Publications by authors named "Valerie T Ressler"

Point-of-care tests are highly valuable in providing fast results for medical decisions for greater flexibility in patient care. Many diagnostic tests, such as ELISAs, that are commonly used within clinical laboratory settings require trained technicians, laborious workflows, and complex instrumentation hindering their translation into point-of-care applications. Herein, we demonstrate the use of a homogeneous, bioluminescent-based, split reporter platform that enables a simple, sensitive, and rapid method for analyte detection in clinical samples.

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Sensitive and selective detection assays are essential for the accurate measurement of analytes in both clinical and research laboratories. Immunoassays that rely on nonoverlapping antibodies directed against the same target analyte (e.g.

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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are used extensively for the detection and quantification of biomolecules in clinical diagnostics as well as in basic research. Although broadly used, the inherent complexities of ELISAs preclude their utility for straightforward point-of-need testing, where speed and simplicity are essential. With this in mind, we developed a bioluminescence-based immunoassay format that provides a sensitive and simple method for detecting biomolecules in clinical samples.

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Glycosylation is a common modification that can endow proteins with altered physical and biological properties. Ribonuclease 1 (RNase 1), which is the human homologue of the archetypal enzyme RNase A, undergoes N-linked glycosylation at asparagine residues 34, 76, and 88. We have produced the three individual glycoforms that display the core heptasaccharide, ManGlcNAc, and analyzed the structure of each glycoform by using small-angle X-ray scattering along with molecular dynamics simulations.

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A major hurdle in chemical biology is the delivery of native proteins into the cytosol of mammalian cells. Herein, we report that esterification of the carboxyl groups of an enzyme with a diazo compound enables not only its passage into the cytosol but also the retention of its catalytic activity there. This scenario is demonstrated with human ribonuclease 1, which manifests ribonucleolytic activity that can be cytotoxic.

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Ribonuclease 1 (RNase 1) is the most prevalent human homologue of the archetypal enzyme RNase A. RNase 1 contains sequons for N-linked glycosylation at Asn34, Asn76, and Asn88 and is N-glycosylated at all three sites in vivo. The effect of N-glycosylation on the structure and function of RNase 1 is unknown.

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Angiogenin (ANG) is a secretory ribonuclease that promotes the proliferation of endothelial cells, leading to angiogenesis. This function relies on its ribonucleolytic activity, which is low for simple RNA substrates. Upon entry into the cytosol, ANG is sequestered by the ribonuclease inhibitor protein (RNH1).

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