Aptamer-Assisted Protein Orientation on Silver Magnetic Nanoparticles: Application to Sensitive Leukocyte Cell-Derived Chemotaxin 2 Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors

Anal Chem. 2022 Feb 1;94(4):2109-2118. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04448. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Abstract

Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) has been proved to be a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis. In this work, a sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay for LECT2 analysis was developed. Tyrosine kinase with immune globulin-like and epidermal growth factor-like domains 1 (Tie1) is an orphan receptor of LECT2 with a C-terminal Fc tag, which is far away from the LECT2 binding sites. The Fc aptamer was intentionally used to capture the Tie1 through its Fc tag, connecting with Fe3O4-coated silver magnetic nanoparticles (Ag@MNPs) and ensuring the LECT2 binding site to be outward. Attributed to the orientation nature of the captured protein, Ag@MNPs were able to enhance the SPR signal. A sensitive LECT2 sensor was successfully fabricated with a detection limit of 10.93 pg/mL. The results showed that the immobilization method improved the binding efficiency of Tie1 protein. This strategy could be extended to attach antibodies or recombinant Fc label proteins to Fc aptamer-based nanoparticles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemotactic Factors
  • Leukocytes
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles* / chemistry
  • Silver / chemistry
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance* / methods

Substances

  • Chemotactic Factors
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • Silver