Spectral analysis of 70 μM αS aggregation
by sPAINT.
(a) Representative sPAINT hydrophobicity images of single ThT active
αS aggregates at different time-points (1h, 3h, 9h, 24h, and
48 h) with a hydrophobicity scale. Scale bar is 100 nm in 1, 3, 9,
and upper 24 h, and 1 μm in bottom 24 and 48 h. (b) Total hydrophobicity
populations of non- ThT active and ThT active αS species (1
h, N(non-ThT) = 551, N(ThT) = 119; 3 h, N(non-ThT) = 1,091, N(ThT) = 334; 9 h, N(non-ThT) = 1,143, N(ThT) = 401; 24 h, N(non-ThT) = 1,094, N(ThT) = 820; 48 h, N(non-ThT) = 502, N(ThT) = 538). (c) Hydrophobicity
landscapes of individual aggregates at the different time-points with
a density scale. (Lookup table: population density) (d) The number
of αS species per μm2 as a function of time.
These data correspond to the mean and standard deviation of five
independent experiments. (e) PK digestion assays of a 2 day αS
aggregation. The fraction of the number of αS species in the
PK-exposed sample (1 h) was divided by the number of αS species
in the initial sample (total number of αS species: N(non-ThT) = 90, N(ThT) = 185). These data correspond to the mean and standard deviation
of three independent experiments.