Journal
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 179-185Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NNANO.2008.398
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- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI)
- European Learning and Teaching Mobility Regio, Network
- G.H. Endress Foundation
- Novartis Foundation
- Science Foundation Ireland CSET programme
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Membrane proteins are central to many biological processes, and the Interactions between transmembrane protein receptors and their ligands are of fundamental importance in medical research. However, measuring and characterizing these interactions Is challenging. Here we report that sensors based on arrays of resonating microcantilevers can measure such interactions under physiological conditions. A protein receptor-the FhuA receptor of Escherichia coli-is crystallized in liposomes, and the proteoliposomes then immobilized on the chemically activated gold-coated surface of the sensor by ink-jet spotting in a humid environment, thus keeping the receptors functional. Quantitative mass-binding measurements of the bacterial virus T5 at subpicomolar concentrations are performed. These experiments demonstrate the potential of resonating microcantilevers for the specific, label-free and time-resolved detection of membrane protein-ligand interactions in a micro-array format.
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