Abstract
A method for characterizing and quantifying peaks formed in an analytical buoyant density equilibrium (ABDE) experiment is presented. An algorithm is derived to calculate the concentration of the density forming gradient material at every point in the cell, provided the rotor speed, temperature, meniscus position, bottom of the cell position, and the loading concentration, molar mass, and partial specific volume of the density gradient-forming material are known. In addition, a new peak fitting algorithm has been developed which allows the user to automatically quantify the peaks formed in terms of density, apparent partial specific volume, and relative abundance. The method is suitable for both ionic and non-ionic density forming materials and can be used with data generated from the UV optical system as well as the AVIV fluorescence optical system. These methods have been programmed in a new UltraScan-III module (us_abde). Examples are shown that demonstrate the application of the new module to adeno-associated viral vector preparations and proteins.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 311-320 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | European Biophysics Journal |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4-5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2023 |
Funding
We thank Viviana Gradinaru and Zhe Qu, California Institute of Technology, for providing the AAV9 sample, and thank Saeed Mortezazadeh, University of Lethbridge for assistance with the pseudo-absorbance module in UltraScan. We also thank Lauren Tsai and Micah Tatum, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, for performing the Nycodenz measurements. This work was supported by the Biomolecular Interaction Technology Center, University of Delaware, the Canada 150 Research Chairs program (C150-2017-00015, BD), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI-37589, BD), the National Institutes of Health (1R01GM120600 to EB, AS, BD) and the Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (DG-RGPIN-2019-05637, BD). The Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Research Council is acknowledged for supporting AH through a scholarship grant. We thank Viviana Gradinaru and Zhe Qu, California Institute of Technology, for providing the AAV9 sample, and thank Saeed Mortezazadeh, University of Lethbridge for assistance with the pseudo-absorbance module in UltraScan. We also thank Lauren Tsai and Micah Tatum, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, for performing the Nycodenz measurements. This work was supported by the Biomolecular Interaction Technology Center, University of Delaware, the Canada 150 Research Chairs program (C150-2017-00015, BD), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI-37589, BD), the National Institutes of Health (1R01GM120600 to EB, AS, BD) and the Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (DG-RGPIN-2019-05637, BD). The Canadian Natural Science and Engineering Research Council is acknowledged for supporting AH through a scholarship grant.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| 1R01GM120600 | |
| Delaware State University | C150-2017-00015 |
| California Institute of Technology | |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
| DG-RGPIN-2019-05637 | |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation | CFI-37589 |
Keywords
- AAV quantification and characterization
- Analytical buoyant density equilibrium
- Analytical ultracentrifugation
- Peak fitting
- UltraScan software
- Proteins
- Algorithms
- Molecular Weight
- Capsid