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Breukers J, Ven K, Struyfs C, Ampofo L, Rutten I, Imbrechts M, Pollet F, Van Lent J, Kerstens W, Noppen S, Schols D, De Munter P, Thibaut HJ, Vanhoorelbeke K, Spasic D, Declerck P, Cammue BPA, Geukens N, Thevissen K, Lammertyn J. FLUIDOT: A Modular Microfluidic Platform for Single-Cell Study and Retrieval, with Applications in Drug Tolerance Screening and Antibody Mining. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201477. [PMID: 36642827 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Advancements in lab-on-a-chip technologies have revolutionized the single-cell analysis field. However, an accessible platform for in-depth screening and specific retrieval of single cells, which moreover enables studying diverse cell types and performing various downstream analyses, is still lacking. As a solution, FLUIDOT is introduced, a versatile microfluidic platform incorporating customizable microwells, optical tweezers and an interchangeable cell-retrieval system. Thanks to its smart microfluidic design, FLUIDOT is straightforward to fabricate and operate, rendering the technology widely accessible. The performance of FLUIDOT is validated and its versatility is subsequently demonstrated in two applications. First, drug tolerance in yeast cells is studied, resulting in the discovery of two treatment-tolerant populations. Second, B cells from convalescent COVID-19 patients are screened, leading to the discovery of highly affine, in vitro neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Owing to its performance, flexibility, and accessibility, it is foreseen that FLUIDOT will enable phenotypic and genotypic analysis of diverse cell samples and thus elucidate unexplored biological questions.
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- Jolien Breukers
- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- LISCO, KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics, ON4 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- LISCO, KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics, ON4 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, ON 2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- LISCO, KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics, ON4 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, ON 2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Translational Platform Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Rega - Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Rega - Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Rega - Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, KU Leuven, UZ Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Translational Platform Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Rega - Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, ON 2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Etienne Sabbelaan 53, Kortrijk, 8500, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, ON 2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, ON 2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors group, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
- LISCO, KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics, ON4 Herestraat 49, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
- MabMine: KU Leuven Single B Cell Mining Platform, KU Leuven, ON2 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- LIMNI, KU Leuven Institute for Micro- and Nanoscale Integration, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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Luo X, Chen JY, Ataei M, Lee A. Microfluidic Compartmentalization Platforms for Single Cell Analysis. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:58. [PMID: 35200319 PMCID: PMC8869497 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many cellular analytical technologies measure only the average response from a cell population with an assumption that a clonal population is homogenous. The ensemble measurement often masks the difference among individual cells that can lead to misinterpretation. The advent of microfluidic technology has revolutionized single-cell analysis through precise manipulation of liquid and compartmentalizing single cells in small volumes (pico- to nano-liter). Due to its advantages from miniaturization, microfluidic systems offer an array of capabilities to study genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics of a large number of individual cells. In this regard, microfluidic systems have emerged as a powerful technology to uncover cellular heterogeneity and expand the depth and breadth of single-cell analysis. This review will focus on recent developments of three microfluidic compartmentalization platforms (microvalve, microwell, and microdroplets) that target single-cell analysis spanning from proteomics to genomics. We also compare and contrast these three microfluidic platforms and discuss their respective advantages and disadvantages in single-cell analysis.
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- Xuhao Luo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; (X.L.); (J.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; (X.L.); (J.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; (X.L.); (J.-Y.C.)
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
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Van Lent J, Breukers J, Ven K, Ampofo L, Horta S, Pollet F, Imbrechts M, Geukens N, Vanhoorelbeke K, Declerck P, Lammertyn J. Miniaturized single-cell technologies for monoclonal antibody discovery. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:3627-3654. [PMID: 34505611 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00243k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibodies (Abs) are among the most important class of biologicals, showcasing a high therapeutic and diagnostic value. In the global therapeutic Ab market, fully-human monoclonal Abs (FH-mAbs) are flourishing thanks to their low immunogenicity and high specificity. The rapidly emerging field of single-cell technologies has paved the way to efficiently discover mAbs by facilitating a fast screening of the antigen (Ag)-specificity and functionality of Abs expressed by B cells. This review summarizes the principles and challenges of the four key concepts to discover mAbs using these technologies, being confinement of single cells using either droplet microfluidics or microstructure arrays, identification of the cells of interest, retrieval of those cells and single-cell sequence determination required for mAb production. This review reveals the enormous potential for mix-and-matching of the above-mentioned strategies, which is illustrated by the plethora of established, highly integrated devices. Lastly, an outlook is given on the many opportunities and challenges that still lie ahead to fully exploit miniaturized single-cell technologies for mAb discovery.
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- Julie Van Lent
- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
- PharmAbs, The KU Leuven Antibody Center, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Biosystems, Biosensors Group, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium.
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Manzoor AA, Romita L, Hwang DK. A review on microwell and microfluidic geometric array fabrication techniques and its potential applications in cellular studies. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Ahmad Ali Manzoor
- Department of Chemical Engineering Ryerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology (iBEST) A partnership between Ryerson University and St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Ryerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology (iBEST) A partnership between Ryerson University and St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Ryerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering Science and Technology (iBEST) A partnership between Ryerson University and St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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Tokar JJ, Stahlfeld CN, Sperger JM, Niles DJ, Beebe DJ, Lang JM, Warrick JW. Pairing Microwell Arrays with an Affordable, Semiautomated Single-Cell Aspirator for the Interrogation of Circulating Tumor Cell Heterogeneity. SLAS Technol 2020; 25:162-176. [PMID: 31983266 DOI: 10.1177/2472630319898146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Comprehensive analysis of tumor heterogeneity requires robust methods for the isolation and analysis of single cells from patient samples. An ideal approach would be fully compatible with downstream analytic methods, such as advanced genomic testing. These endpoints necessitate the use of live cells at high purity. A multitude of microfluidic circulating tumor cell (CTC) enrichment technologies exist, but many of those perform bulk sample enrichment and are not, on their own, capable of single-cell interrogation. To address this, we developed an affordable semiautomated single-cell aspirator (SASCA) to further enrich rare-cell populations from a specialized microwell array, per their phenotypic markers. Immobilization of cells within microwells, integrated with a real-time image processing software, facilitates the detection and precise isolation of targeted cells that have been optimally seeded into the microwells. Here, we demonstrate the platform capabilities through the aspiration of target cells from an impure background population, where we obtain purity levels of 90%-100% and demonstrate the enrichment of the target population with high-quality RNA extraction. A range of low cell numbers were aspirated using SASCA before undergoing whole transcriptome and genome analysis, exhibiting the ability to obtain endpoints from low-template inputs. Lastly, CTCs from patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer were isolated with this platform and the utility of this method was confirmed for rare-cell isolation. SASCA satisfies a need for an affordable option to isolate single cells or highly purified subpopulations of cells to probe complex mechanisms driving disease progression and resistance in patients with cancer.
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- Jacob J Tokar
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Isolation of Antigen-Specific, Antibody-Secreting Cells Using a Chip-Based Immunospot Array. Methods Mol Biol 2018. [PMID: 30539469 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8958-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies are useful tools to detect very small amounts of antigenic materials and are applicable for antibody therapeutics. To produce mouse monoclonal antibodies, a hybridoma between B lymphocytes and myeloma cells is used to produce antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies. However, a good hybridoma system is not available to obtain human monoclonal antibodies. To produce antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies, transformation of B lymphocytes with Epstein-Barr viruses or a phage-display system is used. Here, we describe the screening of antigen-specific, antibody-secreting cells using microwell array chips to obtain antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies. The system can be applied to screen antigen-specific, antibody-secreting cells from any animal species.
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Automated Single-Cell Analysis and Isolation System: A Paradigm Shift in Cell Screening Methods for Bio-medicines. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1068:7-17. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0502-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Warrick JW, Timm A, Swick A, Yin J. Tools for Single-Cell Kinetic Analysis of Virus-Host Interactions. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145081. [PMID: 26752057 PMCID: PMC4713429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Measures of cellular gene expression or behavior, when performed on individual cells, inevitably reveal a diversity of behaviors and outcomes that can correlate with normal or diseased states. For virus infections, the potential diversity of outcomes are pushed to an extreme, where measures of infection reflect features of the specific infecting virus particle, the individual host cell, as well as interactions between viral and cellular components. Single-cell measures, while revealing, still often rely on specialized fluid handling capabilities, employ end-point measures, and remain labor-intensive to perform. To address these limitations, we consider a new microwell-based device that uses simple pipette-based fluid handling to isolate individual cells. Our design allows different experimental conditions to be implemented in a single device, permitting easier and more standardized protocols. Further, we utilize a recently reported dual-color fluorescent reporter system that provides dynamic readouts of viral and cellular gene expression during single-cell infections by vesicular stomatitis virus. In addition, we develop and show how free, open-source software can enable streamlined data management and batch image analysis. Here we validate the integration of the device and software using the reporter system to demonstrate unique single-cell dynamic measures of cellular responses to viral infection.
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- Jay W. Warrick
- Systems Biology Theme, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Systems Biology Theme, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Systems Biology Theme, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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- Systems Biology Theme, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States of America
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Tsuda R, Ozawa T, Kobayashi E, Hamana H, Taki H, Tobe K, Sugiyama E, Iwamoto M, Imura J, Kishi H, Muraguchi A. Monoclonal antibody against citrullinated peptides obtained from rheumatoid arthritis patients reacts with numerous citrullinated microbial and food proteins. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 67:2020-31. [PMID: 25892475 DOI: 10.1002/art.39161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the reactivity of monoclonal anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) obtained from peripheral blood B cells of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with human autoantigens as well as environmental proteins by determining the essential epitope for the ACPA. METHODS A human monoclonal ACPA (cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody 1 [CCP-Ab1]) was obtained by screening peripheral blood lymphocytes from 31 patients with RA using a novel monoclonal antibody-secreting cell (ASC) screening system, the immunospot-array assay on a chip. The essential epitope for CCP-Ab1 was determined using epitope mapping. Then, human, microbial, and plant proteins that share the essential epitope identified were searched using BLAST. Finally, representative proteins identified by the search were produced in vitro, and their reactivity with CCP-Ab1 was examined. RESULTS CCP-Ab1 bound CCP in a citrulline-indispensable manner. In CCP, the 6 amino acid residues required for CCP-Ab1 binding were identified. In the BLAST search, 38 human, 56 viral, 1,383 fungal, 547 bacterial, and 1,072 plant proteins were found to share the essential epitope, and CCP-Ab1 reacted with all of the recombinant citrullinated proteins tested, which included the various environmental factors, such as various plant proteins that are part of the daily diet. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that a monoclonal ACPA (CCP-Ab1) derived from RA patients cross-reacts not only with various autoantigens but also with numerous plant and microbial proteins. We propose that countless environmental factors, including microbes and diet, may trigger the generation of ACPAs that then cross-react with various citrullinated human autoantigens through molecular mimicry to induce RA.
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- Reina Tsuda
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts), Hiroshi Hamana, PhD, Hirofumi Taki, MD, PhD, Kazuyuki Tobe, MD, PhD, Eiji Sugiyama, MD, PhD (current address: Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan), Johji Imura, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kishi, PhD, Atsushi Muraguchi, MD, PhD: University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sugitani Campus, Toyama, Japan
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O'Neill PF, Ben Azouz A, Vázquez M, Liu J, Marczak S, Slouka Z, Chang HC, Diamond D, Brabazon D. Advances in three-dimensional rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices for biological applications. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:052112. [PMID: 25538804 PMCID: PMC4241764 DOI: 10.1063/1.4898632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The capability of 3D printing technologies for direct production of complex 3D structures in a single step has recently attracted an ever increasing interest within the field of microfluidics. Recently, ultrafast lasers have also allowed developing new methods for production of internal microfluidic channels within the bulk of glass and polymer materials by direct internal 3D laser writing. This review critically summarizes the latest advances in the production of microfluidic 3D structures by using 3D printing technologies and direct internal 3D laser writing fabrication methods. Current applications of these rapid prototyped microfluidic platforms in biology will be also discussed. These include imaging of cells and living organisms, electrochemical detection of viruses and neurotransmitters, and studies in drug transport and induced-release of adenosine triphosphate from erythrocytes.
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- Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University , Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Centre for Microfluidics and Medical Diagnostics, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Insight Centre for Data Analytics, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University , Dublin, Ireland
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Detection and isolation of auto-reactive human antibodies from primary B cells. Methods 2013; 64:153-9. [PMID: 23811296 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The isolation of human monoclonal antibodies (hmAb) has emerged as a versatile platform in a wide variety of contexts ranging from vaccinology to therapeutics. In particular, the presence of high titers of circulating auto-antibodies is implicated in the pathology and outcome of autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the molecular characterization of these hmAb provides an avenue to understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Additionally, the phenotype of the auto-reactive B cells may have direct relevance for therapeutic intervention. In this report, we describe a high-throughput single-cell assay, microengraving, for the screening, characterization and isolation of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Stimulated B cells are profiled at the single-cell level in a large array of sub-nanoliter nanowells (∼10(5)), assessing both the phenotype of the cells and their ability to secrete cyclic-citrullinated peptide (CCP)-specific antibodies. Single B cells secreting ACPA are retrieved by automated micromanipulation, and amplification of the immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy and light chains is performed prior to recombinant expression. The methodology offers a simple, rapid and low-cost platform for isolation of auto-reactive antibodies from low numbers of input cells and can be easily adapted for isolation and characterization of auto-reactive antibodies in other autoimmune diseases.
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Ozawa T, Piao X, Kobayashi E, Zhou Y, Sakurai H, Andoh T, Jin A, Kishi H, Muraguchi A. A novel rabbit immunospot array assay on a chip allows for the rapid generation of rabbit monoclonal antibodies with high affinity. PLoS One 2012; 7:e52383. [PMID: 23300658 PMCID: PMC3530603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Antigen-specific rabbit monoclonal antibodies (RaMoAbs) are useful due to their high specificity and high affinity, and the establishment of a comprehensive and rapid RaMoAb generation system has been highly anticipated. Here, we present a novel system using immunospot array assay on a chip (ISAAC) technology in which we detect and retrieve antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells from the peripheral blood lymphocytes of antigen-immunized rabbits and produce antigen-specific RaMoAbs with 10–12 M affinity within a time period of only 7 days. We have used this system to efficiently generate RaMoAbs that are specific to a phosphorylated signal-transducing molecule. Our system provides a new method for the comprehensive and rapid production of RaMoAbs, which may contribute to laboratory research and clinical applications.
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- Tatsuhiko Ozawa
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Razooky B, Gutierrez E, Terry VH, Spina CA, Groisman A, Weinberger L. Microwell devices with finger-like channels for long-term imaging of HIV-1 expression kinetics in primary human lymphocytes. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:4305-12. [PMID: 22976503 PMCID: PMC3589574 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40170c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A major obstacle in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a sub-population of latently infected CD4(+) T lymphocytes. The cellular and viral mechanisms regulating HIV-1 latency are not completely understood, and a promising technique for probing the regulation of HIV-1 latency is single-cell time-lapse microscopy. Unfortunately, CD4(+) T lymphocytes rapidly migrate on substrates and spontaneously detach, making them exceedingly difficult to track, hampering single-cell level studies. To overcome these problems, we built microdevices with a three-level architecture. The devices contain arrays of finger-like microchannels to "corral" T-lymphocyte migration, round wells that are accessible to pipetting, and microwells connecting the microchannels with the round wells. T lymphocytes that are loaded into a well first settle into the microwells and then to microchannels by gravity. Within the microchannels, T lymphocytes are in favorable culture conditions because they are in physical contact with each other, under no mechanical stress, and fed from a large reservoir of fresh medium. Most importantly, T lymphocytes in the microchannels are not exposed to any flow and their random migration is restricted to a nearly one-dimensional region, greatly facilitating long-term tracking of multiple cells in time-lapse microscopy. The devices have up to nine separate round wells, making it possible to test up to nine different cell lines or medium conditions in a single experiment. Activated primary CD4(+) T lymphocytes, resting primary CD4(+) T lymphocytes, and THP-1 monocytic leukemia cells loaded into the devices maintained viability over multiple days. The devices were used to track the fluorescence level of individual primary CD4(+) T lymphocytes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) for up to 60 hours (h) and to quantify single-cell gene-expression kinetics of four different HIV-1 variants. The kinetics of GFP expression from the lentiviruses in the primary CD4(+) T lymphocytes agree with previous measurements of these lentiviral vectors in the immortalized Jurkat T lymphocyte cell line. The proposed devices offer a simple, robust approach to long-term single-cell studies of environmentally sensitive primary lymphocytes.
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- Brandon Razooky
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego, CA 92161
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, San Diego, CA 92161
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego, CA 92161
- Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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Kishi H, Jin A, Ozawa T, Tajiri K, Obata T, Muraguchi A. Screening of antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 853:141-50. [PMID: 22323145 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-567-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Screening of antigen-specific antibody-producing cells is a key step for obtaining antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies. In murine system, hybridoma between B-lymphocytes and myeloma cells is used to screen and produce antigen-specific monoclonal antibodies. In human system, good hybridoma-producing system is not available. Instead, transformation of B-lymphocytes with Epstein-Barr viruses is used to obtain antibody-secreting cell lines. Furthermore, phage-display system using molecular biology is recently used to obtain antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies. Here, we describe the new method for screening antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells at single-cell levels using microwell-array chips. The system can be applied to screen antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells from any animal species.
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- Hiroyuki Kishi
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
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Wang Y, Shah P, Phillips C, Sims CE, Allbritton NL. Trapping cells on a stretchable microwell array for single-cell analysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 402:1065-72. [PMID: 22086401 PMCID: PMC3249509 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5535-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Revised: 10/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is a need for a technology that can be incorporated into routine laboratory procedures to obtain a continuous, quantitative, fluorescence-based measurement of the dynamic behaviors of numerous individual living cells in parallel, while allowing other manipulations, such as staining, rinsing, and even retrieval of targeted cells. Here, we report a simple, low-cost microarray platform that can trap cells for dynamic single-cell analysis of mammalian cells. The elasticity of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was utilized to trap tens of thousands of cells on an array. The PDMS microwell array was stretched by a tube through which cells were loaded on the array. Cells were trapped on the array by removal of the tube and relaxation of the PDMS. Once that was accomplished, the cells remained trapped on the array without continuous application of an external force and permitted subsequent manipulations, such as staining, rinsing, imaging, and even isolation of targeted cells. We demonstrate the utility of this platform by multicolor analysis of trapped cells and monitoring in individual cells real-time calcium flux after exposure to the calcium ionophore ionomycin. Additionally, a proof of concept for target cell isolation was demonstrated by using a microneedle to locally deform the PDMS membrane in order to retrieve a particular cell from the array.
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- Yuli Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Jin A, Ozawa T, Tajiri K, Obata T, Kishi H, Muraguchi A. Rapid isolation of antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells using a chip-based immunospot array. Nat Protoc 2011; 6:668-76. [PMID: 21527923 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2011.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Here we report a new method for isolating antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) using a microwell array chip, which offers a rapid, efficient and high-throughput (up to 234,000 individual cells) system for the detection and retrieval of cells that secrete antibodies of interest on a single-cell basis. We arrayed a large population of lymphoid cells containing ASCs from human peripheral blood on microwell array chips and detected spots with secreted antibodies. This protocol can be completed in less than 7 h, including 3 h of cell culture. The method presented here not only has high sensitivity and specificity comparable with enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) but it also overcomes the limitations of ELISPOT in recovering ASCs that can be used to produce antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies. This method can also be used to detect cells secreting molecules other than antibodies, such as cytokines, and it provides a tool for cell analysis and clinical diagnosis.
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- Aishun Jin
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Iizuka A, Komiyama M, Tai S, Oshita C, Kurusu A, Kume A, Ozawa K, Nakamura Y, Ashizawa T, Yamamoto A, Yamazaki N, Yoshikawa S, Kiyohara Y, Yamaguchi K, Akiyama Y. Identification of cytomegalovirus (CMV)pp65 antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies using single B cell-based antibody gene cloning from melanoma patients. Immunol Lett 2010; 135:64-73. [PMID: 20932861 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2010.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Revised: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recently, because of highly advanced protein engineering technology, beyond the chimeric antibody, highly humanized and fully human antibody development is becoming crucial in the medical field. In the last decade, investigational approaches using clinical samples for fully human antibody production have been performed, but there are still problems with efficiency and accuracy, which should be solved. In the present study, based on novel IgG antibody-measuring ELISA and antibody gene copy number-quantitative PCR, a human single B cell RT-PCR-mediated IgG monoclonal antibody (mAb) gene cloning method was established, and CMVpp65-specific human mAbs were successfully identified. Quantitative PCR for the human IgG mRNA copy number per cell demonstrated that the detection range was 10-250copies/cell. CMVpp65(+)surfaceIgG(+) B cells were collected from melanoma patients who showed high titers of serum anti-CMVpp65 IgG antibody. RT-PCR was successful in 64% (IGH) and 84% (β-actin) of 88 single B cells. Finally, both IGH and IGL gene amplifications in the same cell were successful in 21 single cells, and 18 IgG antibody genes specific for CMVpp65 antigen were cloned. Four of 13 recombinant human single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies showed strong responses to full-length CMVpp65 protein. These results suggested that the current fully human mAb production procedure through antibody-titer screening by ELISA, single B cell RT-PCR-based antibody gene cloning, and the making of scFv recombinant antibody is an efficient method of therapeutic antibody development.
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- Akira Iizuka
- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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Fang C, Wang Y, Vu NT, Lin WY, Hsieh YT, Rubbi L, Phelps ME, Müschen M, Kim YM, Chatziioannou AF, Tseng HR, Graeber TG. Integrated microfluidic and imaging platform for a kinase activity radioassay to analyze minute patient cancer samples. Cancer Res 2010; 70:8299-308. [PMID: 20837665 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Oncogenic kinase activity and the resulting aberrant growth and survival signaling are a common driving force of cancer. Accordingly, many successful molecularly targeted anticancer therapeutics are directed at inhibiting kinase activity. To assess kinase activity in minute patient samples, we have developed an immunocapture-based in vitro kinase assay on an integrated polydimethylsiloxane microfluidics platform that can reproducibly measure kinase activity from as few as 3,000 cells. For this platform, we adopted the standard radiometric (32)P-ATP-labeled phosphate transfer assay. Implementation on a microfluidic device required us to develop methods for repeated trapping and mixing of solid-phase affinity microbeads. We also developed a solid-state beta-particle camera imbedded directly below the microfluidic device for real-time quantitative detection of the signal from this and other microfluidic radiobioassays. We show that the resulting integrated device can measure ABL kinase activity from BCR-ABL-positive leukemia patient samples. The low sample input requirement of the device creates new potential for direct kinase activity experimentation and diagnostics on patient blood, bone marrow, and needle biopsy samples.
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- Cong Fang
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Polymer live-cell array for real-time kinetic imaging of immune cells. Biomaterials 2010; 31:5022-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lindström S, Andersson-Svahn H. Miniaturization of biological assays -- overview on microwell devices for single-cell analyses. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2010; 1810:308-16. [PMID: 20451582 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2010.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Revised: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Today, cells are commonly analyzed in ensembles, i.e. thousands of cells per sample, yielding results on the average response of the cells. However, cellular heterogeneity implies the importance of studying how individual cells respond, one by one, in order to learn more about drug targeting and cellular behavior. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review discusses general aspects on miniaturization of biological assays and in particular summarizes single-cell assays in microwell formats. A range of microwell-based chips are discussed with regard to their well characteristics, cell handling, choice of material etc. along with available detection systems for single-cell studies. History and trends in microsystem technology, various commonly used materials for device fabrication, and conventional methods for single-cell analysis are also discussed, before a closing section with a detailed example from our research in the field. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS A range of miniaturized and microwell devices have shown useful for studying individual cells. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE In vitro assays offering low volume sampling and rapid analysis in a high-throughput manner are of great interest in a wide range of single-cell applications. Size compatibility between a cell and micron-sized tools has encouraged the field of micro- and nanotechnologies to move into areas such as life sciences and molecular biology. To test as many compounds as possible against a given amount of patient sample requires miniaturized tools where low volume sampling is sufficient for accurate results and on which a high number of experiments per cm(2) can be performed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Nanotechnologies - Emerging Applications in Biomedicine.
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- Sara Lindström
- Division of Nanobiotechnology, School of Biotechnology,Albanova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Roach KL, King KR, Uygun BE, Kohane IS, Yarmush ML, Toner M. High throughput single cell bioinformatics. Biotechnol Prog 2010; 25:1772-9. [PMID: 19830811 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Advances in systems biology and bioinformatics have highlighted that no cell population is truly uniform and that stochastic behavior is an inherent property of many biological systems. As a result, bulk measurements can be misleading even when particular care has been taken to isolate a single cell type, and measurements averaged over multiple cell populations in a tissue can be as misleading as the average height at an elementary school. There is a growing need for experimental techniques that can provide a combination of single cell resolution, large cell populations, and the ability to track cells over multiple time points. In this article, a microwell array cytometry platform was developed to meet this need and investigate the heterogeneity and stochasticity of cell behavior on a single cell basis. The platform consisted of a microfabricated device with high-density arrays of cell-sized microwells and custom software for automated image processing and data analysis. As a model experimental system, we used primary hepatocytes labeled with fluorescent probes sensitive to mitochondrial membrane potential and free radical generation. The cells were exposed to oxidative stress and the responses were dynamically monitored for each cell. The resulting data was then analyzed using bioinformatics techniques such as hierarchical and k-means clustering to visualize the data and identify interesting features. The results showed that clustering of the dynamic data not only enhanced comparisons between the treatment groups but also revealed a number of distinct response patterns within each treatment group. Heatmaps with hierarchical clustering also provided a data-rich complement to survival curves in a dose response experiment. The microwell array cytometry platform was shown to be powerful, easy to use, and able to provide a detailed picture of the heterogeneity present in cell responses to oxidative stress. We believe that our microwell array cytometry platform will have general utility for a wide range of questions related to cell population heterogeneity, biological stochasticity, and cell behavior under stress conditions.
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- Kenneth L Roach
- Center for Engineering in Medicine, BioMEMS Resource Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
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Jin A, Ozawa T, Tajiri K, Obata T, Kondo S, Kinoshita K, Kadowaki S, Takahashi K, Sugiyama T, Kishi H, Muraguchi A. A rapid and efficient single-cell manipulation method for screening antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells from human peripheral blood. Nat Med 2009; 15:1088-92. [PMID: 19684583 DOI: 10.1038/nm.1966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Antigen-specific human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are key candidates for therapeutic agents. However, the availability of a suitable screening system for antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) is limited in humans. Here we present a unique method for detecting individual ASCs using microwell array chips, which enables the analysis of live cells on a single-cell basis and offers a rapid, efficient and high-throughput (up to 234,000 individual cells) system for identifying and recovering objective ASCs. We applied the system to detect and retrieve ASCs for hepatitis B virus and influenza viruses from human peripheral blood lymphocytes and produced human mAbs with virus-neutralizing activities within a week. Furthermore, we show that the system is useful for detecting ASCs for multiple antigens as well as for selection of ASCs secreting high-affinity antibodies on a chip. Our method can open the way for the generation of therapeutic antibodies for individual patients.
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- Aishun Jin
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Kinoshita K, Ozawa T, Tajiri K, Kadowaki S, Kishi H, Muraguchi A. Identification of antigen-specific B cells by concurrent monitoring of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and antigen binding with microwell array chip system equipped with a CCD imager. Cytometry A 2009; 75:682-7. [PMID: 19526489 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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B cells are very heterogeneous, consisting of more than 10(9) B-cell clones with distinct specificities for antigens in each individual. To identify single B cells with antigen specificity, we have been developing cell microarray technology using microwell array chips whose microwells each capture a single B cell. Using microwell array chips, we detected antigen-specific B cells by monitoring antigen-induced intracellular Ca2+ mobilization with a CCD scanner (MAC-CCD system) or the binding of fluorescence-labeled antigen to cells with a confocal laser scanner. We retrieved target cells from the chip, cloned immunoglobulin genes, and produced antigen-specific antibodies. However, these methods present some difficulties: the former technique could not detect cells whose frequency was less than 0.05% and the latter one took a long time to identify the objective cells although it could detect cells at a frequency of 0.01%. Here, we have combined the advantages of these two methods. Monitoring antigen-induced intracellular Ca2+ mobilizations and the binding of fluorescence-labeled antigens simultaneously with a MAC-CCD system enabled us to detect rapidly, antigen-specific B cells whose frequency was less than 0.01% with high efficiency. Our system provides a superior screening system for antigen-specific B cells and extends the horizons of multiparameter single-cell analysis in heterogeneous cell populations.
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- Koshi Kinoshita
- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Japan
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