Title
Immunodetection of the "brown" spider (Loxosceles intermedia) dermonecrotoxin with an scFv-alkaline phosphatase fusion protein
Date Issued
01 May 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Jiacomini I.
Silva S.K.
Aubrey N.
Muzard J.
De Moura J.
Billiald P.
Alvarenga L.M.
Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Bites by spiders from Loxosceles genus often lead to a wide variance in envenomation profile of patients and diagnosis is difficult due to the number of diseases that mimic loxoscelism. In such a context, it is of interest to consider the design of standardized recombinant colorimetric antibodies for diagnosis and specific detection of individual circulating toxins in biological fluids of envenomed patients. We have previously prepared a monoclonal murine IgG (LiMab7) that reacts with Loxosceles intermedia venom components of 32-35 kDa and neutralizes the dermonecrotic activity of the venom. Here, we re-engineered LiMab7 into a colorimetric bifunctional protein consisting in the corresponding single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) fused to alkaline phosphatase (AP) of Escherichia coli. The immune tracer was tested in two different types of immunoassays and it proved to be efficient in both. Thus, this recombinant fusion protein (scFv-LiMab7/AP) can be used for rapid and specific immunotitration of L. intermedia venom with a linear range of 39-20000 ng/mL and a detection limit of 39 ng/mL without any cross-reaction.
Start page
1
End page
6
Volume
173
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Métodos de investigación bioquímica Patología Inmunología
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84960844971
PubMed ID
Source
Immunology Letters
ISSN of the container
0165-2478
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil—CAPES (Toxinologia 23038000825/2011-63) Fundação Araucária (08/2009-20180, 442/2014) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (472460/2013-7, 401355/2014-4). We are grateful technical contributions of J.C. Minozzo and L. F. M. Figueiredo.
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