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How to measure and evaluate binding affinities.

ABSTRACT: Quantitative measurements of biomolecule associations are central to biological understanding and are needed to build and test predictive and mechanistic models. Given the advances in high-throughput technologies and the projected increase in the availability of binding data, we found it especially timely to evaluate the current standards for performing and reporting binding measurements. A review of 100 studies revealed that in most cases essential controls for establishing the appropriate incubation time and concentration regime were not documented, making it impossible to determine measurement reliability. Moreover, several reported affinities could be concluded to be incorrect, thereby impacting biological interpretations. Given these challenges, we provide a framework for a broad range of researchers to evaluate, teach about, perform, and clearly document high-quality equilibrium binding measurements. We apply this framework and explain underlying fundamental concepts through experimental examples with the RNA-binding protein Puf4.

SUBMITTER: Jarmoskaite I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452723 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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How to measure and evaluate binding affinities.

Jarmoskaite Inga I AlSadhan Ishraq I Vaidyanathan Pavanapuresan P PP Herschlag Daniel D

eLife 20200806

Quantitative measurements of biomolecule associations are central to biological understanding and are needed to build and test predictive and mechanistic models. Given the advances in high-throughput technologies and the projected increase in the availability of binding data, we found it especially timely to evaluate the current standards for performing and reporting binding measurements. A review of 100 studies revealed that in most cases essential controls for establishing the appropriate incu ...[more]

PMID: 32758356

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