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Maulana MY, Raissa R, Nurrudin A, Andreani AS, Angelina M, Septiani NLW, Yuliarto B, Jenie SNA. An ultra-sensitive SARS-CoV-2 antigen optical biosensor based on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) functionalized magnetic-fluorescent silica nanoparticles. Nanotechnology 2024; 35:205702. [PMID: 38330490 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad27aa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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This work reports on the design and synthesis of an angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) functionalized magnetic fluorescent silica nanoparticles (Fe-FSNP) as a biosensing platform to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen. Iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were synthesized via ultrasonic-assisted coprecipitation and then coated with fluorescent silica nanoparticles (FSNP) through thesol-gelmethod forming the Fe-FSNP samples. Silica obtained from local geothermal powerplant was used in this work and Rhodamine B was chosen as the incorporated fluorescent dye, hence this reports for the first time ACE-2 was immobilized on the natural silica surface. The Fe-FSNP nanoparticle consists of a 18-25 nm magnetic core and a silica shell with a thickness of 30 nm as confirmed from the transmission electron microscopy image. Successful surface functionalization of the Fe-FSNP with ACE-2 as bioreceptor was conducted through hydrosylilation reaction and confirmed through the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The detection of SARS-Cov-2 antigen by Fe-FSNP/ACE2 was measured through the change in its maximum fluorescence intensity at 588 nm where fluorescence- quenching had occurred. The biosensing platform showed a rapid response at 30 min with a linear range of 10-6to 10-2μg ml-1. The magnetic-fluorescent properties of the nanoparticle enables an ultra-sensitive detection of SARS-Cov-2 antigen with the limit of detection as low as 2 fg ml-1.
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- Muhammad Yovinanda Maulana
- Advanced Functional Material Research Group, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- Doctoral Program of Engineering Physics, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
- Department of Chemistry, Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta 12200, Indonesia
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- Advanced Functional Material Research Group, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
- BRIN and ITB Collaboration Research Centre for Biosensor and Biodevices, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
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- BRIN and ITB Collaboration Research Centre for Biosensor and Biodevices, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
- Research Centre for Chemistry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Building 452, Kawasan Puspitek, South Tangerang 15314, Indonesia
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- BRIN and ITB Collaboration Research Centre for Biosensor and Biodevices, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong Science Center (CSC), Bogor, West Java 16911, Indonesia
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- Research Centre for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Kawasan Puspitek, South Tangerang 15314, Indonesia
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- Advanced Functional Material Research Group, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
- BRIN and ITB Collaboration Research Centre for Biosensor and Biodevices, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
- Research Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- BRIN and ITB Collaboration Research Centre for Biosensor and Biodevices, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40132, Indonesia
- Research Centre for Chemistry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Building 452, Kawasan Puspitek, South Tangerang 15314, Indonesia
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Kimizu T, Ida S, Oki K, Shima M, Nishimoto S, Nakajima K, Ikeda T, Mogami Y, Yanagihara K, Matsuda K, Nishi E, Hasegawa Y, Nozaki M, Fujita H, Irie A, Katayama T, Okamoto N, Imai K, Nishio H, Suzuki Y. Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Osaka -challenges in a Japanese pilot study. Brain Dev 2023:S0387-7604(23)00058-X. [PMID: 36973114 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to establish an optional newborn screening program for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA-NBS) in Osaka. METHODS A multiplex TaqMan real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay was used to screen for SMA. Dried blood spot samples obtained for the optional NBS program for severe combined immunodeficiency, which covers about 50% of the newborns in Osaka, were used. To obtain informed consent, participating obstetricians provided information about the optional NBS program to all parents by giving leaflets to prospective parents and uploading the information onto the internet. We prepared a workflow so that babies that were diagnosed with SMA through the NBS could be treated immediately. RESULTS From 1 February 2021 to 30 September 2021, 22,951 newborns were screened for SMA. All of them tested negative for survival motor neuron (SMN)1 deletion, and there were no false-positives. Based on these results, an SMA-NBS program was established in Osaka and included in the optional NBS programs run in Osaka from 1 October 2021. A positive baby was found by screening, diagnosed with SMA (the baby possessed 3 copies of the SMN2 gene and was pre-symptomatic), and treated immediately. CONCLUSION The workflow of the Osaka SMA-NBS program was confirmed to be useful for babies with SMA.
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- Tomokazu Kimizu
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Neonatal Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Community Medicine and Social Healthcare Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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Chiba R, Miyakawa K, Aoki K, Morikawa TJ, Moriizumi Y, Degawa T, Arai Y, Segawa O, Tanaka K, Tajima H, Arai S, Yoshinaga H, Tsukada R, Tani A, Fuji H, Sato A, Ishii Y, Tateda K, Ryo A, Yoshimura T. Development of a Fully Automated Desktop Analyzer and Ultrahigh Sensitivity Digital Immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Antigen Detection. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10092291. [PMID: 36140390 PMCID: PMC9496537 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10092291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has had a significant impact on public health and the global economy. Several diagnostic tools are available for the detection of infectious diseases, with reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing specifically recommended for viral RNA detection. However, this diagnostic method is costly, complex, and time-consuming. Although it does not have sufficient sensitivity, antigen detection by an immunoassay is an inexpensive and simpler alternative to RT-PCR. Here, we developed an ultrahigh sensitivity digital immunoassay (d-IA) for detecting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein as antigens using a fully automated desktop analyzer based on a digital enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Methods: We developed a fully automated d-IA desktop analyzer and measured the viral N protein as an antigen in nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs from patients with coronavirus disease. We studied nasopharyngeal swabs of 159 and 88 patients who were RT-PCR-negative and RT-PCR-positive, respectively. Results: The limit of detection of SARS-CoV-2 d-IA was 0.0043 pg/mL of N protein. The cutoff value was 0.029 pg/mL, with a negative RT-PCR distribution. The sensitivity of RT-PCR-positive specimens was estimated to be 94.3% (83/88). The assay time was 28 min. Conclusions: Our d-IA system, which includes a novel fully automated desktop analyzer, enabled detection of the SARS-CoV-2 N-protein with a comparable sensitivity to RT-PCR within 30 min. Thus, d-IA shows potential for SARS-CoV-2 detection across multiple diagnostic centers including small clinics, hospitals, airport quarantines, and clinical laboratories.
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- Ryotaro Chiba
- Research and Development, Abbott Japan LLC, Matsudo 270-2214, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Research and Development, Abbott Japan LLC, Matsudo 270-2214, Japan
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- Research and Development, Abbott Japan LLC, Matsudo 270-2214, Japan
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- Precision System Science Co., Ltd., Matsudo 271-0064, Japan
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- Precision System Science Co., Ltd., Matsudo 271-0064, Japan
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- Precision System Science Co., Ltd., Matsudo 271-0064, Japan
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- Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
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- Olympus Corporation, Hachioji 192-8507, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
- Correspondence: (A.R.); (T.Y.)
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- Research and Development, Abbott Japan LLC, Matsudo 270-2214, Japan
- Correspondence: (A.R.); (T.Y.)
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Jiang Y, Li X, Hu X, Si J, Xu Z, Yang H. Immobilization of dihydroflavonol 4-reductase on magnetic Fe 3O 4/PVIM/Ni 2+ nanomaterials for the synthesis of anthocyanidins. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01997c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anthocyanidins are one subclass of flavonoids in plants and possess important biological functions. A Fe3O4/PVIM/Ni2+-immobilized DFR enzyme was prepared using nano-biotechnology, which can catalyze the synthesis of anthocyanidins in vitro.
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- Yuanyuan Jiang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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Regan B, O'Kennedy R, Collins D. Advances in point-of-care testing for cardiovascular diseases. Adv Clin Chem 2021; 104:1-70. [PMID: 34462053 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a specific format of diagnostic testing that is conducted without accompanying infrastructure or sophisticated instrumentation. Traditionally, such rapid sample-to-answer assays provide inferior analytical performances to their laboratory counterparts when measuring cardiac biomarkers. Hence, their potentially broad applicability is somewhat bound by their inability to detect clinically relevant concentrations of cardiac troponin (cTn) in the early stages of myocardial injury. However, the continuous refinement of biorecognition elements, the optimization of detection techniques, and the fabrication of tailored fluid handling systems to manage the sensing process has stimulated the production of commercial assays that can support accelerated diagnostic pathways. This review will present the latest commercial POC assays and examine their impact on clinical decision-making. The individual elements that constitute POC assays will be explored, with an emphasis on aspects that contribute to economically feasible and highly sensitive assays. Furthermore, the prospect of POCT imparting a greater influence on early interventions for medium to high-risk individuals and the potential to re-shape the paradigm of cardiovascular risk assessments will be discussed.
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- Brian Regan
- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland; Research Complex, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Despite the importance of microbial communities in ecosystem functions, the mechanisms underlying the assembly of rare taxa over time are poorly understood. It remains largely unknown whether rare taxa exhibit similar assembly processes to common taxa in local communities. We herein retrieved the 16S rRNA sequences of bacteria collected bimonthly for 2 years from the Pohang wastewater treatment plant. The transient-rare taxa showed different abundance distributions from the common taxa. Transient-rare taxon assemblages also exhibited higher temporal variations than common taxon assemblages, suggesting the distinct ecological patterns of the two assemblages. A multivariate analysis revealed that environmental parameters accounted for 25.3 and 61.6% of temporal variations in the transient-rare and common taxon assemblages, respectively. The fitting of all observed taxa to a neutral community model revealed that 96.4% of the transient-rare taxa (relative abundance, 71.4%) and 73.3% of the common taxa (relative abundance, 45.6%) followed the model, suggesting that stochastic mechanisms were more important than deterministic ones in the assembly of the transient-rare taxa. Collectively, the present results indicate that the transient-rare bacterial taxa at the Pohang wastewater treatment plant differed from the common taxa in ecological patterns, suggesting that dispersal is a key process in their assembly.
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- Sang-Hoon Lee
- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University
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Ishida T, Hashimoto T, Masaki K, Funabashi H, Hirota R, Ikeda T, Tajima H, Kuroda A. Application of peptides with an affinity for phospholipid membranes during the automated purification of extracellular vesicles. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18718. [PMID: 33127950 PMCID: PMC7603496 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75561-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes, have garnered increasing interest because of their potential clinical applications that range from diagnostics to therapeutics. The development of an automated and reproducible EV purification platform would therefore aid the introduction of EV biomarkers and therapies into the clinic. Here, we demonstrate that K8- as well as K-16 peptides (containing 8 and 16 lysine residues with dissociation constants of 102 nM and 11.6 nM for phosphatidylserine, respectively) immobilized on magnetic beads can capture small EVs (< 0.2 µm) from culture supernatants of MCF7 human breast cancer cells. Importantly, the bound EVs could be dissociated from the beads under mild conditions (e.g. 0.5 M NaCl), and the isolated EVs had the typical shapes of EVs under SEM and TEM with a mean particle size of 99 nm. Using the peptide-immobilized beads, we adapted a pre-existing bench top instrument for magnetic separation to perform automated EV purification with higher purity and yield than that obtained using the standard ultracentrifugation method.
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- Takenori Ishida
- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan
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- Precision System Science Co., Ltd., 88 Kamihongo, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-0064, Japan
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- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan.
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He H, Li R, Chen Y, Pan P, Tong W, Dong X, Chen Y, Yu D. Integrated DNA and RNA extraction using magnetic beads from viral pathogens causing acute respiratory infections. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45199. [PMID: 28332631 PMCID: PMC5362898 DOI: 10.1038/srep45199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Current extraction methods often extract DNA and RNA separately, and few methods are capable of co-extracting DNA and RNA from sputum. We established a nucleic acid co-extraction method from sputum based on magnetic beads and optimized the method by evaluating influencing factors, such as the guanidinium thiocyanate (GTC) and dithiothreitol (DTT) concentrations, magnetic bead amount, incubation temperature, lysis buffer pH and RNA carrier type. The feasibility of the simultaneous nucleic acid co-extraction method was evaluated by amplifying DNA and RNA viruses from a single clinical specimen with a multiplex RT-qPCR method. Both DNA and RNA were most efficiently extracted when the GTC and DTT concentrations were 2.0 M and 80 mM, respectively, 20 μl magnetic beads were added, the incubation temperature was 80 °C, the pH was 8 or 9, and RNA carrier A was used. Therefore, we established a simple method to extract nucleic acids from two important respiratory viruses compared with other commercial kits. This magnetic beads-based co-extraction method for sputum followed by a multiplex RT-qPCR can rapidly and precisely detect DNA and RNA viruses from a single clinical specimen and has many advantages, such as decreased time, low cost, and a lack of harmful chemicals.
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- Hui He
- The Affiliated First Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Pathology, Zhoushan Hospital, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Affiliated First Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- The Affiliated First Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- The Affiliated First Hospital of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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Seo C, Kim W, Chang HN, Han JI, Kim YC. Comprehensive study on volatile fatty acid production from Ettlia sp. residue with molecular analysis of the microbial community. ALGAL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kim W, Shin SG, Han G, Cho K, Hwang S. Structures of microbial communities found in anaerobic batch runs that produce methane from propionic acid—Seeded from full-scale anaerobic digesters above a certain threshold. J Biotechnol 2015; 214:192-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mussap M, Puxeddu E, Puddu M, Ottonello G, Coghe F, Comite P, Cibecchini F, Fanos V. Soluble CD14 subtype (sCD14-ST) presepsin in premature and full term critically ill newborns with sepsis and SIRS. Clin Chim Acta 2015; 451:65-70. [PMID: 26232159 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Neonatal sepsis still remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Recently, soluble CD14 subtype (sDC14-ST) also named presepsin, was proposed as an effective biomarker for diagnosing, monitoring, and assessing the risk of neonatal sepsis and septic shock. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of sCD14-ST presepsin in diagnosing neonatal bacterial sepsis and in discriminating non-bacterial systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) from bacterial sepsis. This study involved 65 critically ill full-term and preterm newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), divided into three groups: 25 newborns with bacterial neonatal sepsis (group A); 15 newborns with a diagnosis of non-bacterial SIRS and with no localizing source of bacterial infection (group B); and 25 babies with no clinical or bacteriological signs of systemic or local infection receiving routine NICU care, most of them treated with phototherapy for neonatal jaundice (group C). A total of 102 whole blood samples were collected, 40 in group A, 30 in group B and 32 in group C. In 10 babies included in group A, sCD14-ST presepsin was also measured in an additional second blood sample collected 3 days after the start of antibiotic treatment. sCD14-ST presepsin was measured by a commercially available chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) optimized on an automated immunoassay analyzer. Statistical analysis was performed by means of MedCalc® statistical package; receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was computed, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the ability of sCD14-ST to discriminate neonatal bacterial sepsis from non-bacterial SIRS. Blood sCD14-ST presepsin levels were found significantly higher in bacterial sepsis when compared with controls (p<0.0001); similarly, they were higher in non-bacterial SIRS when compared with controls (p<0.0001). However, no statistically significant difference was found between bacterial sepsis and non-bacterial SIRS (p=0.730). In our population, CRP and sCD14-ST did not correlate with each other. ROC analysis revealed that sCD14-ST presepsin has an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.995 (95% C.I.: 0.941-1.00) greater than that of CRP (0.827; 95% C.I.: 0.72-0.906). Similarly, in the group of babies with non-infectious SIRS, sCD14-ST AUC was greater than CRP AUC (0.979; 95% C.I.: 0.906-0.999 versus 0.771; 95% C.I.: 0.647-0.868). In controls, preliminary reference intervals for sCD14-ST ranged 223.4-599.7 ng/L, being significantly different from those previously published elsewhere. In conclusion, sCD14-ST presepsin could be introduced in clinical practice as a diagnostic tool for improving the management of neonatal sepsis and non-bacterial SIRS.
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- Michele Mussap
- Laboratory Medicine Service, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, University-Hospital, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy.
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Service, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Service, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, University-Hospital, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Service, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, University-Hospital, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Fathil MFM, Md Arshad MK, Gopinath SCB, Hashim U, Adzhri R, Ayub RM, Ruslinda AR, Nuzaihan M N M, Azman AH, Zaki M, Tang TH. Diagnostics on acute myocardial infarction: Cardiac troponin biomarkers. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 70:209-20. [PMID: 25841117 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Acute myocardial infarction or myocardial infarction (MI) is a major health problem, due to diminished flow of blood to the heart, leads to higher rates of mortality and morbidity. Data from World Health Organization (WHO) accounted 30% of global death annually and expected more than 23 million die annually by 2030. This fatal effects trigger the need of appropriate biomarkers for early diagnosis, thus countermeasure can be taken. At the moment, the most specific markers for cardiac injury are cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) which have been considered as 'gold standard'. Due to higher specificity, determination of the level of cardiac troponins became a predominant indicator for MI. Several ways of diagnostics have been formulated, which include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, chemiluminescent, fluoro-immunoassays, electrical detections, surface plasmon resonance, and colorimetric protein assay. This review represents and elucidates the strategies, methods and detection levels involved in these diagnostics on cardiac superior biomarkers. The advancement, sensitivity, and limitations of each method are also discussed. In addition, it concludes with a discussion on the point-of care (POC) assay for a fast, accurate and ability of handling small sample measurement of cardiac biomarker.
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- M F M Fathil
- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia; School of Microelectronic Engineering (SOME), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia; School of Microelectronic Engineering (SOME), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia; School of Microelectronic Engineering (SOME), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
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- Advance Medical & Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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Kim W, Ryu BG, Kim S, Heo SW, Kim D, Kim J, Jo H, Kwon JH, Yang JW. Quantitative analysis of microbial community structure in two-phase anaerobic digesters treating food wastewater. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-014-0019-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kim J, Lim J, Lee C. Quantitative real-time PCR approaches for microbial community studies in wastewater treatment systems: Applications and considerations. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:1358-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kim W, Shin SG, Lim J, Hwang S. Effect of temperature and hydraulic retention time on volatile fatty acid production based on bacterial community structure in anaerobic acidogenesis using swine wastewater. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2013; 36:791-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-013-0905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Palmiere C, Mussap M, Bardy D, Cibecchini F, Mangin P. Diagnostic value of soluble CD14 subtype (sCD14-ST) presepsin for the postmortem diagnosis of sepsis-related fatalities. Int J Legal Med 2013; 127:799-808. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0804-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mussap M, Puxeddu E, Burrai P, Noto A, Cibecchini F, Testa M, Puddu M, Ottonello G, Dessì A, Irmesi R, Gassa ED, Fanni C, Fanos V. Soluble CD14 subtype (sCD14-ST) presepsin in critically ill preterm newborns: preliminary reference ranges. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2012; 25:51-3. [DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.717462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rahman MM, Elaissari A. Nucleic acid sample preparation for in vitro molecular diagnosis: from conventional techniques to biotechnology. Drug Discov Today 2012; 17:1199-207. [PMID: 22819926 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)-based molecular diagnosis is a promising laboratory technique because of its ability to identify disease accurately. However, one of its disadvantages is the inevitable purification and detection of nucleic acids from other contaminated entities. Different nano- and microparticles have been developed for use in an advanced, efficient high-throughput autosystem for the purification and detection of nucleic acid samples for use in molecular diagnoses. In this review, we discuss recent advances in the development of particle-based nucleic acid purification and detection.
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Kim T, Jeong J, Wells GF, Park H. General and rare bacterial taxa demonstrating different temporal dynamic patterns in an activated sludge bioreactor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:1755-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4002-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Arakaki A, Shibata K, Mogi T, Hosokawa M, Hatakeyama K, Gomyo H, Taguchi T, Wake H, Tanaami T, Matsunaga T, Tanaka T. Efficient DNA release from PAMAM dendrimer-modified superparamagnetic nanoparticles for DNA recovery. Polym J 2012; 44:672-7. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nata IF, El-Safory NS, Lee CK. Carbonaceous materials passivation on amine functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and its application for metal affinity isolation of recombinant protein. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2011; 3:3342-3349. [PMID: 21830795 DOI: 10.1021/am200453e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with an amine functionalized surface (MH) were passivated with carbonaceous materials (MH@C) by carbonization of glucose under hydrothermal reaction conditions. The carboxylate groups in carbonaceous shell could be enriched to 0.285 mmol/g when acrylic acid was added as a functional monomer in the carbonization reaction (MH@C-Ac). The carbonaceous shell not only protected the magnetic core from acidic erosion but also showed a high adsorption capacity toward Ni(2+) ion. The Ni(2+) ion complexed on MH@C and MH@C-Ac could specifically isolate 6×His tagged recombinant proteins from crude bacterial extracts via metal affinity interaction. The superparamagnetic property facilitates the easy retrieval of the carbonaceous material passivated MNPs from the viscous proteins solutions. Recombinant green fluorescence protein (GFP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) lyase of 9.4 mg and 2.3 mg could be isolated by 1 g of MH@C-Ac-Ni, respectively.
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- Iryanti F Nata
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43 Keelung Rd Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Advances in cancer genomics have created a demand for scalable sample processing. We here present a process for serial extraction of nucleic acids from the same frozen tissue sample based on magnetic silica particles. The process is automation friendly with high recoveries of pure DNA and RNA suitable for analysis.
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- Lucy Mathot
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Kagawa Y, Hiraoka M, Miyashita-Hatano Y, Shishido-Oki M, Yoshida M, Kondou S, Sugiura M, Sawakami-Kobayashi K, Takahashi M, Tajima H, Yohda M. Automated single nucleotide polymorphism typing using bead array in capillary tube. J Biosci Bioeng 2010; 110:505-8. [PMID: 20547337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A low-cost and simple on-site technique for genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was developed. The technique is based on allele-specific primer PCR and the recently developed bead arrays in a single tip technique. The performance of the method was verified by genotyping four SNPs that correlate with cardiovascular diseases.
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- Yasuo Kagawa
- High Technology Research Center of Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado, Saitama 350-0288, Japan.
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Lee C, Kim J, Shin SG, O'Flaherty V, Hwang S. Quantitative and qualitative transitions of methanogen community structure during the batch anaerobic digestion of cheese-processing wastewater. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:1963-73. [PMID: 20512323 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2685-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Qualitative and quantitative shifts in methanogen community structure, associated with process performance data, were investigated during the batch anaerobic digestion of a cheese-processing wastewater, whey permeate. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and real-time PCR techniques were applied to obtain qualitative and quantitative microbial data sets, respectively, based on methanogen 16S rRNA genes. Throughout the operation, dynamic variations in both qualitative and quantitative community structures were observed, with repeated shifts in dominance between the aceticlastic Methanosarcinaceae (suggested mainly by the detection of a Methanosarcina-like population) and the hydrogenotrophic Methanomicrobiales (suggested mainly by the detection of a Methanofollis-like population). This trend corresponded well to the diauxic utilization of acetate and longer-chain fatty acids (C(3)-C(6)), mainly propionate. Joint-plot non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMS) analysis demonstrated that the qualitative and quantitative community shifts had significant correlations with the composition of residual organic acids and the methane production rate, respectively. This suggests the potential use of microbial community shift analysis as an indicative tool for diagnosing anaerobic digestion processes. The results suggest that more attention should be directed to quantitative, as well as qualitative, approaches for a better understanding of anaerobic digestion, particularly in terms of biogas production efficiency, under dynamic and transitional conditions.
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Shin SG, Lee C, Hwang K, Ahn JH, Hwang S. Use of order-specific primers to investigate the methanogenic diversity in acetate enrichment system. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 35:1345-52. [PMID: 18712555 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0417-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The applicability of order-specific primers in minimizing the possible underestimation of microbial diversity was evaluated via denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of a lab-scale anaerobic digester. Initially, a population analysis with real-time quantitative PCR demonstrated the existence of three methanogenic orders--Methanobacteriales, Methanomicrobiales, and Methanosarcinales--throughout the reaction period. DGGE analyses with three pairs of order-specific primers yielded eight operational taxonomic units (OTUs), whereas DGGE analysis with two independent Archaea-specific primers identified only five. Moreover, the order-specific primers amplified at least one OTU affiliated with each order, whereas no members of Methanobacteriales or Methanomicrobiales were identified with Archaea-specific primers in most samples. These findings provide evidence that order-specific analysis can detect the diversity of methanogens in greater detail than conventional Archaea-specific analysis.
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- Seung Gu Shin
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 790-784, South Korea
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Valgren C, Wester S, Hansson O. A comparison of three automated DNA purification methods in Forensic casework. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2008; 1:76-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kurihara T, Yanagida A, Yokoi H, Koyata A, Matsuya T, Ogawa J, Okamura Y, Miyamoto D. Evaluation of cardiac assays on a benchtop chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer, PATHFAST. Anal Biochem 2008; 375:144-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 12/11/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lim J, Do H, Shin SG, Hwang S. Primer and probe sets for group-specific quantification of the genera Nitrosomonas and Nitrosospira using real-time PCR. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:1374-83. [PMID: 18023051 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Use of quantitative real-time PCR (QPCR) with TaqMan probes is increasingly popular in various environmental works to detect and quantify a specific microorganism or a group of target microorganism. Although many aspects of conducting a QPCR assay have become very easy to perform, a proper design of oligonucleotide sequences comprising primers and a probe is still considered as one of the most important aspects of a QPCR application. This work was conducted to design group specific primer and probe sets for the detection of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) using a real-time PCR with a TaqMan system. The genera Nitrosomonas and Nitrosospira were grouped into five clusters based on similarity of their 16S rRNA gene sequences. Five group-specific AOB primer and probe sets were designed. These sets separately detect four subgroups of Nitrosomonas (Nitrosomonas europaea-, Nitrosococcus mobilis-, Nitrosomonas nitrosa-, and Nitrosomonas cryotolerans-clusters) along with the genus Nitrosospira. Target-group specificity of each primer and probe set was initially investigated by analyzing potential false results in silico, followed by a series of experimental tests for QPCR efficiency and detection limit. In general, each primer and probe set was very specific to the target group and sensitive to detect target DNA as low as two 16S rRNA gene copies per reaction mixture. QPCR efficiency, higher than 93.5%, could be achieved for all primer and probe sets. The primer and probe sets designed in this study can be used to detect and quantify the beta-proteobacterial AOB in biological nitrification processes and various environments.
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- Juntaek Lim
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Namgu, Pohang, Gyungbuk 790-784, South Korea
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Lee C, Kim J, Do H, Hwang S. Monitoring thiocyanate-degrading microbial community in relation to changes in process performance in mixed culture systems near washout. Water Res 2008; 42:1254-1262. [PMID: 17935752 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Changes in microbial community structure, associated with changes in process performance, were investigated with respect to the sludge retention time (SRT) in bioreactors treating thiocyanate. Among the seven reactors operated at 0.8-3.0 d SRTs, respectively, the reactor at 2.0 d SRT displayed the maximal thiocyanate removal rate of 240.2mg/L/d. However, the thiocyanate removal efficiency suddenly decreased from 96.1% to 43.1% when the SRT was reduced from 2.0 to 1.8d, corresponding to a 50.1% drop in the removal rate. Microbial communities in the reactors operated at short SRTs, near washout, were analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) based on bacterial 16S rRNA genes. All band sequences recovered were assigned to two phyla, Proteobacteria and Bacteriodetes. A Thiobacillus-like microorganism was commonly detected in all the reactors and is suggested to be the main organism responsible for thiocyanate decomposition. Several DGGE band sequences were closely related to the environmental clones detected in environments rich in sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds. Statistical analysis of the DGGE profiles demonstrated that the structure of thiocyanate-degrading communities, as well as the process performance, changed with change in SRT. The microbial community profiles were not always more closely related to those at similar SRT than those at less similar SRT on the non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) map. This was also supported by clustering analysis. These results were contrary to the general notion that the community structures in continuous systems will be controlled by the washout of microbial populations. Our experimental results suggest that the structure of a microbial thiocyanate-degrading community at a given SRT would not be determined only by the washout effect.
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- Changsoo Lee
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Ohyashiki K, Hori K, Makino T, Ohyashiki JH. Automated JAK2V617F quantification using a magnetic filtration system and sequence-specific primer-single molecule fluorescence detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 179:19-24. [PMID: 17981210 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2007] [Accepted: 07/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We established an automated mutational analysis detection system using magnetic filtration and the sequence-specific primer-single molecule fluorescence detection (SSP-SMFD) assay to identify the janus activating kinase-2 (JAK2)(V617F). DNA was extracted from 100 microL of whole blood automatically by a magnetic filtration system. The JAK2 1849G-->T mutation occurs in chronic myeloproliferative disorder (CMPD), and the detection of this change has diagnostic potential. To detect and semiquantitate this mutation, we used two artificial oligonucleotides (wild-type specific and mutated-type specific) and performed the SSP-SMFD assay using an automated fluorescence cell sorter measuring device. The SSP-SMFD assay can detect the presence of a minimum of 5% of the mutated artificial oligonucleotide, thus indicating that this technique is available in detecting contamination of at least 5% cells with the homozygous JAK2(V617F) mutation. Based on this technique, we analyzed 94 patients with CMPD and compared with the results obtained by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-direct sequence. Two homozygous JAK2(V617F) patients were identified as heterozygous JAK2(V617F) by the PCR-direct sequence, and four patients judged as wild-type JAK2 by the PCR-direct sequence were identified as heterozygous JAK2(V617F) by the SSP-SMFD method. Our automated system is simple and suitable for high-throughput analysis in detecting JAK2(V617F) with a threshold detection limit of 5%.
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- Kazuma Ohyashiki
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0023, Japan
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Ki JS, Chang KB, Roh HJ, Lee BY, Yoon JY, Jang GY. Direct DNA isolation from solid biological sources without pretreatments with proteinase-K and/or homogenization through automated DNA extraction. J Biosci Bioeng 2007; 103:242-6. [PMID: 17434427 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.103.242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Genomic DNA from solid biomaterials was directly isolated with an automated DNA extractor, which was based on magnetic bead technology with a bore-mediated grinding (BMG) system. The movement of the bore broke down the solid biomaterials, mixed crude lysates thoroughly with reagents to isolate the DNA, and carried the beads to the next step. The BMG system was suitable for the mechanical homogenization of the solid biomaterials and valid as an automated system for purifying the DNA from the solid biomaterials without the need for pretreatment or disruption procedures prior to the application of the solid biomaterials.
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- Jang-Seu Ki
- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
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Kim J, Lee C, Shin SG, Hwang S. Correlation of microbial mass with ATP and DNA concentrations in acidogenesis of whey permeate. Biodegradation 2007; 19:187-95. [PMID: 17487553 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-007-9125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this paper, we examine variations in the contents of ATP and DNA per unit microbial mass in an acidogenesis of whey permeate. We also introduce a novel approach to estimate microbial mass by measuring ATP and DNA when the ratios of ATP and DNA to microbial mass vary. Acidogenic experiments were performed at 35 degrees C and pH 6.0 in batch mode. The amounts of ATP and DNA per unit microbial mass were not consistent during the incubation except during the post-decay phase. Especially within the exponential phase, each showed a 10-fold difference between maximal and minimal values. In this case, the conventional method which converts ATP or DNA concentration into microbial mass using a fixed conversion factor can give inaccurate results. While the constant ratios of 0.74 mg ATP/g VSS and 1.96 mg DNA/g VSS were determined for the post-decay phase, the ATP and DNA concentrations showed strong linear relationships with the microbial mass (r2=0.99) within the ranges of 0.039-1.078 mg ATP/l and 0.075-2.080 mg DNA/l, respectively. The linear regression equations are as follows: (1) microbial mass concentration (mg/l)=478.5xATP concentration (mg/l)+293.5, (2) microbial mass concentration (mg/l)=257.2xDNA concentration (mg/l)+250.4. Therefore, changes in the mass of the acidogenic population should be monitored by the combined use of the regression equations obtained in the exponential phase and the constant ratios determined in the post-decay phase. This procedure should be widely applicable to the acidogenesis of dairy processing wastewaters, especially of a highly suspended organic wastewater such as whey.
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- Jaai Kim
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Maruyama K, Takeyama H, Mori T, Ohshima K, Ogura SI, Mochizuki T, Matsunaga T. Detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using a fully automated system with a nano-scale engineered biomagnetite. Biosens Bioelectron 2007; 22:2282-8. [PMID: 17187977 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2006.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2006] [Revised: 10/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A fully automated system using nano-scale engineered biomagnetite was developed to detect mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Bacterial magnetic particles (BacMPs) were isolated from the magnetic bacterium Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 and conjugated to streptavidin. Biotin-labeled target PCR products were then captured with the BacMPs, hybridized with the detection probe and detected by fluorescence signaling. The process was performed using a newly designed automated processor equipped with an XYZ mobile arm containing a 96-way automated pipetter, reagent dispenser and fluorescence detector. Two types of somatic mutations (in-frame deletions and point substitutions) in the EGFR gene were successfully identified within 3.5h using this system, suggesting that this system could be used in clinical tests of EGFR gene mutations in lung cancer, and potentially other cancer, patients. Additionally, a very low mutation rate could be detected in these samples.
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- Kohei Maruyama
- Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Hagiwara H, Sawakami-Kobayashi K, Yamamoto M, Iwasaki S, Sugiura M, Abe H, Kunihiro-Ohashi S, Takase K, Yamane N, Kato K, Son R, Nakamura M, Segawa O, Yoshida M, Yohda M, Tajima H, Kobori M, Takahama Y, Itakura M, Machida M. Development of an automated SNP analysis method using a paramagnetic beads handling robot. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 98:420-8. [PMID: 17335059 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Biological and medical importance of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has led to development of a wide variety of methods for SNP typing. Aiming for establishing highly reliable and fully automated SNP typing, we have developed the adapter ligation method in combination with the paramagnetic beads handling technology, Magtration(R). The method utilizes sequence specific ligation between the fluorescently labeled adapter and the sample DNAs at the cohesive end produced by a type IIS restriction enzyme. Evaluation of the method using human genomic DNA showed clear discrimination of the three genotypes without ambiguity using the same reaction condition for any SNPs examined. The operations following PCR amplification were automatically performed by the Magtration(R)-based robot that we have previously developed. Multiplex typing of two SNPs in a single reaction by using four fluorescent dyes was successfully preformed at the almost same sensitivity and reliability as the single typing. These results demonstrate that the automated paramagnetic beads handling technology, Magtration(R), is highly adaptable to the automated SNP analysis and that our method best fits to an automated in-house SNP typing for laboratory and medical uses.
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- Hiroko Hagiwara
- Advanced Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
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Yu Y, Kim J, Hwang S. Use of real-time PCR for group-specific quantification of aceticlastic methanogens in anaerobic processes: population dynamics and community structures. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 93:424-33. [PMID: 16196054 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The TaqMan quantitative PCR (QPCR) method was used to detect and quantify the 16S rRNA genes of aceticlastic methanogens at different taxonomic levels. Three different sets of primers coupled with a TaqMan probe for QPCR assays to detect the 16S rRNA genes of the order Methanosarcinales, as well as the families Methanosarcinaceae and Methanosaetaceae, were separately used. Using these primer and probe sets, the 16S rRNA genes of aceticlastic methanogens in samples from various anaerobic processes (i.e., nine pure cultures, batch experiment, and three different continuous processes including a full-scale digester), were monitored and quantified by QPCR assays. A batch experiment cultivating a mixture of aceticlastic methanogens, was conducted to monitor their population dynamics. Using this group-specific quantification method, the dynamics of a competition between two aceticlastic populations, as modulated by the acetate concentration, could well be described. The target 16S rRNA genes in environmental samples, collected from three different anaerobic processes treating sludge, cheese whey, and synthetic wastewaters, were additionally quantified. The quantified 16S rRNA gene concentrations for all samples successfully represented the community structures of the target methanogens, which were correlated accurately with the operational parameters of the anaerobic processes. It was also successful to demonstrate probe nesting of aceticlastic methanogens at the levels of order and family.
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- Youngseob Yu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk, South Korea
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Holmberg A, Blomstergren A, Nord O, Lukacs M, Lundeberg J, Uhlén M. The biotin-streptavidin interaction can be reversibly broken using water at elevated temperatures. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:501-10. [PMID: 15690449 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The biotin-streptavidin system is the strongest noncovalent biological interaction known, having a dissociation constant, K(d), in the order of 4x10(-14) M. The strength and specificity of the interaction has led it to be one of the most widely used affinity pairs in molecular, immunological, and cellular assays. However, it has previously been impossible to re-use any streptavidin solid support, since the conditions needed to break the interaction with biotin has led to the denaturation of the streptavidin. Here, we show that a short incubation in nonionic aqueous solutions at temperatures above 70 degrees C can efficiently break the interaction without denaturing the streptavidin tetramer. Both biotin and the streptavidin remain active after dissociation and both molecules can therefore be re-used. The efficiency of the regeneration allowed solid supports with streptavidin to be used many times, here exemplified with the multiple re-use of streptavidin beads used for sample preparation prior to automated DNA sequencing. The results suggest that streptavidin regeneration can be introduced as an improvement in existing methods and assays based on the streptavidin system as well as emerging solid phase applications in fields, such as microfluidics and nanotechnology.
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- Anders Holmberg
- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
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Kakihara F, Kurebayashi Y, Tojo Y, Tajima H, Hasegawa S, Yohda M. MagSNiPer: A new single nucleotide polymorphism typing method based on single base extension, magnetic separation, and chemiluminescence. Anal Biochem 2005; 341:77-82. [PMID: 15866530 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have developed a new method for typing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), MagSNiPer, based on single base extension, magnetic separation, and chemiluminescence. Single base nucleotide extension reaction is performed with a biotinylated primer whose 3' terminus is contiguous to the SNP site with a tag-labeled ddNTP. Then the primers are captured by magnetic-coated beads with streptavidin, and unincorporated labeled ddNTP is removed by magnetic separation. The magnetic beads are incubated with anti-tag antibody conjugated with alkaline phosphatase. After the removal of excess conjugates by magnetic separation, SNP typing is performed by measuring chemiluminescence. The incorporation of labeled ddNTP is monitored by chemiluminescence induced by alkaline phosphatase. MagSNiPer is a simple and robust SNP typing method with a wide dynamic range and high sensitivity. Using MagSNiPer, we could perform SNP typing with as little as 10(-17) mol of template DNA.
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- Fumiko Kakihara
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Akutsu JI, Tojo Y, Segawa O, Obata K, Okochi M, Tajima H, Yohda M. Development of an integrated automation system with a magnetic bead-mediated nucleic acid purification device for genetic analysis and gene manipulation. Biotechnol Bioeng 2004; 86:667-71. [PMID: 15137078 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We have developed an integrated automation system for genetic analysis and gene manipulation. The system, SX-8G Plus, is equipped with an 8-nozzle dispensing unit, a thermal cycler, a cooled reagent reservoir, four tip storage racks, four microplate platforms, buffer reservoirs, an agarose gel electrophoresis unit, a power supply, a pump for exchanging electrophoresis buffer, and a CCD camera. Automation of nucleic acid extraction and purification, the most difficult step in automating genetic analysis and gene manipulation, was realized using magnetic beads with Magtration Technology, which we have previously developed for automating the handling of paramagnetic beads. Using this system, we could perform the automated separation and purification of DNA fragments by agarose gel electrophoresis starting from sample loading. The system would enable the automation of almost all procedures in genetic analysis and gene manipulation.
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- Jun-Ichi Akutsu
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-cho, Koganei, 184-8588, Japan
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