PMID- 35030797 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220118 IS - 2576-6422 (Electronic) IS - 2576-6422 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul 15 TI - Ultrasensitive Electrochemiluminescence Aptasensor for Assessment of Protein Heterogeneity in Small Cell Population. PG - 3052-3058 LID - 10.1021/acsabm.9b00352 [doi] AB - Development of sensitive method for assay of proteins secreted from small cell population is important for the assessment of cellular heterogeneity. Here, we developed an ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor for secreted protein in small cell population of RAW 264.7 cells for cellular heterogeneity assessment. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was chosen as target secreted protein, and specific anti-TNF-alpha aptamer was chosen as molecule recognition element, while dichlorotris (1,10-phenanthroline) ruthenium(II) hydrate (Ru(phen)(3)(2+)) was chosen as ECL signal compound. An ECL signal probe was prepared by combining aptamer, Ru(phen)(3)(2+), and graphene oxide (GO) through electrostatic interaction and pi-pi stacking interaction. An aptasensor was fabricated by self-assembly specific aptamer on gold nanoparticles modified electrode for the detection of TNF-alpha using sandwich assay. High sensitivity and good selectivity were obtained for TNF-alpha. Parallel analysis was conducted to detect TNF-alpha secreted by RAW 264.7 cells stimulated by either lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or lupeol for assessing the cell heterogeneity in small cell population and for estimating the intracellular signal transduction in inflammation. Compared to ELISA, our ECL method offers both high sensitivity and good accuracy. The distinct heterogeneity among the secreted protein in small cell population, for the first time, was observed and further correlated to the cell's nature of cluster growth. The developed ECL method incorporating the amplification of nanomaterial and selectivity of aptamer is promising for sensitive and selective analysis of biomolecules in small cell population. FAU - Gao, Hongfang AU - Gao H AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Xiaofei AU - Wang X AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Man AU - Li M AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. FAU - Qi, Honglan AU - Qi H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2268-0073 AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. FAU - Gao, Qiang AU - Gao Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0775-3414 AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Chengxiao AU - Zhang C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2829-5122 AD - Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190622 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Bio Mater JT - ACS applied bio materials JID - 101729147 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - TNF-alpha OT - aptasensor OT - electrochemiluminescence OT - heterogeneity OT - small cell population EDAT- 2019/07/15 00:00 MHDA- 2019/07/15 00:01 CRDT- 2022/01/15 01:00 PHST- 2022/01/15 01:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/15 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1021/acsabm.9b00352 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2019 Jul 15;2(7):3052-3058. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00352. Epub 2019 Jun 22.