Method For Measuring Dynamics Of Self-Assembling Systems Of Biological Molecules In Vivo And Uses For Discovering Or Evaluating Therapeutic Agents

摘要

The Applicants have established a simple, rapid assay of measuring the dynamics of self-assembling systems of biological molecules, based on stable isotope labeling technology that can be used in intact animals including humans. Examples of self-assembling systems of biological molecules include microtubule polymers, actin filaments, amyloid-beta plaques or fibrils, prion plaques or fibrils, fibrin aggregates, tau filaments (e.g., neurofibrillary tangles), α-synuclein filaments, and mutant hemoglo-bin aggregates. The method reveals constitutive differences in the dynamics of assembly and disassembly between tissues and is sensitive to the action of compounds that stabilize these dynamics.