.3
FibrilsN/A11.4 ± 0.8 nmN/AN/A107.3 ± 29.0 nm
Globular~5 nmN/AN/A4.4 ± 0.4 nmN/A
Aβ42Beaded chainsN/AN/A18–21 nmN/A18–21 nm [47]
Mature fibrils4–6 nm25–35 nm30–145 nmN/AN/A
Mature fibrilsN/A8–14 nm>1 μmN/AN/A
Sheet-structure0.8–1 nm12–14 nmN/AN/AN/A
FibrilsN/AN/AN/AN/A12–18 nm
A β42Fibrils0.7–1.6 nm4.8–9 nm15–55 nm4–8 nmN/A [48]
ProtofibrilsN/A8–10 nm12–18 nmN/AN/A
Mature fibrils3–7 nm25–40 nm>1 μmN/AN/A

β-lactoglobulinβ-lactoglobulinWorm-like2.7 ± 0.5 nm~7 nm100–500 nmN/AN/A [49]
Protofibrils1.2 ± 0.4 nm~7 nm>1 μm8 ± 2 nm53 ± 8 nm
particles3.8 ± 0.6 nmN/A~200 nm8 ± 2 nmN/A
Oligomers2–8 nmN/AN/A35–70 nmN/A
Mature fibrilsN/A15–20 nmN/AN/A60–100 nm
β-lactoglobulinMature fibrils2-3 nmN/A>10 μmN/A30–40 nm[50]
β-lactoglobulinMature fibrilsN/A8.5 ± 1.4 nm0.1–2 μmN/A34.3 ± 7.4 nm [51]
Worm-like1.1 ± 0.3 nm7.1 ± 1.6 nm150–500 nmN/AN/A
Protofibrils0.9 ± 0.2 nm2.5–4 nmN/AN/AN/A
Oligomers1.8 ± 0.4 nmN/AN/A~3.6 nmN/A
Protofibril1.4 ± 0.3 nm~5 nmN/A8 nmN/A

β2-microglobulinβ2-microglobulinWorm-like~3.5 nmN/A~150–160 nmN/AN/A [52]
Rod-like~3.5 nmN/A~20–150 nmN/AN/A
Protofibril4-5 nmN/A>1000 nmN/AN/A
Mature fibrils5–8 nmN/AN/AN/A30–100 nm
β2-microglobulinMature fibrils4–9 nm100–500 nmN/AN/AN/A [53]
Protofibril4 ± 1 nm17 ± 3 nmN/AN/A25–60 nm
Protofibrils2.2 ± 0.5 nm18 ± 1 nmN/AN/A20–30 nm
OligomersN/AN/AN/A10–12 nmN/A

EAKEAK16EAK16-IV globular2–3.2 nmN/AN/A34 nmN/A [54]
EAK16-IV fibrillar0.4–3.7 nm28.69 ± 2.27 nmN/A60 nmN/A
EAK16-II fibrillar0.3–2.2 nm12–40 nmN/AN/AN/A
EAK16-II globularN/AN/AN/A48 nmN/A

CeratoplataninCeratoplataninProtruding50–60 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A [17]
Rod-like6–8 nmN/AN/AN/AN/A

SSPSSP1Mature fibrils6.0 nm6.4 ± 0.2 nmN/A6.4 nmN/A [55]
SSP2Mature fibrils2.5 nm6.2 ± 0.3 nmN/A6.2 nmN/A

GlucagonGlucagonMature fibrils0.1–1 μmN/A15 µm52–55 nmN/A [56]
Disc-like1.5 ± 0.5 nm20.8 ± 5.2 nmN/AN/AN/A
Protofibrils6.05 nm32.9 nmN/AN/AN/A