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Fang J, Li S, Liu X, He W, Li L, Zhang J, Zhang C, Zhou K. Development of a test strip for rapid detection of Gymnodinium catenatum. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 195:83. [PMID: 36344623 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10708-2] [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: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are major ecological and environmental problems in China's coastal waters and seriously threaten the stability of the marine ecosystem and human health. Gymnodinium catenatum is a toxic red tide dinoflagellate. It can produce paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP), which cause serious hazards to marine organisms, public health, and safety. In this paper, a test strip based on colloidal gold immunochromatography (GICG) was developed for the rapid detection of Gymnodinium catenatum. The experimental results showed that the test strip has good specificity and sensitivity. It not only detects the different components of Gymnodinium catenatum but also may detect algal toxins. The lowest density of Gymnodinium catenatum that can be detected by this test strip is approximately 120 cells/mL. Cross-reaction indicated that the test strip had a high specificity for Gymnodinium catenatum. This test strip provides a rapid method for in situ detection of Gymnodinium catenatum and a reference method for the monitoring of other harmful algae to serve as an early warning of upcoming red tides. It also provides a new way to prepare more detection methods for toxic algal toxins.
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- Junhua Fang
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Xiamen Boson Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Petralia RS, Wang YX. Review of Post-embedding Immunogold Methods for the Study of Neuronal Structures. Front Neuroanat 2021; 15:763427. [PMID: 34720893 PMCID: PMC8551803 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2021.763427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The post-embedding immunogold (PI) technique for immunolabeling of neuronal tissues utilizing standard thin-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) continues to be a prime method for understanding the functional localization of key proteins in neuronal function. Its main advantages over other immunolabeling methods for thin-section TEM are (1) fairly accurate and quantifiable localization of proteins in cells; (2) double-labeling of sections using two gold particle sizes; and (3) the ability to perform multiple labeling for different proteins by using adjacent sections. Here we first review in detail a common method for PI of neuronal tissues. This method has two major parts. First, we describe the freeze-substitution embedding method: cryoprotected tissue is frozen in liquid propane via plunge-freezing, and is placed in a freeze-substitution instrument in which the tissue is embedded in Lowicryl at low temperatures. We highlight important aspects of freeze-substitution embedding. Then we outline how thin sections of embedded tissue on grids are labeled with a primary antibody and a secondary gold particle-conjugated antibody, and the particular problems encountered in TEM of PI-labeled sections. In the Discussion, we compare our method both to earlier PI methods and to more recent PI methods used by other laboratories. We also compare TEM immunolabeling using PI vs. various pre-embedding immunolabeling methods, especially relating to neuronal tissue.
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- Ronald S. Petralia
- Advanced Imaging Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Lin WZ, Ma IC, Wang JP, Hsieh PC, Liu CC, Hou SY. Highly sensitive protein detection using recombinant spores and lateral flow immunoassay. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:2235-2246. [PMID: 33608751 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03195-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIs) can be used to detect intact bacteria or spores; when gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used as the signal reporters, the detection limits are very low. Spore-based surface display has been widely studied for enzyme immobilization and live-nontoxic oral vaccines. In this study, recombinant spores were used to improve the sensitivity of a LFI. We developed a test kit that combines streptavidin-displayed spores with a LFI assay for rapid protein detection. The recombinant spores served as a signal amplifier and AuNPs were used as the signal reporters. For detection of β-galactosidase, which was used as the model protein, the detection limit was about 10-15 mol, while that of the conventional LFI is about 10-12 mol. In both methods, nanogold was used as the colorimetric signal and could be observed with the naked eye. This method improved LFI sensitivity without sacrificing its advantages. Furthermore, enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) was also displayed on the surface of the streptavidin-displayed spores. Without AuNPs, the fluorescent recombinant spores acted as the signal, which could be detected by a fluorescence detector, such as a fluorescence microscope. The detection limit was 10-16 mol under fluorescence microscopy whose magnification was 25-fold. Therefore, in conclusion, in this proof of concept study, the detection limits of both proposed methods were far superior to those of traditional LFI assay.
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- Wen-Zhi Lin
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan.,Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Physiology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan.
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Zhou X, Yang CT, Xu Q, Lou Z, Xu Z, Thierry B, Gu N. Gold Nanoparticle Probe-Assisted Antigen-Counting Chip Using SEM. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:6769-6776. [PMID: 30676729 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Currently, it remains challenging to count protein-biomarker molecules present in a small droplet of biological samples. Herein, we propose a gold nanoparticle (GNP) probe-assisted sandwich-counting strategy that relies on a GNP probe, an antibody-functionalized chip to "count" antigen molecules using a scanning electron microscope. Both standard carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and two real CEA-related tumor samples (tumor tissues and serum) were assayed to demonstrate the proof-of-concept of the counting strategy. Results show that our method is excellently correlative with enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA) that is widely used in clinics for antigen or antibody detection and the limit of detection of our enumeration strategy reaches down to 0.045 ng/mL, which is ∼40 times more sensitive than the conventional ELISA. Therefore, our GNP probe-assisted sandwich-counting strategy has the potential to be used for quantification of protein biomarkers at ultralow concentrations in early tumor specimens and detection of target proteins in much diluted concentrations.
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- Xin Zhou
- Institute of Comparative Medicine, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China , Yangzhou University , Yangzhou 225009 , China
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, Mawson Lakes Campus , University of South Australia , South Australia 5095 , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037 , China
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- Center of Medical Genetics , Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing 210029 , China
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, Mawson Lakes Campus , University of South Australia , South Australia 5095 , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering , Southeast University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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An easy, fast and “low-tech”-equipment-requiring alternative method to optimize immunolabelling conditions for pre-embedding immunogold electron microscopy and to correlate light and electron microscopical immunogold labelling results. J Immunol Methods 2017; 444:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bazin D, Chevalier S, Saadaoui H, Santarelli X, Larpent C, Feracci H, Faure C. Electrodeposition of polymer nanodots with controlled density and their reversible functionalization by polyhistidine-tag proteins. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13968-13975. [PMID: 22937837 DOI: 10.1021/la301063s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present a simple and rapid procedure for producing polymer-coated substrates that can be easily functionalized by ion-chelating proteins. The procedure consists of depositing 18 nm metal-chelating cyclam-modified polymer nanoparticles (cyclam-nps) onto a conductive substrate (an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode) from an aqueous dispersion of Cu(2+)-loaded cyclam-nps while being subjected to a direct current (DC) field. The density of deposited nps as measured by AFM is shown to be in direct correlation to the concentration of nps in the dispersion with deposition of the particles taking less than 5 s. Because of the functionalization of the nps with cyclam groups, they can be used as anchoring sites for 6-Histidine (6-His) tagged proteins through complexation with divalent metal ions. In this work 6-His Green Fluorescent Protein (6-His GFP) is used as a model protein. The characterization by fluorescence microscopy clearly shows that the protein affinity was ion dependent and that the 6-His GFP density can be controlled by np density, which is itself easily tunable. AFM observations confirmed the immobilization of 6-His GFP onto cyclam-nps and its subsequent removal by treatment with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).
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- Damien Bazin
- Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal-Université de Bordeaux 1, Pessac, France
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Lucocq JM, Gawden-Bone C. Quantitative assessment of specificity in immunoelectron microscopy. J Histochem Cytochem 2010; 58:917-27. [PMID: 20458060 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2010.956243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In immunoelectron microscopy (immuno-EM) on ultrathin sections, gold particles are used for localization of molecular components of cells. These particles are countable, and quantitative methods have been established to estimate and evaluate the density and distribution of "raw" gold particle counts from a single uncontrolled labeling experiment. However, these raw counts are composed of two distinct elements: particles that are specific (specific labeling) and particles that are not (nonspecific labeling) for the target component. So far, approaches for assessment of specific labeling and for correction of raw gold particle counts to reveal specific labeling densities and distributions have not attracted much attention. Here, we discuss experimental strategies for determining specificity in immuno-EM, and we present methods for quantitative assessment of (1) the probability that an observed gold particle is specific for the target, (2) the density of specific labeling, and (3) the distribution of specific labeling over a series of compartments. These methods should be of general utility for researchers investigating the distribution of cellular components using on-section immunogold labeling.
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- John Milton Lucocq
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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- Reagan McRae
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Lee CW, Chen MJ, Cheng JY, Wei PK. Morphological studies of living cells using gold nanoparticles and dark-field optical section microscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:034016. [PMID: 19566309 DOI: 10.1117/1.3147390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The morphologic changes of living cells under drug interactions were studied by using 80-nm gold nanoparticles and dark-field optical section microscopy. The gold nanoparticles were coated with poly (L-lysine), which attached to the membranes of various cells by way of electrostatic attractive force. A three-dimensional (3-D) morphological image was obtained by measuring the peak scattering intensities of gold nanoparticles at different focal planes. An algorithm for the reconstruction of 3-D cell morphology was presented. With the measured nanoparticle images and calculations, we show morphologic changes of lung cancer cells under the interaction of cytochalasin D drug at different times.
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- Chia-Wei Lee
- Academia Sinica, Research Center for Applied Sciences, No. 128 Academic Road Section 2, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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LI JF, JIANG ZL, DENG AP. A Rapid and Highly Selective Resonance Scattering Spectral Assay for Trace Carcinoembryonic Antigen. CHINESE J CHEM 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200890407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chen JW, Lei Y, Liu XJ, Jiang JH, Shen GL, Yu RQ. Immunoassay using surface-enhanced Raman scattering based on aggregation of reporter-labeled immunogold nanoparticles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:187-93. [PMID: 18597080 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2237-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A one-step homogenous sensitive immunoassay using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been developed. This strategy is based on the aggregation of Raman reporter-labeled immunogold nanoparticles induced by the immunoreaction with corresponding antigens. The aggregation of gold nanoparticles results in a SERS signal increase of the Raman reporter. Therefore, human IgG could be directly determined by measuring the Raman signal of the reporter. The process of aggregation was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The effects of the temperature, time, and size of gold nanoparticles on the sensitivity of the assay were examined. Using human IgG as a model protein, a wide linear dynamic range (0.1-15 microg mL(-1)) was reached with low detection limit (0.1 microg mL(-1)) under optimized assay conditions. The successful test suggests that the application of the proposed method holds promising potential for simple, fast detection of proteins in the fields of molecular biology and clinical diagnostics.
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- Ji-Wei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Hou SY, Chen HK, Cheng HC, Huang CY. Development of Zeptomole and Attomolar Detection Sensitivity of Biotin−Peptide Using a Dot−Blot GoldNanoparticle Immunoassay. Anal Chem 2007; 79:980-5. [PMID: 17263325 DOI: 10.1021/ac061507g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An ultrasensitive, simple, and fast immunoassay for biotin-peptide detection using gold nanoparticles conjugated with antibodies has been developed. Biotin was covalently attached to a peptide and the biotin-peptide bound on a nitrocellulose membrane. Antibody-coated gold nanoparticles bound to the biotin-peptide formed red dots. With this method, 100 amol of the biotin-peptide was detected and no immunogold was bound to the membrane in the absence of biotin. The relative intensity of each dot was scored using Quantity One, a quantitative analysis software program. The linear working range of this assay was between 1 pmol and 1 micromol. The assay sensitivity was increased by silver enhancement to 100 zmol, and the linear working range was between 100 zmol and 100 fmol. This assay can be extended to detect target molecules, such as dioxin, digoxin, mercury, and so on, with matched antibodies and has potential broad applications in immunoassay.
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- Shao-Yi Hou
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, 1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao E. Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Ao L, Gao F, Pan B, He R, Cui D. Fluoroimmunoassay for Antigen Based on Fluorescence Quenching Signal of Gold Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2006; 78:1104-6. [PMID: 16478100 DOI: 10.1021/ac051323m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A unique, sensitive, and highly specific fluoroimmunoassay system for antigen detection using gold and magnetic nanoparticles has been developed. The assay is based on the fluorescence quenching of fluorescein isothiocyanate caused by gold nanoparticles coated with monoclonal antibody. To demonstrate its analytical capabilities, the magnetic nanoparticles were coated with anti-alpha-fetoprotein polyclonal antibodies, which specifically bound with alpha-fetoprotein. Gold nanoparticles coated with anti-alpha-fetoprotein monoclonal antibodies could sandwich the alpha-fetoprotein captured by the magnetic nanoparticle probes. The sandwich-type immunocomplex was formed on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles and could be separated by a magnetic field. The supernatant liquid, which contained the unbound gold nanoparticle probes, was used to quench the fluorescence, and the fluorescence intensity of fluorescein isothiocyanate at 516 nm was proportional to the alpha-fetoprotein concentration. The result showed that the limit of detection of alpha-fetoprotein was 0.17 nM. This new system can be extended to detect target molecules with matched antibodies and has broad potential applications in immunoassay and disease diagnosis.
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- Limei Ao
- Department of Bio-Nano Science and Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Nano/Micro Fabrication Technology, Institute of Micro and Nano Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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Blum AS, Soto CM, Wilson CD, Brower TL, Pollack SK, Schull TL, Chatterji A, Lin T, Johnson JE, Amsinck C, Franzon P, Shashidhar R, Ratna BR. An engineered virus as a scaffold for three-dimensional self-assembly on the nanoscale. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2005; 1:702-6. [PMID: 17193509 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200500021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Amy Szuchmacher Blum
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Zagon IS, Ruth TB, McLaughlin PJ. Nucleocytoplasmic distribution of opioid growth factor and its receptor in tongue epithelium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 282:24-37. [PMID: 15584033 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The subcellular distributions of the opioid growth factor (OGF), [Met(5)]-enkephalin, and opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr) in the epithelium of the rat tongue were determined in order to reveal structure-function relationships. Laser scanning confocal microscopic analysis showed that both OGF and OGFr were colocalized in the paranuclear cytoplasm and in the nuclei of keratinocytes in the stratum basale. Using immunoelectron microscopy and postembedding techniques, double labeling experiments disclosed that complexes of OGF-OGFr were colocalized on the outer nuclear envelope, in the paranuclear cytoplasm, perpendicular to the nuclear envelope in a putative nuclear pore complex, and in the nucleus adjacent to heterochromatin. Anti-OGF IgG alone was detected in the cytoplasm, and anti-OGFr IgG alone was associated with the outer nuclear envelope. Study of chronic treatment with the opioid antagonist, naltrexone (NTX), which blocks opioid-receptor binding, revealed the presence of OGFr immunoreactivity alone in the cytoplasm and the nucleus; some OGF-OGFr complexes were also observed. Colocalization of OGFr and karyopherin (importin) beta was recorded in the cytoplasm and nucleus. These results in tongue epithelium are the first to suggest that OGFr resides on the outer nuclear envelope, where OGF interacts with OGFr; that the OGF-OGFr complex translocates between cytoplasm and nucleus at the nuclear pore; and that the nuclear localization signal of OGFr interacts with karyopherin beta for nuclear transport. These novel data also indicate that signal transduction for cell proliferation appears to involve an OGF-OGFr complex that interfaces with chromatin in the nucleus. Moreover, the unique finding that OGFr was found in the cytoplasm and nucleus in NTX-treated specimens may suggest that NTX-OGFr complexes have the same pathway as OGF-OGFr.
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- Ian S Zagon
- Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Rm. C3727, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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A method for achieving both the light and electron microscopic observations of the same immunolabeled semithin section is described. Mild ion etching (IE) was performed on the semithin LR white resin sections of rat pancreas to evaluate conditions for scanning electron microscopic secondary electron image observations. Before immunocytochemical staining, very mild, rapid etching was conducted as follows: ionization voltage 300 V, operating vacuum 35 Pa, and etching time 1 min, employing an ion coater above sections on glass slides. The sections were immunohistochemically stained with anti-insulin and immunogold in association with silver enhancement techniques for light microscopic observation, in which B cells in pancreatic islets were positively stained brown. Subsequently, essential mild IE was performed over the stained section as follows: 350 V, 38 Pa, 29 min. The samples were coated with platinum for scanning electron microscopic secondary electron images, in which the cores of secretory granules of the B cells were positively labeled with gold-silver particles. The present method is suitable for detection of substances involving immunogold labeling. It enables us to obtain high-resolution images at low magnification that can be correlated with light microscopic observations. Middle to high magnifications are applicable for detailed observations with secondary electron imaging scanning electron microscopy.
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- Junko Yahiro
- Department of Morphological Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, Sawara-ku Fukuoka, Japan.
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Liu Y, Wang H, Chen Y, Ke CF, Liu M. Supramolecular Aggregates Constructed from Gold Nanoparticles and l-Try-CD Polypseudorotaxanes as Captors for Fullerenes. J Am Chem Soc 2004; 127:657-66. [PMID: 15643890 DOI: 10.1021/ja046294w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of cyclodextrin-based polypseudorotaxanes (PPRs) were constructed by threading native beta-cyclodextrin or l-tryptophan-modified beta-cyclodextrin onto the amino-terminated PPG chains of different lengths. Subsequently, these PPRs were further assembled to form netlike supramolecular aggregates through the linkage of gold nanoparticles, and the resulting water-soluble Au-PPR aggregates were comprehensively characterized by FT-IR, UV, NMR, fluorescence spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction patterning, TG-DTA, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the size and sedimentation rate of the Au-PPR aggregates were mainly dependent on the lengths of the PPG chains. Significantly, the Au-PPR aggregate 8, involving many l-tryptophan residues, showed not only a satisfactory water solubility but also a good capturing ability for fullerenes in aqueous solution. The 8-fullerene conjugate thus formed exhibited a good DNA cleavage ability under light irradiation.
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- Yu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
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Landry M, Vila-Porcile E, Calas A. Immunogold detection of co-localized neuropeptides: methodological aspects. J Histochem Cytochem 2004; 52:617-27. [PMID: 15100239 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Whatever the protocol used, electron microscopic immunogold detection still suffers from a lack of sensitivity. In rat supraoptico-posthypophyseal neurons, unlabeled secretory granules are always detectable after electron microscopic immunocytochemistry, and their real status remains questionable. To improve the sensitivity of this approach, we assessed a protocol to visualize either one or the other of co-localized neuropeptides, i.e., vasopressin or galanin, after two successive rounds of immunogold with the same primary antibody performed on both faces of the grid. The use of different-sized gold particles enabled us to visualize the respective contribution of each face of the section to the final labeling. Our results showed a moderate but significant increase in both the proportion of labeled granules and the labeling intensity. Although limited, this improvement of immunogold detection strengthens the relevance of quantitative studies at the electron microscopic level, likely to reveal fine variations of the neuron peptidergic content. However, this enhancement depended on the peptide studied. The present data confirmed a progressive decrease of vasopressin immunoreactivity, already suggested by the single-staining procedure, all along the hypothalamo-posthypophyseal tract. In contrast, labeling intensity for galanin remained steady. Finally, our double-face labeling supported a preferential routing of galanin-containing secretory granules towards dendrites.
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- Marc Landry
- INSERM E 0358, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux, Institut François Magendie, Bordeaux, France.
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Zhang CX, Zhang Y, Wang X, Tang ZM, Lu ZH. Hyper-Rayleigh scattering of protein-modified gold nanoparticles. Anal Biochem 2003; 320:136-40. [PMID: 12895477 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2697(03)00353-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The nonlinear optical properties of protein-modified gold nanoparticles has been studied by the hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) technique. HRS signals from the nanoparticles coated with goat-anti-human IgG have been obtained when pumped with a laser pulse with a wavelength of 1064 nm. The HRS signals of gold nanoparticles with IgG were larger than those of bare gold nanoparticles. This can be explained by a noncentrosymmetric effect. It was also found that the HRS signals from the IgG-coated gold nanoparticles could be greatly increased when the antigen was added due to gold nanoparticle aggregation. Our experiment found that the HRS method could produce a measurable signal with 10 microg/ml antigen added, while the colorimetric method using UV spectrum detection required 100 microg/ml of added antigen. The results show that the HRS measurement of immunogold nanoparticles could become a potential immunoassay in determining small levels of antigen in aqueous samples.
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- Chun Xiu Zhang
- National Laboratory of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Zagon IS, Ruth TB, Leure-duPree AE, Sassani JW, McLaughlin PJ. Immunoelectron microscopic localization of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr) and OGF in the cornea. Brain Res 2003; 967:37-47. [PMID: 12650964 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)04172-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine the cellular and subcellular location(s) of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr), and the opioid growth factor (OGF), [Met(5)]-enkephalin, in the corneal epithelium. Laser scanning confocal microscopy analysis revealed that both OGFr and OGF were colocalized in the paranuclear cytoplasm and cell nuclei in basal, as well as suprabasal, cells of adult rat corneal epithelium. Using a postembedding immunogold procedure for immunoelectron microscopy that included embedding in Unicryl, both single- and double-face labeling studies were performed. Immunogold labeling of OGFr was detected on the outer nuclear envelope, in the paranuclear cytoplasm proximal to the nuclear envelope, perpendicular to the nuclear envelope in a putative nuclear pore complex, and within the nucleus adjacent to heterochromatin. Immunoreactivity for OGF was noted in locations similar to that for OGFr. In addition, aggregates of staining for OGF were found throughout the cytoplasm, including subjacent to the plasma membrane. Double labeling experiments revealed that complexes of OGF-OGFr were colocalized on the outer nuclear envelope, in the paranuclear cytoplasm, extending across the nuclear pore complex, and in the nucleus. Anti-OGFr IgG by itself, but not anti-OGF IgG alone, was associated with the outer nuclear envelope, and uncomplexed OGF immunoreactivity was detected in the cytoplasm in dual labeling experiments. These results based on complementary approaches of confocal microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy, suggest that: (i) OGFr resides on the outer nuclear envelope, (ii) OGF interacts with OGFr at the outer nuclear envelope, (iii) the colocalized receptor and peptide translocates between the cytoplasm and the nucleus at the nuclear pore, and (iv) signal transduction for modulation of cell proliferation necessitates a peptide-receptor complex that interfaces with chromatin in the nucleus.
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- Ian S Zagon
- Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, H109, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, PA 17033, USA.
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Kaur R, Dikshit KL, Raje M. Optimization of immunogold labeling TEM: an ELISA-based method for evaluation of blocking agents for quantitative detection of antigen. J Histochem Cytochem 2002; 50:863-73. [PMID: 12019302 DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We developed an ELISA-based method for rapid selection of optimal blocking agents to be used in antigen quantification by immunogold labeling electron microscopy. Casein, skim milk, BSA from two sources, acetylated BSA, fish skin gelatin, horse serum, and goat serum were tested for their ability to block nonspecific binding of antibody to recombinant Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) antigen expressed in Escherichia coli cells by ELISA and the results were confirmed by quantitative immunogold labeling transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ability to minimize NSB was also evaluated by dot-blot and Western blotting methods. The results demonstrated that ELISA was most accurate in predicting the most efficient blocking agent for TEM. Existing methods could not provide an accurate picture of the ability of various reagents to suppress background labeling. The sensitivity of detection of antigens by immunoelectron microscopy depends on the assay procedure being optimized to obtain the highest possible signal along with as low a background (noise) as possible. Our study indicated that an ELISA-based evaluation of various blocking agents could help in the rapid selection and optimization of a suitable protocol for immunogold localization and quantification of antigens by TEM.
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Thanh NTK, Rosenzweig Z. Development of an aggregation-based immunoassay for anti-protein A using gold nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2002; 74:1624-8. [PMID: 12033254 DOI: 10.1021/ac011127p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 411] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A unique, sensitive, and highly specific immunoassay system for antibodies using gold nanoparticles has been developed. The assay is based on the aggregation of gold nanoparticles that are coated with protein antigens in the presence of their corresponding antibodies. The aggregation of the gold nanoparticles results in an absorption change at 620 nm that is monitored using an absorption plate reader. To demonstrate the analytical capabilities of the new technique, monodispersed protein A-coated gold particles, averaging 10 nm in diameter, were used to determine the level of anti-protein A in serum samples. The effects of the pH, the temperature, and the concentration of protein A-coated gold nanoparticles on the sensitivity of the assay were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy. A dynamic range of 2 orders of magnitude and a limit of detection of 1 microg/mL of anti-protein A were observed. The new technique could be used for fast, high-throughput screening of antibodies in clinical diagnostic applications.
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- M Bendayan
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7.
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