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How to Stabilize Protein: Stability Screens for Thermal Shift Assays and Nano Differential Scanning Fluorimetry in the Virus-X Project
JoVE Journal
Biochemistry
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JoVE Journal Biochemistry
How to Stabilize Protein: Stability Screens for Thermal Shift Assays and Nano Differential Scanning Fluorimetry in the Virus-X Project
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07:22 min

February 11, 2019

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:27Preparation of Protein Sample
  • 01:31Performing a Thermal Shift Assay (TSA) Experiment
  • 03:22Preparing and Programing a Nano Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (nanoDSF) Experiment
  • 05:35Results: Analysis of the Temperature at the Inflection Point of the Unfolding Transition (Tm) in Lysozyme
  • 06:55Conclusion

Summary

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A protocol is presented to rapidly test the thermal stability of proteins in a variety of conditions through thermal shift assays and nano differential scanning fluorimetry. Buffer systems, salts and additives, together comprising three unique stability screens, are assayed with proteins to identify suitable buffers for functional and structural studies.

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