Table 1 Estimated molecular mass values of the scattering species in solution of gelsolin at different temperatures are tabulated below.

From: Visualizing Temperature Mediated Activation of Gelsolin and Its Deactivation By Pip2: A Saxs Based Study

Temperature (°C)

Estimated I0 value (au)

Error in I0

Calculated Mass of scattering Species (kDa)

Equivalent Error in estimation (kDa)

Comments on sample

10

28559

552

(83)

 

20

25890

362

75.2

1.1

Monomer

25

25602

259

74.4

0.8

Monomer

30

26444

579

76.9

1.7

Monomer

35

26686

387

77.6

1.1

Monomer

40

27847

385

80.9

1.1

Monomer

45

33202

561

96.5

1.6

Association

50

47278

785

137.4

2.3

Association

60

127729

3156

371.2

9.2

Aggregation

70

337280

2870

980.2

8.3

Aggregation

80

378500

3121

1100.0

9.1

Aggregation

  1. The I0 values have been estimated from Guinier analysis of the SAXS datasets (Mass of full-length gelsolin is 83 kDa). Calculated Mass at temperature X = 83* [I0 value at X]/[I0 value at 10 °C].