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. 2024 Apr 17;20(5):634–645. doi: 10.1038/s41589-024-01580-x

Fig. 5. RT-QuIC brain seeding assay.

Fig. 5

a, Schematic representation of the RT-QuIC assay. Aggregates derived from the brain tissue of patients suffering with DLB were used to induce αS aggregation. Samples from brains of patients with CBD were used as a negative control. b, Kinetic traces of a 7 µM solution of αS in the presence of CBD seeds (pH 8, 42 °C, shaking at 400 rpm with 1 min intervals, n = 4 replicates; central measure, mean; error, standard deviation (s.d.)). CBD samples were 1% DMSO (blue), 7 µM Anle-138b (teal), parent (orange), I1.01 (purple), I3.02 (red), I3.08 (turquoise) and I4.05 (light blue). Anle-138b, in teal, induces aggregation under this condition. c, Kinetic traces of a 7 µM solution of αS in the presence of DLB seeds (n = 4 replicates; error, s.d.; all other conditions match b). The DLB samples were 1% DMSO (purple), 3.5 µM molecule (blue), 7 µM molecule (teal) and 25 µM molecule (orange). Anle-138b again appears to accelerate rather than inhibit aggregation.