Identifying Single Viruses Using Biorecognition Solid-State Nanopores

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Dec 5;140(48):16834-16841. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b10854. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Abstract

Immunosensing is a bioanalytical technique capable of selective detections of pathogens by utilizing highly specific and strong intermolecular interactions between recognition probes and antigens. Here, we exploited the molecular mechanism in artificial nanopores for selective single-virus identifications. We designed hemagglutinin antibody mimicking oligopeptides with a weak affinity to influenza A virus. By functionalizing the pore wall surface with the synthetic peptides, we rendered specificity to virion-nanopore interactions. The ligand binding thereof was found to perturb translocation dynamics of specific viruses in the nanochannel, which facilitated digital typing of influenza by the resistive pulse bluntness. As amino acid sequence degrees of freedom can potentially offer variety of recognition ability to the molecular probes, this peptide nanopore approach can be used as a versatile immunosensor with single-particle sensitivity that promises wide applications in bioanalysis including bacterial and viral screening to infectious disease diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Chickens
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Nanopores*
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Silicon Compounds / chemistry
  • Viral Load / methods

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Silicon Compounds
  • Gold
  • silicon nitride