Detection of protein–protein interactions on SiO2/Si surfaces by spectroscopic ellipsometry

Autor: Hiroshi Iwasaki, Tatsuo Yoshinobu, Masamitsu Futai, Toshihide Okajima, Katsuyuki Tanizawa, Daisuke Kitaguchi, Hidehiko Iwabuki, Seigo Kodera, Shun'ichi Kuroda
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Analytical Biochemistry. 321:65-70
ISSN: 0003-2697
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2697(03)00422-6
Popis: We have applied spectroscopic ellipsometry to sensitive detection of specific protein-protein interactions on SiO2/Si substrates. First, the change of ellipticity of the reflected polarized light (600-1100 nm) was correlated with the thickness of the protein layer immobilized on SiO2/Si surfaces by measuring monomeric (myoglobin) and homotetrameric (hemoglobin) proteins with a similar monomer size. Protein-protein interactions were then measured with the antigen/antibody and cell-surface receptor/ligand systems; in each system either of the two proteins was bound to SiO2/Si substrates. Consequently, significant ellipticity changes were observed only for the cases where the interactions were specific. A specific antibody binding was also detectable with an antigen displayed on the surface of bacteriophage particles. These results show the usefulness of spectroscopic ellipsometry for sensitive detection of protein-protein interactions and its applicability to a detection method for the protein-based biochips to be developed in the future.
Databáze: OpenAIRE