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Péter B, Szekacs I, Horvath R. Label-free biomolecular and cellular methods in small molecule epigallocatechin-gallate research. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25603. [PMID: 38371993 PMCID: PMC10873674 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Small molecule natural compounds are gaining popularity in biomedicine due to their easy access to wide structural diversity and their proven health benefits in several case studies. Affinity measurements of small molecules below 100 Da molecular weight in a label-free and automatized manner using small amounts of samples have now become a possibility and reviewed in the present work. We also highlight novel label-free setups with excellent time resolution, which is important for kinetic measurements of biomolecules and living cells. We summarize how molecular-scale affinity data can be obtained from the in-depth analysis of cellular kinetic signals. Unlike traditional measurements, label-free biosensors have made such measurements possible, even without the isolation of specific cellular receptors of interest. Throughout this review, we consider epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as an exemplary compound. EGCG, a catechin found in green tea, is a well-established anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent. It has undergone extensive examination in numerous studies, which typically rely on fluorescent-based methods to explore its effects on both healthy and tumor cells. The summarized research topics range from molecular interactions with proteins and biological films to the kinetics of cellular adhesion and movement on novel biomimetic interfaces in the presence of EGCG. While the direct impact of small molecules on living cells and biomolecules is relatively well investigated in the literature using traditional biological measurements, this review also highlights the indirect influence of these molecules on the cells by modifying their nano-environment. Moreover, we underscore the significance of novel high-throughput label-free techniques in small molecular measurements, facilitating the investigation of both molecular-scale interactions and cellular processes in one single experiment. This advancement opens the door to exploring more complex multicomponent models that were previously beyond the reach of traditional assays.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beatrix Péter
- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33., 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33., 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33., 1121 Budapest, Hungary
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Wasilewska M, Michna A, Pomorska A, Wolski K, Zapotoczny S, Farkas E, Szittner Z, Szekacs I, Horvath R. Polysaccharide-based nano-engineered multilayers for controlled cellular adhesion in label-free biosensors. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 247:125701. [PMID: 37429346 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
Abstract
Controlling cellular adhesion is a critical step in the development of biomaterials, and in cell- based biosensing assays. Usually, the adhesivity of cells is tuned by an appropriate biocompatible layer. Here, synthetic poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), natural chitosan, and heparin (existing in an extracellular matrix) were selected to assembly PDADMAC/heparin and chitosan/heparin films. The physicochemical properties of macroion multilayers were determined by streaming potential measurements (SPM), quartz crystal microbalance (QCM-D), and optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS). The topography of the wet films was imaged using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The adhesion of preosteoblastic cell line MC3T3-E1 on those well-characterized polysaccharide-based multilayers was evaluated using a resonant waveguide grating (RWG) based optical biosensor and digital holographic microscopy. The latter method was engaged to investigate long-term cellular behavior on the fabricated multilayers. (PDADMAC/heparin) films were proved to be the most effective in inducing cellular adhesion. The cell attachment to chitosan/heparin-based multilayers was negligible. It was found that efficient adhesion of the cells occurs onto homogeneous and rigid multilayers (PDADMAC/heparin), whereas the macroion films forming "sponge-like" structures (chitosan/heparin) are less effective, and could be employed when reduced adhesion is needed. Polysaccharide-based multilayers can be considered versatile systems for medical applications. One can postulate that the presented results are relevant not only for modeling studies but also for applied research.
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- Monika Wasilewska
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 1121 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 1121 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 1121 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 1121 Budapest, Hungary.
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Peter B, Kanyo N, Kovacs KD, Kovács V, Szekacs I, Pécz B, Molnár K, Nakanishi H, Lagzi I, Horvath R. Glycocalyx Components Detune the Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanoparticles in a Size- and Charge-Dependent Manner. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 6:64-73. [PMID: 36239448 PMCID: PMC9846697 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in targeted drug delivery and biomedical imaging due to their penetration into living cells. The outer coating of most cells is a sugar-rich layer of the cellular glycocalyx, presumably playing an important part in any uptake processes. However, the exact role of the cellular glycocalyx in NP uptake is still uncovered. Here, we in situ monitored the cellular uptake of gold NPs─functionalized with positively charged alkaline thiol (TMA)─into adhered cancer cells with or without preliminary glycocalyx digestion. Proteoglycan (PG) components of the glycocalyx were treated by the chondroitinase ABC enzyme. It acts on chondroitin 4-sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate, and dermatan sulfate and slowly on hyaluronate. The uptake measurements of HeLa cells were performed by applying a high-throughput label-free optical biosensor based on resonant waveguide gratings. The positively charged gold NPs were used with different sizes [d = 2.6, 4.2, and 7.0 nm, small (S), medium (M), and large(L), respectively]. Negatively charged citrate-capped tannic acid (CTA, d = 5.5 nm) NPs were also used in control experiments. Real-time biosensor data confirmed the cellular uptake of the functionalized NPs, which was visually proved by transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the enzymatic digestion facilitated the entry of the positively charged S- and M-sized NPs, being more pronounced for the M-sized. Other enzymes digesting different components of the glycocalyx were also employed, and the results were compared. Glycosaminoglycan digesting heparinase III treatment also increased, while glycoprotein and glycolipid modifying neuraminidase decreased the NP uptake by HeLa cells. This suggests that the sialic acid residues increase, while heparan sulfate decreases the uptake of positively charged NPs. Our results raise the hypothesis that cellular uptake of 2-4 nm positively charged NPs is facilitated by glycoprotein and glycolipid components of the glycocalyx but inhibited by PGs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beatrix Peter
- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary,
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- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary,Department
of Biological Physics, Eötvös
University, BudapestH 1117, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary
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- Thin
Films Laboratory, Institute of Technical
Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary
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- Department
of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology, ELTE, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Stny. 1/C, BudapestH-1117, Hungary
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science
and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Kyoto606-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Physics, Institute of Physics, Budapest
University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem Rkp. 3, BudapestH-1111, Hungary,ELKH-BME
Condensed Matter Research Group, Műegyetem Rkp. 3, BudapestH-1111, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege út 29-33, BudapestH-1120, Hungary
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Péter B, Farkas E, Kurunczi S, Szittner Z, Bősze S, Ramsden JJ, Szekacs I, Horvath R. Review of Label-Free Monitoring of Bacteria: From Challenging Practical Applications to Basic Research Perspectives. Biosensors (Basel) 2022; 12:bios12040188. [PMID: 35448248 PMCID: PMC9026780 DOI: 10.3390/bios12040188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Novel biosensors already provide a fast way to detect the adhesion of whole bacteria (or parts of them), biofilm formation, and the effect of antibiotics. Moreover, the detection sensitivities of recent sensor technologies are large enough to investigate molecular-scale biological processes. Usually, these measurements can be performed in real time without using labeling. Despite these excellent capabilities summarized in the present work, the application of novel, label-free sensor technologies in basic biological research is still rare; the literature is dominated by heuristic work, mostly monitoring the presence and amount of a given analyte. The aims of this review are (i) to give an overview of the present status of label-free biosensors in bacteria monitoring, and (ii) to summarize potential novel directions with biological relevancies to initiate future development. Optical, mechanical, and electrical sensing technologies are all discussed with their detailed capabilities in bacteria monitoring. In order to review potential future applications of the outlined techniques in bacteria research, we summarize the most important kinetic processes relevant to the adhesion and survival of bacterial cells. These processes are potential targets of kinetic investigations employing modern label-free technologies in order to reveal new fundamental aspects. Resistance to antibacterials and to other antimicrobial agents, the most important biological mechanisms in bacterial adhesion and strategies to control adhesion, as well as bacteria-mammalian host cell interactions are all discussed with key relevancies to the future development and applications of biosensors.
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- Beatrix Péter
- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
- Correspondence: (B.P.); (R.H.)
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
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- MTA-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, 1120 Budapest, Hungary;
- National Public Health Center, 1097 Budapest, Hungary
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- Clore Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Research, University of Buckingham, Buckingham MK18 1AD, UK;
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Centre for Energy Research, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (S.K.); (Z.S.); (I.S.)
- Correspondence: (B.P.); (R.H.)
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Farkas E, Tarr R, Gerecsei T, Saftics A, Kovács KD, Stercz B, Domokos J, Peter B, Kurunczi S, Szekacs I, Bonyár A, Bányai A, Fürjes P, Ruszkai-Szaniszló S, Varga M, Szabó B, Ostorházi E, Szabó D, Horvath R. Development and In-Depth Characterization of Bacteria Repellent and Bacteria Adhesive Antibody-Coated Surfaces Using Optical Waveguide Biosensing. Biosensors (Basel) 2022; 12:bios12020056. [PMID: 35200317 PMCID: PMC8869200 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Bacteria repellent surfaces and antibody-based coatings for bacterial assays have shown a growing demand in the field of biosensors, and have crucial importance in the design of biomedical devices. However, in-depth investigations and comparisons of possible solutions are still missing. The optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) technique offers label-free, non-invasive, in situ characterization of protein and bacterial adsorption. Moreover, it has excellent flexibility for testing various surface coatings. Here, we describe an OWLS-based method supporting the development of bacteria repellent surfaces and characterize the layer structures and affinities of different antibody-based coatings for bacterial assays. In order to test nonspecific binding blocking agents against bacteria, OWLS chips were coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA), I-block, PAcrAM-g-(PMOXA, NH2, Si), (PAcrAM-P) and PLL-g-PEG (PP) (with different coating temperatures), and subsequent Escherichia coli adhesion was monitored. We found that the best performing blocking agents could inhibit bacterial adhesion from samples with bacteria concentrations of up to 107 cells/mL. Various immobilization methods were applied to graft a wide range of selected antibodies onto the biosensor's surface. Simple physisorption, Mix&Go (AnteoBind) (MG) films, covalently immobilized protein A and avidin-biotin based surface chemistries were all fabricated and tested. The surface adsorbed mass densities of deposited antibodies were determined, and the biosensor;s kinetic data were evaluated to divine the possible orientations of the bacteria-capturing antibodies and determine the rate constants and footprints of the binding events. The development of affinity layers was supported by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) measurements in order to test the bacteria binding capabilities of the antibodies. The best performance in the biosensor measurements was achieved by employing a polyclonal antibody in combination with protein A-based immobilization and PAcrAM-P blocking of nonspecific binding. Using this setting, a surface sensitivity of 70 cells/mm2 was demonstrated.
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- Eniko Farkas
- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
- Department of Electronics Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
- Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
- Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary; (B.S.); (J.D.); (E.O.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary; (B.S.); (J.D.); (E.O.); (D.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Electronics Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Centre for Energy Research, Microsystems Lab, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (A.B.); (P.F.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Microsystems Lab, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (A.B.); (P.F.)
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- 77 Elektronika Ltd., 1116 Budapest, Hungary; (S.R.-S.); (M.V.); (B.S.)
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- 77 Elektronika Ltd., 1116 Budapest, Hungary; (S.R.-S.); (M.V.); (B.S.)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary; (B.S.); (J.D.); (E.O.); (D.S.)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Hungary; (B.S.); (J.D.); (E.O.); (D.S.)
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- Centre for Energy Research, Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, 1121 Budapest, Hungary; (E.F.); (R.T.); (T.G.); (A.S.); (K.D.K.); (B.P.); (S.K.); (I.S.)
- Correspondence:
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Saftics A, Kurunczi S, Peter B, Szekacs I, Ramsden JJ, Horvath R. Data evaluation for surface-sensitive label-free methods to obtain real-time kinetic and structural information of thin films: A practical review with related software packages. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 294:102431. [PMID: 34330074 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Interfacial layers are important in a wide range of applications in biomedicine, biosensing, analytical chemistry and the maritime industries. Given the growing number of applications, analysis of such layers and understanding their behavior is becoming crucial. Label-free surface sensitive methods are excellent for monitoring the formation kinetics, structure and its evolution of thin layers, even at the nanoscale. In this paper, we review existing and commercially available label-free techniques and demonstrate how the experimentally obtained data can be utilized to extract kinetic and structural information during and after formation, and any subsequent adsorption/desorption processes. We outline techniques, some traditional and some novel, based on the principles of optical and mechanical transduction. Our special focus is the current possibilities of combining label-free methods, which is a powerful approach to extend the range of detected and deduced parameters. We summarize the most important theoretical considerations for obtaining reliable information from measurements taking place in liquid environments and, hence, with layers in a hydrated state. A thorough treamtmaent of the various kinetic and structural quantities obtained from evaluation of the raw label-free data are provided. Such quantities include layer thickness, refractive index, optical anisotropy (and molecular orientation derived therefrom), degree of hydration, viscoelasticity, as well as association and dissociation rate constants and occupied area of subsequently adsorbed species. To demonstrate the effect of variations in model conditions on the observed data, simulations of kinetic curves at various model settings are also included. Based on our own extensive experience with optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) and the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), we have developed dedicated software packages for data analysis, which are made available to the scientific community alongside this paper.
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Kliment K, Szekacs I, Peter B, Erdei A, Kurucz I, Horvath R. Label-free real-time monitoring of the BCR-triggered activation of primary human B cells modulated by the simultaneous engagement of inhibitory receptors. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 191:113469. [PMID: 34229298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Today, there is an intense demand for lab-on-a-chip and tissue-on-a-chip applications in basic cell biological research and medical diagnostics. A particular challenge is the implementation of advanced biosensor techniques in point-of-care testing utilizing human primary cells. In this study, a resonant waveguide grating (RWG)-based label-free optical biosensor technique has been applied for real-time monitoring of the integrated responses of primary human tonsillar B cells initiated by B cell receptor (BCR) and modified by FcγRIIb and CR1 engagement. The BCR-triggered biosensor responses of resting and activated B cells were revealed to be specific and dose-dependent, in some cases with strong donor dependency. Targeted inhibition of Syk attenuated the label-free biosensor response upon BCR stimulation. Indifferent protein human serum albumin (HSA) did not interfere with the recorded signal to BCR stimulation. Simultaneous engagement of BCR and FcγRIIb modulated the kinetic signal of the cells. Activated and resting B cells exhibited different response profiles upon simultaneous engagement of BCR and CR1. This advanced approach has the potential to decipher interfering signaling events in human B cells, manage differences between activated and resting B cell states, helping to understand the actual integrated response of these immune cells, and could be useful in the point-of-care diagnostic testing on human primary cells.
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- Kristof Kliment
- Department of Immunology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós út, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós út, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós út, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós út, Budapest, Hungary
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Kanyo N, Kovacs KD, Saftics A, Szekacs I, Peter B, Santa-Maria AR, Walter FR, Dér A, Deli MA, Horvath R. Glycocalyx regulates the strength and kinetics of cancer cell adhesion revealed by biophysical models based on high resolution label-free optical data. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22422. [PMID: 33380731 PMCID: PMC7773743 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The glycocalyx is thought to perform a potent, but not yet defined function in cellular adhesion and signaling. Since 95% of cancer cells have altered glycocalyx structure, this role can be especially important in cancer development and metastasis. The glycocalyx layer of cancer cells directly influences cancer progression, involving the complicated kinetic process of cellular adhesion at various levels. In the present work, we investigated the effect of enzymatic digestion of specific glycocalyx components on cancer cell adhesion to RGD (arginine-glycine-aspartic acid) peptide motif displaying surfaces. High resolution kinetic data of cell adhesion was recorded by the surface sensitive label-free resonant waveguide grating (RWG) biosensor, supported by fluorescent staining of the cells and cell surface charge measurements. We found that intense removal of chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate chains by chondroitinase ABC reduced the speed and decreased the strength of adhesion of HeLa cells. In contrast, mild digestion of glycocalyx resulted in faster and stronger adhesion. Control experiments on a healthy and another cancer cell line were also conducted, and the discrepancies were analysed. We developed a biophysical model which was fitted to the kinetic data of HeLa cells. Our analysis suggests that the rate of integrin receptor transport to the adhesion zone and integrin-RGD binding is strongly influenced by the presence of glycocalyx components, but the integrin-RGD dissociation is not. Moreover, based on the kinetic data we calculated the dependence of the dissociation constant of integrin-RGD binding on the enzyme concentration. We also determined the dissociation constant using a 2D receptor binding model based on saturation level static data recorded at surfaces with tuned RGD densities. We analyzed the discrepancies of the kinetic and static dissociation constants, further illuminating the role of cancer cell glycocalyx during the adhesion process. Altogether, our experimental results and modelling demonstrated that the chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate chains of glycocalyx have an important regulatory function during the cellular adhesion process, mainly controlling the kinetics of integrin transport and integrin assembly into mature adhesion sites. Our results potentially open the way for novel type of cancer treatments affecting these regulatory mechanisms of cellular glycocalyx.
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- Nicolett Kanyo
- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., 6726, Szeged, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52., 6726, Szeged, Hungary.,Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52., 6726, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., 6726, Szeged, Hungary.,Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52., 6726, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., 6726, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., 6726, Szeged, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1120, Budapest, Hungary.
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Jankovics H, Kovacs B, Saftics A, Gerecsei T, Tóth É, Szekacs I, Vonderviszt F, Horvath R. Grating-coupled interferometry reveals binding kinetics and affinities of Ni ions to genetically engineered protein layers. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22253. [PMID: 33335217 PMCID: PMC7746762 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79226-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Reliable measurement of the binding kinetics of low molecular weight analytes to their targets is still a challenging task. Often, the introduction of labels is simply impossible in such measurements, and the application of label-free methods is the only reliable choice. By measuring the binding kinetics of Ni(II) ions to genetically modified flagellin layers, we demonstrate that: (1) Grating-Coupled Interferometry (GCI) is well suited to resolve the binding of ions, even at very low protein immobilization levels; (2) it supplies high quality kinetic data from which the number and strength of available binding sites can be determined, and (3) the rate constants of the binding events can also be obtained with high accuracy. Experiments were performed using a flagellin variant incorporating the C-terminal domain of the nickel-responsive transcription factor NikR. GCI results were compared to affinity data from titration calorimetry. We found that besides the low-affinity binding sites characterized by a micromolar dissociation constant (Kd), tetrameric FliC-NikRC molecules possess high-affinity binding sites with Kd values in the nanomolar range. GCI enabled us to obtain real-time kinetic data for the specific binding of an analyte with molar mass as low as 59 Da, even at signals lower than 1 pg/mm2.
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- Hajnalka Jankovics
- Bio-Nanosystems Laboratory, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bio-Nanosystems Laboratory, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary
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- Bio-Nanosystems Laboratory, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, Veszprém, Hungary
- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Laboratory, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33, Budapest, Hungary.
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Debreczeni ML, Szekacs I, Kovacs B, Saftics A, Kurunczi S, Gál P, Dobó J, Cervenak L, Horvath R. Human primary endothelial label-free biochip assay reveals unpredicted functions of plasma serine proteases. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3303. [PMID: 32094469 PMCID: PMC7039951 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60158-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Tissue-on-a-chip technologies are more and more important in the investigation of cellular function and in the development of novel drugs by allowing the direct screening of substances on human cells. Constituting the inner lining of vessel walls, endothelial cells are the key players in various physiological processes, moreover, they are the first to be exposed to most drugs currently used. However, to date, there is still no appropriate technology for the label-free, real-time and high-throughput monitoring of endothelial function. To this end, we developed an optical biosensor-based endothelial label-free biochip (EnLaB) assay that meets all the above requirements. Using our EnLaB platform, we screened a set of plasma serine proteases as possible endothelial cell activators, and first identified the endothelial cell activating function of three important serine proteases - namely kallikrein, C1r and mannan-binding lectin-associated serine-protease 2 (MASP-2) - and verified these results in well-established functional assays. EnLaB proved to be an effective tool for revealing novel cellular mechanisms as well as for the high-throughput screening of various compounds on endothelial cells.
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1113, Budapest, Hungary
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- 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Sztilkovics M, Gerecsei T, Peter B, Saftics A, Kurunczi S, Szekacs I, Szabo B, Horvath R. Single-cell adhesion force kinetics of cell populations from combined label-free optical biosensor and robotic fluidic force microscopy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:61. [PMID: 31919421 PMCID: PMC6952389 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56898-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Single-cell adhesion force plays a crucial role in biological sciences, however its in-depth investigation is hindered by the extremely low throughput and the lack of temporal resolution of present techniques. While atomic force microcopy (AFM) based methods are capable of directly measuring the detachment force values between individual cells and a substrate, their throughput is limited to few cells per day, and cannot provide the kinetic evaluation of the adhesion force over the timescale of several hours. In this study a high spatial and temporal resolution resonant waveguide grating based label-free optical biosensor was combined with robotic fluidic force microscopy to monitor the adhesion of living cancer cells. In contrast to traditional fluidic force microscopy methods with a manipulation range in the order of 300–400 micrometers, the robotic device employed here can address single cells over mm-cm scale areas. This feature significantly increased measurement throughput, and opened the way to combine the technology with the employed microplate-based, large area biosensor. After calibrating the biosensor signals with the direct force measuring technology on 30 individual cells, the kinetic evaluation of the adhesion force and energy of large cell populations was performed for the first time. We concluded that the distribution of the single-cell adhesion force and energy can be fitted by log-normal functions as cells are spreading on the surface and revealed the dynamic changes in these distributions. The present methodology opens the way for the quantitative assessment of the kinetics of single-cell adhesion force and energy with an unprecedented throughput and time resolution, in a completely non-invasive manner.
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- Milan Sztilkovics
- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary.
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Peter B, Ungai-Salanki R, Szabó B, Nagy AG, Szekacs I, Bősze S, Horvath R. Correction to "High-Resolution Adhesion Kinetics of EGCG-Exposed Tumor Cells on Biomimetic Interfaces: Comparative Monitoring of Cell Viability Using Label-Free Biosensor and Classic End-Point Assays". ACS Omega 2019; 4:10474. [PMID: 31460143 PMCID: PMC6648945 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01902.].
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Saftics A, Türk B, Sulyok A, Nagy N, Gerecsei T, Szekacs I, Kurunczi S, Horvath R. Biomimetic Dextran-Based Hydrogel Layers for Cell Micropatterning over Large Areas Using the FluidFM BOT Technology. Langmuir 2019; 35:2412-2421. [PMID: 30653328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Micropatterning of living single cells and cell clusters over millimeter-centimeter scale areas is of high demand in the development of cell-based biosensors. Micropatterning methodologies require both a suitable biomimetic support and a printing technology. In this work, we present the micropatterning of living mammalian cells on carboxymethyl dextran (CMD) hydrogel layers using the FluidFM BOT technology. In contrast to the ultrathin (few nanometers thick in the dry state) CMD films generally used in label-free biosensor applications, we developed CMD layers with thicknesses of several tens of nanometers in order to provide support for the controlled adhesion of living cells. The fabrication method and detailed characterization of the CMD layers are also described. The antifouling ability of the CMD surfaces is demonstrated by in situ optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy measurements using serum modeling proteins with different electrostatic properties and molecular weights. Cell micropatterning on the CMD surface was obtained by printing cell adhesion mediating cRGDfK peptide molecules (cyclo(Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Phe-Lys)) directly from aqueous solution using microchanneled cantilevers with subsequent incubation of the printed surfaces in the living cell culture. Uniquely, we present cell patterns with different geometries (spot, line, and grid arrays) covering both micrometer and millimeter-centimeter scale areas. The adhered patterns were analyzed by phase contrast microscopy and the adhesion process on the patterns was real-time monitored by digital holographic microscopy, enabling to quantify the survival and migration of cells on the printed cRGDfK arrays.
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- Andras Saftics
- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , Budapest University of Technology and Economics , Műegyetem rkp. 3 , Budapest 1111 , Hungary
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , Budapest University of Technology and Economics , Műegyetem rkp. 3 , Budapest 1111 , Hungary
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- Department of Biological Physics , Eötvös Loránd University , Pázmány Péter stny. 1A , Budapest 1117 , Hungary
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Szekacs I, Farkas E, Gemes BL, Takacs E, Szekacs A, Horvath R. Integrin targeting of glyphosate and its cell adhesion modulation effects on osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells revealed by label-free optical biosensing. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17401. [PMID: 30479368 PMCID: PMC6258691 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36081-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
This study is a discovery of interesting and far reaching properties of the world leading herbicide active ingredient glyphosate. Here we demonstrate the cell adhesion-modifying characteristics of glyphosate affecting cellular interactions via Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-dependent integrins. This conclusion was supported by the observations that a glyphosate surface coating induced integrin-specific cell adhesion, while glyphosate in solution inhibited cell adhesion on an RGD-displaying surface. A sensitive, real-time, label-free, whole cell approach was used to monitor the cell adhesion kinetic processes with excellent data quality. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) for glyphosate was determined to be 0.47 ± 0.07% (20.6 mM) in serum-free conditions. A three-dimensional dissociation constant of 0.352 mM was calculated for the binding between RGD-specific integrins in intact MC3T3-E1 cells and soluble glyphosate by measuring its competition for RGD-motifs binding, while the affinity of those RGD-specific integrins to the RGD-motifs was 5.97 µM. The integrin-targeted affinity of glyphosate was proven using competitive binding assays to recombinant receptor αvβ3. The present study shows not only ligand-binding properties of glyphosate, but also illustrates its remarkable biomimetic power in the case of cell adhesion.
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- Inna Szekacs
- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary
- Subdoctoral School of Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Chemical Engineering and Material Science Doctoral School, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u.10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120, Budapest, Hungary.
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Peter B, Lagzi I, Teraji S, Nakanishi H, Cervenak L, Zámbó D, Deák A, Molnár K, Truszka M, Szekacs I, Horvath R. Interaction of Positively Charged Gold Nanoparticles with Cancer Cells Monitored by an in Situ Label-Free Optical Biosensor and Transmission Electron Microscopy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:26841-26850. [PMID: 30022664 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) can penetrate into living cells and vesicles, opening up an extensive range of novel directions. For example, NPs are intensively employed in targeted drug delivery and biomedical imaging. However, the real-time kinetics and dynamics of NP-living cell interactions remained uncovered. In this study, we in situ monitored the cellular uptake of gold NPs-functionalized with positively charged alkaline thiol-into surface-adhered cancer cells, by using a high-throughput label-free optical biosensor employing resonant waveguide gratings. The characteristic kinetic curves upon NP exposure of cell-coated biosensor surfaces were recorded and compared to the kinetics of NP adsorption onto bare sensor surfaces. We demonstrated that from the above kinetic information, one can conclude about the interactions between the living cells and the NPs. Real-time biosensor data suggested the cellular uptake of the functionalized NPs by an active process. It was found that positively charged particles penetrate into the cells more effectively than negatively charged control particles, and the optimal size for the cellular uptake of the positively charged particles is around 5 nm. These conclusions were obtained in a cost-effective, fast, and high-throughput manner. The fate of the NPs was further revealed by electron microscopy on NP-exposed and subsequently fixed cells, well confirming the results obtained by the biosensor. Moreover, an ultrastructural study demonstrated the involvement of the endosomal-lysosomal system in the uptake of functionalized NPs and suggested the type of the internalization pathway.
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- Department of Physics , Budapest University of Technology and Economics , Budafoki út 8 , Budapest H-1111 , Hungary
- MTA-BME Condensed Matter Research Group , Budafoki út 8 , Budapest H-1111 , Hungary
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki , Kyoto 606-8585 , Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology , Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki , Kyoto 606-8585 , Japan
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- Research Laboratory, 3rd Department of Medicine , Semmelweis University , H-1085 Budapest , Hungary
- Research Group of Immunology and Hematology , Hungarian Academy of Science , Kútvölgyi út 4. , H-1125 Budapest , Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology , Eötvös Loránd University , Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C , H-1117 Budapest , Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology , Eötvös Loránd University , Pázmány Péter stny. 1/C , H-1117 Budapest , Hungary
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Farkas E, Szekacs A, Kovacs B, Olah M, Horvath R, Szekacs I. Label-free optical biosensor for real-time monitoring the cytotoxicity of xenobiotics: A proof of principle study on glyphosate. J Hazard Mater 2018; 351:80-89. [PMID: 29518655 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Rapid and inexpensive biosensor technologies allowing real-time analysis of biomolecular and cellular events have become the basis of next-generation cell-based screening techniques. Our work opens up novel opportunities in the application of the high-throughput label-free Epic BenchTop optical biosensor in cell toxicity studies. The Epic technology records integrated cellular responses about changes in cell morphology and dynamic mass redistribution of cellular contents at the 100-150 nm layer above the sensor surface. The aim of the present study was to apply this novel technology to identify the effect of the herbicide Roundup Classic, its co-formulant polyethoxylated tallow amine (POEA), and its active ingredient glyphosate, on MC3T3-E1 cells adhered on the biosensor surface. The half maximal inhibitory concentrations of Roundup Classic, POEA and glyphosate upon 1 h of exposure were found to be 0.024%, 0.021% and 0.163% in serum-containing medium and 0.028%, 0.019% and 0.538% in serum-free conditions, respectively (at concentrations equivalent to the diluted Roundup solution). These results showed a good correlation with parallel end-point assays, demonstrating the outstanding utility of the Epic technique in cytotoxicity screening, allowing not only high-throughput, real-time detection, but also reduced assay run time and cytotoxicity assessment at end-points far before cell death would occur.
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- Eniko Farkas
- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary; Subdoctoral School of Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Chemical Engineering and Material Science Doctoral School, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u.10, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary; Subdoctoral School of Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Chemical Engineering and Material Science Doctoral School, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u.10, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Herman Ottó u. 15, H-1022 Budapest, Hungary; Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Páter K. u.1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary.
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- Nanobiosensorics Momentum Group, Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary.
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Peter B, Ungai-Salanki R, Szabó B, Nagy AG, Szekacs I, Bősze S, Horvath R. High-Resolution Adhesion Kinetics of EGCG-Exposed Tumor Cells on Biomimetic Interfaces: Comparative Monitoring of Cell Viability Using Label-Free Biosensor and Classic End-Point Assays. ACS Omega 2018; 3:3882-3891. [PMID: 29732447 PMCID: PMC5928488 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A high-throughput label-free resonant waveguide grating biosensor, the Epic BenchTop, was utilized to in situ monitor the adhesion process of cancer cells on Arg-Gly-Asp tripeptide displaying biomimetic polymer surfaces. Using highly adherent human cervical adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cells as a model system, cell adhesion kinetic data with outstanding temporal resolution were obtained. We found that pre-exposing the cells to various concentrations of the main extract of green tea, the (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), largely affected the temporal evolution of the adhesion process. For unexposed and low dosed cells, sigmoid shaped spreading kinetics was recorded. Higher dose of EGCG resulted in a complete absence of the sigmoidal character, and displayed adsorption-like kinetics. By using the first derivatives of the kinetic curves, a simple model was developed to quantify the sigmoidal character and the transition from sigmoidal to adsorption-like kinetics. The calculations showed that the transition happened at EGCG concentration of around 60 μg/mL. Using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide end-point assay, we concluded that EGCG is cytostatic but not cytotoxic. The effect of EGCG was also characterized by flow cytometry. We concluded that, using the introduced label-free methodology, the shape of the cell adhesion kinetic curves can be used to quantify in vitro cell viability in a fast, cost-effective, and highly sensitive manner.
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- Beatrix Peter
- Doctoral
School of Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Pannonia, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
- Department
of Biological Physics, Eötvös
Loránd University, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
- CellSorter
Company for Innovations, Erdőalja út 174, H-1037 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
- Department
of Biological Physics, Eötvös
Loránd University, Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
- CellSorter
Company for Innovations, Erdőalja út 174, H-1037 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE
Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, 112, P.O. Box 32, H-1518 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics
Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural
Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics
and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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Peter B, Farkas E, Forgacs E, Saftics A, Kovacs B, Kurunczi S, Szekacs I, Csampai A, Bosze S, Horvath R. Green tea polyphenol tailors cell adhesivity of RGD displaying surfaces: multicomponent models monitored optically. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42220. [PMID: 28186133 PMCID: PMC5301484 DOI: 10.1038/srep42220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The interaction of the anti-adhesive coating, poly(L-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL-g-PEG) and its Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) functionalized form, PLL-g-PEG-RGD, with the green tea polyphenol, epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCg) was in situ monitored. After, the kinetics of cellular adhesion on the EGCg exposed coatings were recorded in real-time. The employed plate-based waveguide biosensor is applicable to monitor small molecule binding and sensitive to sub-nanometer scale changes in cell membrane position and cell mass distribution; while detecting the signals of thousands of adhering cells. The combination of this remarkable sensitivity and throughput opens up new avenues in testing complicated models of cell-surface interactions. The systematic studies revealed that, despite the reported excellent antifouling properties of the coatings, EGCg strongly interacted with them, and affected their cell adhesivity in a concentration dependent manner. Moreover, the differences between the effects of the fresh and oxidized EGCg solutions were first demonstrated. Using a semiempirical quantumchemical method we showed that EGCg binds to the PEG chains of PLL-g-PEG-RGD and effectively blocks the RGD sites by hydrogen bonds. The calculations supported the experimental finding that the binding is stronger for the oxidative products. Our work lead to a new model of polyphenol action on cell adhesion ligand accessibility and matrix rigidity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beatrix Peter
- Doctoral School of Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Pannonia, H-8200 Egyetem u. 10, Veszprém, Hungary.,Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary.,Chemical Engineering and Material Science Doctoral School, University of Pannonia, H-8200 Egyetem u, 10, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary.,George Olah Doctoral School, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, Budapest 1111, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary.,Chemical Engineering and Material Science Doctoral School, University of Pannonia, H-8200 Egyetem u, 10, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 112, POB 32, H-1518, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 112, POB 32, H-1518, Hungary
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- Nanobiosensorics Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Konkoly-Thege u, 29-33, H-1120 Budapest, Hungary
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Kovacs B, Patko D, Szekacs I, Orgovan N, Kurunczi S, Sulyok A, Khanh NQ, Toth B, Vonderviszt F, Horvath R. Flagellin based biomimetic coatings: From cell-repellent surfaces to highly adhesive coatings. Acta Biomater 2016; 42:66-76. [PMID: 27381523 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Biomimetic coatings with cell-adhesion-regulating functionalities are intensively researched today. For example, cell-based biosensing for drug development, biomedical implants, and tissue engineering require that the surface adhesion of living cells is well controlled. Recently, we have shown that the bacterial flagellar protein, flagellin, adsorbs through its terminal segments to hydrophobic surfaces, forming an oriented monolayer and exposing its variable D3 domain to the solution. Here, we hypothesized that this nanostructured layer is highly cell-repellent since it mimics the surface of the flagellar filaments. Moreover, we proposed flagellin as a carrier molecule to display the cell-adhesive RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) peptide sequence and induce cell adhesion on the coated surface. The D3 domain of flagellin was replaced with one or more RGD motifs linked by various oligopeptides modulating flexibility and accessibility of the inserted segment. The obtained flagellin variants were applied to create surface coatings inducing cell adhesion and spreading to different levels, while wild-type flagellin was shown to form a surface layer with strong anti-adhesive properties. As reference surfaces synthetic polymers were applied which have anti-adhesive (PLL-g-PEG poly(l-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol)) or adhesion inducing properties (RGD-functionalized PLL-g-PEG). Quantitative adhesion data was obtained by employing optical biochips and microscopy. Cell-adhesion-regulating coatings can be simply formed on hydrophobic surfaces by using the developed flagellin-based constructs. The developed novel RGD-displaying flagellin variants can be easily obtained by bacterial production and can serve as alternatives to create cell-adhesion-regulating biomimetic coatings. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE In the present work, we show for the first time that.
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Nador J, Kalas B, Saftics A, Agocs E, Kozma P, Korosi L, Szekacs I, Fried M, Horvath R, Petrik P. Plasmon-enhanced two-channel in situ Kretschmann ellipsometry of protein adsorption, cellular adhesion and polyelectrolyte deposition on titania nanostructures. Opt Express 2016; 24:4812-4823. [PMID: 29092309 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.004812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Plasmon-enhanced in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry was realized using the Kretschmann geometry. A 10-μL flow cell was designed for multi-channel measurements using a semi-cylindrical lens. Dual-channel monitoring of the layer formation of different organic structures has been demonstrated on titania nanoparticle thin films supported by gold. Complex modeling capabilities as well as a sensitivity of ~40 pg/mm2 with a time resolution of 1 s was achieved. The surface adsorption was enhanced by the titania nanoparticles due to the larger specific surface and nanoroughness, which is consistent with our previous results on titanate nanotubes.
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