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  • - The text discusses the need for better immune-diagnostic assays, essential for biomarker discovery and monitoring, and introduces a new signal amplification probe system that significantly enhances sensitivity.
  • - This probe is made of double-stranded DNA capable of carrying various signaling elements and can attach to either antibodies or aptamers, which improves detection capabilities.
  • - The new system demonstrates a tenfold increase in sensitivity compared to traditional methods, making it suitable for diagnosing clinical samples and fulfilling research requirements.

Article Abstract

One major unmet need is improving the sensitivity of immune-diagnostic assays. This is particularly important in the field of biomarker discoveries and monitoring. We have established a novel signal amplification probe system enabling a highly sensitive target detection platform to be used in immuno-assays. The probe consists of a double stranded DNA that can carry a large number of signaling elements such as biotin or fluorescent molecules. The DNA probe anchors to the recognition unit, whether an antibody or an aptamer, by covalent conjugation or by a simple and rapid molecular association process. Binding curves obtained by using the DNA amplification probe are dose dependent and linear over a wide range of antigen concentration. The optimal slopes are characterized by high signals and low background increasing the assay sensitivity and reducing the limit of detection by up to 10-fold compared to biotinylated antibodies commonly used in ELISA systems. When using aptamers in combination with the amplification probe for antigen recognition, the limit of detection is comparable to that obtained by biotinylated antibodies. Biotin labeled aptamers practically cannot be used for detection of low target levels. The DNA amplification probe system enables to expand the range of diagnostic assays including clinical samples and meet research needs.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2017.06.001DOI Listing

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