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Marques C, Borchard G, Jordan O. Unveiling the challenges of engineered protein corona from the proteins' perspective. Int J Pharm 2024; 654:123987. [PMID: 38467206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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It is well known that protein corona affects the "biological identity" of nanoparticles (NPs), which has been seen as both a challenge and an opportunity. Approaches have moved from avoiding protein adsorption to trying to direct it, taking advantage of the formation of a protein corona to favorably modify the pharmacokinetic parameters of NPs. Although promising, the results obtained with engineered NPs still need to be completely understood. While much effort has been put into understanding how the surface of nanomaterials affects protein absorption, less is known about how proteins can affect corona formation due to their specific physicochemical properties. This review addresses this knowledge gap, examining key protein factors influencing corona formation, highlighting current challenges in studying protein-protein interactions, and discussing future perspectives in the field.
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- Cintia Marques
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland; Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1 Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland; Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1 Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland; Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1 Rue Michel Servet 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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Hayes B, Murphy C, Marquez Rubio J, Solis D, Jayaram K, MacCurdy R. Characterization of organic fouling on thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps. BIOFOULING 2024; 40:290-304. [PMID: 38785127 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2353034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps are an upcoming micro-actuator technology that can be directly integrated into micro/mesofluidic channels, have no moving parts, and leverage existing mass production fabrication approaches. These micro-pumps consist of a high-power micro-resistor that boils fluid in microseconds to create a high-pressure vapor bubble which performs mechanical work. As such, these micro-pumps hold great promise for micro/mesofluidic systems such as lab-on-a-chip technologies. However, to date, no current work has studied the interaction of these micro-pumps with biofluids such as blood and protein-rich fluids. In this study, the effects of organic fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood are characterized using stroboscopic high-speed imaging and a custom deep learning neural network based on transfer learning of RESNET-18. It was found that the growth of a fouling film inhibited vapor bubble formation. A new metric to quantify the extent of fouling was proposed using the decrease in vapor bubble area as a function of the number of micro-pump firing events. Fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood was found to significantly degrade pump performance as well as the lifetime of thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps to less than 104 firings, which may necessitate the use of protective thin film coatings to prevent the buildup of a fouling layer.
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- Brandon Hayes
- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Guo L, Zhao J, An Z, Kim S, Kim J, Yu Y, Middelberg A, Bi J, Marković M, Kim JK, Yoo PJ, Choe WS. Harnessing Liquid Crystal Sensors for High-Throughput Real-Time Detection of Structural Changes in Lysozyme during Refolding Processes. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17603-17612. [PMID: 37973790 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Despite the rapid advances in process analytical technology, the assessment of protein refolding efficiency has largely relied on off-line protein-specific assays and/or chromatographic procedures such as reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. Due to the inherent time gap pertaining to traditional methods, exploring optimum refolding conditions for many recombinant proteins, often expressed as insoluble inclusion bodies, has proven challenging. The present study describes a novel protein refolding sensor that utilizes liquid crystals (LCs) to discriminate varying protein structures during unfolding and refolding. An LC layer containing 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) intercalated with 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE) is used as a sensing platform, and its proof-of-concept performance is demonstrated using lysozyme as a model protein. As proteins unfold or refold, a local charge fluctuation at their surfaces modulates their interaction with zwitterionic phospholipid DOPE. This alters the alignment of DOPE molecules at the aqueous/LC interface, affecting the orientational ordering of bulk LC (i.e., homeotropic to planar for refolding and planar to homeotropic for unfolding). Differential polarized optical microscope images of the LC layer are subsequently generated, whose brightness directly linked to conformational changes of lysozyme molecules is quantified by gray scale analysis. Importantly, our LC-based refolding sensor is compatible with diverse refolding milieus for real-time analysis of lysozyme refolding and thus likely to facilitate the refolding studies of many proteins, especially those lacking a method to determine structure-dependent biological activity.
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- Lili Guo
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Ruane S, Li Z, Hollowell P, Hughes A, Warwicker J, Webster JRP, van der Walle CF, Kalonia C, Lu JR. Investigating the Orientation of an Interfacially Adsorbed Monoclonal Antibody and Its Fragments Using Neutron Reflection. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:1643-1656. [PMID: 36795985 PMCID: PMC9996827 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Interfacial adsorption is a molecular process occurring during the production, purification, transport, and storage of antibodies, with a direct impact on their structural stability and subsequent implications on their bioactivities. While the average conformational orientation of an adsorbed protein can be readily determined, its associated structures are more complex to characterize. Neutron reflection has been used in this work to investigate the conformational orientations of the monoclonal antibody COE-3 and its Fab and Fc fragments at the oil/water and air/water interfaces. Rigid body rotation modeling was found to be suitable for globular and relatively rigid proteins such as the Fab and Fc fragments but less so for relatively flexible proteins such as full COE-3. Fab and Fc fragments adopted a 'flat-on' orientation at the air/water interface, minimizing the thickness of the protein layer, but they adopted a substantially tilted orientation at the oil/water interface with increased layer thickness. In contrast, COE-3 was found to adsorb in tilted orientations at both interfaces, with one fragment protruding into the solution. This work demonstrates that rigid-body modeling can provide additional insights into protein layers at various interfaces relevant to bioprocess engineering.
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- Sean Ruane
- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- ISIS Neutron Facility, STFC, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QZ, U.K
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Function, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Dosage Form Design and Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, United States
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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Weber F, Dornelas-Figueira LM, Hafiane N, Zaytseva-Zotova D, Barrantes A, Petersen FC, Tiainen H. Can polyphenolic surface modifications prevent fungal colonization of titanium dental implants? Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 219:112813. [PMID: 36084512 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Oral biofilms can be a major health problem causing infections and chronic inflammation of mucosal tissue. While much effort is put in the investigation of bacteria in biofilms, the role of fungi is often neglected, despite Candida albicans playing a key role in the formation of multispecies oral biofilms. With the rise of antibiotic resistance, new strategies to reduce microbial growth need to be found. Therefore, plant derived polyphenolic molecules have been suggested to reduce both adhesion and growth of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. In this study, we investigated the use of polyphenolic coatings to reduce adhesion and biofilm formation of C. albicans BWP17 on titanium implants. Tannic acid and pyrogallol coatings altered the hydrophobic and charge properties of titanium surfaces, and both compounds were gradually released as active molecules over time. Despite such effects, we found no significant inhibition on growth and biofilm formation of C. Albicans, indicating that the release of active molecules from the coatings did not reach relevant inhibitory concentrations. However, a potential antibiofilm effect was observed by the pH-dependent disassembly of the polyphenolic layer, which caused the biofilm to detach. Hence, further efforts are required to create tailored implant surfaces, which sustainably reduce microbial growth and adhesion.
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- Florian Weber
- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Materials Science, ENSIL-ENSCI, Université de Limoges, France
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Oral Research Laboratory, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway.
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Li Y, Hou W. A Model for the Structure of Adsorbed Layers at Solid/Liquid Interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:2267-2275. [PMID: 35134293 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Understanding the structure of adsorbed layers, including their composition (the mole fraction of sorbate, xA) and thickness (dal), is of great significance for revealing the nature of adsorption and guiding its applications. Many techniques have been used to estimate the structure of adsorbed layers of organics at solid/liquid interfaces. However, there is still a lack of feasible thermodynamic models to describe the correlation between the structure (more precisely, xA and dal) and the equilibrium adsorption amount (Γe). Herein, a thermodynamic model, called the dynamic bonding equilibrium (DBE) model, was developed on the basis of the adsorption equilibrium thermodynamics with an assumption that, at adsorption equilibrium, the sorbate and solvent within the adsorbed layer both exist in different bonding states. The DBE model relates xA and dal with Γe and thus can predict or describe the structure (xA and dal) of adsorbed layers from Γe. Its rationale was confirmed by the literature-reported adsorption data of organics, including surfactants, proteins, and polymers, on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces in water. This work provides a feasible approach for obtaining information about the structure of adsorbed layers at solid/liquid interfaces.
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- Ying Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid & Interface Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid & Interface Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- National Engineering Technology Research Center of Colloidal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Effects of Soil Surface Chemistry on Adsorption and Activity of Urease from a Crude Protein Extract: Implications for Biocementation Applications. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the bacterial enzyme-induced calcite precipitation (BEICP) technique for biocementation, the spatial distribution of adsorbed and catalytically active urease dictates the location where calcium carbonate precipitation and resulting cementation will occur. This study investigated the relationships between the amount of urease and total bacterial proteins adsorbed, the retained enzymatic activity of adsorbed urease, and the overall loss of activity upon adsorption, and how these relationships are influenced by changes in soil surface chemistry. In soils with hydrophobic contents higher than 20% (w/w) ratio, urease was preferentially adsorbed compared to the total amount of proteins present in the crude bacterial protein extract. Conversely, adsorption of urease onto silica sand and soil mixtures, including iron-coated sand, was much lower compared to the total proteins. Higher levels of urease activity were retained in hydrophobic-containing samples, with urease activity decreasing with lower hydrophobic content. These observations suggest that the surface manipulation of soils, such as treatments to add hydrophobicity to soil surfaces, can potentially be used to increase the activity of adsorbed urease to improve biocementation outcomes.
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Scoppola E, Gochev GG, Drnec J, Pithan L, Novikov D, Schneck E. Investigating the Conformation of Surface-Adsorbed Proteins with Standing-Wave X-ray Fluorescence. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:5195-5203. [PMID: 34813296 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Protein adsorption to surfaces is at the heart of numerous technological and bioanalytical applications, but sometimes, it is also associated with medical risks. To deepen our insights into processes involving layers of surface-adsorbed proteins, high-resolution structural information is essential. Here, we use standing-wave X-ray fluorescence (SWXF) in combination with an optimized liquid-cell setup to investigate the underwater conformation of the random-coiled phosphoprotein β-casein adsorbed to hydrophilic and hydrophobized solid surfaces. The orientation of the protein, as determined through the distributions of sulfur and phosphorus, is found to be sensitive to the chemical nature of the substrate. While no preferred orientations are observed on hydrophobized surfaces, on hydrophilic Al oxide, β-casein is adsorbed as a diblock copolymer with the phosphorylated domain I attached to the surface. Our results demonstrate that targeting biologically relevant chemical elements with SWXF enables a detailed investigation of biomolecular layers under near-physiological conditions.
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- Ernesto Scoppola
- Biomaterials Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Biomaterials Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.,Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-239 Krakow, Poland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 38000 Grenoble, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Biomaterials Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.,Physics Department, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Hydraulic Resistance and Protein Fouling Resistance of a Zirconia Membrane with a Tethered PVP Layer. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13070951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The influence of surface modification of zirconia (ZrO2) membrane with tethered poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) chains was evaluated with respect to the impact of pH and ionic strength on hydraulic resistance and fouling resistance in the filtration of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and lysozyme (Lys) as model protein foulants. The tethered PVP surface layer led to membrane permeability and fouling propensity that were responsive to both pH and ionic strength. The PVP-modified membrane (PVP-ZrO2) hydraulic resistance increased by up to ~48% over a pH range of 6–11, but with no discernible impact at lower pH. Membrane hydraulic resistance was virtually unaffected by ionic strength over the 0.001–1 M range. However, reversible foulant cake resistance in BSA and Lys solution filtration increased with elevated ionic strength, owing in part to the weakening of protein–protein repulsion. Irreversible BSA and Lys fouling was affected by the operational pH relative to the protein isoelectric point (IEP) and reduced under conditions of chain swelling. Irreversible membrane fouling resistance for both proteins was significantly lower, by ~11–49% and 18–74%, respectively, for the PVP-ZrO2 membrane relative to the unmodified ZrO2 membrane. The present results suggest the merit of further exploration of fouling reduction and improvement of membrane cleaning effectiveness via tuning pH and ionic strength triggered conformational responsiveness of the tethered target polymer layer.
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Pan F, Aaron Lau KH, Messersmith PB, Lu JR, Zhao X. Interfacial Assembly Inspired by Marine Mussels and Antifouling Effects of Polypeptoids: A Neutron Reflection Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:12309-12318. [PMID: 32970448 PMCID: PMC7586401 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polypeptoid-coated surfaces and many surface-grafted hydrophilic polymer brushes have been proven efficient in antifouling-the prevention of nonspecific biomolecular adsorption and cell attachment. Protein adsorption, in particular, is known to mediate subsequent cell-surface interactions. However, the detailed antifouling mechanism of polypeptoid and other polymer brush coatings at the molecular level is not well understood. Moreover, most adsorption studies focus only on measuring a single adsorbed mass value, and few techniques are capable of characterizing the hydrated in situ layer structure of either the antifouling coating or adsorbed proteins. In this study, interfacial assembly of polypeptoid brushes with different chain lengths has been investigated in situ using neutron reflection (NR). Consistent with past simulation results, NR revealed a common two-step structure for grafted polypeptoids consisting of a dense inner region that included a mussel adhesive-inspired oligopeptide for grafting polypeptoid chains and a highly hydrated upper region with very low polymer density (molecular brush). Protein adsorption was studied with human serum albumin (HSA) and fibrinogen (FIB), two common serum proteins of different sizes but similar isoelectric points (IEPs). In contrast to controls, we observed higher resistance by grafted polypeptoid against adsorption of the larger FIB, especially for longer chain lengths. Changing the pH to close to the IEPs of the proteins, which generally promotes adsorption, also did not significantly affect the antifouling effect against FIB, which was corroborated by atomic force microscopy imaging. Moreover, NR enabled characterization of the in situ hydrated layer structures of the polypeptoids together with proteins adsorbed under selected conditions. While adsorption on bare SiO2 controls resulted in surface-induced protein denaturation, this was not observed on polypeptoids. Our current results therefore highlight the detailed in situ view that NR may provide for characterizing protein adsorption on polymer brushes as well as the excellent antifouling behavior of polypeptoids.
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- Fang Pan
- School
of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
- School
of Physics & Astronomy, University of
Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University
of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XL, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of California−Berkeley, Berkeley California 94720, United States
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- School
of Physics & Astronomy, University of
Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- School
of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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Alamdari S, Roeters SJ, Golbek TW, Schmüser L, Weidner T, Pfaendtner J. Orientation and Conformation of Proteins at the Air-Water Interface Determined from Integrative Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:11855-11865. [PMID: 32921055 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the assembly of proteins at the air-water interface (AWI) informs the formation of protein films, emulsion properties, and protein aggregation. Determination of protein conformation and orientation at an interface is difficult to resolve with a single experimental or simulation technique alone. To date, the interfacial structure of even one of the most widely studied proteins, lysozyme, at the AWI remains unresolved. In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to determine if the protein adopts a side-on, head-on, or axial orientation at the AWI with two different forcefields, GROMOS-53a6 + SPC/E and a99SB-disp + TIP4P-D. Vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy experiments and spectral SFG calculations validate consistency between the structure determined from MD and experiments. Overall, we show with strong agreement that lysozyme adopts an axial conformation at pH 7. Further, we provide molecular-level insight as to how pH influences the binding domains of lysozyme resulting in side-on adsorption near the isoelectric point of the lysozyme.
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- Sarah Alamdari
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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Song B, Zhang E, Han X, Zhu H, Shi Y, Cao Z. Engineering and Application Perspectives on Designing an Antimicrobial Surface. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21330-21341. [PMID: 32011846 PMCID: PMC7534184 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Infections, contaminations, and biofouling resulting from micro- and/or macro-organisms remained a prominent threat to the public health, food industry, and aqua-/marine-related applications. Considering environmental and drug resistance concerns as well as insufficient efficacy on biofilms associated with conventional disinfecting reagents, developing an antimicrobial surface potentially improved antimicrobial performance by directly working on the microbes surrounding the surface area. Here we provide an engineering perspective on the logic of choosing materials and strategies for designing antimicrobial surfaces, as well as an application perspective on their potential impacts. In particular, we analyze and discuss requirements and expectations for specific applications and provide insights on potential misconnection between the antimicrobial solution and its targeted applications. Given the high translational barrier for antimicrobial surfaces, future research would benefit from a comprehensive understanding of working mechanisms for potential materials/strategies, and challenges/requirements for a targeted application.
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- Boyi Song
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA
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Srivastava R, Alam MS. Spectroscopic studies of the aggregation behavior of Human Serum Albumin and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 158:394-400. [PMID: 32380109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To check the role of micelle in the interaction studies of human serum albumin (HSA) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), many spectroscopic techniques, like UV-visible, fluorescence, circular dichroism, fluorescence lifetime measurement, and atomic force microscopy (AFM), are employed. The binding affinity of all compound groups depended on the hydrocarbon chain, indicating the predominant role of hydrophobic forces, electrostatic forces and supported by polar interactions on protein surfaces. The protein has a different effect on the polarity of a microenvironment in fluorescence spectra above and below the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the suractant. The far-UV-CD spectra show unfolding below the CMC and refolding above the CMC. The binding of the surfactant induces changes in the microenvironment at different pHs around the residues of the aromatic amino acid and the disulfide bond of protein. The AFM images show significant changes in the protein's structure. AFM images show dense aggregation below the CMC and above the CMC, some net-like structure formed in the HSA-CTAB complex. To test the experimental results, we used Auto dock Vina to conduct molecular docking. Above and below the CMC, structural changes can be seen.
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- Rachana Srivastava
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Polymer Science &Technology Laboratory, Chennai 600020, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Polymer Science &Technology Laboratory, Chennai 600020, India; Chemical Science, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh- 201 002, India.
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Zhang C, Li X, Wang Z, Huang X, Ge Z, Hu B. Influence of Structured Water Layers on Protein Adsorption Process: A Case Study of Cytochrome c and Carbon Nanotube Interactions and Its Implications. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:684-694. [PMID: 31880460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cytochrome c, an essential protein of the electron transport chain, is known to be capable of amplifying the toxicity of carbon nanomaterials via free-radical generation. To understand their interaction, as well as the more general protein-nanoparticle interaction at molecular levels, we investigate the adsorptions between cytochrome c and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in dynamic and thermodynamic ways using molecular dynamics simulations. The results reveal a well-defined three-phase process separated by two transition points: the diffusion phase where the protein diffuses in the water box, the lockdown phase I where the protein inserts into the surface-bound water layers and rearranges its conformation to fit to the surface of the CNT, and the lockdown phase II where cytochrome c repels the water molecules standing in its way to the surface of CNT and reaches stable adsorption states. The structured water layers affect the movement of atoms by electrostatic forces. In lockdown phase I, the conformation adjustment of the protein dominates the adsorption process. The most thermally favorable adsorption conformation is determined. It shows that except for the deformation of short β sheets and some portions of α helixes, most of the secondary structures of cytochrome c remain unchanged, implying that most of the functions of cytochrome c are preserved. During these processes, the energy contributions of the hydrophilic residues of cytochrome c are much larger than those of hydrophobic residues. Interestingly, the structured water layers at the CNT surface allow more hydrophilic residues such as Lys to get into close contact with the CNT, which plays a significant role during the anchoring process of adsorption. Our results demonstrate that the heme group is in close contact with the CNT in some of the adsorbed states, which hence provides a way for electron transfer from cytochrome c to the CNT surface.
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- Chi Zhang
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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Fies WA, First JT, Dugger JW, Doucet M, Browning JF, Webb LJ. Quantifying the Extent of Hydration of a Surface-Bound Peptide Using Neutron Reflectometry. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:637-649. [PMID: 31846580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Establishing how water, or the absence of water, affects the structure, dynamics, and function of proteins in contact with inorganic surfaces is critical to developing successful protein immobilization strategies. In the present article, the quantity of water hydrating a monolayer of helical peptides covalently attached to self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkyl thiols on Au was measured using neutron reflectometry (NR). The peptide sequence was composed of repeating LLKK units in which the leucines were aligned to face the SAM. When immersed in water, NR measured 2.7 ± 0.9 water molecules per thiol in the SAM layer and between 75 ± 13 and 111 ± 13 waters around each peptide. The quantity of water in the SAM was nearly twice that measured prior to peptide functionalization, suggesting that the peptide disrupted the structure of the SAM. To identify the location of water molecules around the peptide, we compared our NR data to previously published molecular dynamics simulations of the same peptide on a hydrophobic SAM in water, revealing that 49 ± 5 of 95 ± 8 total nearby water molecules were directly hydrogen-bound to the peptide. Finally, we show that immersing the peptide in water compressed its structure into the SAM surface. Together, these results demonstrate that there is sufficient water to fully hydrate a surface-bound peptide even at hydrophobic interfaces. Given the critical role that water plays in biomolecular structure and function, these results are expected to be informative for a broad array of applications involving proteins at the bio/abio interface.
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- Whitney A Fies
- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute , The University of Texas at Austin , 2506 Speedway STOP A5300 , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute , The University of Texas at Austin , 2506 Speedway STOP A5300 , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37830 , United States
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- Neutron Scattering Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Neutron Scattering Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge , Tennessee 37831 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute , The University of Texas at Austin , 2506 Speedway STOP A5300 , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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Ruane S, Li Z, Campana M, Hu X, Gong H, Webster JRP, Uddin F, Kalonia C, Bishop SM, van der Walle CF, Lu JR. Interfacial Adsorption of a Monoclonal Antibody and Its Fab and Fc Fragments at the Oil/Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:13543-13552. [PMID: 31510747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The physical stability of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) solution for injection in a prefilled syringe may in part depend on its behavior at the silicone oil/water interface. Here, the adsorption of a mAb (termed COE-3) and its fragment antigen-binding (Fab) and crystallizable (Fc) at the oil/water interface was measured using neutron reflection. A 1.4 ± 0.1 μm hexadecane oil film was formed on a sapphire block by a spin-freeze-thaw process, retaining its integrity upon contact with the protein solutions. Measurements revealed that adsorbed COE-3 and its Fab and Fc fragments retained their globular structure, forming layers that did not penetrate substantially into the oil phase. COE-3 and Fc were found to adsorb flat-on to the interface, with denser 45 and 42 Å inner layers, respectively, in contact with the oil and a more diffuse 17-21 Å outer layer caused by fragments adsorbing in a tilted manner. In contrast, Fab fragments formed a uniform 60 Å monolayer. Monolayers were formed under all conditions studied (10-200 ppm, using three isotopic contrasts), although changes in packing density across the COE-3 and Fc layers were observed. COE-3 had a higher affinity to the interface than either of its constituent fragments, while Fab had a lower interfacial affinity consistent with its higher net surface charge. This study extends the application of high-resolution neutron reflection measurements to the study of protein adsorption at the oil/water interface using an experimental setup mimicking the protein drug product in a siliconized prefilled syringe.
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- Sean Ruane
- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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- ISIS Neutron Facility , STFC , Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QZ , U.K
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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- Dosage Form Design & Development , AstraZeneca , Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GH , U.K
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- Dosage Form Design & Development , AstraZeneca , Gaithersburg , Maryland 20878 , United States
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- Dosage Form Design & Development , AstraZeneca , Gaithersburg , Maryland 20878 , United States
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- Biological Physics Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Schuster Building, Manchester M13 9PL , U.K
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Zhang H, Miller BL. Immunosensor-based label-free and multiplex detection of influenza viruses: State of the art. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 141:111476. [PMID: 31272058 PMCID: PMC6717022 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The ability of influenza viruses to rapidly evolve has caused significant challenges in viral surveillance, diagnosis, and therapeutic development. Molecular sequencing methods, though powerful tools for monitoring influenza evolution at the genetic level, are not able to fully characterize the antigenic properties of influenza viruses. Understanding influenza virus antigenicity is critical to vaccine development and disease prevention. Traditional immunoassays which have been widely used for evaluating influenza antigenicity have limited throughput. To alleviate these problems, new bioanalytical tools to investigate influenza antigenicity by measuring antibody-antigen binding are an active area of research. Herein, we review immunosensor technologies from the aspects of various sensing principles, while highlighting recent developments in multiplex, label-free detection strategies. Highlighted technologies include electrochemical immunosensors relying on impedimetric detection; these demonstrate simple design and cost effectiveness for mass production. Antibody arrays implemented on an optical interferometric sensor system allow systematic characterization of influenza antigenicity. Quartz microbalance immunosensors are highly sensitive but have yet to be explored for multiplex sensing. Immunosensors made on lateral flow strips have shown promise in rapid diagnosis of influenza subtypes. We anticipate that these and other technologies discussed in the review will facilitate advances in the study of influenza, and other viral pathogens.
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- Hanyuan Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 697, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA; Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd. Box 270216, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 697, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA; Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd. Box 270216, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA.
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Zhang Z, Orski S, Woys AM, Yuan G, Zarraga IE, Wagner NJ, Liu Y. Adsorption of polysorbate 20 and proteins on hydrophobic polystyrene surfaces studied by neutron reflectometry. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 168:94-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bénarouche A, Habchi J, Cagna A, Maniti O, Girard-Egrot A, Cavalier JF, Longhi S, Carrière F. Interfacial Properties of N TAIL, an Intrinsically Disordered Protein. Biophys J 2018; 113:2723-2735. [PMID: 29262365 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) lack stable secondary and tertiary structure under physiological conditions in the absence of their biological partners and thus exist as dynamic ensembles of interconverting conformers, often highly soluble in water. However, in some cases, IDPs such as the ones involved in neurodegenerative diseases can form protein aggregates and their aggregation process may be triggered by the interaction with membranes. Although the interfacial behavior of globular proteins has been extensively studied, experimental data on IDPs at the air/water (A/W) and water/lipid interfaces are scarce. We studied here the intrinsically disordered C-terminal domain of the Hendra virus nucleoprotein (NTAIL) and compared its interfacial properties to those of lysozyme that is taken as a model globular protein of similar molecular mass. Adsorption of NTAIL at the A/W interface was studied in the absence and presence of phospholipids using Langmuir films, polarization modulated-infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, and an automated drop tensiometer for interfacial tension and elastic modulus determination with oscillating bubbles. NTAIL showed a significant surface activity, with a higher adsorption capacity at the A/W interface and penetration into egg phosphatidylcholine monolayer compared to lysozyme. Whereas lysozyme remains folded upon compression of the protein layer at the A/W interface and shows a quasi-pure elastic behavior, NTAIL shows a much higher molecular area and forms a highly viscoelastic film with a high dilational modulus. To our knowledge, a new disorder-to-order transition is thus observed for the NTAIL protein that folds into an antiparallel β-sheet at the A/W interface and presents strong intermolecular interactions.
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- Anaïs Bénarouche
- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Enzymologie Interfaciale et Physiologie de la Lipolyse UMR 7282, Marseille, France; TECLIS Scientific, Tassin, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB) UMR 7257, Marseille, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, UMR 5246 Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Equipe Génie Enzymatique, Membranes Biomimétiques et Assemblages Supramoléculaires (GEMBAS), Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSA Lyon, CPE Lyon, UMR 5246 Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Equipe Génie Enzymatique, Membranes Biomimétiques et Assemblages Supramoléculaires (GEMBAS), Villeurbanne, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Enzymologie Interfaciale et Physiologie de la Lipolyse UMR 7282, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB) UMR 7257, Marseille, France.
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Enzymologie Interfaciale et Physiologie de la Lipolyse UMR 7282, Marseille, France.
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Auriemma F, De Rosa C, Malafronte A, Di Girolamo R, Santillo C, Gerelli Y, Fragneto G, Barker R, Pavone V, Maglio O, Lombardi A. Nano-in-Nano Approach for Enzyme Immobilization Based on Block Copolymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:29318-29327. [PMID: 28809474 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We set up a facile approach for fabrication of supports with tailored nanoporosity for immobilization of enzymes. To this aim block copolymers (BCPs) self-assembly has been used to prepare nanostructured thin films with well-defined architecture containing pores of tailorable size delimited by walls with tailorable degree of hydrophilicity. In particular, we employed a mixture of polystyrene-block-poly(l-lactide) (PS-PLLA) and polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-PEO) diblock copolymers to generate thin films with a lamellar morphology consisting of PS lamellar domains alternating with mixed PEO/PLLA blocks lamellar domains. Selective basic hydrolysis of the PLLA blocks generates thin films, patterned with nanometric channels containing hydrophilic PEO chains pending from PS walls. The shape and size of the channels and the degree of hydrophilicity of the pores depend on the relative length of the blocks, the molecular mass of the BCPs, and the composition of the mixture. The strength of our approach is demonstrated in the case of physical adsorption of the hemoprotein peroxidase from horseradish (HRP) using 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) with H2O2 as substrate. The large surface area, the tailored pore sizes, and the functionalization with hydrophilic PEO blocks make the designed nanostructured materials suitable supports for the nanoconfinement of HRP biomolecules endowed with high catalytic performance, no mass-transfer limitations, and long-term stability.
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- Finizia Auriemma
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter, Institut Laue-Langevin , 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter, Institut Laue-Langevin , 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Partnership for Soft Condensed Matter, Institut Laue-Langevin , 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Biologia, IBB-CNR , via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II , Complesso Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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Atom-scale depth localization of biologically important chemical elements in molecular layers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:9521-6. [PMID: 27503887 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603898113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In nature, biomolecules are often organized as functional thin layers in interfacial architectures, the most prominent examples being biological membranes. Biomolecular layers play also important roles in context with biotechnological surfaces, for instance, when they are the result of adsorption processes. For the understanding of many biological or biotechnologically relevant phenomena, detailed structural insight into the involved biomolecular layers is required. Here, we use standing-wave X-ray fluorescence (SWXF) to localize chemical elements in solid-supported lipid and protein layers with near-Ångstrom precision. The technique complements traditional specular reflectometry experiments that merely yield the layers' global density profiles. While earlier work mostly focused on relatively heavy elements, typically metal ions, we show that it is also possible to determine the position of the comparatively light elements S and P, which are found in the most abundant classes of biomolecules and are therefore particularly important. With that, we overcome the need of artificial heavy atom labels, the main obstacle to a broader application of high-resolution SWXF in the fields of biology and soft matter. This work may thus constitute the basis for the label-free, element-specific structural investigation of complex biomolecular layers and biological surfaces.
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Arooj M, Gandhi NS, Kreck CA, Arrigan DWM, Mancera RL. Adsorption and Unfolding of Lysozyme at a Polarized Aqueous–Organic Liquid Interface. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:3100-12. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b00536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mahreen Arooj
- School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences and Curtin Institute
for Computation, ‡Department of Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO
Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences and Curtin Institute
for Computation, ‡Department of Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO
Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences and Curtin Institute
for Computation, ‡Department of Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO
Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences and Curtin Institute
for Computation, ‡Department of Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO
Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences and Curtin Institute
for Computation, ‡Department of Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO
Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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Perevozchikova T, Nanda H, Nesta DP, Roberts CJ. Protein Adsorption, Desorption, and Aggregation Mediated by Solid-Liquid Interfaces. J Pharm Sci 2015; 104:1946-1959. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.24429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Alvarez de Eulate E, Qiao L, Scanlon MD, Girault HH, Arrigan DWM. Fingerprinting the tertiary structure of electroadsorbed lysozyme at soft interfaces by electrostatic spray ionization mass spectrometry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:11829-32. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05545d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Kiesel I, Paulus M, Nase J, Tiemeyer S, Sternemann C, Rüster K, Wirkert FJ, Mende K, Büning T, Tolan M. Temperature-driven adsorption and desorption of proteins at solid-liquid interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:2077-83. [PMID: 24559398 DOI: 10.1021/la404884a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The heat-induced desorption and adsorption of the proteins lysozyme, ribonuclease A, bovine serum albumin, and fibronectin at protein layers was investigated in two different environments: pure buffer and protein solution. Using two different environments allows us to distinguish between thermodynamic and kinetic mechanisms in the adsorption process. We observed a desorption in buffer and an adsorption in protein solution, depending upon protein properties, such as size, stability, and charge. We conclude that the desorption in buffer is mainly influenced by the mobility of the proteins at the interface, while the adsorption in protein solution is driven by conformational changes and, thereby, a gain in entropy. These results are relevant for controlling biofilm formation at solid-liquid interfaces.
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- Irena Kiesel
- Fakultät Physik/DELTA, Technische Universität Dortmund , 44221 Dortmund, Germany
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Schneck E, Schollier A, Halperin A, Moulin M, Haertlein M, Sferrazza M, Fragneto G. Neutron reflectometry elucidates density profiles of deuterated proteins adsorbed onto surfaces displaying poly(ethylene glycol) brushes: evidence for primary adsorption. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:14178-14187. [PMID: 24144259 DOI: 10.1021/la403355r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The concentration profile of deuterated myoglobin (Mb) adsorbed onto polystyrene substrates displaying poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) brushes is characterized by neutron reflectometry (NR). The method allows to directly distinguish among primary adsorption at the grafting surface, ternary adsorption within the brush, and secondary adsorption at the brush outer edge. It complements depth-insensitive standard techniques, such as ellipsometry, radioactive labeling, and quartz crystal microbalance. The study explores the effect of the PEG polymerization degree, N, and the grafting density, σ, on Mb adsorption. In the studied systems there is no indication of secondary or ternary adsorption, but there is evidence of primary adsorption involving a dense inner layer at the polystyrene surface. For sparsely grafted brushes the primary adsorption involves an additional dilute outer protein layer on top of the inner layer. The amount of protein adsorbed in the inner layer is independent of N but varies with σ, while for the outer layer it is correlated to the amount of grafted PEG and is thus sensitive to both N and σ. The use of deuterated proteins enhances the sensitivity of NR and enables monitoring exchange between deuterated and hydrogenated species.
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Richter AG, Kuzmenko I. Using in situ X-ray reflectivity to study protein adsorption on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces: benefits and limitations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:5167-5180. [PMID: 23586436 DOI: 10.1021/la3049532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We have employed in situ X-ray reflectivity (IXRR) to study the adsorption of a variety of proteins (lysozyme, cytochrome c, myoglobin, hemoglobin, serum albumin, and immunoglobulin G) on model hydrophilic (silicon oxide) and hydrophobic surfaces (octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayers), evaluating this recently developed technique for its applicability in the area of biomolecular studies. We report herein the highest resolution depiction of adsorbed protein films, greatly improving on the precision of previous neutron reflectivity (NR) results and previous IXRR studies. We were able to perform complete scans in 5 min or less with the maximum momentum transfer of at least 0.52 Å(-1), allowing for some time-resolved information about the evolution of the protein film structure. The three smallest proteins (lysozyme, cytochrome c, and myoglobin) were seen to deposit as fully hydrated, nondenatured molecules onto hydrophilic surfaces, with indications of particular preferential orientations. Time evolution was observed for both lysozyme and myoglobin films. The larger proteins were not observed to deposit on the hydrophilic substrates, perhaps because of contrast limitations. On hydrophobic surfaces, all proteins were seen to denature extensively in a qualitatively similar way but with a rough trend that the larger proteins resulted in lower coverage. We have generated high-resolution electron density profiles of these denatured films, including capturing the growth of a lysozyme film. Because the solution interface of these denatured films is diffuse, IXRR cannot unambiguously determine the film extent and coverage, a drawback compared to NR. X-ray radiation damage was systematically evaluated, including the controlled exposure of protein films to high-intensity X-rays and exposure of the hydrophobic surface to X-rays before adsorption. Our analysis showed that standard measuring procedures used for XRR studies may lead to altered protein films; therefore, we used modified procedures to limit the influence of X-ray damage.
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- Andrew G Richter
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383, USA.
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Lubambo A, Benelli E, Klein J, Schreiner W, Silveira E, de Camargo P. Tuning protein GlnB-Hs surface interaction with silicon: FTIR-ATR, AFM and XPS study. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2013; 102:348-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee WH, Loo CY, Zavgorodniy AV, Ghadiri M, Rohanizadeh R. A novel approach to enhance protein adsorption and cell proliferation on hydroxyapatite: citric acid treatment. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra22966a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bhan C, Mandlewala R, Gebregeorgis A, Raghavan D. Adsorption-desorption study of BSA conjugated silver nanoparticles (Ag/BSA NPs) on collagen immobilized substrates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:17043-17052. [PMID: 23151257 DOI: 10.1021/la303539n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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There has been a growing interest in the use of protein conjugated nanoparticles for applications in biomedical, sensing, and advanced imaging. The objective of this study was to understand the interaction of protein conjugated silver nanoparticles (Ag/BSA NPs) with biological substrate (collagen layer). The adsorption behavior of synthesized Ag/BSA NPs on collagen immobilized silanized surface was followed by UV-vis spectroscopy by initially studying the formation of collagen layer and subsequent adsorption of Ag/BSA NPs to the immobilized layer. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) data provided the real time profile of adsorption of Ag/BSA NPs from solution onto collagen immobilized and control substrates as well as desorption of nanoparticles from the substrates. The retention of NPs to substrate is sensitive to chemistry of the underlying substrate and on the external environment. UV-vis and atomic absorption spectrometric analysis of Ag/BSA NPs desorption performed under different pH conditions showed more NPs retained at physiological pH than the acidic and basic conditions. Nanoparticles retention on collagen immobilized substrate at physiological pH could influence properties of biological interest such as circulation lifetime and biodistribution of nanoparticles in the body.
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- Chandra Bhan
- Polymer Group, Department of Chemistry, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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Couston RG, Skoda MW, Uddin S, van der Walle CF. Adsorption behavior of a human monoclonal antibody at hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. MAbs 2012. [PMID: 23196810 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.22522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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One aspiration for the formulation of human monoclonal antibodies (mAb) is to reach high solution concentrations without compromising stability. Protein surface activity leading to instability is well known, but our understanding of mAb adsorption to the solid-liquid interface in relevant pH and surfactant conditions is incomplete. To investigate these conditions, we used total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) and neutron reflectometry (NR). The mAb tested ("mAb-1") showed highest surface loading to silica at pH 7.4 (~12 mg/m(2)), with lower surface loading at pH 5.5 (~5.5 mg/m(2), further from its pI of 8.99) and to hydrophobized silica (~2 mg/m(2)). The extent of desorption of mAb-1 from silica or hydrophobized silica was related to the relative affinity of polysorbate 20 or 80 for the same surface. mAb-1 adsorbed to silica on co-injection with polysorbate (above its critical micelle concentration) and also to silica pre-coated with polysorbate. A bilayer model was developed from NR data for mAb-1 at concentrations of 50-5000 mg/L, pH 5.5, and 50-2000 mg/L, pH 7.4. The inner mAb-1 layer was adsorbed to the SiO₂ surface at near saturation with an end-on" orientation, while the outer mAb-1 layer was sparse and molecules had a "side-on" orientation. A non-uniform triple layer was observed at 5000 mg/L, pH 7.4, suggesting mAb-1 adsorbed to the SiO₂ surface as oligomers at this concentration and pH. mAb-1 adsorbed as a sparse monolayer to hydrophobized silica, with a layer thickness increasing with bulk concentration - suggesting a near end-on orientation without observable relaxation-unfolding.
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- Ruairidh G Couston
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Goli KK, Rojas OJ, Genzer J. Formation and Antifouling Properties of Amphiphilic Coatings on Polypropylene Fibers. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:3769-79. [DOI: 10.1021/bm301223b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department
of Forest Products
Technology, Aalto University, FI-00076
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Brouette N, Fragneto G, Cousin F, Moulin M, Haertlein M, Sferrazza M. A neutron reflection study of adsorbed deuterated myoglobin layers on hydrophobic surfaces. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 390:114-20. [PMID: 23079044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The structure of adsorbed globular protein layers on hydrophobic surfaces is elucidated in detail by combining the use of a fully deuterated protein, myoglobin, and the neutron reflectivity technique. The hydrophobic surfaces consist of grafted self-assembled monolayer of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and polystyrene (PS) layer on silicon substrates. Different protein concentrations ranging from 1mg/ml to 0.01 mg/ml are used. On the OTS surface and for low protein concentration, the adsorbed protein layer consists of a dense layer of thickness around 13Å indicating that proteins are denaturated when adsorbed on the hydrophobic interface - myoglobin being a globular protein with an average diameter of about 40Å. At high protein concentration, an additional layer is observed on the top of this first denaturated layer. The thickness of this layer corresponds roughly to the dimensions of the myoglobin suggesting that additional proteins in their bulk conformation are adsorbed on the top. In the case of PS, the protein is significantly less flattened at the interface, PS being a less hydrophobic surface.
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- Nicolas Brouette
- Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Lee WH, Loo CY, Zavgorodniy AV, Rohanizadeh R. High protein adsorptive capacity of amino acid-functionalized hydroxyapatite. J Biomed Mater Res A 2012; 101:873-83. [PMID: 23008163 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Charged functional groups present on the surface of biomaterials play an important role to regulate the affinity and attachment of macromolecules, including proteins, on the surface of biomaterials. In this study, the protein adsorptive capacity of hydroxyapatite (HA) was regulated by introducing different amino acids during the precipitation of HA. After incubation of HA samples in 5000 μg/mL lysozyme solution at pH 7.4 for 24 h, unmodified HA adsorbed 0.886 mg/m(2) of lysozyme while amino acid-functionalized HA (AA-HA) particles demonstrated higher adsorption capacity ranging from 1.090 to 1.680 mg/m(2). Incorporation of amino acids with longer side chain lengths decreased the crystallinity and increased the negative value of the surface charge of HA particles. The specific surface areas were significantly increased in the presence of amino acids. Protein loading capacity onto AA-HA was further enhanced by regulating the pH of working solution whereby the protein adsorption rate increased with decreasing the pH, while reverse trend obtained in unmodified HA. The study demonstrated that the amount of adsorbed lysozyme onto AA-HA particles was correlated with the particles' surface charges.
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- Wing-Hin Lee
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Shemetov AA, Nabiev I, Sukhanova A. Molecular interaction of proteins and peptides with nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2012; 6:4585-602. [PMID: 22621430 DOI: 10.1021/nn300415x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The interaction of proteins in living cells is one of the key processes in the maintenance of their homeostasis. Introduction of additional agents into the chain of these interactions may influence homeostatic processes. Recent advances in nanotechnologies have led to a wide use of nanoparticles (NPs) in industrial and biomedical applications. NPs are small enough to enter almost all compartments of the body, including cells and organelles, and to complicate the pattern of protein interactions. In some cases, interaction of nanoscale objects with proteins leads to hazardous consequences, such as abnormal conformational changes leading to exposure of cryptic peptide epitopes or the appearance of abnormal functions caused by structural modifications. In addition, the high local protein concentration resulting from protein adsorption on NPs may provoke avidity effects arising from close spatial repetition of the same protein. Finally, the interaction of NPs with proteins is known to induce cooperative effects, such as promotion or inhibition of protein fibrillation or self-assembling of NPs on macromolecules serving as a template. It is obvious that better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of nano-bio interactions is crucial for further advances in all nanotechnological applications. This review summarizes recent progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms of the interactions between proteins or peptides and NPs in order to predict the structural, functional, and/or nanotoxic consequences of these interactions.
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- Anton A Shemetov
- Laboratory of Nano-Bioengineering, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, 31 Kashirskoe shosse, 115409 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Zwang TJ, Patel R, Johal MS, Selassie CR. Desolvation of BSA-ligand complexes measured using the quartz crystal microbalance and dual polarization interferometer. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:9616-9620. [PMID: 22621286 DOI: 10.1021/la301718m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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By taking advantage of their unique difference in hydration sensitivity, we have shown that dual polarization interferometer (DPI) and quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) measurements can be used together to explore the degree of desolvation involved in the binding of small drug molecules to an immobilized bovine serum albumin film in real time. Results with DPI and QCM-D show significantly different mass values for three ligands of varying hydrophobicities that may be attributed to changes in the degree of hydration of the ligand-protein complexes in accordance with the physicochemical properties of the ligands. Furthermore, our data suggest that masses measured by QCM-D can be overwhelmed by changes in water content of ligand-protein, binary complexes, which has important consequences for future studies using mechanical resonators to study protein-binding events.
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- Theodore J Zwang
- Chemistry Department, Pomona College, 645 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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Hähl H, Evers F, Grandthyll S, Paulus M, Sternemann C, Loskill P, Lessel M, Hüsecken AK, Brenner T, Tolan M, Jacobs K. Subsurface influence on the structure of protein adsorbates as revealed by in situ X-ray reflectivity. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:7747-56. [PMID: 22533829 DOI: 10.1021/la300850g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The adsorption process of proteins to surfaces is governed by the mutual interactions among proteins, the solution, and the substrate. Interactions arising from the substrate are usually attributed to the uppermost atomic layer. This actual surface defines the surface chemistry and hence steric and electrostatic interactions. For a comprehensive understanding, however, the interactions arising from the bulk material also have to be considered. Our protein adsorption experiments with globular proteins (α-amylase, bovine serum albumin, and lysozyme) clearly reveal the influence of the subsurface material via van der Waals forces. Here, a set of functionalized silicon wafers enables a distinction between the effects of surface chemistry and the subsurface composition of the substrate. Whereas the surface chemistry controls whether the individual proteins are denatured, the strength of the van der Waals forces affects the final layer density and hence the adsorbed amount of proteins. The results imply that van der Waals forces mainly influence surface processes, which govern the structure formation of the protein adsorbates, such as surface diffusion and spreading.
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- Hendrik Hähl
- Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Zhao X, Pan F, Garcia-Gancedo L, Flewitt AJ, Ashley GM, Luo J, Lu JR. Interfacial recognition of human prostate-specific antigen by immobilized monoclonal antibody: effects of solution conditions and surface chemistry. J R Soc Interface 2012; 9:2457-67. [PMID: 22552922 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The specific recognition between monoclonal antibody (anti-human prostate-specific antigen, anti-hPSA) and its antigen (human prostate-specific antigen, hPSA) has promising applications in prostate cancer diagnostics and other biosensor applications. However, because of steric constraints associated with interfacial packing and molecular orientations, the binding efficiency is often very low. In this study, spectroscopic ellipsometry and neutron reflection have been used to investigate how solution pH, salt concentration and surface chemistry affect antibody adsorption and subsequent antigen binding. The adsorbed amount of antibody was found to vary with pH and the maximum adsorption occurred between pH 5 and 6, close to the isoelectric point of the antibody. By contrast, the highest antigen binding efficiency occurred close to the neutral pH. Increasing the ionic strength reduced antibody adsorbed amount at the silica-water interface but had little effect on antigen binding. Further studies of antibody adsorption on hydrophobic C8 (octyltrimethoxysilane) surface and chemical attachment of antibody on (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane/4-maleimidobutyric acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester-modified surface have also been undertaken. It was found that on all surfaces studied, the antibody predominantly adopted the 'flat on' orientation, and antigen-binding capabilities were comparable. The results indicate that antibody immobilization via appropriate physical adsorption can replace elaborate interfacial molecular engineering involving complex covalent attachments.
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- Xiubo Zhao
- Biological Physics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Goli KK, Rojas OJ, Özçam AE, Genzer J. Generation of Functional Coatings on Hydrophobic Surfaces through Deposition of Denatured Proteins Followed by Grafting from Polymerization. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:1371-82. [DOI: 10.1021/bm300075u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kiran K. Goli
- Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907,
United States
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- Department of Forest
Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
- Department of Forest
Products Technology, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemical
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United States
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- Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905,
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Le Brun AP, Chow J, Bax DV, Nelson A, Weiss AS, James M. Molecular Orientation of Tropoelastin is Determined by Surface Hydrophobicity. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:379-86. [DOI: 10.1021/bm201404x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Anton P. Le Brun
- Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation, Locked
Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation, Locked
Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation, Locked
Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052,
Australia
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Wei T, Carignano MA, Szleifer I. Lysozyme adsorption on polyethylene surfaces: why are long simulations needed? LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:12074-81. [PMID: 21846132 PMCID: PMC3183366 DOI: 10.1021/la202622s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The adsorption of lysozyme onto a polyethylene (PE) surface in an aqueous environment was investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The adsorption can be divided into three processes: diffusion to the surface, dehydration induced by hydrophobic surface-protein interactions, and denaturation. The dehydration process is very long, around 70 ns. Structural deformations start soon after the protein reaches the surface and continue during the whole trajectory. The hydrophobic residues are slowly driven toward the surface, inducing changes in the protein's secondary structure. The protein's secondary structural components near the surface are more disturbed than those farther away from the surface. The lysozyme is adsorbed with its long axis parallel to the surface and displays an anisotropic mobility on the surface that is probably due to the intrinsic structure of the PE surface. Our study demonstrates the need for long-time atomistic simulation in order to gain a complete understanding of the adsorption process.
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Yoon TH, Li M, Hong LY, Lee J, Kim DP. Durable Hydrophilic Microchannels with Controlled Morphology by the Direct Molding Method. Anal Chem 2011; 83:1901-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac102160b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tae-Ho Yoon
- Convergence Technology Development Center, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, 305-700, South Korea
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Box D, 184 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Protein Adsorption on Biomaterial and Nanomaterial Surfaces: A Molecular Modeling Approach to Study Non-Covalent Interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.5301/jabb.2010.6093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interfacial adsorption and denaturization of human milk and recombinant rice lactoferrin. Biointerphases 2010; 3:FB36. [PMID: 20408681 DOI: 10.1116/1.2965135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lactoferrin (LF) produced from recombinant technologies can achieve almost identical amino acid sequences and three-dimensional structures to those extracted from mammals, but differences often arise in the carbohydrate chains attached through N-glycosylation, with altered sizes, structures, and chemical nature. We compare the differences in solvation and interfacial adsorption from two samples, human milk lactoferrin (hLF) and recombinant rice lactoferrin (rLF). Lactoferrin is a bilobal protein with a molecular weight of about 80 kD. It has three N-glycosylation sites. Each of the three attached glycan chains on rLF contains seven to eight sugar groups. In comparison, each of the three glycan chains attached to hLF contains 12-13 sugar groups and is twice as long. The rLF meting point in 1 mg/ml aqueous solution (pH 7 phosphate buffer, I=20 mM) was 43 degrees C from dynamic light scattering, compared to 53 degrees C for hLF, exhibiting the enhanced solvation and stability of hLF due to its longer carbohydrate side chains. Silicon oxide surfaces provided a model substrate for assessment of lactoferrin adsorption and comparison with other proteins. The time dependent interfacial adsorption studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) was characterized by a fast initial step followed by a slow relaxation process. In addition, the SE results revealed the persistently higher adsorption of rLF, again showing the effect of glycan side chains. In spite of the different adsorbed amounts, neutron reflection revealed similar interfacial structures of the adsorbed protein layers. At the low lactoferrin concentration around 10 mg/l, a flat-on molecular monolayer formed with both LF lobes attached to the SiO(2) surface through electrostatic attraction. As the protein concentration increased, a secondary molecular layer further adsorbed to the first one and the attachment was again driven by electrostatic attraction. The intermixing between the globular lobes resulted in the dense packing in the middle 60 A with some of the lobes projected toward the aqueous bulk solution.
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Raffaini G, Ganazzoli F. Protein adsorption on a hydrophobic surface: a molecular dynamics study of lysozyme on graphite. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:5679-5689. [PMID: 20041676 DOI: 10.1021/la903769c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Adsorption of human lysozyme on hydrophobic graphite is investigated through atomistic computer simulations with molecular mechanics (MM) and molecular dynamics (MD) techniques. The chosen strategy follows a simulation protocol proposed by the authors to model the initial and the final adsorption stage on a bare surface. Adopting an implicit solvent and considering 10 starting molecular orientations so that all the main sides of the protein can face the surface, we first carry out an energy minimization to investigate the initial adsorption stage, and then long MD runs of selected arrangements to follow the surface spreading of the protein maximizing its adsorption strength. The results are discussed in terms of the kinetics of surface spreading, the interaction energy, and the molecular size, considering both the footprint and the final thickness of the adsorbed protein. The structural implications of the final adsorption geometry for surface aggregation and nanoscale structural organization are also pointed out. Further MD runs are carried out in explicit water for the native structure and the most stable adsorption state to assess the local stability of the geometry obtained in implicit solvent, and to calculate the statistical distribution of the water molecules around the whole lysozyme and its backbone.
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- Giuseppina Raffaini
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica G. Natta, Politecnico di Milano, via L. Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy.
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Zhao X, Pan F, Lu JR. Interfacial assembly of proteins and peptides: recent examples studied by neutron reflection. J R Soc Interface 2009; 6 Suppl 5:S659-70. [PMID: 19656822 PMCID: PMC2843974 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0168.focus] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Through reviewing a number of recent neutron reflection studies of interfacial adsorption of peptides and proteins, this paper aims to demonstrate the significance of this technique in studying interfacial biomolecular processes by illustrating the typical structural details that can be derived. The review will start with the introduction of relevant theoretical background, followed by an outline of representative biomolecular systems that have recently been studied to indicate the technical strengths of neutron reflection.
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- Biological Physics Group, University of Manchester, Schuster Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Sannomiya T, Sahoo PK, Mahcicek DI, Solak HH, Hafner C, Grieshaber D, Vörös J. Biosensing by densely packed and optically coupled plasmonic particle arrays. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2009; 5:1889-1896. [PMID: 19384877 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Densely packed plasmonic particle arrays are investigated for biosensing applications. Such particle arrays exhibit interparticle optical coupling creating a strong field between the particles, which is useful for sensing purposes. The sensor properties, such as bulk sensitivity, layer sensitivity, and the depth of sensitivity are investigated with the aid of a multiple multipole program. Sensitivity to the analyte with low concentration is also examined by a dynamic adsorption processes. The detectable concentration limit of streptavidin within 3000 s in the detection system is expected from the signal-to-noise to be less than 150 pM.
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- Takumi Sannomiya
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Glasier MA, Keech A, Sheardown H, Subbaraman LN, Jones L. Conformational and Quantitative Characterization of Lysozyme Extracted from Galyfilcon and Senofilcon Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses. Curr Eye Res 2009; 33:1-11. [DOI: 10.1080/02713680701830278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Li N, Tang H, Gai H, Dong X, Wang Q, Yeung ES. Determination of protein surface excess on a liquid/solid interface by single-molecule counting. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 394:1879-85. [PMID: 19543884 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2888-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Determination of protein surface excess is an important way of evaluating the properties of biomaterials and the characteristics of biosensors. A single-molecule counting method is presented that uses a standard fluorescence microscope to measure coverage of a liquid/solid interface by adsorbed proteins. The extremely low surface excess of lysozyme and bovine serum albumin (BSA), in a bulk concentration range from 0.3 nmol L(-1) (0.02 microg mL(-1)) to 3 nmol L(-1) (0.2 microg mL(-1)), were measured by recording the counts of spatially isolated single molecules on either hydrophilic (glass) or hydrophobic (polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS) surfaces at different pH. The differences observed in amounts of adsorbed proteins under different experimental conditions can be qualitatively explained by the combined interactions of electrostatic and hydrophobic forces. This, in turn, implies that single-molecule counting is an effective way of measuring surface coverage at a liquid/solid interface.
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- Nan Li
- Biomedical Engineering Center, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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Kubiak K, Mulheran PA. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hen Egg White Lysozyme Adsorption at a Charged Solid Surface. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:12189-200. [DOI: 10.1021/jp901521x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Karina Kubiak
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ, United Kingdom, and Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Grudziadzka 5/7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ, United Kingdom, and Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Grudziadzka 5/7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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