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Tang Y, Li Y, Zhang S, Li J, Hu Y, Yang W, Chen Y, Qin C, Jiang T, Kang X. Preparation of the luciferase-labeled antibody for improving the detection sensitivity of viral antigen. Virol J 2022; 19:126. [PMID: 35902865 PMCID: PMC9332066 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01855-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Viral antigen detection test is the most common method used to detect viruses in the field rapidly. However, due to the low sensitivity, it can only be used as an auxiliary diagnosis method for virus infection. Improving sensitivity is crucial for developing more accurate viral antigen tests. Nano luciferase (Nluc) is a sensitive reporter that has not been used in virus detection. Results In this study, we produced an intracellularly Nluc labeled detection antibody (Nluc-ch2C5) and evaluated its ability to improve the detection sensitivity of respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens. Compared with the traditional horse-radish peroxidase (HRP) labeled antibody (HRP-ch2C5), Nluc-ch2C5 was 41 times more sensitive for inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus by sandwich chemiluminescence ELISA. Then we applied Nluc-ch2C5 to establish an automatic magnet chemiluminescence immune assay (AMCA) for the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein, the limit of detection was 68 pfu/reaction. The clinical sensitivity and specificity reached 75% (24/32) and 100% (48/48) using 32 PCR-positive and 48 PCR-negative swab samples for clinical evaluation, which is more sensitive than the commercial ELSA kit and colloid gold strip kit. Conclusions Here, monoclonal antibody ch2C5 served as a model antibody and the SARS-CoV-2 served as a model pathogen. The Nluc labeled detecting antibody (Nluc-ch2C5) significantly improved the detection sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 antigen. This labeling principle applies to other viral infections, so this labeling and test format could be expected to play an important role in detecting other virus antigens. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12985-022-01855-6.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ying Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, The Academy of Military Medical Science. Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, No. 20 Dongda Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100071, China.
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