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ArticleNature communications2023

Label-free identification of protein aggregates using deep learning.

Khalid A Ibrahim, Kristin S Grußmayer, Nathan Riguet, Lely Feletti, Hilal A Lashuel, Aleksandra Radenovic

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Khalid A IbrahimLaboratory of Nanoscale Biology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1819-1952
Kristin S GrußmayerDepartment of Bionanoscience and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands. k.s.grussmayer@tudelft.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-4515-4356
Nathan RiguetLaboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5073-8084
Lely FelettiLaboratory of Nanoscale Biology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0001-4413-3396
Hilal A LashuelLaboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. hilal.lashuel@epfl.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-7682-8320
Aleksandra RadenovicLaboratory of Nanoscale Biology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. aleksandra.radenovic@epfl.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-8194-2785
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHDelft University of Technology · NL

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) NCCR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein misfolding and aggregation play central roles in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), including Huntington's disease, which is caused by a genetic mutation in exon 1 of the Huntingtin protein (Httex1). The fluorescent labels commonly used to visualize and monitor the dynamics of protein expression have been shown to alter the biophysical properties of proteins and the final ultrastructure, composition, and toxic properties of the formed aggregates. To overcome this limitation, we present a method for label-free identification of NDD-associated aggregates (LINA). Our approach utilizes deep learning to detect unlabeled and unaltered Httex1 aggregates in living cells from transmitted-light images, without the need for fluorescent labeling. Our models are robust across imaging conditions and on aggregates formed by different constructs of Httex1. LINA enables the dynamic identification of label-free aggregates and measurement of their dry mass and area changes during their growth process, offering high speed, specificity, and simplicity to analyze protein aggregation dynamics and obtain high-fidelity information.

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Deep LearningHuntington DiseaseHumansHuntingtin ProteinProtein AggregatesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProteinsHuntingtin ProteinProtein AggregatesProteins

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PMID38016971
PMCPMC10684545
OpenAlexW4389083429

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