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A step closer to membrane protein multiplexed nanoarrays using biotin-doped polypyrrole.

ABSTRACT: Whether for fundamental biological research or for diagnostic and drug discovery applications, protein micro- and nanoarrays are attractive technologies because of their low sample consumption, high-throughput, and multiplexing capabilities. However, the arraying platforms developed so far are still not able to handle membrane proteins, and specific methods to selectively immobilize these hydrophobic and fragile molecules are needed to understand their function and structural complexity. Here we integrate two technologies, electropolymerization and amphipols, to demonstrate the electrically addressable functionalization of micro- and nanosurfaces with membrane proteins. Gold surfaces are selectively modified by electrogeneration of a polymeric film in the presence of biotin, where avidin conjugates can then be selectively immobilized. The method is successfully applied to the preparation of protein-multiplexed arrays by sequential electropolymerization and biomolecular functionalization steps. The surface density of the proteins bound to the electrodes can be easily tuned by adjusting the amount of biotin deposited during electropolymerization. Amphipols are specially designed amphipathic polymers that provide a straightforward method to stabilize and add functionalities to membrane proteins. Exploiting the strong affinity of biotin for streptavidin, we anchor distinct membrane proteins onto different electrodes via a biotin-tagged amphipol. Antibody-recognition events demonstrate that the proteins are stably immobilized and that the electrodeposition of polypyrrole films bearing biotin units is compatible with the protein-binding activity. Since polypyrrole films show good conductivity properties, the platform described here is particularly well suited to prepare electronically transduced bionanosensors.

SUBMITTER: Della Pia EA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4004317 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A step closer to membrane protein multiplexed nanoarrays using biotin-doped polypyrrole.

Della Pia Eduardo Antonio EA Holm Jeppe V JV Lloret Noemie N Le Bon Christel C Popot Jean-Luc JL Zoonens Manuela M Nygård Jesper J Martinez Karen Laurence KL

ACS nano 20140204 2

Whether for fundamental biological research or for diagnostic and drug discovery applications, protein micro- and nanoarrays are attractive technologies because of their low sample consumption, high-throughput, and multiplexing capabilities. However, the arraying platforms developed so far are still not able to handle membrane proteins, and specific methods to selectively immobilize these hydrophobic and fragile molecules are needed to understand their function and structural complexity. Here we ...[more]

PMID: 24476392

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A step closer to membrane protein multiplexed nanoarrays using biotin-doped polypyrrole.

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A step closer to membrane protein multiplexed nanoarrays using biotin-doped polypyrrole.

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