A Universal Approach to Prepare Reagents for DNA-Assisted Protein Analysis

作者:Yan Junhong; Gu Gucci Jijuan; Jost Christian; Hammond Maria; Plueckthun Andreas; Landegren Ulf; Kamali Moghaddam Masood*
来源:PLos One, 2014, 9(9): e108061.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0108061

摘要

The quality of DNA-labeled affinity probes is critical in DNA-assisted protein analyses, such as proximity ligation and extension assays, immuno-PCR, and immuno-rolling circle amplification reactions. Efficient, high-performance methods are therefore required for isolation of pure conjugates from reactions where DNA strands have been coupled to antibodies or recombinant affinity reagents. Here we describe a universal, scalable approach for preparing high-quality oligonucleotide-protein conjugates by sequentially removing any unconjugated affinity reagents and remaining free oligonucleotides from conjugation reactions. We applied the approach to generate high-quality probes using either antibodies or recombinant affinity reagents. The purified high-grade probes were used in proximity ligation assays in solution and in situ, demonstrating both augmented assay sensitivity and improved signal-to-noise ratios.

  • 出版日期2014-9-18