Detection of HSV type-1 and type-2 IgG using an in vitro PCA based homogeneous immunoassay

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Aug 8;372(4):542-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.075. Epub 2008 May 27.

Abstract

Enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) are widely used in the clinical laboratory and research institutes for the detection of biologically relevant analytes. Almost all EIAs are heterogeneous in nature and require multiple steps of process. In contrast, homogeneous immunoassays (HA) offer a simplified one-step approach with a number of potential advantages over contemporary heterogeneous EIAs such as higher throughput and greater clinical utility. Utilizing TEM-1 beta-lactamase as a reporter enzyme, we have developed HAs based on in vitro protein fragment complementation (PCA) for the detection of antibodies and potentially be used for antigens or other biomarkers. In this proof-of-principle study we demonstrate the successful in vitro differentiation of anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-1 and type-2 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) in human serum with high sensitivity and specificity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Antigens, Viral / chemistry
  • Antigens, Viral / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques*
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / immunology
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Zinc / chemistry
  • beta-Lactamases / chemistry
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Peptides
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase TEM-1
  • Zinc