Abstract:
본 발명은 피브리노겐 어레이를 사용하여 하나의 샘플에서 혈액응고인자 13(FXIII) 및 트랜스글루타미나제 2 (TG2)의 트랜스아미네이션 활성을 동시에 측정할 수 있는 온-칩 활성도 측정 시스템 및 상기 측정 시스템에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있는 혈액응고인자 13- 및 트랜스글루타미나제 2- 특이적인 활성도 측정에 최적화된 반응 조성물에 관한 것이다. 본 발명자는 버퍼, pH, 디티오트레이톨 및 5-(바이오틴아미도)펜틸아민의 농도와 같은 측정 조건을 최적화하였으며, 시료내 특이적 FXIII 및 TG2 활성들을 결정하는 식을 생성하였다. 본 발명자는 성공적으로 이 측정 시스템을 적용하여 포볼 12-미리스테이트 13-아세테이트 및 인터루킨-4로 분화된 THP-1 단핵세포에서 FXIII 및 TG2 활성의 변화를 모니터하였다. 본 활성 측정법은 FXIII 및 TG2 활성의 고속대량 결정을 위해 민감하고 적합하기 때문에, 세포 신호전달 및 심장혈관 병태생리학 연구에 있어 이들 이소자임들의 차별적 기능들을 조사하는데 강한 잠재력을 가지고 있다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for measuring in situ activity of transglutaminase is provided to simultaneously analyze plural cells and tissues and to remarkably shorten analysis time. CONSTITUTION: A method for measuring situ activity of transglutaminase comprises: a step of preparing an array chip in which 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane is exposed; a step of treating with 5-(biotinamido)penthylamine to the live cells or tissues; a step of performing an amino exchange reaction to extract a cell extract containing a biotin-binding protein; a step of reacting the cell extract on a spot of an array chip; and a step of measuring in situ transglutaminase activity.
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PURPOSE: A method for simultaneously measuring activities of blood coagulation factor 13 and transglutaminase 2 is provided to measure the activities of blood coagulation factor 13 and transglutaminase 2 in one sample. CONSTITUTION: A method for simultaneously measuring activities of blood coagulation factor 13 and transglutaminase 2 comprises: a step of preparing a standard array(array 1) for measuring activity of blood coagulation factor 13, a standard array(array 2) for measuring activity of transglutaminase 2, and an array(array 3) for simultaneously measuring blood coagulation factor 13 and transglutaminase 2 of a sample, in which fibrinogen is fixed on a plurality of spots; a step of performing transamidation between 5-(biotinamido)pentylamine(BAPA) and glutamine of fibrinogen; a step of introducing a fluorescence-labeled material to biotin and measuring fluorescence intensity; a step of making a standard curve of activity of blood coagulation factor 13 from the fluorescence intensity of array 1; a step of making a standard curve of activity of transglutaminase 2 from the fluorescence intensity of array 2; and a step of applying the standard curves to equation, and quantitatively measuring activity of blood coagulation factor 13 and transglutaminase 2.
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PURPOSE: A protein chip for measuring MMP activation, in which a protein is fixed on a solid substrate and a method for measuring MMP activation using the same are provided. CONSTITUTION: A method for measuring MMP(matrix metalloproteinase) activation comprises: a step of preparing the protein chip; a step of contacting a sample containing MMP with the array chip; and a step of confirming substrate amount of decomposed MMP by SPR signal measurement to measure MMP activation. The MMP is selected from MMP-1 to MMP-23. The sample additionally contains Brij-35, Ca2^+ and Zn^2+. The MMP substrate is gelatin, proteoglycan, fibronectin, laminin, or elastin. The SPR signal measurement is performed using SPR biosensor or SPR(surface plasmon resonance imaging).
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An analysis method of blood proteins is provided to reduce the analysis time by immediately analyzing the blood proteins through comparison with the pre-labeled standard proteins without labeling process, and rapidly read the analysis results, and simultaneously analyze multiple bloods with one standard sample. An analysis method of blood proteins comprises the steps of: immobilizing an antibody specifically binding to a protein(antibody) to be analyzed to the surface to prepare a protein chip; preparing a labeled standard protein identical to the protein to be analyzed; mixing the standard protein with a sample containing the protein to be analyzed, and spotting the mixture on the surface of the protein chip with antibody; and analyzing the intensity shown by the competitive immune response between the standard protein and the protein to be analyzed against the antibody of the protein chip with a fluorescence scanner. Further, the labeled standard protein is marked by biotin.
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A method for preparing a protein chip is provided to reduce the preparation time of the protein chip significantly, be easy to analyze a protein at low concentration by increasing the binding affinity between proteins through modification of a medium and analyze a plurality of proteins simultaneously by maintaining the hydrophobicity of a free portion of the protein chip. A method for preparing a protein chip comprises the steps of: (a) putting a metal chip obtained by depositing the surface of a glass substrate with gold in a reaction solution including a thiol compound having a terminal acid group to fix the thiol compound on the surface of the metal chip; (b) introducing the diamine compound into the acid group terminal of the thiol compound by reacting the thiol compound-fixed metal chip with a diamine compound such as ethylenediamine, hydrazine, 1,3-diaminopropane and putrescine to prepare a raw material; (c) reacting carboxymethyl-dextran with N-hydroxysuccinimide in the presence of carbodiimide by the following reaction formula(1) to prepare N-hydroxysuccinimide-dextran as a protein reception medium; and (d) reacting the prepared raw material with the protein receptor medium to form an amide-linked N-hydroxysuccinimide-dextran(AL NHS-dextran) at an amine group terminal of the raw material. In the reaction formula(1), n is an integer of at least 1. A protein chip prepared by the method comprises: a raw material prepared by introducing a diamine compound to a terminal(-OH) of an acid group of a thiol compound having the acid group at the terminal fixed on the metal chip; and N-hydroxysuccinimide dextran which is an amide-linked protein reception medium.
Abstract:
A method for analysis of protein chip by using a line-scanning mode is provided to enhance reliability of analysis results compared to the spot scan method by repeatedly analyzing in one spot, and increase analysis speed compared to the total scan method by performing the analysis along the linear line of spot centers. The method for analysis of protein arrays by using the line-scanning mode comprises the steps of: installing the protein arrays having a plurality of protein spots on the x-y stage(8), and mounting the prism(10) on the x-y stage; subjecting the light from a light source(1) to p-polarization; transmitting the p-polarized light to the prism; irradiating the incident light from the prism to the protein arrays along the lines of protein spot centers on the protein arrays; moving the x-y stage in a constant distance, and collecting the light signal reflected from the protein arrays through at least one optical fiber(11) with a spectroscope(12) to obtain the surface resonance plasmon signal; and quantitatively analyzing the surface resonance plasmon signal.