分子识别诱导的蛋白质和核酸多层膜的有序组装

通过生物大分子之间的特异性结合,采用表面等离激元共振技术监测,报导了支撑于固体表面脂单层膜上进行的亲和素、生物素标记的质粒ＤＮＡ,以及从系统性红斑狼疮患者血清中获得的抗ＤＮＡ抗体多层膜的有序组装。这种生物大分子的组装技术可以用于生物传感器以检测特定的抗原抗体。     

SPR生物传感器的谱之数字解析

为了实时地从ＳＰＲ谱的变化得到生物大分子相互作用的信息,作者采用等效递推法编程模拟计算,探讨了影响ＳＰＲ谱的各种因素。结果表明：在实际应用中组装在金膜表面的多层生物样品的厚度、面密度与ＳＰＲ谱峰位移ΔθＳＰＲ成正比,单个样品分子所占的面积与ΔθＳＰＲ成反比。光源波长和棱镜玻璃的色散关系对上述关系的比例常数有较大的影响;虽然作为金膜载体的盖玻片会导致ＳＰＲ谱上叠加一定频率的干涉噪音,但是可以不考虑盖玻片的厚度以及金膜厚度的影响。为了实时地从ＳＰＲ谱的变化得到生物大分子相互作用的信息,作者采用等效递推法编程模拟计算,探讨了影响ＳＰＲ谱的各种因素。结果表明：在实际应用中组装在金膜表面的多层生物样品的厚度、面密度与ＳＰＲ谱峰位移ΔθＳＰＲ成正比,单个样品分子所占的面积与ΔθＳＰＲ成反比。光源波长和棱镜玻璃的色散关系对上述关系的比例常数有较大的影响;虽然作为金膜载体的盖玻片会导致ＳＰＲ谱上叠加一定频率的干涉噪音,但是可以不考虑盖玻片的厚度以及金膜厚度的影响。     

光学蛋白芯片技术在噬菌体M13KO7检测中的应用

将亲和素共价固定在表面改性后的硅片上,通过亲和素与生物素相互作用将生物素标记的噬菌体抗体GP3固定在亲和素膜层表面,当含有M13KO7噬菌体的样品经过抗体表面时,通过噬菌体与抗体之间的相互作用噬菌体就会被抗体捕获,生物学信号可以通过芯片上的膜层厚度变化表现出来,这种膜层厚度变化可以被椭偏生物传感器技术识别。结果表明,GP3抗体在芯片表面形成了饱和的抗体膜层,厚度为6.9nm;M13KO7噬菌体与芯片上固定的抗体会发生特异性相互作用,噬菌体被抗体捕获后形成的复合物膜层厚度为17.5nm,并且随着噬菌体浓度升高膜层厚度增加,检测含有M13KO7噬菌体的样品灵敏度为109pfu/mL。与其它研究病毒与抗体相互作用方法相比光学蛋白芯片技术具有简便快捷、无需标记待检样品和结果直观等优点,为研究病毒与其抗体相互作用以及疾病早期临床诊断提供了一个新的方法。     

DNA及其蛋白质复合体的电镜观察及研究应用

对生物大分子形状的正确了解有助于对其功能的解析。事实上,借助于电子显微镜观察法,使我们在对构成细胞各组分功能的探讨和研究方面收益匪浅。自从生物这家们认识到ＤＮＡ在细胞行使其功能中的重要性以来,电子显微镜便成为一种最重要的技术手段而被用于分析ＤＮＡ的结构,研究ＤＮＡ的复制、重组和转录机制。近年来,这一领域的研究技术又有了非常大的改进,使人们已经能够借助于电子显微镜,观察介入ＤＮＡ复制、重组和转录等过程中的ＤＮＡ－蛋白质复合体的活体状态。今后,在对生物大分子的活体行为进行探讨时,电子显微镜技术将发挥越来越重要的作用。     

A蛋白定向固定抗体用于椭偏光学生物传感器免疫检测

椭偏光学生物传感器是在椭偏光学显微成像技术的基础上发展的一项生物传感技术。它能够直接观测固体表面上的生物分子面密度,毋需任何标记辅助,适合发展成为一种无标记免疫检测技术。研究了在硅片表面上通过A蛋白定向固定抗体分子用于椭偏光学生物传感器免疫检测的可能性。实验结果表明,通过A蛋白固定抗体得到的抗体膜层的均一性和固定量的重复性能够保证椭偏光学生物传感器免疫检测结果的质量。通过A蛋白定向固定的抗体的抗原结合位点趋向一致,显著提高了抗体与抗原结合的能力。此外,通过蛋白A固定的免疫球蛋白G分子能够结合更多的多克隆抗体分子说明通过A蛋白固定的蛋白质分子能够较好地保持其空间构象。     

基于SPR生物传感器的免疫学检测

利用一种全新的生物大分子相互作用检测仪表面等离子激元共振（SPR）生物传感器,对乙肝表面抗原,抗体,破伤风类毒素,抗体等生物制品进行生物特异性相互作用分析（BIA）,并对其在免疫学检测上的特征进行了探讨。     

基于硫醇自组装的肌红蛋白单克隆抗体金膜固相载体的构建

为了在金膜固相载体上固定肌红蛋白单克隆抗体 (MbAb),通过在金膜上生长一层巯基酸和巯基醇的混合自组装分子膜 (SAMs),用原子力显微镜 (AFM) 和X射线光电子能谱仪 (XPS) 分析样品的性质,再以1-(3-二甲基氨基丙基) 3-乙基碳化二亚胺盐酸 (EDC·HCl) 作为催化剂,自组装膜和抗体的氨基发生偶联反应,将抗体固定在金膜表面,并进行肌红蛋白抗原 (MbAg) 的测定。结果显示,通过条件优化实验,发现50 mmol/L的巯基16酸和巯基11醇混合乙醇溶液,60 ℃处理金膜3 h后,再偶联     

亲和素蛋白与含有生物素的支撑平面膜之间相互作用的研究

生物功能分子的二维有序化组装是分子工程学的重要内容,本文通过构建有生物素受体的人工模型膜,对亲和素与生物这一具有极强亲和力的系统之间的特异性相互作用的某些制约因素进行了探讨,应用ＬＢ膜技术结合激光椭圆偏振术和表面等离激元谱技术,较深入地研究了蛋白质与脂单层膜发发的非特异性吸附,特异性结合以及结合的侧向空间位阻效应,实验结果表明,膜表面电荷对非特异性吸附的速率有很大的影响,而对最终的蛋白质附量影响不     

细菌生物被膜（bacterial biofilm）的研究进展

细菌生物被膜由物体表面集聚生长的细菌群落和细胞外基质构成 ,植入性医用器械表面较多见 ,其结构包括主体生物被膜层、连接层、条件层和基质层。细菌之间的信号传导影响着生物被膜的异化形成。生物被膜相关感染治疗较难 ,易慢性化及反复发作。抗生素或其他化学杀菌剂及金银包裹导管等医用材料表面是常用的预防方法。已形成的生物被膜可用物理方法或某些抗生素清除 ,而生物学控制是另一可能途径。     

抗体在二氧化硅表面固定及活性测定

应用分子自组装技术,通过表面羟基化、氨基硅烷化和对苯二甲醛组装,在二氧化硅表面衍生活泼的醛基基团。利用抗体的氨基和醛基发生还原胺化反应将抗体固定在二氧化硅表面,通过抗原抗体反应定性检测固定抗体的生物活性。结果显示应用这种方法能够有效将抗体固定在二氧化硅表面,并保持抗体生物活性,该固定方法在蛋白质检测、分析和蛋白质芯片中有广泛应用价值。     

Label-free amplified bioaffinity detection using terahertz wave technology

A new affinity biosensor based on pulsed terahertz (THz) wave technology has been used to monitor binding between biotin and avidin molecules. Amplified detection of avidin-biotin binding is obtained on supported membranes composed of biotin layers on quartz surface, which is modified with octadecanol. Agarose particles are conjugated with avidin and then applied to biotin, which is already bound to the octadecanol quartz surface, the biotin binds to the conjugate rapidly and causes an enhancement of the THz difference signal between biotin and biotin-avidin complexes by a factor greater than eight fold when compared to the same sample without agarose beads. The technique was able to detect less than 10.3 ng/cm2 avidin, thus, giving the THz system a detection capability of sub-thin solid films better than ellipsometry and reflectometry techniques. Further improvement is underway using highly refractive beads together with appropriate surface chemistry. This newly developed method is being saliently optimized for future application, including the detection of DNA hybridization and ligand-analyte affinity binding.     

The effect of avidin-biotin interactions in detection systems for in situ hybridization.

The effect of avidin-biotin interactions in several detection systems for the non-radioactive in situ hybridization (ISH) technique was studied in a model system using a transitional cell carcinoma line and a biotinylated DNA probe. We performed fluorescence ISH to unravel the individual steps in a sensitive and frequently used amplification method which makes use of the alternating cytochemical detection layers of fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated avidin (AvFITC) and biotinylated goat anti-avidin (BioGAA) antibodies to detect the hybridized and biotinylated probe. Our experiments revealed that BioGAA antibodies bind with their antigen binding sites and not with their biotin moieties to avidin molecules that have already interacted with the DNA probe. The probable working mechanism of this amplification method is presented in a model. Furthermore, we used a peroxidase staining technique to compare with each other the sensitivity of several other detection systems in which avidin-biotin interactions play an important role, e.g., the avidin-biotinylated peroxidase complex (ABC) system. The experiments show that avidin molecules can not be efficiently used to interconnect two biotinylated molecular layers, since their introduction leads to firmly closed cytochemical networks. Such a closed network is already formed between the hybridized and biotinylated DNA probe and a first detection layer of avidin molecules, as appears from the finding that biotinylated molecules could hardly be coupled to these avidin molecules in a following detection layer. Therefore, the results presented here provide us with new insight into the molecular basis of cytochemical network formation. This will enable us to choose the proper procedures for increasing the sensitivity of ISH detection systems.     

Layer-by-layer assembly of multilayer films composed of avidin and biotin-labeled antibody for immunosensing

Protein multilayers composed of avidin and biotin-labeled antibody (bio-Ab) were prepared on gold surface by layer-by-layer assembly technology using the high specific binding constant (K(a): approximately 10(15) M(-1)) between avidin and biotin. The assembly process of the multilayer films was monitored by using real-time BIA technique based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The multilayer films were also characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and reflection absorption Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results indicate that the growth of the multilayer is uniform. From response of SPR for each layer, the stoichiometry S for the interaction between avidin and bio-Ab is calculated to be 0.37 in the multilayer whereas 0.82 in the first layer. The protein mass concentration for each layer was also obtained. The schematic figure for the multilayer assembly was proposed according to the layer mass concentration and S value. The utility of the mutilayer films for immunosensing has been investigated via their subsequent interaction with hIgG. The binding ability of the multilayer increased for one to three layers of antibody, and then reach saturation after the fourth layer. These layer-by-layer constructed antibody multilayers enhance the binding ability than covalently immobilized monolayer antibody. This technology can be also used for construction of other thin films for immunosensing and biosensor.     

Recognition of oxidatively modified bases within the biotin-binding site of avidin

Oxidative damage of DNA results in the formation of many products, including 8-oxodeoxyguanosine, which has been used as a marker to quantify DNA damage. Earlier studies have demonstrated that avidin, a protein prevalent in egg-white and which has high affinity for the vitamin biotin, binds to 8-oxodeoxyguanosine and related bases. In this study, we have determined crystal structures of avidin in complex with 8-oxodeoxyguanosine and 8-oxodeoxyadenosine. In each case, the base is observed to bind within the biotin-binding site of avidin. However, the mode of association between the bases and the protein varies and, unlike in the avidin:biotin complex, complete ordering of the protein in this region does not accompany binding. Fluorescence studies indicate that in solution the individual bases, and a range of oligonucleotides, bind to avidin with micromolar affinity. Only one of the modes of binding observed is consistent with recognition of oxidised purines when incorporated within a DNA oligomer, and from this structure a model is proposed for the selective binding of avidin to DNA containing oxidatively damaged deoxyguanosine. These studies illustrate the molecular basis by which avidin might act as a marker of DNA damage, although the low levels of binding observed are inconsistent with the recognition of oxidised purines forming a major physiological role for avidin.     

Generic liposome reagent for immunoassays

We have derivatized liposomes with antibodies by using avidin to crosslink biotinylated phospholipid molecules in the liposome membranes with biotinylated antibody molecules. A comparison of the biotin binding activity of avidin in solution and avidin associated with liposomes shows that avidin bound to biotinylated phospholipid in liposome membranes retains full binding activity for additional biotin molecules. Changes in the fluorescence spectrum of avidin have been used to characterize the binding capacity of avidin for biotin in solution, and change in intensity of light scattered due to aggregation of liposomes was used to measure the biotin binding activity of avidin associated with liposomes. Relative amounts of the biotinylated phospholipid, avidin, and biotinylated antibody have been optimized to produce stable liposomes which are derivatized with up to 1.7 nmol of antibody/mumol of lipid. These derivatized liposomes are highly reactive to immunospecific aggregation in the presence of multivalent antigen. A linear increase in light scattering was recorded between 1 and 10 pmol of antigen. This work shows that liposomes containing biotinylated phospholipid can be a successful generic reagent for immunoassays.     

Preparation of spatially ordered multilayer thin films of antibody and their binding properties

Spatially ordered multilayer thin films containing anti-fluoresceinisothiocyanate (anti-FITC) were prepared on the surface of a quartz slide to study the binding properties of the multilayer films. A quartz slide was treated in solutions of avidin and biotin-labeled anti-FITC alternately and repeatedly to form multilayer thin films through a strong affinity between avidin and biotin. A spectrophotometric study revealed explicitly that the thin films thus prepared consisted of alternate monomolecular layers of avidin and biotin-labeled anti-FITC. The antibody retained its binding activity to antigen in the multilayer thin film, though the antigen could not access the antibody embedded deep in the multilayer film. Only the outermost four or five layers of antibody were involved in the binding of antigen.     

Colorimetric competitive inhibition method for the quantification of avidin, streptavidin and biotin.

A colorimetric competitive inhibition assay for avidin, streptavidin and biotin was developed. The method for avidin or streptavidin was based on the competitive binding between avidin or streptavidin and a streptavidin-enzyme conjugate for biotinylated dextrin immobilized on the surface of a microtitre plate. For biotin quantitation the competition is between free biotin and the immobilized biotin for the streptavidin-enzyme conjugate. The limits of detection which was determined as the concentration of competitor required to give 90% of maximal absorbency (100% inhibition) was approximately 20 ng/100 microl per assay for avidin and streptavidin and 0.4 pg/100 microl per assay for biotin. The methods are simple, rapid, highly sensitive and adaptable to high throughput analysis.     

A study of the interaction of avidin with 2-anilinonaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid as a probe of the biotin binding site

The environment of the biotin binding site on avidin was investigated by determining the fluorescence enhancement of a series of fluorescent probes that are anilinonaphthalene sulfonic acid derivatives. Of the compounds tested, 2-anilinonaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid (2,6-ANS) exhibited the greatest enhancement under the conditions used (which would reflect both molar fluorescence enhancement and binding affinity) and exhibited more than 95% reversal upon addition of biotin. Thus, 2,6-ANS was chosen for more detailed characterization of the interaction with avidin. Only a single class of binding sites for 2,6-ANS was identified; the mean value for the Kd was 203 +/- 16 microM (X +/- 1 S.D.), and the molar ratio of 2,6-ANS binding sites to biotin binding sites was approx. 1. These results provide evidence that the biotin binding site and the 2,6-ANS binding site are at least partially overlapping, but the possibility that the probe binding site is altered by a conformational change induced by biotin binding cannot be excluded. At excitation = 328 nm and emission = 408 nm, the molar fluorescence of the bound probe was 6.8 +/- 1.0 microM-1 and that of the free probe was 0.061 +/- 0.008 microM-1 giving an enhancement ratio (molar fluorescence of bound probe/molar fluorescence of free probe) of 111 +/- 22. Upon binding, the wavelength of maximum fluorescence decreases. These findings also provide evidence that the fluorescence enhancement associated with the interaction of 2,6-ANS and avidin reflects the environment of the biotin binding site. The Kosower's Z factor, an empirical index of apolarity, was 82.1 for the 2,6-ANS binding site on avidin. This value reflects a degree of apolarity that is similar to apolar environments observed for substrate binding sites on several enzymes; although not the dominant factor, this environment may contribute to the strong binding of biotin.