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Bioorthogonal Protein Conjugation: Application to the Development of a Highly Sensitive Bioluminescent Immunoassay for the Detection of Interferon‑γ
Bioorthogonal conjugation eliminates
the shortcomings of classical
conjugation methods. The conjugation of antibodies to reporter proteins,
such as bioluminescent protein, can be controlled with orthogonal
conjugation methods. Here we report a bioluminescent immunoassay for
the sensitive detection of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) that utilizes
orthogonal conjugation of bioluminescent protein, <i>Gaussia</i> luciferase to anti-IFN-γ antibody. The IFN-γ is produced
by the immune system and the detection of the IFN-γ is pivotal
for the detection of persistent viral and bacterial infections. A
bioorthogonal conjugation approach is used to conjugate an anti-IFN-γ
antibody with a GLuc mutant containing the N-terminal tyrosine using
formylbenzene diazonium hexafluorophosphate reagent (FBDP) in hydrophilic
mild pH environment yielding high conjugation efficiency (60%). This
reagent is shown to be specific for tyrosine (Tyr) residues. Therefore,
conjugation through Tyr was orthogonal and not detrimental to the
bioluminescence activity of GLuc. The immunoassay described in this
paper is a sandwich type assay and involves a capture and a detection
antibody. The assay was validated for its robustness, precision, accuracy,
limit of detection, and recovery