High sensitivity ELISA for detection of botulinum neurotoxin serotype F

Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2012 Aug;31(4):233-9. doi: 10.1089/hyb.2012.0017.

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are classified as category A biological threat agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States for its hazardous and potential bioterrorist threat to the public. About 1% naturally occurring botulisms are caused by Botulinum neurotoxin serotype F (BoNT/F). Most of the immunoassays for detecting BoNTs focus on the serotypes A and B, but few methods have been established for the detection of BoNT/F. Recently, the recombinant Hc subunit of botulinum neurotoxin type F (rFHc) was expressed as an effective vaccine against BoNT/F, indicating that this rFHc could be an effective immunogen to raise monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) for the detection and neutralization of BoNT/F. Here we present a novel sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on two MAbs against rFHc, which were FMMU-BTF-8 and FMMU-BTF-29 as capture antibody and detection antibody, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) of this ELISA reached 12.09 pg/mL, much less than that of the other reported immunoassays. A simple, sensitive ELISA for detecting and quantifying BoNT/F was established, which can be used as a valuable method to detect and quantify BoNT/F.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Immobilized / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Immobilized / chemistry*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / chemistry*
  • Botulinum Toxins / immunology*
  • Calibration
  • Cattle
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / standards
  • Female
  • Food Microbiology
  • Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Meat / analysis
  • Meat / microbiology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Milk / chemistry
  • Milk / microbiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Antibodies, Immobilized
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • botulinum toxin type F