Ultrasensitive Detection of Low-Abundance Protein Biomarkers by Mass Spectrometry Signal Amplification Assay

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• 作者：Ruijun Du ; Lina Zhu ; Jinrui Gan ; Yuning Wang ; Liang Qiao ; Baohong Liu
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 5, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：88
• 期：13
• 页码：6767-6772
• 全文大小：362K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-6882

文摘

A mass spectrometry signal amplification method is developed for the ultrasensitive and selective detection of low-abundance protein biomarkers by utilizing tag molecules on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). EpCAM and thrombin as model targets are captured by specific aptamers immobilized on the AuNPs. With laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LDI-TOF MS), the mass tag molecules are detected to represent the protein biomarkers. Benefiting from the MS signal amplification, the assay can achieve a limit of detection of 100 aM. The method is further applied to detect thrombin in fetal bovine serum and EpCAM in cell lysates to demonstrate its selectivity and feasibility in complex biological samples. With the high sensitivity and specificity, the protocol shows great promise for providing a new route to single-cell analysis and early disease diagnosis.