Stable and scalable SERS tags conjugated with neutravidin for the detection of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) in primary fibroblasts.
Nanotechnology
; 32(29)2021 Apr 30.
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ABSTRACT
SERS tags are a class of nanoparticles with great potential in advanced imaging experiments. The preparation of SERS tags however is complex, as they suffer from the high variability of the SERS signals observed even at the slightest sign of aggregation. Here, we developed a method for the preparation of SERS tags based on the use of gold nanostars conjugated with neutravidin. The SERS tags here obtained are extremely stable in all biological buffers commonly employed and can be prepared at a relatively large scale in very mild conditions. The obtained SERS tags have been used to monitor the expression of fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) on the membrane of primary fibroblasts obtained from patients affected by Crohn's disease. The SERS tags allowed the unambiguous identification of FAP on the surface of cells thus suggesting the feasibility of semi-quantitative analysis of the target protein. Moreover, the use of the neutravidin-biotin system allows to apply the SERS tags for any other marker detection, for example, different cancer cell types, simply by changing the biotinylated antibody chosen in the analysis.
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Endopeptidases
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Análise Espectral Raman
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Octoxinol
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Nanopartículas Metálicas
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Miofibroblastos
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Proteínas de Membrana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Nanotechnology
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
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Itália