RNA aptamer-based sensitive detection of SARS coronavirus nucleocapsid protein

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the etiological agent of a newly emerged disease SARS. The SARS-CoV nucleocapsid (N) protein is one of the most abundant structural proteins and serves as a diagnostic marker for accurate and sensitive detection of the virus. Using a SELEX (systematic evolution of ligand by exponential enrichment) procedure and recombinant N protein, we selected a high-affinity RNA aptamer capable of binding to N protein with a dissociation constant of 1.65 nM. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and RNA competition experiments showed that the selected aptamer recognized selectively the C-terminal region of N protein with high specificity. Using a chemiluminescence immunosorbent assay and a nanoarray aptamer chip with the selected aptamer as an antigen-capturing agent, we could sensitively detect N protein at a concentration as low as 2 pg/ml. These aptamer-antibody hybrid immunoassays may be useful for rapid, sensitive detection of SARS-CoV N protein.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:134

Enthalten in:

The Analyst - 134(2009), 9 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 1896-901

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ahn, Dae-Gyun [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Il-Ji [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jung Dong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Min-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Han, Seung-Ryul [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seong-Wook [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Hyungil [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Jong-Won [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aptamers, Nucleotide
Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins
Journal Article
Nucleocapsid Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 04.03.2010

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/b906788d

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM190713410