Orientation of llama antibodies strongly increases sensitivity of biosensors.
Biosens Bioelectron
; 60: 130-6, 2014 Oct 15.
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| ID: mdl-24793095
Sensitivity of biosensors depends on the orientation of bio-receptors on the sensor surface. The objective of this study was to organize bio-receptors on surfaces in a way that their analyte binding site is exposed to the analyte solution. VHH proteins recognizing foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) were used for making biosensors, and azides were introduced in the VHH to function as bioorthogonal reactive groups. The importance of the orientation of bio-receptors was addressed by comparing sensors with randomly oriented VHH (with multiple exposed azide groups) to sensors with uniformly oriented VHH (with only a single azide group). A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) chip exposing cyclooctyne was reacted to azide functionalized VHH domains, using click chemistry. Comparison between randomly and uniformly oriented bio-receptors showed up to 800-fold increase in biosensor sensitivity. This technique may increase the containment of infectious diseases such as FMDV as its strongly enhanced sensitivity may facilitate early diagnostics.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Camélidos del Nuevo Mundo
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Inmunoensayo
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Técnicas Biosensibles
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Resonancia por Plasmón de Superficie
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Virus de la Fiebre Aftosa
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Anticuerpos Antivirales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biosens Bioelectron
Asunto de la revista:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido