Alkaline Phosphatase-Catalyzed Amplification of a Fluorescence Signal for Flow Cytometry

作者:Nobori Takanobu; Tosaka Kenta; Kawamura Akira; Joichi Taisei; Kamino Kenta; Kishimura Akihiro; Baba Eishi; Mori Takeshi*; Katayama Yoshiki*
来源:Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90(2): 1059-1062.
DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03893

摘要

Despite the expanding use of flow cytometry, its detection limit is not: satisfactory for many antigen proteins with low copy numbers. Herein, we describe an:, alkaline phosphatase (AP) based technique to amplify the fluorescence signal for staining applications. We designed a fluorescent substrate that acquires membrane permeability: on dephosphorylation by AP. By using the substrate, the fluorescence signal of cells in flow cytometry could be successfully amplified to give a much stronger signal than the cells labeled using a conventional fluorophore-modified antibody.

  • 出版日期2018-1-16