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Electrochemical detection of the oligomerization of PB1-F2 influenza A virus protein in infected cells

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Anal Chem. 2014 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Electrochemical detection of the oligomerization of PB1-F2 influenza A virus protein in infected cells.
Miodek A, Vidic J, Sauriat-Dorizon H, Richard CA, Le Goffic R, Korri-Youssoufi H, Chevalier C.
Abstract

PB1-F2 is a non-structural accessory protein of Influenza A virus described to enhance the mortality and the morbidity of the virus in a host-dependent manner. In this work, an electrochemical biosensor based on immunodetection system was developed to follow the oligomerization of PB1-F2 during the viral cycle. Immunosensor was based on conductive polypyrrole modified with ferrocenyl groups as redox marker for enhancing signal detection. Antibodies specific for monomeric or oligomeric PB1-F2 forms were immobilized on polypyrrole matrix via biotin/streptavidin layer. We demonstrated that this electrochemical biosensor sensitively detects PB1-F2 in both conformational forms. The linear range extends from 5 nM to 1.5 ?M and from 5 nM to 0.5 ?M for monomeric and oligomeric PB1-F2, respectively. The calculated limit of detection was 0.42 nM, for monomeric PB1-F2 and 16 nM for oligomers. The biosensor platform allows the detection and quantification of PB1-F2 in lysates of infected cells during viral cycle. We show that at early stages of viral cycle, PB1-F2 is mainly monomeric but switched to amyloid-like structures at later stage of infection. The quantification of two protein structural forms points out that PB1-F2 expression profiles and kinetics of oligomerization are cell-type dependent.

PMID:
25051456
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25051456
 
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