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Counting of single prion particles bound to a capture-antibody surface (surface-FIDA) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Birkmann E Henke F Weinmann N Dumpitak C Groschup M Funke A Willbold D Riesner D 《Veterinary microbiology》2007,123(4):294-304
Hitherto accredited prion tests use the PK resistance of PrP(Sc), the pathogenic isoform of the prion protein, as a marker for the disease. Because of variations in the amount of disease-related aggregated PrP, which is not PK-resistant, these prion tests offer only limited sensitivity. Therefore, a prion detection method that does not rely on PK digestion would allow for the detection of both PK-resistant as well as PK-sensitive PrP(Sc). Furthermore, single particle counting is more sensitive than methods measuring an integrated signal. Our new test system is based on dual-colour fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). This method quantifies the number of protein aggregates that have been simultaneously labelled with two different antibodies using dual-colour fluorescence intensity distribution analysis (2D-FIDA). This only counts PrP aggregates, and not PrP monomers. To increase the sensitivity, PrP(Sc) was concentrated in a two-dimensional space by immobilizing it so that the antibodies could be captured on the surface of the slide (surface-FIDA). When the surface was systematically scanned, even single prion particles were detected. Using this new technique, the sensitivity to identify samples from scrapie-infected hamster as well as BSE-infected cattle can be dramatically increased in comparison with identification using FIDA in solution. 相似文献
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