Production of scFv-conjugated affinity silk film and its application to a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Sci Rep. 2014 Feb 12:4:4080. doi: 10.1038/srep04080.

Abstract

Bombyx mori (silkworm) silk proteins have been utilized as unique biomaterials for various medical applications. To develop a novel affinity silk material, we generated a transgenic silkworm that spins silk protein containing the fibroin L-chain linked with the single-chain variable fragment (scFv) as a fusion protein. Previously, the scFv-conjugated "affinity" silk powder specifically immunoprecipitated its target protein, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein. To expand the applicability of affinity silk materials, we processed the scFv-conjugated silk protein into a thin film by dissolving it in lithium bromide, then drying it in the wells of 96-well plates. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated specific detection of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein, both as a recombinant protein and in its native form extracted from mouse macrophages. These findings suggest that this scFv-conjugated silk film serves as the basis for an alternative immunodetection system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Immobilized / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Immobilized / immunology
  • Bombyx / metabolism
  • Bromides / chemistry
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay*
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Lithium Compounds / chemistry
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology
  • Silk / genetics
  • Silk / metabolism*
  • Single-Chain Antibodies / genetics
  • Single-Chain Antibodies / immunology
  • Single-Chain Antibodies / metabolism*
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein / analysis
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Immobilized
  • Bromides
  • Lithium Compounds
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Silk
  • Single-Chain Antibodies
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
  • lithium bromide