Single‐Nanoparticle Coulometry Method with High Sensitivity and High Throughput to Study the Electrochemical Activity and Oscillation of Single Nanocatalysts

Small ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 2007302
Author(s):  
Mohan Lin ◽  
Yingke Zhou ◽  
Lingzheng Bu ◽  
Chuang Bai ◽  
Muhammad Tariq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Electrochemical Activity ◽  
Single Nanoparticle

scholarly journals From Multiplex Serology to Serolomics—A Novel Approach to the Antibody Response against the SARS-CoV-2 Proteome

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 749
Author(s):  
Julia Butt ◽  
Rajagopal Murugan ◽  
Theresa Hippchen ◽  
Sylvia Olberg ◽  
Monique van Straaten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibody Response ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Large Population ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Hek293 Cells ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Assay Performance ◽  
Multiplex Serology

The emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic entails an urgent need for specific and sensitive high-throughput serological assays to assess SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology. We, therefore, aimed at developing a fluorescent-bead based SARS-CoV-2 multiplex serology assay for detection of antibody responses to the SARS-CoV-2 proteome. Proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome and protein N of SARS-CoV-1 and common cold Coronaviruses (ccCoVs) were recombinantly expressed in E. coli or HEK293 cells. Assay performance was assessed in a COVID-19 case cohort (n = 48 hospitalized patients from Heidelberg) as well as n = 85 age- and sex-matched pre-pandemic controls from the ESTHER study. Assay validation included comparison with home-made immunofluorescence and commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assays. A sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 86–100%) was achieved in COVID-19 patients 14 days post symptom onset with dual sero-positivity to SARS-CoV-2 N and the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein. The specificity obtained with this algorithm was 100% (95% CI: 96–100%). Antibody responses to ccCoVs N were abundantly high and did not correlate with those to SARS-CoV-2 N. Inclusion of additional SARS-CoV-2 proteins as well as separate assessment of immunoglobulin (Ig) classes M, A, and G allowed for explorative analyses regarding disease progression and course of antibody response. This newly developed SARS-CoV-2 multiplex serology assay achieved high sensitivity and specificity to determine SARS-CoV-2 sero-positivity. Its high throughput ability allows epidemiologic SARS-CoV-2 research in large population-based studies. Inclusion of additional pathogens into the panel as well as separate assessment of Ig isotypes will furthermore allow addressing research questions beyond SARS-CoV-2 sero-prevalence.

scholarly journals pH-Insensitive FRET Voltage Dyes

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 656-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Maher ◽  
Nyan-Tsz Wu ◽  
Hong Ao
Keyword(s):  
Ion Channel ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Resting Membrane Potential ◽  
Absolute Calibration ◽  
High Throughput Assay ◽  
Voltage Sensitive Dyes

Many high-throughput ion channel assays require the use of voltage-sensitive dyes to detect channel activity in the presence of test compounds. Dye systems employing Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between 2 membrane-bound dyes are advantageous in combining high sensitivity, relatively fast response, and ratiometric output. The most widely used FRET voltage dye system employs a coumarin fluorescence donor whose excitation spectrum is pH dependent. The authors have validated a new class of voltage-sensitive FRET donors based on a pyrene moiety. These dyes are significantly brighter than CC2-DMPE and are not pH sensitive in the physiological range. With the new dye system, the authors demonstrate a new high-throughput assay for the acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) family. They also introduce a novel method for absolute calibration of voltage-sensitive dyes, simultaneously determining the resting membrane potential of a cell. ( Journal of Biomolecular Screening 2007:656-667)

scholarly journals Non-invasive and high-throughput interrogation of exon-specific isoform expression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Jiunn Jeffery Truong ◽  
Teeradon Phlairaharn ◽  
Bianca Eßwein ◽  
Christoph Gruber ◽  
Deniz Tümen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Isoform Expression ◽  
Induced Pluripotent

AbstractExpression of exon-specific isoforms from alternatively spliced mRNA is a fundamental mechanism that substantially expands the proteome of a cell. However, conventional methods to assess alternative splicing are either consumptive and work-intensive or do not quantify isoform expression longitudinally at the protein level. Here, we therefore developed an exon-specific isoform expression reporter system (EXSISERS), which non-invasively reports the translation of exon-containing isoforms of endogenous genes by scarlessly excising reporter proteins from the nascent polypeptide chain through highly efficient, intein-mediated protein splicing. We applied EXSISERS to quantify the inclusion of the disease-associated exon 10 in microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) in patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and screened Cas13-based RNA-targeting effectors for isoform specificity. We also coupled cell survival to the inclusion of exon 18b of FOXP1, which is involved in maintaining pluripotency of embryonic stem cells, and confirmed that MBNL1 is a dominant factor for exon 18b exclusion. EXSISERS enables non-disruptive and multimodal monitoring of exon-specific isoform expression with high sensitivity and cellular resolution, and empowers high-throughput screening of exon-specific therapeutic interventions.

scholarly journals Rapid and Sensitive Quantification of Intracellular Glycyl-Sarcosine for Semi-High-Throughput Screening for Inhibitors of PEPT-1

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1019
Author(s):  
Teresa von Linde ◽  
Gzona Bajraktari-Sylejmani ◽  
Walter E. Haefeli ◽  
Jürgen Burhenne ◽  
Johanna Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Peptide Bond ◽  
Peptide Transporter ◽  
Systemic Absorption ◽  
Screening Assay ◽  
Limit Of Quantification

The peptide transporter PEPT-1 (SLC15A1) plays a major role in nutritional supply with amino acids by mediating the intestinal influx of dipeptides and tripeptides generated during food digestion. Its role in the uptake of small bioactive peptides and various therapeutics makes it an important target for the investigation of the systemic absorption of small peptide-like active compounds and prodrug strategies of poorly absorbed therapeutics. The dipeptide glycyl-sarcosine (Gly-Sar), which comprises an N-methylated peptide bond that increases stability against enzymatic degradation, is widely utilized for studying PEPT-1-mediated transport. To support experiments on PEPT-1 inhibitor screening to identify potential substrates, we developed a highly sensitive Gly-Sar quantification assay for Caco-2 cell lysates with a dynamic range of 0.1 to 1000 ng/mL (lower limit of quantification 0.68 nM) in 50 µL of cell lysate. The assay was validated following the applicable recommendations for bioanalytic method validation of the FDA and EMA. Sample preparation and quantification were established in 96-well cell culture plates that were also used for the cellular uptake studies, resulting in a rapid and robust screening assay for PEPT-1 inhibitors. This sample preparation principle, combined with the high sensitivity of the UPLC-MS/MS quantification, is suitable for screening assays for PEPT-1 inhibitors and substrates in high-throughput formats and holds the potential for automation. Applicability was demonstrated by IC50 determinations of the known PEPT-1 inhibitor losartan, the known substrates glycyl-proline (Gly-Pro), and valaciclovir, the prodrug of aciclovir, which itself is no substrate of PEPT-1 and consequently showed no inhibition in our assay.

Technique development of high-throughput and high-sensitivity sample preparation and separation for proteomics

Bioanalysis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenbin Zhang ◽  
Minyang Zheng ◽  
Yufen Zhao ◽  
Perry G Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Proteomics Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Proteomics Research ◽  
Quantification Accuracy ◽  
Technique Development

Sample preparation and separation methods determine the sensitivity and the quantification accuracy of the proteomics analysis. This article covers a comprehensive review of the recent technique development of high-throughput and high-sensitivity sample preparation and separation methods in proteomics research.

scholarly journals High-throughput fabrication and calibration of compact high-sensitivity plasmonic lab-on-chip for biosensing

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Gazzola ◽  
A. Pozzato ◽  
G. Ruffato ◽  
E. Sovernigo ◽  
A. Sonato
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Biological Applications ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
Lab On Chip ◽  
Sensing Platforms ◽  
Multiple Detection ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Biological Environment

AbstractSurface plasmon resonance biosensors have recently known a rapid diffusion in the biological field and a large variety of sensor configurations is currently available. Biological applications are increasingly demanding sensor miniaturization, multiple detection in parallel, temperature-controlled environment and high sensitivity. Indeed, versatile and tunable sensing platforms, together with an accurate biological environment monitoring, could improve the realization of custom biosensing devices applicable to different biological reactions. Here we propose a smart and high throughput fabrication protocol for the realization of a custommicrofluidic plasmonic biochip that could be easily tuned and modified to address different biological applications. The sensor chip here presented shows a high sensing capability, monitored by an accurate signal calibration in the presence of concentration and temperature variation.

High-throughput and high-sensitivity phosphoproteomics with the EasyPhos platform

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1897-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean J. Humphrey ◽  
Ozge Karayel ◽  
David E. James ◽  
Matthias Mann
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
High Sensitivity

scholarly journals High-Throughput Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Quantification of Glycosaminoglycans as Biomarkers of Mucopolysaccharidosis II

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Wang ◽  
Akhil Bhalla ◽  
Julie C. Ullman ◽  
Meng Fang ◽  
Ritesh Ravi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Dermatan Sulfate ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass

We recently developed a blood–brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating enzyme transport vehicle (ETV) fused to the lysosomal enzyme iduronate 2-sulfatase (ETV:IDS) and demonstrated its ability to reduce glycosaminoglycan (GAG) accumulation in the brains of a mouse model of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) II. To accurately quantify GAGs, we developed a plate-based high-throughput enzymatic digestion assay coupled with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to simultaneously measure heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate derived disaccharides in tissue, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and individual cell populations isolated from mouse brain. The method offers ultra-high sensitivity enabling quantitation of specific GAG species in as low as 100,000 isolated neurons and a low volume of CSF. With an LOD at 3 ng/mL and LLOQs at 5–10 ng/mL, this method is at least five times more sensitive than previously reported approaches. Our analysis demonstrated that the accumulation of CSF and brain GAGs are in good correlation, supporting the potential use of CSF GAGs as a surrogate biomarker for brain GAGs. The bioanalytical method was qualified through the generation of standard curves in matrix for preclinical studies of CSF, demonstrating the feasibility of this assay for evaluating therapeutic effects of ETV:IDS in future studies and applications in a wide variety of MPS disorders.

Rapid, targeted and culture-free viral infectivity assay in drop-based microfluidics

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (19) ◽  
pp. 3934-3940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Tao ◽  
Assaf Rotem ◽  
Huidan Zhang ◽  
Connie B. Chang ◽  
Anindita Basu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Serial Dilution ◽  
Viral Infectivity ◽  
Large Dynamic Range ◽  
Infectivity Assay ◽  
Dilution Experiments

We developed a rapid, targeted and culture-free infectivity assay using high-throughput drop-based microfluidics. The high sensitivity and large dynamic range of our cost effective assay alleviates the need for serial dilution experiments.

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