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MALLS and Sedimentation Equilibrium 127<br />

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Multiangle Laser Light Scattering<br />

and Sedimentation Equilibrium<br />

Leslie D. Hicks, Jean-René Alattia, Mitsuhiko Ikura,<br />

and Cyril M. Kay<br />

1. Introduction<br />

Multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS) and sedimentation equilibrium<br />

are two powerful techniques used to characterize the association properties of<br />

proteins and their interactions in solution under physiological conditions. Both<br />

techniques have undergone a resurgence as a result of the advent of recombinant<br />

technologies which has enabled the generation of reasonable quantities of<br />

biologically significant proteins that exist in vivo in small amounts so that they<br />

can now be characterized physicochemically. As well, new technical developments<br />

with both techniques have made them much more sensitive and user<br />

friendly. In the case of static light scattering, this includes the use of lasers and<br />

modern detectors on-line with size exclusion chromatography so that one can<br />

establish absolute molecular weights of individual protein fractions eluting<br />

from the column. With sedimentation equilibrium, the Optima XL-I centrifuge<br />

(developed by Beckman, Palo Alto, CA) is equipped with both a new photoelectric<br />

scanning absorption optical system enabling exact measurement of<br />

concentration profiles at wavelengths of 190–800 nm and an interference optical<br />

system allowing the measurement of much higher concentration gradients.<br />

In both cases, powerful computer programs have been developed for data evaluation.<br />

Examples of the use of both techniques to study the association properties<br />

of cadherin in the presence and absence of calcium are described later.<br />

2. MALLS<br />

2.1. Instrument Set-Up and Preparation<br />

1. The instrumental setup consists sequentially of a solvent reservoir; Shimadzu<br />

model DGU-4A vacuum solvent degasser; Waters model 510 HPLC pump<br />

From: Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 173:<br />

<strong>Calcium</strong>-<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong>, Vol. 2: Methods and Techniques<br />

Edited by: H. J. Vogel © Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ<br />

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