Analytical-scale HPLC was performed with an Agilent 1200 series system on octadecyl carbon chain (C18)–bonded silica columns (5-μm pore size, 4.6 × 250 mm, 218TP54, Vydac). The solvent system was HPLC-grade H
2O (W/0106/PB17, Fisher Scientific) and HPLC-grade acetonitrile (ACN; A/0627/PB17, Fisher Scientific). Buffer A consisted of HPLC-grade H
2O containing 0.1% (v/v)
HPLC-grade TFA (T/3258/04, Fisher Scientific), and buffer B consisted of 80% (v/v) ACN in HPLC-grade H
2O containing 0.1% (v/v) TFA.
Mass spectrometry analysis was performed on the Agilent Series 1100 LC-MS system in positive mode of ESI. The solvent system was as follows. Buffer A consisted of LC-MS grade H
2O (W/0112/17, Fisher Scientific) containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid (06440, Fluka), and buffer B consisted of 80% (v/v) ACN in MS-LC–grade H
2O containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid. Data analysis was performed with LC/MSD ChemStation software.
SEC-MALS was performed on a
Superdex 200 5/150 GL column (GE Healthcare) in SEC-MALS buffer (50 mmol/liter Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 5 m
m MgCl
2, 1 mmol/liter CaCl
2, 100 m
m NaCl, and 100 mmol/liter tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine). Recombinant troponins were extensively dialyzed against SEC-MALS buffer before experiments. Light scattering and refractive index were measured on a
Mini DAWN and
OPTILAB DSP (Wyatt Technology, UK), respectively. Data were analyzed with custom-written software.
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