Table 2 Quantification of the same average polyQ length obtained by different protein mixings with MW1 detection Ab.

From: Assessing average somatic CAG repeat instability at the protein level

Theoretical Average Q length

Fraction of GST-FLAG-HTTexon1 mixed together

Average Q length experimentally determined

Q25

Q38

Q48

Q55

Q72

Mean ± SD (Cv %)

%RE

48a

18%

21%

21%

20%

20%

51.75 ± 1.75 (3.37)

7.90

48b

9%

20%

33%

30%

8%

50.71 ± 0.22 (0.44)

5.75

48c

12%

34%

18%

15%

21%

50.28 ± 1.68 (3.34)

4.90

  1. Average polyQ lengths experimentally determined by our method are expressed as mean values ± propagated SD (1 σ) of duplicates of a single experiment with their corresponding coefficient of variation (Cv %) and relative error (%RE) expressed as a percentage.