Chemoselective surface immobilization of proteins through a cleavable peptide

Bioconjug Chem. 2011 Sep 21;22(9):1753-7. doi: 10.1021/bc200254u. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

Abstract

Surface immobilization of biomolecules is a fundamental step in several experimental techniques such as surface plasmon resonance analysis and microarrays. Oxime ligation allows reaching chemoselective protein immobilization with the retention of native-like conformation by proteins. Beside the need for chemoselective ligation of molecules to surface/particle, equally important is the controlled release of the immobilized molecules, even after a specific binding event. For this purpose, we have designed and assessed in an SPR experiment a peptide linker able to (i) anchor a given protein (enzymes, receptors, or antibodies) to a surface in a precise orientation and (ii) release the immobilized protein after selective enzymatic cleavage. These results open up the possibility to anchor to a surface a protein probe leaving bioactive sites free for interaction with substrates, ligands, antigens, or drugs and successively remove the probe-ligand complex by enzymatic cleavage. This peptide linker can be considered both an improvement of SPR analysis for macromolecular interaction and a novel strategy for drug delivery and biomaterial developments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens / chemistry
  • Chemokine CXCL12 / chemistry
  • Gold
  • Immobilized Proteins / chemistry*
  • Ligands
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / chemistry
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Pyridoxal Phosphate / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Immobilized Proteins
  • Ligands
  • Peptides
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Pyridoxal Phosphate
  • Gold
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2