The application of commercially available microarray slides as substrates for fluorogenic protease assays has been explored in terms of binding efficiency, stability, and activity. A fluorescent, biotinylated substrate for botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNTA) was attached via self-assembled monolayer of Streptavidin to amine-reactive aldehyde, epoxy, hydrogel, and polymer slides. Nexterion Slide P® was found to have optimal protein binding efficiency and stability of the slides examined. Addition of glycerol to the printing buffer improved spot morphology significantly and polyvinylpyrrolidone provided long-term stability, allowing chips to be stored for up to 1 month with good viability. Detection of a recombinant BoNTA light chain was then carried out at 37°C and a sub-lethal dose was detected in 2 hours.
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Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Division of Oncology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, and Lund University Cancer Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Department of Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Institute for Surgical Pathology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
Immunohistochemical (IHC) studies of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples are a gold standard in oncology for tumor characterization, and the identification of prognostic and predictive markers. However, despite the abundance of archived FFPE samples, their research use is limited due to the labor-intensive nature of IHC on large cohorts. This study aimed to create a high-throughput workflow using modern technologies to facilitate IHC biomarker studies on large patient groups.
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