We report a method to prepare a DNA-enzyme conjugate using histidine-tag (His-tag) chemistry. A DNA oligonucleotide was modified with nitrilotriacetate (NTA), whose K(d) was approximately 10⁻⁶ (M⁻¹) toward a His-tag present on a recombinant protein via the complexation of Ni²⁺. His-tagged alkaline phosphatase (His-AP) was used as the model enzyme. Enzyme immobilization on the microplate revealed the conjugation of His-AP and the NTA-modified DNA via an Ni²⁺ complex. SPR measurements also proved the conjugation of His-AP with the NTA-modified DNA via an Ni²⁺ complex. The DNA-enzyme conjugate was then used for the detection of thrombin using a DNA aptamer. The DNA-AP conjugate successfully amplified the binding signal between the DNA aptamer and the thrombin, and the signal was measured as the fluorescent intensity derived from the AP-catalyzed reaction. The detection limit was 11 nM. Finally, we studied the effect of the release of the immobilized His-AP from the microplate on the AP activity, because the present strategy used a cleavable linker for the conjugation and the enzyme immobilization. The DNase-catalyzed release of the immobilized His-AP resulted in a 1.7-fold higher AP activity than observed when the His-AP was surface-immobilized.
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