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An Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Detection of Femtogram Levels of the Cancer Antigen AGR2 Using Monoclonal Antibody Modified Screen-Printed Gold Electrodes.

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Białobrzeska, Wioleta  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-1880
Dziąbowska, Karolina  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-3635
Lisowska, Małgorzata  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4858-9312
Muller, Petr 

Abstract

The detection of cancer antigens is a major aim of cancer research in order to develop better patient management through early disease detection. Many cancers including prostate, lung, and ovarian secrete a protein disulfide isomerase protein named AGR2 that has been previously detected in urine and plasma using mass spectrometry. Here we determine whether a previously developed monoclonal antibody targeting AGR2 can be adapted from an indirect two-site ELISA format into a direct detector using solid-phase printed gold electrodes. The screen-printed gold electrode was surface functionalized with the anti-AGR2 specific monoclonal antibody. The interaction of the recombinant AGR2 protein and the anti-AGR2 monoclonal antibody functionalized electrode changed its electrochemical impedance spectra. Nyquist diagrams were obtained after incubation in an increasing concentration of purified AGR2 protein with a range of concentrations from 0.01 fg/mL to 10 fg/mL. In addition, detection of the AGR2 antigen can be achieved from cell lysates in medium or artificial buffer. These data highlight the utility of an AGR2-specific monoclonal antibody that can be functionalized onto a gold printed electrode for a one-step capture and quantitation of the target antigen. These platforms have the potential for supporting methodologies using more complex bodily fluids including plasma and urine for improved cancer diagnostics.

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AGR2 protein, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, screen-printed gold electrode, sensor, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Biosensing Techniques, Electrochemical Techniques, Electrodes, Gold, Humans, Limit of Detection, Metal Nanoparticles, Mucoproteins, Neoplasms, Oncogene Proteins

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Biosensors (Basel)

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2079-6374
2079-6374

Volume Title

11

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MDPI AG