کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8584 | 599 | 2011 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
To enhance the sensitivities and antigen-binding capacities of immunosensors, oriented immobilization of antibodies on the surface of the sensor chip is critical, but to date, this has not been adequately achieved. We describe a way of adsorbing immunoglobulin (Ig) proteins onto 32-nm bio-nanocapsules (BNCs) through IgG Fc-binding domains derived from Staphylococcus aureus protein A (ZZ-BNC). This arrangement permits ∼60 molecules of mouse total IgG bind to ZZ-BNC and all the IgG Fv regions to be displayed outwardly for the effective binding of antigens. ZZ-BNCs adsorbed onto the gold surface of the sensor chip of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) could markedly enhance the sensitivity and antigen-binding capacity of the chip. On the sensor chip of surface plasmon resonance (SPR), antibodies on the ZZ-BNCs showed higher affinities to each antigen than those on protein A. The BNC-coated sensor chip is very stable, and should prove useful for various immunosensor applications due to oriented immobilization of antibodies.
Journal: Biomaterials - Volume 32, Issue 6, February 2011, Pages 1455–1464