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Label-Free Detection of Microvesicles and Proteins by the Bundling of Gliding Microtubules.

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Development of miniaturized devices for the rapid and sensitive detection of analyte is crucial for various applications across healthcare, pharmaceutical, environmental, and other industries. Here, we report on the detection… Click to show full abstract

Development of miniaturized devices for the rapid and sensitive detection of analyte is crucial for various applications across healthcare, pharmaceutical, environmental, and other industries. Here, we report on the detection of unlabeled analyte by using fluorescently labeled, antibody-conjugated microtubules in a kinesin-1 gliding motility assay. The detection principle is based on the formation of fluorescent supramolecular assemblies of microtubule bundles and spools in the presence of multivalent analytes. We demonstrate the rapid, label-free detection of CD45+ microvesicles derived from leukemia cells. Moreover, we employ our platform for the label-free detection of multivalent proteins at subnanomolar concentrations, as well as for profiling the cross-reactivity between commercially available secondary antibodies. As the detection principle is based on the molecular recognition between antigen and antibody, our method can find general application where it identifies any analyte, including clinically relevant microvesicles and proteins.

Keywords: proteins bundling; microvesicles proteins; detection; free detection; detection microvesicles; label free

Journal Title: Nano letters
Year Published: 2018

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