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.
| Catalog | Sample | Shape | Height | Width | Length | Diameter | Periodicity | Reference |
| PrP | rPrP | Mature fibrils | 108 ± 30 nm | N/A | 1.0 ± 0.6 μm | N/A | N/A | [30] | PrP | Globular | 1.5–10 nm | N/A | N/A | 31 ± 11 nm | N/A | [16] | Disc-like | 1–10 nm | N/A | N/A | 20–60 nm | N/A | Fibrillar | N/A | 2-3 nm | 5 to 10 nm | N/A | N/A | Mature fibrils | N/A | N/A | 3–10 nm | 5–8 nm | 30–130 nm | Human PrP | Disk-like | 1.8 nm | N/A | N/A | 15 ± 3 nm | N/A | [31] |
| IAPP | | Mature fibrils | 5–15 nm | N/A | 1-2 µm | 5–15 nm | N/A | [32] | | Protofibrils | N/A | N/A | 1-2 µm | 0.5–1.5 nm | N/A | | Fibrillar | N/A | N/A | 0.2–2 µm | 5–15 nm | N/A | hIAPP | Mature fibrils | N/A | N/A | 100 nm-several μm | 5–7 nm | N/A | [33] | IAPP | Mature fibrils | 0.1–0.8 nm | N/A | 0.1–1 μm | 7–13 nm | 4–40 nm | [31] |
| α-Synuclein | α-Synuclein | Protofibrils | 2.5–4.2 nm | N/A | N/A | 32–180 nm | N/A | [34] | α-Synuclein | Oligomers | 1.4–7.5 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [35] | Fibrils | 4.5–6.0 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | α-Synuclein | Protofibrils | ~1.2 nm | ~8 nm | N/A | 3-4 nm | N/A | α-Synuclein WT | Mature fibrils | 7.5 ± 0.9 nm | N/A | N/A | 141 ± 82 nm | N/A | [36] | α-Synuclein A30P | Mature fibrils | 8.7 ± 1.4 | N/A | N/A | 139 ± 46 nm | N/A | α-Synuclein E46K | Mature fibrils | 9.8 ± 1.2 | N/A | N/A | 59 ± 28 nm | N/A | α-Synuclein A53T | Mature fibrils | 10.4 ± 1.3 | N/A | N/A | 151 ± 41 nm | N/A |
| Insulin | Insulin | Mature fibrils | N/A | N/A | 30–140 nm | 4–6 nm | N/A | [37] | Insulin | Particles | 1.1 ± 0.2 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [38] | Oligomers | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.2–3.9 nm | N/A | Protofibrils | ~2.0 ± 0.5 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mature fibrils | N/A | N/A | 155 ± 5 nm | 5–25 nm | N/A | Human insulin | Mature fibrils | N/A | N/A | several microns | 10–20 nm | N/A | [39] |
| TTR | | Rod-like | N/A | N/A | ~1 μm | 7–12 nm | N/A | [40] | | Rod-like | 9 ± 3 nm | N/A | 1 μm | a few nm | N/A | [41] |
| Aβ | | Filaments | 1.0 ± 0.2 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [42] | | Oligomers | 4-5 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [43] | | Globular | N/A | N/A | N/A | ~2 nm | N/A | [44] | | Low MW oligomers | 1–3 nm | N/A | N/A | 5–10 nm | N/A | [45] | Low MW protofibrils | ~2 nm | ~7-8 nm | 40 nm | N/A | N/A | High MW oligomers | 3–6 nm | N/A | N/A | 15–25 nm | N/A | High MW protofibrils | ~1.8 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Aβ42 | Rod-like | N/A | 5–11 nm | N/A | N/A | 93.5 ± 21.0 nm | [46] | Protofibril | ~1.5 nm | ~5.5 nm | ~100 nm | 1.1 nm | N/A | Protofibrils | N/A | N/A | N/A | ~4 nm | 92.5 ± 20.3 | Fibrils | N/A | 11.4 ± 0.8 nm | N/A | N/A | 107.3 ± 29.0 nm | Globular | ~5 nm | N/A | N/A | 4.4 ± 0.4 nm | N/A | Aβ42 | Beaded chains | N/A | N/A | 18–21 nm | N/A | 18–21 nm | [47] | Mature fibrils | 4–6 nm | 25–35 nm | 30–145 nm | N/A | N/A | Mature fibrils | N/A | 8–14 nm | >1 μm | N/A | N/A | Sheet-structure | 0.8–1 nm | 12–14 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | Fibrils | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12–18 nm | A β42 | Fibrils | 0.7–1.6 nm | 4.8–9 nm | 15–55 nm | 4–8 nm | N/A | [48] | Protofibrils | N/A | 8–10 nm | 12–18 nm | N/A | N/A | Mature fibrils | 3–7 nm | 25–40 nm | >1 μm | N/A | N/A |
| β-lactoglobulin | β-lactoglobulin | Worm-like | 2.7 ± 0.5 nm | ~7 nm | 100–500 nm | N/A | N/A | [49] | Protofibrils | 1.2 ± 0.4 nm | ~7 nm | >1 μm | 8 ± 2 nm | 53 ± 8 nm | particles | 3.8 ± 0.6 nm | N/A | ~200 nm | 8 ± 2 nm | N/A | Oligomers | 2–8 nm | N/A | N/A | 35–70 nm | N/A | Mature fibrils | N/A | 15–20 nm | N/A | N/A | 60–100 nm | β-lactoglobulin | Mature fibrils | 2-3 nm | N/A | >10 μm | N/A | 30–40 nm | [50] | β-lactoglobulin | Mature fibrils | N/A | 8.5 ± 1.4 nm | 0.1–2 μm | N/A | 34.3 ± 7.4 nm | [51] | Worm-like | 1.1 ± 0.3 nm | 7.1 ± 1.6 nm | 150–500 nm | N/A | N/A | Protofibrils | 0.9 ± 0.2 nm | 2.5–4 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | Oligomers | 1.8 ± 0.4 nm | N/A | N/A | ~3.6 nm | N/A | Protofibril | 1.4 ± 0.3 nm | ~5 nm | N/A | 8 nm | N/A |
| β2-microglobulin | β2-microglobulin | Worm-like | ~3.5 nm | N/A | ~150–160 nm | N/A | N/A | [52] | Rod-like | ~3.5 nm | N/A | ~20–150 nm | N/A | N/A | Protofibril | 4-5 nm | N/A | >1000 nm | N/A | N/A | Mature fibrils | 5–8 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30–100 nm | β2-microglobulin | Mature fibrils | 4–9 nm | 100–500 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | [53] | Protofibril | 4 ± 1 nm | 17 ± 3 nm | N/A | N/A | 25–60 nm | Protofibrils | 2.2 ± 0.5 nm | 18 ± 1 nm | N/A | N/A | 20–30 nm | Oligomers | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10–12 nm | N/A |
| EAK | EAK16 | EAK16-IV globular | 2–3.2 nm | N/A | N/A | 34 nm | N/A | [54] | EAK16-IV fibrillar | 0.4–3.7 nm | 28.69 ± 2.27 nm | N/A | 60 nm | N/A | EAK16-II fibrillar | 0.3–2.2 nm | 12–40 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | EAK16-II globular | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48 nm | N/A |
| Ceratoplatanin | Ceratoplatanin | Protruding | 50–60 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [17] | Rod-like | 6–8 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SSP | SSP1 | Mature fibrils | 6.0 nm | 6.4 ± 0.2 nm | N/A | 6.4 nm | N/A | [55] | SSP2 | Mature fibrils | 2.5 nm | 6.2 ± 0.3 nm | N/A | 6.2 nm | N/A |
| Glucagon | Glucagon | Mature fibrils | 0.1–1 μm | N/A | 15 µm | 52–55 nm | N/A | [56] | Disc-like | 1.5 ± 0.5 nm | 20.8 ± 5.2 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A | Protofibrils | 6.05 nm | 32.9 nm | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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