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Hong D, Wang C, Gao L, Nie C. Fundamentals, Synthetic Strategies and Applications of Non-Covalently Imprinted Polymers. Molecules 2024; 29:3555. [PMID: 39124961 PMCID: PMC11314232 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29153555] [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: 06/09/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Molecular imprinting has emerged as an important and practical technology to create economical and stable synthetic mimics of antibodies and enzymes. It has already found a variety of important applications, such as affinity separation, chemical/biological sensing, disease diagnostics, proteomics, bioimaging, controlled drug release, and catalysis. In the past decade, significant breakthroughs have been made in non-covalently imprinted polymers, from their synthesis through to their applications. In terms of synthesis, quite a few versatile and facile imprinting approaches for preparing MIPs have been invented, which have effectively solved some key issues in molecular imprinting. Additionally, important applications in several areas, such as sensors, proteomics and bioimaging, have been well demonstrated. In this review, we critically and comprehensively survey key recent advances made in the preparation of non-covalently imprinted polymers and their important applications. We focus on the state-of-art of this technology from three different perspectives: fundamentals, synthetic strategies, and applications. We first provide a fundamental basis for molecular imprinting technologies that have been developed, which is extremely helpful for establishing a sound understanding of the challenges in molecular imprinting. Then, we discuss in particular the major breakthroughs within the last ten years (2014-2024), with emphasis on new imprinting approaches, what strengths the breakthroughs can provide, and which new applications the properties of the prepared non-covalently imprinted polymers are fit for.
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- Dongfeng Hong
- School of Food and Drug, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China; (C.W.); (L.G.); (C.N.)
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Ghosh A, Sharma M, Zhao Y. Cell-penetrating protein-recognizing polymeric nanoparticles through dynamic covalent chemistry and double imprinting. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3731. [PMID: 38702306 PMCID: PMC11068882 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48131-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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Molecular recognition of proteins is key to their biological functions and processes such as protein-protein interactions (PPIs). The large binding interface involved and an often relatively flat binding surface make the development of selective protein-binding materials extremely challenging. A general method is reported in this work to construct protein-binding polymeric nanoparticles from cross-linked surfactant micelles. Preparation involves first dynamic covalent chemistry that encodes signature surface lysines on a protein template. A double molecular imprinting procedure fixes the binding groups on the nanoparticle for these lysine groups, meanwhile creating a binding interface complementary to the protein in size, shape, and distribution of acidic groups on the surface. These water-soluble nanoparticles possess excellent specificities for target proteins and sufficient affinities to inhibit natural PPIs such as those between cytochrome c (Cytc) and cytochrome c oxidase (CcO). With the ability to enter cells through a combination of energy-dependent and -independent pathways, they intervene apoptosis by inhibiting the PPI between Cytc and the apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (APAF1). Generality of the preparation and the excellent molecular recognition of the materials have the potential to make them powerful tools to probe protein functions in vitro and in cellulo.
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- Avijit Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3111, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3111, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-3111, USA.
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Jahanban-Esfahlan A, Amarowicz R. Molecularly imprinted polymers for sensing/depleting human serum albumin (HSA): A critical review of recent advances and current challenges. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:131132. [PMID: 38531529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131132] [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: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Human serum albumin (HSA) is an essential biomacromolecule in the blood circulatory system because it carries numerous molecules, including fatty acids (FAs), bilirubin, metal ions, hormones, and different pharmaceuticals, and plays a significant role in regulating blood osmotic pressure. Fluctuations in HSA levels in human biofluids, particularly urine and serum, are associated with several disorders, such as elevated blood pressure, diabetes mellitus (DM), liver dysfunction, and a wide range of renal diseases. Thus, the ability to quickly and accurately measure HSA levels is important for the rapid identification of these disorders in human populations. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), well known as artificial antibodies (Abs), have been extensively used for the quantitative detection of small molecules and macromolecules, especially HSA, in recent decades. This review highlights major challenges and recent developments in the application of MIPs to detect HSA in artificial and real samples. The fabrication and application of various MIPs for the depletion of HSA are also discussed, as well as different MIP preparation approaches and strategies for overcoming obstacles that hinder the development of MIPs with high efficiency and recognition capability for HSA determination/depletion.
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- Ali Jahanban-Esfahlan
- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5165665813, Iran.
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- Division of Food Sciences, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Street Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Zhu R, Wang X, Ma J, Jia Q. Preparation of poly(caffeic acid)-coated epitope molecularly imprinted polymers and investigation of adsorption performance toward ovalbumin. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1716:464635. [PMID: 38215543 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464635] [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: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Food allergy can lead to severe allergic reactions that are potentially fatal for human, hence the detection of food allergens such as ovalbumin (OVA) is important. In this study, a poly(caffeic acid)-coated epitope molecularly imprinted polymer (EMIP) was prepared by chelation and autoxidation of caffeic acid with hexamethylenediamine. EMIP has not only imprinted cavities highly matched with OVA in size and spatial structure, but also externally abundant hydrophilic groups, resulting in few non-specific binding and good hydrophilicity. With high specificity, significant paramagnetism, and great reusability, EMIP can distinguish OVA from other proteins and selectively enrich OVA in egg white samples, which opens up a promising route to the determination of allergens in food products.
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- Ran Zhu
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Cheng L, Guo Z, Lin Y, Wei X, Zhao K, Yang Z. Bovine Serum Albumin Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensors Modified by Carboxylated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/CaAlg Hydrogels. Gels 2023; 9:673. [PMID: 37623128 PMCID: PMC10454541 DOI: 10.3390/gels9080673] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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In this paper, sodium alginate (NaAlg) was used as functional monomers, bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as template molecules, and calcium chloride (CaCl2) aqueous solution was used as a cross-linking agent to prepare BSA molecularly imprinted carboxylated multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CMWCNT)/CaAlg hydrogel films (MIPs) and non-imprinted hydrogel films (NIPs). The adsorption capacity of the MIP film for BSA was 27.23 mg/g and the imprinting efficiency was 2.73. The MIP and NIP hydrogel film were loaded on the surface of the printed electrode, and electrochemical performance tests were carried out by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) using the electrochemical workstation. The loaded MIP film and NIP film effectively improved the electrochemical signal of the bare carbon electrode. When the pH value of the Tris HCl elution solution was 7.4, the elution time was 15 min and the adsorption time was 15 min, and the peak currents of MIP-modified electrodes and NIP-modified electrodes reached their maximum values. There was a specific interaction between MIP-modified electrodes and BSA, exhibiting specific recognition for BSA. In addition, the MIP-modified electrodes had good anti-interference, reusability, stability, and reproducibility. The detection limit (LOD) was 5.6 × 10-6 mg mL-1.
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- Letian Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (L.C.); (Z.G.); (Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (L.C.); (Z.G.); (Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (L.C.); (Z.G.); (Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (L.C.); (Z.G.); (Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (L.C.); (Z.G.); (Y.L.); (X.W.)
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic & Communication Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China;
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He J, Xie C, Meng C, Chen X, Liu H, Sun B. Molecularly imprinted thermosensitive probe based on fluorescent advanced glycation end products to detect α-dicarbonyl compounds and inhibit pyrraline formation. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:5011-5021. [PMID: 37341783 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04787-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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A thermal-sensitive molecularly imprinted optosensing probe based on fluorescent advanced glycation end products (AGEs) was prepared by one-pot hydrothermal synthesis. Carbon dots (CDs) derived from fluorescent AGEs were used as the luminous centers, while molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were wrapped outside of the CDs to form specific target recognition sites to highly selectively adsorb the intermediate product of AGEs of 3-deoxyglucosone (3-DG). Thermosensitive N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) was combined with acrylamide (AM) as co-functional monomers, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) was chosen as a cross-linker for targeting identification and detection of 3-DG. Under optimal conditions, the fluorescence of MIPs could be gradually quenched with the adsorption of 3-DG on the surface of MIPs in the linear range of 1-160 μg/L, and the detection limit was 0.31 μg/L. The spiked recoveries of MIPs ranged from 82.97 to 109.94% in two milk samples, and the relative standard deviations were all less than 1.8%. In addition, the inhibition rate for non-fluorescent AGEs of pyrraline (PRL) was 23% by adsorbing 3-DG in the simulated milk system of casein and D-glucose, indicating that temperature-responsive MIPs not only could detect the dicarbonyl compound 3-DG quickly and sensitively, but also had an excellent inhibitory effect on AGEs.
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- Jingbo He
- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geriatric Nutrition and Health (Beijing Technology and Business University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048, China
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Balcer E, Sobiech M, Luliński P. Molecularly Imprinted Carriers for Diagnostics and Therapy-A Critical Appraisal. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1647. [PMID: 37376096 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15061647] [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: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Simultaneous diagnostics and targeted therapy provide a theranostic approach, an instrument of personalized medicine-one of the most-promising trends in current medicine. Except for the appropriate drug used during the treatment, a strong focus is put on the development of effective drug carriers. Among the various materials applied in the production of drug carriers, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are one of the candidates with great potential for use in theranostics. MIP properties such as chemical and thermal stability, together with capability to integrate with other materials are important in the case of diagnostics and therapy. Moreover, the MIP specificity, which is important for targeted drug delivery and bioimaging of particular cells, is a result of the preparation process, conducted in the presence of the template molecule, which often is the same as the target compound. This review focused on the application of MIPs in theranostics. As a an introduction, the current trends in theranostics are described prior to the characterization of the concept of molecular imprinting technology. Next, a detailed discussion of the construction strategies of MIPs for diagnostics and therapy according to targeting and theranostic approaches is provided. Finally, frontiers and future prospects are presented, stating the direction for further development of this class of materials.
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- Emilia Balcer
- Department of Drug Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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Shen Y, Miao P, Liu S, Gao J, Han X, Zhao Y, Chen T. Preparation and Application Progress of Imprinted Polymers. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15102344. [PMID: 37242918 DOI: 10.3390/polym15102344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Due to the specific recognition performance, imprinted polymers have been widely investigated and applied in the field of separation and detection. Based on the introduction of the imprinting principles, the classification of imprinted polymers (bulk imprinting, surface imprinting, and epitope imprinting) are summarized according to their structure first. Secondly, the preparation methods of imprinted polymers are summarized in detail, including traditional thermal polymerization, novel radiation polymerization, and green polymerization. Then, the practical applications of imprinted polymers for the selective recognition of different substrates, such as metal ions, organic molecules, and biological macromolecules, are systematically summarized. Finally, the existing problems in its preparation and application are summarized, and its prospects have been prospected.
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- Yongsheng Shen
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Hunan Provincial Public Security Bureau, Changsha 410001, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Pharmacy, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
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Zangiabadi M, Ghosh A, Zhao Y. Nanoparticle Scanners for the Identification of Key Sequences Involved in the Assembly and Disassembly of β-Amyloid Peptides. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4764-4774. [PMID: 36857741 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c11186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aggregation of β-amyloid peptides (Aβ), implied in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease, is driven by a complex set of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions involving both hydrophobic and polar residues. The key residues responsible for the forward assembling process may be different from those that should be targeted to disassemble already formed aggregates. Molecularly imprinted nanoparticle (MINP) receptors are reported in this work to strongly and selectively bind specific segments of Aβ40. Combined fluorescence spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy indicate that binding residues 21-30 near the loop region is most effective at inhibiting the aggregation of monomeric Aβ40, but residues 11-20 that include the internal β strand closer to the N-terminal represent the best target for disaggregating already formed aggregates in the polymerization phase. Once the aggregation proceeds to the saturation phase, binding residues 1-10 has the largest effect on the disaggregation, likely because of the accessibility of these amino acids relative to others to the MINP receptors.
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- Milad Zangiabadi
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, United States
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Wang M, Zhou J, Zhang G, Fa S, Zhang Q. Functional thiolactone assisted imprinting cavities with abundant amines for strong binding of protein imprinted nanospheres. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:1773-1781. [PMID: 36723378 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02712g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In order to develop new protein imprinting polymerization methods and to prepare protein imprinted nanomaterials with high recognition, a novel protein imprinted strategy is developed in this study by using polyethyleneimine (PEI) for aminolysis of tailor-made thiolactone-based functional monomers and crosslinkers on amine-modified magnetic nanospheres in an aqueous medium. The prepared protein imprinted nanospheres can seize BSA templates in the imprinting polymerization process through multiple hydrogen bonds, and hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. In addition, the aminolysis reaction also generates abundant amide bonds in the imprinting polymer network, which not only enhances the hydrogen bonding interactions between the imprinted nanospheres and BSA but also improves the stability of the imprinting cavities by increasing the rigidity of the polymer chains. Based on the above advantages, the protein imprinted nanospheres show excellent rebinding specificity for BSA, for which the rebinding capacity is up to 505 ± 15 mg g-1 and the imprinting factor is 4.09. The protein imprinted nanospheres exhibit fast adsorption kinetics, outstanding reusability, and can selectively separate BSA from a protein mixture and actual biological samples. The generality of this imprinted method is also verified. Thus, this study will provide a new idea for the design of protein imprinted materials with high recognition.
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- Mingqi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.
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A molecularly imprinted sensor based on thermo-responsive calcium alginate nanohydrogels for lysozyme detection. Colloid Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-023-05062-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Zhang Y, Wang Q, Zhao X, Ma Y, Zhang H, Pan G. Molecularly Imprinted Nanomaterials with Stimuli Responsiveness for Applications in Biomedicine. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28030918. [PMID: 36770595 PMCID: PMC9919331 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28030918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The review aims to summarize recent reports of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and discuss their applications in biomedicine. In the past few decades, MIPs have been proven to show widespread applications as new molecular recognition materials. The development of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials has successfully endowed MIPs with not only affinity properties comparable to those of natural antibodies but also the ability to respond to external stimuli (stimuli-responsive MIPs). In this review, we will discuss the synthesis of MIPs, the classification of stimuli-responsive MIP nanomaterials (MIP-NMs), their dynamic mechanisms, and their applications in biomedicine, including bioanalysis and diagnosis, biological imaging, drug delivery, disease intervention, and others. This review mainly focuses on studies of smart MIP-NMs with biomedical perspectives after 2015. We believe that this review will be helpful for the further exploration of stimuli-responsive MIP-NMs and contribute to expanding their practical applications especially in biomedicine in the near future.
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- Yan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730071, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, Finland
- Correspondence: (Y.M.); (G.P.)
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Correspondence: (Y.M.); (G.P.)
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Singh R, Singh M. Highly selective and specific monitoring of pollutants using dual template imprinted MIP sensor. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hou T, Zhang N, Yan C, Ding M, Niu H, Guan P, Hu X. Curcumin-loaded protein imprinted mesoporous nanosphere for inhibiting amyloid aggregation. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 221:334-345. [PMID: 36084870 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.185] [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: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Some natural variants of human lysozyme are associated with systemic non-neurological amyloidosis that leads to amyloid protein fibril deposition in different tissues. Inhibition of amyloid fibrillation by nanomaterials is considered to be an effective approach to treating amyloidosis. Here, we prepared a targeted, highly loaded curcumin lysozyme-imprinted nanosphere (CUR-MIMS) that could effectively inhibit the aggregation of lysozyme with lysozyme adsorption capacity of 193.57 mg g-1 and the imprinting factor (IF) of 3.72. CUR-MIMS could bind to lysozyme through hydrophobic interactions and effectively reduce the hydrophobicity of the total solvent-exposed surface in lysozyme fibrillation, thus reducing the self-assembly process triggered by hydrophobic interactions. Thioflavin T (ThT) analysis demonstrated that CUR-MIMS inhibited the aggregation of amyloid fibrils in a dose-dependent manner (inhibition efficiency of 56.07 %). Circular dichroism (CD) spectrum further illustrated that CUR-MIMS could significantly inhibit the transition of lysozyme from α-helix structure to β-sheet. More importantly, biological experiments proved the good biocompatibility of CUR-MIMS, which indicated the potential of our system as a future therapeutic platform for amyloidosis.
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- Tongtong Hou
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China.
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Lee MH, Jan JS, Thomas JL, Shih YP, Li JA, Lin CY, Ooya T, Barna L, Mészáros M, Harazin A, Porkoláb G, Veszelka S, Deli MA, Lin HY. Cellular Therapy Using Epitope-Imprinted Composite Nanoparticles to Remove α-Synuclein from an In Vitro Model. Cells 2022; 11:cells11162584. [PMID: 36010659 PMCID: PMC9406856 DOI: 10.3390/cells11162584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Several degenerative disorders of the central nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), are related to the pathological aggregation of proteins. Antibodies against toxic disease proteins, such as α-synuclein (SNCA), are therefore being developed as possible therapeutics. In this work, one peptide (YVGSKTKEGVVHGVA) from SNCA was used as the epitope to construct magnetic molecularly imprinted composite nanoparticles (MMIPs). These composite nanoparticles were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) analysis. Finally, the viability of brain endothelial cells that were treated with MMIPs was measured, and the extraction of SNCA from CRISPR/dCas9a-activated HEK293T cells from the in vitro model system was demonstrated for the therapeutic application of MMIPs.
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- Mei-Hwa Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 84001, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 81148, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 81148, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 81148, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Center for Advanced Medical Engineering Research & Development (CAMED), Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Doctoral School in Biology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Doctoral School in Biology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Correspondence: (M.A.D.); (H.-Y.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 81148, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (M.A.D.); (H.-Y.L.)
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Sheng L, Jin Y, Hou H, Huang Y, Zhao R. Hydrazone bond-oriented molecularly imprinted nanocomposites for the selective separation of protein via the well-defined recognition sites. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:246. [PMID: 35674804 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05308-3] [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: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The development of hydrazone bond-oriented epitope imprinting strategy is reported to synthesize the polymeric binders for the selective recognition of a protein-β2-microglobulin through either its N- or C-terminal epitope. The dynamic reversibility of hydrazone bond facilitated not only the oriented assembly of the template peptide hydrazides onto the substrate but also the efficient removal of them from the imprinted cavities. The well-defined surface imprinted layer was successfully constructed through the precise control over the polymerization of silicate esters. Binding performance of the C-terminal peptide imprinted nanocomposite was significantly improved after tuning the non-covalent interactions using the sequence-matching aromatic co-monomers. The dissociation constant (Kd) between the optimized nanocomposite and epitope peptide was 0.5 µmol L-1. The nanomaterial was utilized for the selective extraction and determination of β2-microglobulin from human urine by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and HPLC-UV with satisfied recoveries of 93.1-112.3% in a concentration range 1.0-50.0 μg⋅mL-1.
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- Le Sheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China. .,School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China. .,School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Dual-recognition membrane Adsorbers combining hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography with surface imprinting via multicomponent reaction. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1668:462918. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chen K, Zhao Y. Molecular recognition of enzymes and modulation of enzymatic activity by nanoparticle conformational sensors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1732-1735. [PMID: 35029260 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05699a] [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: 11/21/2022]
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Regulation of enzyme activity is key to dynamic processes in biology but is difficult to achieve with synthetic systems. We here report molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with strong binding for the N- and C-terminal peptides on lysozyme. Binding affinity for the enzyme correlated with conformational flexibility of the peptides in the protein structure. Significantly, binding at the C-terminus of lysozyme enhanced the performance of the enzyme at elevated temperatures and that at the N-terminus lowered the enzyme activity. These nanoparticles, when clicked onto magnetic nanoparticles, could also be used to fish out the protein of interest from a mixture in a single step.
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- Kaiqian Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, USA.
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Teixeira SPB, Reis RL, Peppas NA, Gomes ME, Domingues RMA. Epitope-imprinted polymers: Design principles of synthetic binding partners for natural biomacromolecules. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabi9884. [PMID: 34714673 PMCID: PMC8555893 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abi9884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Molecular imprinting (MI) has been explored as an increasingly viable tool for molecular recognition in various fields. However, imprinting of biologically relevant molecules like proteins is severely hampered by several problems. Inspired by natural antibodies, the use of epitopes as imprinting templates has been explored to circumvent those limitations, offering lower costs and greater versatility. Here, we review the latest innovations in this technology, as well as different applications where MI polymers (MIPs) have been used to target biomolecules of interest. We discuss the several steps in MI, from the choice of epitope and functional monomers to the different production methods and possible applications. We also critically explore how MIP performance can be assessed by various parameters. Last, we present perspectives on future breakthroughs and advances, offering insights into how MI techniques can be expanded to new fields such as tissue engineering.
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- Simão P. B. Teixeira
- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark—Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark—Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
- Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
- Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
- Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1801, USA
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark—Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark—Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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Gómez-Caballero A, Elejaga-Jimeno A, García Del Caño G, Unceta N, Guerreiro A, Saumell-Esnaola M, Sallés J, Goicolea MA, Barrio RJ. Solid-phase synthesis of imprinted nanoparticles as artificial antibodies against the C-terminus of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor: exploring a viable alternative for bioanalysis. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:368. [PMID: 34618242 PMCID: PMC8497319 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05029-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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The production of artificial anti-CB1 antibodies in nanoparticle format is described using the solid-phase imprinting approach. Instead of whole protein imprinting, a linear C-terminus sequence of the receptor comprising 15 amino acids (458-KVTMSVSTDTSAEAL-472) has been used as template, in accordance with the epitope imprinting approach. This sequence is located intracellularly, and it is involved in coupling to Gi/o proteins, being responsible for CB1 receptor desensitisation and internalisation. Developed molecularly imprinted materials were found to be in the nanometre scale, with a particle size of 126.4 ± 10.5 nm at pH 3 (25 ºC) and spherical shape. It was also observed that the size was sensible to temperature changes being reduced to 106.3 ± 15.2 nm at 35 °C. Lower critical solution temperature of this polymer was found to be ≈ 33.4 °C. The affinity and selectivity of the artificial antibody were assessed through dot blot and Western blot experiments. For the latter, recombinant fusion proteins GST-CB1414-472 and GST-CB1414-442 were produced to work respectively as target and negative control proteins. The control protein did not carry the target epitope for being devoid of last 30 amino acids at the C-terminus. The results demonstrated that the anti-CB1 material recognised selectively the target protein, thanks to the presence of the 15-amino acid sequence selected as epitope, which revealed that binding occurred at the C-terminus of the receptor itself. The methodology presented may pave the way for the development of novel imprinted nanomaterials for other proteins included in the superfamily of the G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR).
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- Alberto Gómez-Caballero
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Spain
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Epitope-imprinted polymers for biomacromolecules: Recent strategies, future challenges and selected applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhao Y. Substrate Protection in Controlled Enzymatic Transformation of Peptides and Proteins. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2680-2687. [PMID: 34058051 PMCID: PMC8453913 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Proteins are involved in practically every single biological process. The many enzymes involved in their synthesis, cleavage, and posttranslational modification (PTM) carry out highly specific tasks with no usage of protecting groups. Yet, the chemists' strategy of protection/deprotection potentially can be highly useful, for example, when a specific biochemical reaction catalyzed by a broad-specificity enzyme needs to be inhibited, during infection of cells by enveloped viruses, in the invasion and spread of cancer cells, and upon mechanistic investigation of signal-transduction pathways. Doing so requires highly specific binding of peptide substrates in aqueous solution with biologically competitive affinities. Recent development of peptide-imprinted cross-linked micelles allows such protection and affords previously impossible ways of manipulating peptides and proteins in enzymatic transformations.
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- Yan Zhao
- Department of ChemistryIowa State UniversityAmesIA 50011–3111USA
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“Out of Pocket” Protein Binding—A Dilemma of Epitope Imprinted Polymers Revealed for Human Hemoglobin. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9060128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The epitope imprinting approach applies exposed peptides as templates to synthesize Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for the recognition of the parent protein. While generally the template protein binding to such MIPs is considered to occur via the epitope-shaped cavities, unspecific interactions of the analyte with non-imprinted polymer as well as the detection method used may add to the complexity and interpretation of the target rebinding. To get new insights on the effects governing the rebinding of analytes, we electrosynthesized two epitope-imprinted polymers using the N-terminal pentapeptide VHLTP-amide of human hemoglobin (HbA) as the template. MIPs were prepared either by single-step electrosynthesis of scopoletin/pentapeptide mixtures or electropolymerization was performed after chemisorption of the cysteine extended VHLTP peptide. Rebinding of the target peptide and the parent HbA protein to the MIP nanofilms was quantified by square wave voltammetry using a redox probe gating, surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. While binding of the pentapeptide shows large influence of the amino acid sequence, all three methods revealed strong non-specific binding of HbA to both polyscopoletin-based MIPs with even higher affinities than the target peptides.
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Caserta G, Zhang X, Yarman A, Supala E, Wollenberger U, Gyurcsányi RE, Zebger I, Scheller FW. Insights in electrosynthesis, target binding, and stability of peptide-imprinted polymer nanofilms. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lu W, Wang S, Liu R, Guan Y, Zhang Y. Human serum albumin-imprinted polymers with high capacity and selectivity for abundant protein depletion. Acta Biomater 2021; 126:249-258. [PMID: 33722786 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Depletion of human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant protein in human plasma, from serum/plasma is a prerequisite before their proteomic analysis. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) using HSA as a template have been designed for this purpose, but suffer from a low sorption capacity and low selectivity. Here, a new HSA-imprinted polymer was synthesized using N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) as the main monomer; acrylamide (AAm), methacrylic acid (MAA), and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) as functional monomers; and oligoglutamic acid-based peptide crosslinker (PC) as a crosslinker at pH 5.5. When pH is adjusted to 7.4, the peptide chains in the polymer change from a helical conformation to an extended coil conformation, and the polymer swells. Consequently, the template protein is removed completely. When pH is adjusted back to 5.5, the peptide chains fold back precisely to the helical conformation. Both the size and shape of the imprint cavities are restored. Therefore, the polymer rebinds the template protein selectively. Highest imprinting factor (IF) was observed at pH 5.5 at which the polymer was synthesized. The IF increases with the increasing number of glutamic acid residues in the PCs because of their increased degree of helicity at pH 5.5. No improvement in imprinting effect was observed when using a peptide crosslinker containing both L- and D-glutamic acid residues and hence incapable of folding into α-helix, further confirming the key role of the pH-induced helix-coil transition of the peptide chains. The MIP synthesized here presents a much higher affinity to HSA than the nontemplate proteins. It could be used repeatedly without evident decrease in sorption capacity. Because of the mild eluting conditions, the secondary structure of the extracted HSA protein remains unchanged. Finally, the MIP was used to deplete HSA from human serum. Because of its high sorption capacity and high selectivity, HSA was depleted completely and selectively. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: A new molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) using human serum albumin (HSA) as a template was synthesized using N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) as the main monomer; acrylamide (AAm), methacrylic acid (MAA), and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) as functional monomers; and oligoglutamic acid-based peptide crosslinker as a crosslinker. Because of the reversible and precise pH-induced helix-coil transition of the peptide chains, the template protein was removed facilely and completely under mild conditions. Simultaneously, a significant improvement in imprinting efficiency was obtained. The sorption capacity was as high as 648.05 mg/g and the imprinting factor was 7.9. Because of its high selectivity and high binding capacity, the MIP synthesized here is highly promising for the depletion of HSA, the most abundant protein in serum, which is a prerequisite for its proteomic analysis. For the first time, complete and selective depletion of HSA from human serum was achieved using a protein-imprinted polymer.
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Wang X, Chen G, Zhang P, Jia Q. Advances in epitope molecularly imprinted polymers for protein detection: a review. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:1660-1671. [PMID: 33861232 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay00067e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Epitope molecularly imprinted polymers (EMIPs) are novel imprinted materials using short characteristic peptides as templates rather than entire proteins. To be specific, the amino acid sequence of the template peptide is the same as an exposed N- or C-terminus of a target protein, or its amino acid composition and sequence replicate a similar conformational arrangement as the same amino acid residues on the surface of the target protein. EMIPs have a good application prospect in protein research. Herein, we focus on classification of epitope imprinting techniques, methods of epitope immobilization on matrix materials including boronate affinity immobilization, covalent bonding immobilization, physical adsorption immobilization and metal ion chelation immobilization, and application of EMIPs in peptides, proteins, target imaging and target therapy fields. Finally, the main problems and future development are summarized.
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- Xindi Wang
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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Epitope-imprinted polydopamine electrochemical sensor for ovalbumin detection. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 140:107805. [PMID: 33838516 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A novel, sensitive and selective electrochemical sensor based on epitope-imprinted polydopamine (PDA) was developed for ovalbumin (OVA) detection. Molecularly imprinted polydopamine was synthesized on an AuNP-coated screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) via electropolymerization in the presence of OVA IgE-binding epitope as the template. Key process parameters including template concentration, electropolymerization cycle, pH, time required for template removal and rebinding were optimized. Electrochemical detection of OVA was performed by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) in 5 mM K3Fe(CN)6 and 0.1 M KCl as the supporting electrolyte. Under optimized conditions, the sensor demonstrated excellent sensitivity toward OVA with linear range from 23.25 to 232.50 nM (1 to 10 ppm), limit of detection (LOD) of 10.76 nM (0.46 ppm), and limit of quantification (LOQ) of 35.87 nM (1.54 ppm). The sensor also exhibited good selectivity against other proteins such as human serum albumin (HSA), bovine serum albumin (BSA), and lysozyme (LYZ). OVA in wine samples was detected with RSD of 5.63-10.82%, and recovery percentage of 104.74-105.96%. The developed method can be easily adapted to detect other allergic proteins in the food supply chain.
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Khumsap T, Corpuz A, Nguyen LT. Epitope-imprinted polymers: applications in protein recognition and separation. RSC Adv 2021; 11:11403-11414. [PMID: 35423617 PMCID: PMC8695941 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10742e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have evolved as promising platforms for specific recognition of proteins. However, molecular imprinting of the whole protein molecule is complicated by its large size, conformational instability, and structural complexity. These inherent limitations can be overcome by using epitope imprinting. Significant breakthroughs in the synthesis and application of epitope-imprinted polymers (EIPs) have been achieved and reported. This review highlights recent advances in epitope imprinting, from the selection of epitope peptide sequences and functional monomers to the methods applied in polymerization and template removal. Technological innovations in detection and extraction of proteins by EIPs are also provided.
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- Tabkrich Khumsap
- Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 Thailand
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Metal coordination assisted thermo-sensitive magnetic imprinted microspheres for selective adsorption and efficient elution of proteins. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Li X, Palhano Zanela TM, Underbakke ES, Zhao Y. Controlling Kinase Activities by Selective Inhibition of Peptide Substrates. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:639-643. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang N, Hu X, Guan P, Xu Y, Liu Z, Cheng Y. Effect of surface functionality of molecularly imprinted composite nanospheres on specific recognition of proteins. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 116:111076. [PMID: 32806320 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The surface functionality of biomaterial plays a primary role in determining its application in biorecognition and drug delivery. In our work, three types of synthetic tailoring polymer nanospheres with hierarchical architecture were constructed to obtain functional polymer layer with disparate chemical motifs for protein adsorption via surface imprinting and grafting copolymerization. In this polymerization system, the structure stability of template protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) is well maintained within a certain range, which facilitated the accurate imprinting and precise identification. A comprehensive protocol for screening different functional layer is proposed through comparing the adsorption behavior, selectivity, identification and responsiveness to medium pH of three functional layers. Our study demonstrates that surface functionality greatly influences the adsorption capacity and selectivity of adsorption material. The functional layer with ionic liquid structure that could only provide multiple non-covalent binding sites is beneficial to the proteins aggregation and extraction, while the anti-nonspecific binding functional layer of biomaterial with zwitterionic structure for specific protein capture is promising to serve as a preferable antigen-antibody communication network, which shows great potential for protein recognition and separation. In summary, our proposed strategy provides a systematic selection criterion of biomaterials for effective application in biosensors.
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- Nan Zhang
- School of Natural and Applied Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China; Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632, Singapore
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- School of Natural and Applied Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China.
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- School of Natural and Applied Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- School of Natural and Applied Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632, Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632, Singapore.
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Xu J, Miao H, Wang J, Pan G. Molecularly Imprinted Synthetic Antibodies: From Chemical Design to Biomedical Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906644. [PMID: 32101378 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Billions of dollars are invested into the monoclonal antibody market every year to meet the increasing demand in clinical diagnosis and therapy. However, natural antibodies still suffer from poor stability and high cost, as well as ethical issues in animal experiments. Thus, developing antibody substitutes or mimics is a long-term goal for scientists. The molecular imprinting technique presents one of the most promising strategies for antibody mimicking. The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are also called "molecularly imprinted synthetic antibodies" (MISAs). The breakthroughs of key technologies and innovations in chemistry and material science in the last decades have led to the rapid development of MISAs, and their molecular affinity has become comparable to that of natural antibodies. Currently, MISAs are undergoing a revolutionary transformation of their applications, from initial adsorption and separation to the rising fields of biomedicine. Herein, the fundamental chemical design of MISAs is examined, and then current progress in biomedical applications is the focus. Meanwhile, the potential of MISAs as qualified substitutes or even to transcend the performance of natural antibodies is discussed from the perspective of frontier needs in biomedicines, to facilitate the rapid development of synthetic artificial antibodies.
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- Jingjing Xu
- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China
- Sino-European School of Technology of Shanghai University, Shanghai University, Shanghai, CN-200444, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science Laboratory, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, 20520, Finland
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- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China
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Cai L, Zhang Z, Xiao H, Chen S, Fu J. A magnetic thermosensitive fluorescence imprinted polymer for selective detection of bovine hemoglobin. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Magnetic mesoporous silica/graphene oxide based molecularly imprinted polymers for fast selective separation of bovine hemoglobin. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-2573-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Peng H, Qin YT, He XW, Li WY, Zhang YK. Epitope Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles for Chemo-/Photodynamic Synergistic Cancer Therapy Guided by Targeted Fluorescence Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:13360-13370. [PMID: 32101405 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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It is a still tough task to precisely target cancer cells and efficiently improve the therapeutic efficacy of various therapies at the same time. Here, dual-template imprinting polymer nanoparticles (MIPs) with a core-shell structure were prepared, in which fluorescent silica nanoparticles (FSiO2) were the core and the imprinted polymer layers were the outermost shell. The imprinted layer was designed and constructed via free-radical precipitation approach on the surface of FSiO2, which simultaneously encapsulated gadolinium-doped silicon quantum dots and photosensitizers (Ce6). During the polymerization process, two template molecules were introduced into the mixtures, one was the epitope of CD59 protein (YNCPNPTADCK), which was overexpressed on the surface of a great deal of the solid cancers, and the other was antitumor agent doxorubicin (DOX) to be used for chemotherapy. Furthermore, the embedded Ce6 could generate toxic 1O2 under 655 nm laser irradiation to kill cancer cells, combining with the loaded-DOX to obtain a synergistic cancer therapy. Moreover, owing to the introduction of gadolinium-doped silicon quantum dots, Ce6, and DOX, the MIPs were endowed with targeted fluorescence imaging (FI) and MR imaging (MRI). In vitro and in vivo experiments had been conducted to demonstrate the excellent targeting ability and desirable treatment effect with negligible toxicity to healthy tissues and organs. As a consequence, the designed MIPs can promote the development of targeted recognition against biomarkers and precise treatment guided with cell imaging tools.
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- Hui Peng
- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Li Z, Wang Y, Zhu J, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Zhou M, Luo C, Li Z, Cai B, Gui S, He Z, Sun J. Emerging well-tailored nanoparticulate delivery system based on in situ regulation of the protein corona. J Control Release 2020; 320:1-18. [PMID: 31931050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The protein corona significantly changes the nanoparticle (NP) identity both physicochemically and biologically, and in situ regulation of specific plasma protein adsorption on NP surfaces has emerged as a promising strategy for disease-targeting therapy. In the past decade, great progress in protein corona regulation has been achieved via surface chemistry-based nanomedicine development. This review first outlines the latest advances in bio-nano interactions, with special attention to factors that influence the protein corona, including NP physicochemical properties, the biological environment and the duration time. Second, NP surface chemistry strategies designed to inhibit and regulate protein corona formation are highlighted, with special emphasis on albumin, transferrin, apolipoprotein (apo) E, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4). Finally, the current techniques used to characterize the protein corona are briefly discussed.
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- Zhenbao Li
- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui 230038, China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Modernized Pharmaceutics, Anhui Province, China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Chen W, Tian X, He W, Li J, Feng Y, Pan G. Emerging functional materials based on chemically designed molecular recognition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s42833-019-0007-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AbstractThe specific interactions responsible for molecular recognition play a crucial role in the fundamental functions of biological systems. Mimicking these interactions remains one of the overriding challenges for advances in both fundamental research in biochemistry and applications in material science. However, current molecular recognition systems based on host–guest supramolecular chemistry rely on familiar platforms (e.g., cyclodextrins, crown ethers, cucurbiturils, calixarenes, etc.) for orienting functionality. These platforms limit the opportunity for diversification of function, especially considering the vast demands in modern material science. Rational design of novel receptor-like systems for both biological and chemical recognition is important for the development of diverse functional materials. In this review, we focus on recent progress in chemically designed molecular recognition and their applications in material science. After a brief introduction to representative strategies, we describe selected advances in these emerging fields. The developed functional materials with dynamic properties including molecular assembly, enzyme-like and bio-recognition abilities are highlighted. We have also selected materials with dynamic properties in contract to traditional supramolecular host–guest systems. Finally, the current limitations and some future trends of these systems are discussed.
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Yang K, Li S, Liu L, Chen Y, Zhou W, Pei J, Liang Z, Zhang L, Zhang Y. Epitope Imprinting Technology: Progress, Applications, and Perspectives toward Artificial Antibodies. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902048. [PMID: 31423663 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Epitope imprinting is a promising tool to generate antibody-like specific recognition sites. Recently, because of the ease of obtaining templates, the flexibility in selecting monomers, their resistance to harsh environments, and the high specificity toward targets, epitope-imprinted materials have attracted much attention in various fields, such as bioanalysis, clinical therapy, and pharmacy. Here, the discussion is focused on the current representative epitope imprinting technologies, including epitope bulk imprinting and epitope surface imprinting. Moreover, the application of epitope-imprinted materials to the recognition of peptides, proteins, and cells is reviewed. Finally, the remaining challenges arising from the intrinsic properties of epitope imprinting are discussed, and future development in the field is prospected.
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- Kaiguang Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Chen Y, Huang A, Zhang Y, Bie Z. Recent advances of boronate affinity materials in sample preparation. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1076:1-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Ma C, Wang Y, Mu S, Liu X, Zhang X, Zhang H. Molecularly imprinted gelatin nanoparticles for DNA delivery and in-situ fluorescence imaging of telomerase activity. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:610. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3671-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bie Z, Huang A, Zhang Y, Chen Y. Boronate affinity Metal–Organic frameworks for highly efficient cis-diol molecules in-situ enrichment and surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric detection. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1065:40-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ansari S, Masoum S. Molecularly imprinted polymers for capturing and sensing proteins: Current progress and future implications. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xu J, Merlier F, Avalle B, Vieillard V, Debré P, Haupt K, Tse Sum Bui B. Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles as Potential Synthetic Antibodies for Immunoprotection against HIV. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:9824-9831. [PMID: 30758939 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We describe the preparation and characterization of synthetic antibodies based on molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (MIP-NPs) for the recognition and binding of the highly conserved and specific peptide motif SWSNKS (3S), an epitope of the envelope glycoprotein 41 (gp41) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). This motif is implicated in the decline of CD4+ T cells and leads to the deterioration of the immune system during HIV infection. Therefore, the development of MIP-NPs that can target and block the 3S peptide to prevent subsequent cascade interactions directed toward the killing of CD4+ T cells is of prime importance. Because most antibodies recognize their protein antigen via a conformational or structured epitope (as opposed to a linear epitope commonly used for molecular imprinting), we employed protein molecular modeling to design our template epitope so that it mimics the three-dimensional structure fold of 3S in gp41. The resulting template peptide corresponds to a cyclic structure composed of CGSWSNKSC, with the 3S motif well orientated for imprinting. MIP-NPs with a size of 65 nm were obtained by solid-phase synthesis and were water-soluble. They were prepared by a judicious combination of multiple functional monomers affording hydrogen bonding, ionic, π-π, and hydrophobic interactions, conferring high affinity and selectivity toward both the cyclic peptide and the whole gp41 protein. These results suggest that our MIPs could potentially be used for blocking the function of the 3S motif on the virus.
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- Jingjing Xu
- School of Life Sciences, Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing , Shanghai University , 200444 Shanghai , P. R. China
- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory , Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319 , 60203 Compiègne Cedex , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory , Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319 , 60203 Compiègne Cedex , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory , Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319 , 60203 Compiègne Cedex , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Paris 6, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris) , Boulevard de l'hôpital , 75013 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Paris 6, INSERM U1135, CNRS ERL8255, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris) , Boulevard de l'hôpital , 75013 Paris , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory , Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319 , 60203 Compiègne Cedex , France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, CNRS Enzyme and Cell Engineering Laboratory , Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60319 , 60203 Compiègne Cedex , France
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Ma XT, He XW, Li WY, Zhang YK. Oriented surface epitope imprinted polymer-based quartz crystal microbalance sensor for cytochrome c. Talanta 2019; 191:222-228. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.08.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Serrano MAC, Gao J, Kelly KA, Thayumanavan S, Vachet RW. Supramolecular Polymeric Assemblies for the Selective Depletion of Abundant Acidic Proteins in Serum. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:40443-40451. [PMID: 30394728 PMCID: PMC6791357 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The analysis of low-level protein biomarkers in serum is precluded by the presence of other highly abundant serum proteins. Hence, the preliminary removal of serum albumin along with other abundant proteins in serum (i.e., immunoglobulins, transferrin, haptoglobin, α-2-macroglobulin, and apolipoproteins) is often a requirement prior to any biomarker analysis. In this work, we take advantage of the low isoelectric points (pI's) of these highly abundant proteins to selectively deplete them from serum by extraction using functionalized amphiphilic polymeric nanoassemblies. The selectivity of extraction is dependent on the pI of the protein and the extraction pH, which holds true even for extremely complex protein mixtures like serum. High extraction capacity is achieved by optimizing the extraction conditions and is found to be comparable to currently available methods for depletion. Depletion of these abundant acidic proteins allows for the enhanced detection of higher pI proteins and enables a 3 orders of magnitude increase in detection sensitivity for a putative cancer biomarker, demonstrating the utility of these polymeric assemblies for enhancing the analysis of the serum proteome.
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Madhumanchi S, Jadda R, Suedee R. Efficient adsorptive extraction materials by surface protein-imprinted polymer over silica gel for selective recognition/separation of human serum albumin from urine. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sreenu Madhumanchi
- Molecular Recognition Materials Research Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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- Molecular Recognition Materials Research Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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- Molecular Recognition Materials Research Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Prince of Songkla University; Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112 Thailand
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Zhang XM, Qin YP, Ye HL, Ma XT, He XW, Li WY, Zhang YK. Silicon nanoparticles coated with an epitope-imprinted polymer for fluorometric determination of cytochrome c. Mikrochim Acta 2018; 185:173. [PMID: 29594524 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-018-2724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The authors describe a composite consisting of silicon nanoparticles that were first coated with SiO2 and then with a molecularly imprinted polymer (SiNP@SiO2@MIP). The MIP was generated by dual epitope imprinting such that it can recognize cytochrome c (Cyt c). The MIP on the NPs was prepared from the functional monomer zinc(II) acrylate (ZnA), the crosslinker ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and the initiator 2,2'-azoisobutyronitrile. Dual epitope templates for Cyt c included (a) a C-terminal nonapeptide (AYLKKATNE), and (b) an N-terminal nonapeptide (GDVEKGKKI). The chelation between Zn(II) of ZnA and the amino groups or hydroxy groups of the template nonapeptides warrants good recognition and capture of Cyt c. The fluorescence originating from SiNPs has excitation/emission peaks at 360/480 nm and is quenched by Cyt c in the 0.50-40.0 μM concentration range. The correlation coefficient for the calibration plot of the imprinted NPs is 0.9937. The detection limit is 0.32 ± 0.01 μM, the precisions of six replicate detections at levels of 0.5, 20 and 40 μM Cyt c are 3.2, 2.7 and 2.8%, respectively, and the imprinting factor is 2.43. Compared to single epitope template imprinting, dual epitope imprinting results in improved selectivity. The imprinted nanoparticles can discriminate Cyt c even if one amino acid is mismatched. The method was applied to the determination of Cyt c in spiked diluted human serum and gave recoveries between 94.0 and 107.5%. Graphical Abstract A fluorescent material of the architecture silicon nanoparticle@SiO2@molecularly imprinted polymer (SiNP@SiO2@MIP) was fabricated by dual epitope imprinting and a metal-chelating method. The chelation between Zn(II) of the functional monomer zinc(II) acrylate and the amino groups or hydroxy groups of template warrants that the material recognizes and captures cytochrome c well, and this results in fluorescence quenching.
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- Xue-Mei Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,National Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Wang Y, Zhou J, Wu C, Tian L, Zhang B, Zhang Q. Fabrication of micron-sized BSA-imprinted polymers with outstanding adsorption capacity based on poly(glycidyl methacrylate)/polystyrene (PGMA/PS) anisotropic microspheres. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:5860-5866. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01423j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Monodisperse poly(glycidyl methacrylate)/polystyrene (PGMA/PS) anisotropic microspheres have been fabricated by seed polymerization for BSA-imprinting microspheres.
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- Yufei Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
| | - Chen Wu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
| | - Qiuyu Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- School of Natural and Applied Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an 710072
- P. R. China
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Dai Q, Wang Y, Xu W, Liu Y, Zhou Y. Adsorption and specific recognition of DNA by using imprinted polymer layers grafted onto ionic liquid functionalized magnetic microspheres. Mikrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-017-2495-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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